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n2) Benbecula Furniture Assembly: Benbecula Furniture Assembly is a family-run business that has been providing quality flat pack furniture assembly services in the Isle of Benbecula for many years. They offer a range of services including the assembly of Ikea and other flat pack furniture, as well as a delivery service.

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Flat pack furniture assembly can be daunting, but with the right tools and steps it is possible to assemble even the most complex pieces. Here are four tips that will help make the process easier and more efficient:

<br/>&nbsp;<br/>1)<br/>Read the instructions thoroughly. Before you start, make sure you understand the instructions. Read them carefully and try to visualize the process as you go. If the instructions are unclear, don’t be afraid to look up parts online or ask the manufacturer for clarification.

<br/>&nbsp;<br/>2)<br/>Gather the right tools. The tools you need will vary depending on the type of furniture you’re assembling, but you’ll likely need a screwdriver, hammer, and a wrench or pliers. Don’t forget to check the instructions for any special tools you may need.

<br/>&nbsp;<br/>3)<br/>Work on a flat surface. When assembling furniture, you’ll need to work on a flat surface. This will ensure that all the pieces fit together correctly. If you’re working on carpet or uneven flooring, consider putting a sheet of plywood or a large piece of cardboard underneath the furniture.

<br/>&nbsp;<br/>4)<br/>Take your time. Don’t rush the assembly process. Take your time to make sure all the pieces fit together properly and are secured tightly. If a piece feels loose, don’t force it. Check the instructions again and make sure it’s assembled correctly.

By following these tips, you can make flat pack furniture assembly much easier and more efficient. With a little patience and the right tools, you can assemble any flat pack furniture with ease.

The Broadway 3 Drawer Chest - White Gloss and White797/0504 from Argos and the Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest - Painted White/Light Lacquered Oak from Oldrids.co.uk are two attractive storage solutions for keeping your bedroom organised. In terms of style, the Broadway 3 Drawer Chest is a more minimalistic, contemporary design, with a sleek white gloss finish and silver handles. The Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest is a more traditional, country-style design, with its painted white and light lacquered oak finish.

In terms of dimensions, the Broadway 3 Drawer Chest is smaller than the Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest, with a height of 73.5cm, a width of 81.4cm and a depth of 38.7cm. The Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest is taller at 123cm, wider at 88.5cm and deeper at 43.9cm, providing much more storage space. It also features five drawers, in comparison to the three drawers of the Broadway chest.

Both chests are made from high quality materials, with the Broadway chest featuring a strong and durable particle board construction with a white gloss finish and the Trua chest featuring a painted white and light lacquered oak finish. The drawers of both chests feature metal runners, allowing them to open and close smoothly, and both chests are also easy to assemble.

The Broadway 3 Drawer Chest - White Gloss and White797/0504 from Argos is much cheaper than the Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest - Painted White/Light Lacquered Oak from Oldrids.co.uk, making it a more affordable option for those on a budget. It also comes with a one year guarantee, whereas the Trua chest does not.

Overall, both the Broadway 3 Drawer Chest - White Gloss and White797/0504 from Argos and the Trua 5 Drawer Tall Chest - Painted White/Light Lacquered Oak from Oldrids.co.uk are attractive and practical storage solutions for your bedroom. The Broadway chest is more suited to those on a budget and who prefer a modern, minimalistic style, whereas the Trua chest is better suited to those who prefer a traditional, country-style design and have more space in their bedroom.

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Most slatted beds are fairly simple to assemble and all you have to do is attach 4 feet, connect the four sides, before installing the slats.

Occasionally, you come across items that are more difficult to assemble. This particular bed is a “bed in box” ie the entire bed comes in one box.

Usually they come in two or three boxes, because the sides are long and thin compared to the headboard and footboard. The slats for the base you lie on can be packed separately or with either.

So to get the whole bed in one box the simple solution is to cut the side pieces in half. As a result during assembly you then have the additional task of building the sides. So these beds always take a bit longer to build.

Using one box has great advantages for the supplier. It is easier to store in warehouses and load into trucks for delivery, two significant costs in the furniture supply chain. This saving should and is reflected in the price of the bed.

This particular bed in a box from Dreams surprised me with the relatively large amount of hardware to build it. Therefore if you buy this bed be prepared to spend double the usual time.

Assembly Tips

- The method of assembly described in the instructions is difficult on your own.

- I have been building beds for 18 years and it is relatively easy to do, if you do as follows:-

1)

Loosely fit no more than 2 bolts to each side of the head board and foot board.

2) Start by connecting one side to the head board tightly. This should simply slot in. Add any third and fourth bolts now and secure. The head board should now be leaning forward a little, but stable.

3) Connect the opposite side to the head board, again tightly.

4) Now lift one side and hook it into the footboard. The other side will lift and sag a little but this is usually not a problem, if left for a short time.

5) Then lift and fit the other side straight away, so you don’t leave it dangling too long!

6) Now add any remaining bolts and tighten them all up.

7) Finally add the slatted bed base.

Ottoman (Gas Lift Beds) Tip

Build the slatted base after you have built and installed the frame on the gas strutts. Most instructions I have seen instruct you to build the frame and add all the slats first, then lift the (sometimes very heavy) construction into place and secure it. This task can require 2-3 people. If you build the frame on the hinges/struts, one person can easily do this on their own and with far less chance of causing damage when lifting the bulky frame.

As I say this bed has much more to do when building it, as you have to assemble the sides first. There are two areas if difficulty you will have when building this bed on your own.

A)

Each side has a foot, to provide extra support for the join underneath it. In order to complete steps 2 and 3 above easily, I would recommend leaving the feet off the side rails until you have connected all four sides (ie steps 2 - 6 above), then add these feet before proceeding to add the slats.

B)

The other is the bolts connecting the sides to the head board and foot board. They have both tension and flat washers to ensure they hold firmly. However if you try to hook the sides over these you will find it difficult. I would recommend you initially insert the first two without washers, then when add the third and fourth with the washers, before removing the initial two bolts and re inserting them with the washers. Finally tighten them. This will take a lot less time.

Wardrobes by their very nature are very heavy, and some are very difficult to move. If you a heavy wardrobe on a carpet and want to move it, you can often do it easily. This technique works very well for Rauch style wardrobes and large 4,5 or 6 door wardrobes such as the Argos New Hallingford and Very Prague range.

To slide the wardrobe around the room very easily, tip it up slightly and slide a single piece of cardboard underneath most of the base and then let the wardrobe sit on it. It does not need to be fully on the cardboard. You can then push the wardrobe easily.

TIP: Never pull a Rauch style wardrobe always push it. This also applies to the Very Prague range.

Once it is almost where you want it, tilt the wardrobe up again and slide out the piece of cardboard. This works because the friction between the cardboard and carpet is very low and it also stops the wardrobe frame sinking into the carpet pile.

NB: If nylon feet have been put on the wardrobe (these are hammered in and should only be put on a wardrobe going on a hard surface, such as a laminate floor), the above technique will not work. I would also advice not trying to move it, as you could rip the side panels where the nylon feet are positioned.

There are websites devoted to Ikea Hacking ie customising their furniture to suit your needs. One of the simplest ways of making any flat pack furniture look a lot better is to buy good quality handles and use these instead.

Today we assembled some items from Ikea’s Hemnes Range.

The Hemnes range is solid wood,  but quite light weight and painted in some basic colours white stain, navy black

All items come with the same black knobs for the drawers and doors. These are functional,  provide a good contrast and comparible with the quality of the furniture.

For this customer she had chosen some good quality knobs from B & Q to replace those on her Hemnes items.  At the time of writing these cost £12 for a pack of 6.

If you look at these two chests side by side you can clearly see the improvement in the finished effect.

As well as a couple of bedside tables the customer also had an 8 drawer Hemnes chest as shown below.

These were the handles used:

Furniture assembly is a cottage industry, but with more and more people entering the business some form of accreditation is required to give the general public confidence that their chosen assembler is bonafide and knows what they are doing.

At present there are no standard qualifications in assembling furniture. So with 15 years experience, I thought I would put one together, you can only pass the tests if you have experience assembling a wide range of furniture regularly.

I’ve also trawled the BSI standards to collate as much of the legalisation as I can. Simple things like where and how slats are fastened on the top bunk of a bunk bed are prescribed by law. Your assembler should know this. So I have written a guide covering the key points and there is a test to pass.

E-Commerce legislation stipulates that everyone and every business advertising online, must provide their full name (or limited company, company number and directors names), telephone number, email address and postal address plus their VAT No (if registered). Only genuine traders will provide all this information on their website. We do not insist on this (because we do not want out of date info) but ask all our registered assemblers to provide an internet link to where the public can find it, ie on their website, Facebook page etc.

We’ll be adding a few more features to help build confidence in future, but for now we are keeping it simple to get as many people on board as possible.

Expanding pins are becoming more popular because they are easier and quicker to fit, however it is worth noting a few things about expanding pins, because without taking a reasonable amount of care they will not work, and you will damage your furniture to the point you cannot build it.

You will find these on BandQ’s Darwin Range, the Holstead Wardrobe from Argos and most of the Next-to-no-time furniture from Next.

The principle of how they work is quite simple, simply push the pin into the hole (instead of screwing it in), and when the minifix cam is turned, it pulls the pin up a little and the base of the pin expands, tightly gripping the hole.

In order for the expanding pin to function properly, the collar must be flush against the panel into which it is inserted, and the two panels must be pushed firmly together whilst the minifix cam is turned to tighten the joint.

So there are two points of failure, if the pin is not fully inserted, then it will not grip the hole properly, damaging the edge slightly. On re-seating the pin correctly in the hole, it will no longer grip the hole with the same strength as the edge is slightly damaged. The damage can be less than a millimetre, yet it is sufficient to render the joint to fail. Similarly if the panels are not flush with each other before the minifix cam is tightened, it can draw the pin out of the hole, repeating the problem above.

Whilst both of these issues are very easy to avoid, it is worth pointing out, that it can be very difficult on wardrobes due to their weight, and on small items such as nests of tables to avoid.

Personally, I do not think these fittings are fit for purpose at all.

Certainly the ones on the Argos Holstead wardrobe is simply not strong enough, and expect over time a lot of these wardrobes will come apart during use from the constant banging of the sliding doors. When I have been building them, I have reinforced the joints with discrete brackets.

I have lost count of the number of Next wardrobes with the Next to no time fittings which customers have failed to build themselves and have called us in to fix them. Next seem rather disinterested in helping their customers when this happens, often telling the customers it is their own fault.

So if you do come across them, please ensure you:

a) fully insert the pins

b) ensure the two panels are firmly pressed together and there are no gaps before you tighten the minifix cams.

Today I came across the Darwin soft close device. I have not seen it for a while, because very few people buy it, but it is quite a nifty adaptation for the Darwin chest of drawers.

Very often when I see Ikea add on ideas, they are very Heath-Robinson type affairs where they don’t really work that well. For example, the original Pax sliding doors released about 15 years ago, had the most convoluted way imaginable of securing the glass panels in the metal frame, which in the long run proved unsatisfactory. The lighting system on the Pax wardrobes is also poorly thought out, as there is no neat or obvious way of hiding the wires, or even getting them outside the frame.

There are many more add ons that make you sigh when you see them, however these Darwin soft close devices are lovely. They simply clip on the bottom of the drawer and find the brackets on the frame with ease. The system is easy to apply and just works.