Furniture assembly in Pickering is very often a home office. Plenty of the town commutes into Toronto a few days a week, so the spare bedroom or a corner of the basement ends up with a desk, a filing unit and a wall of shelving.
Basements are where it gets interesting, because of the posts, beams and duct drops. I set the run out on the floor first so nothing has to be cut short later, then build, level and anchor it. Packaging goes out with me at the end.
Pickering basements set the terms. The 1970s and 1980s houses through Bay Ridges, Amberlea and West Shore have a steel post mid-room, a main beam across it and bulkheads carrying ducts, and the ceiling under those drops loses several inches. A bookcase or wardrobe measured against the open part of the room will not stand under the bulkhead, so I take the lowest measurement rather than the friendliest one. Standing desks want the same check, since they run out of travel under a duct.
Mon – Sat: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: By appointment
Send the product names or a link for each item, plus how many of each. IKEA article numbers are ideal. That tells me the build time and whether a piece needs wall fixing or extra care getting it upright.
Have the flat packs in the room where the furniture is going, with a clear floor space beside them. Carrying a built wardrobe through a doorway rarely works, so the build happens where the piece will live.
Parts are laid out and counted first, then the carcass goes together and gets checked for square before the back panel is fixed. Doors and drawers are adjusted, feet levelled, and anything tall is strapped to the wall.
Boxes get flattened, foam and plastic bagged, and the lot leaves with me unless you want to keep it. Spare fittings are bagged and left with the instructions in case you move the piece later.
Build time is what you are paying for, and that varies more than people expect. A bedside table is quick. A tall wardrobe run with sliding doors is a serious afternoon. The number of pieces, the size of each one, whether the boxes are already in the right room, and how much wall anchoring is needed all count. Disassembly for a move usually takes less time than the original build. Whatever the list, the price or hourly rate is settled before I open a box.
Nothing starts before the price is agreed. Send a photo or two with your request and I can usually quote without a site visit.
Yes, and it starts by measuring under the lowest bulkhead instead of in the open part of the room. I put the desk where the daylight and the outlets actually are, run the shelving on a line that clears the beam, and keep the cables tucked behind the unit. If a piece is going to be too tall down there, I will say so before it is opened.
Tell me what needs fixing and get a free, no-obligation quote — I usually reply within one business day.