Getting furniture from IKEA is a fun experience. You get to see everything laid out, and can peacefully check all the pieces out before you make the purchase, and since IKEA furniture is on the cheaper side, you get to save some money too! However, things tend to get a little less “fun”, when you realize that the furniture isn’t going to come the way you saw it, it’s going to come in a flatpack, and you’re going to have to put it together, all on your own.
Now, although IKEA does give you the basic little L-shaped screwdrivers and everything along with the instructions, it’s not very easy to put everything together the right way, or at all… A lot of the time you’re stuck with assembling something like a PAX wardrobe, with 150 pieces, and have no idea how to do it right. In that case, you might want to look into Handyman Services NYC, or a local handyman service to come and build the IKEA furniture for you! Below are the top 5 reasons why hiring a professional is much better than trying to do it yourself!
1: It Saves Time
Whether you’ve assembled hundreds of pieces of furniture, or it’s your first time around, since every single piece of IKEA furniture is made differently, you’re going to have to properly go through the instructions every time to get it right. Even then, chances are that you’ll spend hours setting everything up so the process is easier, and in all of that, spend a lot more time than necessary on the whole thing, which you could be spending doing something else. A professional will be able to handle everything in a timely manner and get things done a lot quicker!
2: They Won’t Need to “Try Again”
Since flat pack furniture is literally “flat”, a lot of times it’s easy to just put it together backward, or simply put the wrong pieces together instead! This means that you’ll have to take everything apart and put it together again. That, most of the time, isn’t possible because of the way the pieces are built. It’s better to get it right the first time, which a professional would know how to do!
3: They’ll Have Everything That’s Needed for the Assembly
Although IKEA will send in the smaller tools like screwdrivers with the parts in the box, you’re still going to have to arrange your own tools like drills and stud finders. If you don’t already own the tools, it’ll take time and money to arrange them. A professional handyman will come in with all of the required tools in tow just in case they need to be used! You end up saving both time, and money!
4: No Worrying About the Parts
One of the biggest IKEA building nightmares is when you go to put everything together and find that you’re missing a tiny, but super important piece! Finding IKEA piece replacements can be ridiculously difficult since most pieces are custom-made for specific pieces of furniture. Professional handymen who assemble IKEA furniture tend to have replacements for the “most commonly missed pieces” so your assembly still goes through without a problem!
5: It’s Safer
Even though most IKEA furniture pieces are hollow and light, there are some that are extremely heavy or are made in a way that can snap shut and injure you fairly quickly. These injuries can add to your medical bill, and will add to more inconvenience trying to finish putting the furniture together. If anything seems too heavy or dangerous to do on your own, play it safe and get a handyman to do it for you! Safer, easier, and faster furniture assembly!
