Furniture Assembly in NYC

Furniture assembly in NYC starts at a flat $90 with me — that’s an IKEA dresser, done, boxes gone. A bed frame is from $110, a PAX wardrobe from $180. Send photos of the boxes and I’ll send you an exact flat quote before I ever show up. I work evenings and Sundays, and every job carries a 30-day warranty on labor, in writing.

What’s included in every assembly visit

I’m a one-man operation, so the person you text is the person who shows up with the tools. No dispatcher, no “a technician will contact you.” Here’s how a typical visit goes:

• You send photos of the boxes (or a link to the item). I reply with a flat price.
• We pick a time — including 7 PM on a Tuesday or Sunday morning, when the platforms and most assembly companies won’t answer.
• I assemble the piece level, square, and tight. I check every drawer slide and door hinge before I call it done.
• I break down all the cardboard and packaging and haul it to your building’s recycling. Cleanup is part of the job, not an upsell.

One thing I push on every dresser, bookcase, and wardrobe: anchoring to the wall. Tall furniture tips, and in an apartment with kids or pets that’s not a theoretical problem — it’s why IKEA ships tip-restraint kits in the box. Anchoring starts at $90, and I’ll match the hardware to your actual wall, not just fire a screw into whatever’s behind the paint. More on that kind of work on my shelving and storage page.

IKEA assembly in NYC apartments — the honest version

NYC apartments add their own flavor to flat-pack furniture, and a good furniture assembler plans for it:

Walls. A prewar building might have plaster over brick. A newer condo might be concrete. A renovated walk-up is often standard drywall with surprises inside. Each one needs different anchors, and I carry all of them — including a hammer drill for brick and concrete. This matters for anchoring furniture and for anything wall-mounted, like floating shelves or a TV.

Stairs and layout. Fourth-floor walk-up with a tight turn on the landing? Sometimes the smart move is carrying the flat boxes up and assembling in the room — which is exactly what flat-pack is for. If a fully built wardrobe won’t clear your hallway, I’ll tell you before we start, not after.

Building rules. Many co-ops and condos have their own paperwork and restricted work hours for outside workers. Tell me what your building requires and when it allows work, and I’ll plan the visit around it.

Renters. Everything I anchor or mount can be done damage-free or easy-patch. You get safe furniture now and your security deposit later.

What I don’t do

Straight talk: I assemble and install furniture, I don’t do everything adjacent to it.

• I don’t move furniture between apartments — that’s a moving company.
• I don’t do structural work or open up walls.
• If your new vanity needs plumbing hooked up beyond a simple faucet swap, or your built-in needs new wiring run, I’ll say so and point you to a licensed plumber or electrician. Small jobs like a faucet or a light fixture I do handle — see minor plumbing and minor electrical.
• If a piece arrives damaged, I won’t bolt it together and hope. You’ll know before I build it.

Furniture assembly prices

Flat “from” rates, quoted exactly by photo before the visit. Materials extra.

• IKEA dresser — from $90
• Bed frame — from $110
• PAX wardrobe — from $180
• Floating shelf — from $60 each
• Furniture anchoring (anti-tip) — from $90
• Curtain rod or blinds while I’m there — from $80

Minimum visit is $90; anything hourly runs $75–95/hour. Full list on the pricing page, and there’s a deeper cost breakdown in my post on furniture assembly costs in NYC.

Why one guy beats a platform

Book through an app and you get whoever accepted the ping — different person every time, price that “adjusts” on site, and boxes left in your hallway. With me: published prices, a flat quote you see before booking, the same guy every visit — 5.0★ across 66 Google reviews — and answers from the person actually holding the Allen key. I cover Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens — evenings and Sundays included.

Send the photos, get the number, pick a time. Contact me here.