Furniture Assembly in Brisbane
UNN is a removalist that builds flat pack as well as moving it. Square, levelled and anchored to the wall. In an older Queenslander that last part needs a different fixing, and we bring both.
What's included in a furniture assembly
The build, the anchor and the cardboard. All three, every time.
- Built square and checked not just screwed together
- Anchored to the wall where the item calls for it
- The right fixing for your wall timber or plasterboard
- Drawers and doors aligned before we leave
- Levelled on an uneven floor which most old houses have
- All packaging flattened and taken with us
- Missing or broken parts identified while we are there
- $20 million public liability plus goods in transit cover
- Dismantling too if it has to come apart to move
- A photo of the finished item if you are not home
Get a free quote today
Tell us what needs building. Photos of the boxes help.
Why flat pack fails, and why the anchor matters
Most of what goes wrong is not the build. It is the bracket left in the bag.
-
Anchoring is now a labelling law
A mandatory information standard was made on 3 May 2024. Suppliers have to warn about tipping and include anchoring instructions in the manual. It covers chests of drawers, wardrobes, bookcases and hall tables 686mm or taller. Also display cabinets, buffets, sideboards, and entertainment units of any height.
-
The numbers behind that law
Since 2000, 28 people in Australia have died from furniture tipping over. Seventeen of them were children under five. More than 900 Australians a year need medical help for the same thing. The bracket in the box is not decoration.
-
A Queenslander wall is not plasterboard
Older homes here often have tongue and groove timber linings rather than sheeting over studs. The anchor that works in plasterboard is the wrong fixing for solid timber. The wrong one in a stud is worse than none. We bring both and pick on sight.
-
Watch what is behind the wall
Queensland's electrical safety regulator warns that driving screws into a wall can hit hidden wiring. We check where the points and switches sit before anything goes in. Then we move the fixing rather than guess.
Furniture we assemble and dismantle
-
Wardrobes
The most common job, and the one most likely to need an anchor.
-
Beds and bed frames
Slats, centre rails and the bolts nobody can find. Usually an hour.
-
Chests of drawers
Covered by the tipping standard above 686mm. Anchored as a matter of course.
-
Bookcases and shelving
Tall and light, which is the worst combination. Always anchored.
-
Desks and office furniture
Home offices and small fitouts. Cable trays and monitor arms included.
-
Dining tables
Legs, extension mechanisms and levelling on an old timber floor.
-
Outdoor settings
Teak, aluminium and wicker. Assembled where it will live, not in the garage.
-
Trampolines and play gear
Long builds with a lot of small parts. Quoted per item.
Dismantled here, rebuilt there
Flat pack built inside a room often cannot leave that room in one piece. That is the usual reason a move stalls, and it almost always involves a wardrobe.
In a Queenslander it is worse. The front staircase and the turn at the landing decide what fits, and a built wardrobe rarely does. Taking it apart is faster than trying three times.
We dismantle, bag and label the hardware, and rebuild at the other end. The bolts stay with the item they belong to rather than in one bucket.
One honest warning. Particleboard that has been built, moved and rebuilt a few times stops holding a screw. If a piece is on its third move we say so before we start. Not after it fails.
How furniture assembly is priced
Per item for a known build. Hourly when it is a mixed pile in the hallway.
-
Crew
1 to 2
Two for anything tall or heavy
-
Typical item
30 to 90 minutes
A wardrobe is the long end
-
Minimum
One item
No minimum spend
-
How it is priced
Hourly or per item
Per item for a known build
Why a stripped screw costs more than the hour saved
Particleboard threads strip easily, and a driver without a clutch will do it every time. Once a hole is gone the panel is gone.
That is the difference between a build that lasts and one that wobbles by Christmas. It is also why we torque down rather than hammer through.
What affects your quote
-
How many items
A full bedroom is quicker per piece than one wardrobe alone.
-
What it is
A bed is half an hour. A six-door wardrobe is most of a morning.
-
Anchoring
Timber linings take a different fixing to plasterboard. Both are included.
-
Floor level
Old Queenslander floors move. Levelling adds a few minutes per item.
-
Dismantle as well
Taking apart and rebuilding is two jobs, so it is priced as two.
-
Distance
Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay add travel at both ends.
What we turn up with
Cordless drivers with clutches
Torque set so particleboard does not strip. The usual damage on a DIY build.
Fixings for both wall types
Timber screws for tongue and groove, toggles and anchors for sheeting.
Stud and metal detection
So a screw does not find wiring or a pipe behind the lining.
Levels and clamps
Square first, then screwed. Doing it the other way is why doors do not sit right.
How an assembly booking runs
-
01 Step
Tell us what and how many
Brand and model if you have it. A photo of the box is enough.
-
02 Step
We quote per item or hourly
Per item where the build is known. Hourly where it is a mixed pile.
-
03 Step
We build and anchor
Square, levelled and fixed to the wall where the item calls for it.
-
04 Step
Packaging leaves with us
Flattened cartons and polystyrene go. Nothing sits in the hallway.
Four things worth knowing before you book
-
Ask if anchoring is included
It should be. The bracket comes in the box and takes four minutes.
-
Ask what they do about timber walls
A plasterboard anchor in tongue and groove is the wrong fixing.
-
Ask who takes the cardboard
A flat pack build makes a surprising amount of it.
-
Ask about a third rebuild
Particleboard has a limit. An honest answer beats a collapsed shelf.
What Brisbane customers say
Furniture assembly anywhere in Brisbane
Metro wide from North Quay, plus Ipswich, Logan, Redlands and Moreton Bay. Single items are welcome, and most bookings are done inside a morning.
-
Brisbane CBD & Inner City
Brisbane City · Spring Hill · Fortitude Valley · South Brisbane · West End · Kangaroo Point
-
Inner North
New Farm · Teneriffe · Newstead · Windsor · Wilston · Albion · Herston
-
Northern Suburbs
Chermside · Kedron · Stafford · Everton Park · Aspley · Bald Hills · Carseldine
-
Bayside & North East
Nundah · Clayfield · Hamilton · Ascot · Banyo · Sandgate · Nudgee
-
Inner West
Paddington · Red Hill · Bardon · Toowong · Taringa · St Lucia · Indooroopilly
-
Western Suburbs
Ashgrove · The Gap · Kenmore · Chapel Hill · Jindalee · Mount Ommaney · Brookfield
-
Inner & Southern
Woolloongabba · Coorparoo · Greenslopes · Annerley · Sunnybank · Mount Gravatt · Salisbury
-
Eastern & Redlands
Carindale · Camp Hill · Bulimba · Cannon Hill · Wynnum · Manly · Capalaba
-
Ipswich, Logan & Moreton Bay
Springfield · Ipswich · Goodna · Springwood · North Lakes · Redcliffe · Strathpine
Furniture assembly questions, answered
How much does furniture assembly cost in Brisbane?
Do you anchor furniture to the wall?
Which furniture legally has to carry a tipping warning?
My walls are timber, not plasterboard. Can you still anchor it?
Is there a risk of hitting wiring?
Can you take furniture apart for a move?
Will my wardrobe survive being moved?
Do you take the packaging?
What if a part is missing or broken?
Do you assemble outdoor furniture?
Can you build it if I am not home?
Do you do trampolines and play equipment?
Can you assemble office furniture?
Do you cover Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay?
Is there a minimum booking?
Boxes still in the hallway?
Send us the brand and how many. The price comes back the same day.