Rough Guide to Prices
Every job is a wee bit different, but here's a general sense of what things cost. All prices are a starting point. Complex builds, tight spaces, PAX interior systems, and odd jobs that need a closer look will be quoted individually.
Building several pieces in one visit? We'll work out a better rate than the sum of the parts. Not sure what category your job falls into? Just get in touch, no obligation.
Any “Jim'll Fix It” references: +£10 each. You’re not the first.
Short answer: no. Longer answer: also no, and a joiner will probably tell you the same.
Joinery and flatpack are different skills. A joiner works with timber, dovetail joints, and
materials they've shaped themselves. Flatpack is a different language entirely: cam locks,
dowel pins, instructions that change completely from one model to the next, and
no two items go together quite the same way.
We've been reading that language professionally for 15 years. Some of our trickiest repair
jobs have started with "my husband's a joiner so he built it himself."
Being excellent at one doesn't make the other easier.
For new pipework, waste modifications, or anything involving copper and a blowtorch, yes.
call a plumber. That's their job and they're good at it.
For connecting a machine to existing supply and waste points, though? That's a job we do
regularly. No new plumbing required, no call-out fee that starts at the price of a
wardrobe. We'll connect it, test it, and make sure it's seated properly, and if we
find something that genuinely needs a plumber, we'll tell you straight.
For a standard fixed or tilt bracket, you don't need an electrician or a specialist. You need a stud finder, a spirit level, a drill, and someone who knows where not
to put a hole. That's us. We can supply a flat or tilt bracket if you need one,
or work with one you already have.
What we don't do: chasing cables into the wall behind plaster (that's a job for an
electrician and a plasterer), or full-motion articulating arms on very large
screens. But for the nine people in ten who just want the TV on the wall and the
stand in the bin, we've got it covered.
Also us. This is exactly the category of job that sits between trades. Too small
to justify a tradesperson's minimum call-out, too annoying to leave indefinitely.
Floating shelves, curtain poles, picture rails, heavy mirrors, radiator covers. All of it, usually within an hour, and we bring the drill.
If you've got a short list of hanging jobs building up around the house, it often
makes sense to get them all done in one visit rather than one at a time.
Of course. IKEA's entire model is built on the idea that you can, and most
people do, most of the time. A lot of it is genuinely manageable with an afternoon
and a bit of patience.
Where it gets harder: large wardrobes (which really need two people and a method),
bunk beds (which really need to be right), anything with a lot of interior fittings,
or just a day when you'd rather not. We're not here to talk anyone out of building
their own furniture. We're just here when the alternative sounds better.
For most flatpack, one capable person can get through it. For large wardrobes,
two people genuinely helps. Holding panels upright while locating fixings is
a lot easier with four hands than two.
For bunk beds, we'd go further: please don't do these solo.
Not because it's impossible, but because a bunk bed that isn't solid is a real
safety issue, and it's a much harder job than it looks on the box. It's one of
the jobs we're most glad people hand off to us.