Estimating Furniture Assembly
Not All Furniture Is Equal
A bookshelf takes 30 minutes. A wardrobe with sliding doors can take four hours.
Ways to Price
- Per piece, with tiers for small, medium and large.
- By the hour, with an estimate.
- By the brand and model, once you've built enough of them.
Ask What It Is
Get the brand, model or a link. Many assembly instructions are online; a quick look tells you the time.
Anchoring
Tall furniture should be anchored to the wall. Offer it as part of the job or an add-on.
Debris
Boxes and packaging pile up. Decide whether hauling it away is included.
Track It
Note the model and logged hours on each assembly job. Next time, you'll know.
Keep Reading
Next in this series: Estimating Deck Repair: Boards, Railings and Hidden Rot. Before that came Estimating TV Mounting: Sizes, Walls and Hiding Cords. For the full picture, go back to the handyman estimate software overview.
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