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Bed Assembly in London
Bed assembly in London with Jack All Trades (JACK) means a vetted local pro builds your bed frame, ottoman or bunk bed on a day and time you choose, with a fixed price shown before you book (or hourly hire if you prefer) and wall fixing included for tall beds. Metal or wooden, single to super king, a divan that needs its headboard on or a triple sleeper for the kids: send the product link and a photo of the room, then follow the build through photos, updates and a chat with your pro in the app.
Most of the work in a new bed is in the details: gas struts on an ottoman, the centre support under the slats, the guard rails on a top bunk. Send the product link, see the price before you book, and pick the time.
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Start a JACK request
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Start the request here, then add extra photos or videos from the JACK app if the pro needs more detail.
Vetted local pros
Fixed price before you book
You pick the time
Tall beds fixed to the wall
How bed assembly is priced
A vetted pro prices your bed from the product details, and the JACK app shows you that fixed price before you book.
The design of the bed matters more than its size. A metal frame with a slatted base is a fairly short build. An ottoman with a gas lift and a heavy base box, a TV bed, or a triple sleeper with a ladder, guard rails and a wall fixing is a much longer one. Send the product link or a screenshot of the order with a photo of the room, so the price is for the bed you actually bought.
Two or three beds arriving at once, or bedside tables, a chest of drawers and a wardrobe in the same delivery? List them all on one booking, whether they came from IKEA or other shops, and one price covers the whole visit.
Prefer to pay for the pro's time? Hourly hire works too: as a guide, furniture assembly is typically £35–£75 per hour. For a long list, such as kitting out every bedroom in a house share, a full-day handyman booking often suits: a flat £350–£400 day rate for up to 8 hours on site.
How it works
Step 1
Share the bed and the room
Paste the product link or a screenshot of the order (not ordered yet? a link is enough to price from) and add a photo of the room. Say what kind of bed it is, such as an ottoman, a bunk or a TV bed, and mention stairs or a tight landing.
Step 2
See the price, choose a slot
A vetted pro prices the build from what you sent. Book once you are happy with the price, choosing a slot after your delivery date; evenings and weekends are available when pros have them.
Step 3
Built, tested, handed over
Parts are checked first, then the bed is built, any lift or drawers tested, tall beds anchored to the wall and the flattened packaging stacked for recycling. Photos and updates come through the JACK app, where you can chat with your pro.
What's included when a pro builds your bed
One fixed price covers the build itself, box to bed:
- Boxes opened and parts counted before building starts, and anything missing or damaged reported in the app
- The frame joined square, with every bolt and connector tightened so the bed stands firm
- Slats or a solid base fitted, with any centre support feet wound down until they meet the floor, so the middle of the mattress is held up
- Storage built in: gas struts fitted and the ottoman lift tested, or drawers set to slide straight
- The headboard attached to the frame or the divan base
- Ladders and guard rails fitted on bunks and sleepers, and tall beds anchored to the wall using fixings that suit it
- If you ask when booking, your old bed taken apart where it stands, ready for you to dispose of
- Packaging flattened and stacked for recycling
Bed delivered today, or a booking fell through?
Some bed jobs cannot wait: the delivery has just turned up, or whoever was booked to build it has cancelled. If a vetted pro near you is free today, the build can happen today too, so send the details in the app and ask. Otherwise, book the next slot that suits, still at a price fixed before you book.
Same-day flat-pack assembly in LondonThe beds pros put together
Pros build beds bought from IKEA, other furniture shops and online stores, in metal, wood or upholstered finishes. The ones that come up most:
- Bed frames in metal or wood, from single and small double to king and super king, including upholstered frames with a fabric headboard
- Divan beds: split king and super-king bases linked together, feet or castors fitted, and the headboard bolted on
- Ottoman and gas-lift storage beds, and frames with drawers built into the sides
- Bunk beds and triple sleepers, plus mid and high sleepers with a desk, shelves or a pull-out futon underneath
- Day beds and guest beds with a trundle that pulls out for a second sleeper
- TV beds and adjustable bases: the frame and its fittings built to the instructions; mains wiring is not part of the job
- Wall beds (Murphy beds), booked only with pros who hold current public liability insurance
- The rest of the bedroom on the same booking: bedside tables, chests of drawers, dressing tables and wardrobes
JACK is independent and not tied to any bed brand or retailer. Beds from different shops can share one booking, priced together before you book.
Ordered from IKEA? IKEA bed assembly in LondonOttoman bed assembly: struts, lift and weight
An ottoman is a frame and a lift-up platform working together, so most of the care goes into the hinges and the gas struts that hold the lid open. What to expect:
- Gas struts fitted the way round the instructions show, then the lift opened and closed a few times to check it moves evenly
- Without a mattress on top, many gas-lift bases spring up and refuse to stay shut. The struts are sized for a mattress's weight, so this usually settles once the mattress goes on
- The base box and lid are heavy and bulky. If the delivery company offers room-of-choice delivery, having the boxes taken straight to the bedroom saves a struggle on the stairs
- Mention the ottoman's size and any stairs when you book so the build can be planned. If the job needs a second pair of hands, your pro can ask another pro on JACK to help through the Pro2Pro feature
- End-lift ottomans need clear floor at the foot of the bed to open, and side-lift ones need it along one side, so measure before deciding where the bed goes
- Keep hands, pets and children away from the hinges while the lid is moving
Bunk bed assembly in London: high beds built safely
Bunk beds, triple sleepers and high sleepers carry weight well off the floor and get climbed every day, so these builds get the most checking:
- Joints tightened as the build goes and checked a second time with the frame upright, because a high bed is pushed sideways each time someone climbs up
- Ladder and guard rails fitted in the positions the instructions give, with nothing skipped
- Anchored to the wall whenever the instructions require it or the height makes tipping a risk, using fixings matched to brick, block or plasterboard
- Bunks that split into two singles, and triple sleepers with more than one layout: decide which way you want it before the build, because switching later means taking it down again
- Before ordering, measure floor to ceiling and allow sitting-up room above the top mattress, especially under a sloped ceiling or near a ceiling light
- The top bunk's instructions give a maximum mattress depth; keep to it so the guard rail stands high enough above the mattress
Several beds, or a whole house
Furnishing a house share, a family home with a new bed in every room, or a rental between tenants? Put every bed and piece of flat-pack on one booking and the price covers the lot. When the list runs long, a full-day handyman booking often suits. It is a flat £350–£400 day rate for one vetted pro on site for up to 8 hours, and any time left once the beds are up can go on other jobs around the home.
Book a full-day handyman: £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on siteFrequently asked questions
What should I send to get a price?
The product link or the order screenshot and a photo of the room. A link is enough even if you have not ordered yet.
Where do you cover?
Across London, with evening and weekend slots when pros have them.
How much does bed assembly cost in London?
It is a fixed price for your particular bed, worked out by a vetted pro from the product details and a photo of the room and shown to you before you book, with wall fixing included for tall beds. The type of bed moves the price most: a simple frame costs less to build than an ottoman, a TV bed or a triple sleeper. If you would rather pay for time, hourly hire for furniture assembly is typically £35–£75 per hour as a guide.
How long does it take to assemble a bed?
It depends on the design far more than the size. A plain metal or wooden frame is one of the shorter flat-pack jobs, while an ottoman with a heavy lift-up base, a high sleeper with a built-in desk or a triple sleeper with ladders and guard rails takes a good deal longer. On a fixed price, that time is allowed for before you book; on hourly hire, share the product link in the app and ask your pro how long to plan for.
What is included in bed assembly, and what isn't?
Included: a parts check, then the frame, slats or platform, storage, gas struts, ladders and guard rails built to the instructions, wall fixing for tall beds, and the packaging flattened and stacked for recycling. You supply the bed itself; fixings for the wall are part of the price. Not included: delivering or collecting the bed, carrying furniture between addresses, taking away the old bed, mattress or packaging, and mains wiring for TV beds, adjustable bases or lit headboards.
Can a pro assemble an ottoman bed?
Yes. The pro builds the frame and the lift-up platform, fits the gas struts as the instructions show, and tests the lift before handing over. Ottoman boxes are heavy, so name the model and mention any stairs in the app, and bear in mind that many gas-lift bases only stay shut once the mattress is on.
Are bunk beds and high sleepers fixed to the wall?
Yes, whenever the instructions ask for it or the bed is tall enough to tip, and the fixing is covered by the fixed price. Before drilling, the pro looks at the wall the bed will stand against, because plasterboard, brick and block each need a different kind of fixing. A wardrobe or other tall piece added to the same booking can be anchored on that visit as well.
Can I get same-day bed assembly in London?
Yes, when a vetted pro near you is free that day. Send the product link and a photo of the room in the app as soon as the boxes are indoors, so the bed can be priced and the pro knows what is waiting; if nobody can come today, choose the next slot that works for you.
Can the pro take my old bed apart?
Yes. The pro can take your old bed apart so it is ready for you to dispose of, but JACK does not take away old beds, mattresses or packaging. Your council may run a bulky waste collection, and some shops offer to collect an old bed when they deliver a new one.
What happens if parts are missing or damaged?
The pro builds everything that can be built and posts a list of what is missing or damaged in the app, for you to claim from the seller. Parts are checked before the build starts, so you find out early. Once the replacements arrive, set up the finishing visit with your pro in the same app thread.
Do pros install wall beds (Murphy beds)?
Yes, and wall-bed installs are only booked with pros who hold current public liability insurance. A wall bed has to be anchored firmly, because the cabinet is pulled forward each time the bed comes down, so on plasterboard or stud walls the pro checks the wall first and uses fixings that suit it, or tells you if the wall cannot safely take the bed. For a repair to a wall bed you already have, describe it in the app.
Bed assembly across London
Vetted pros on JACK build beds across London, and evening and weekend slots are open when pros have them.
A triple sleeper for three children in a Walthamstow terrace, a king-size ottoman in a Wembley new-build, a high sleeper with a desk in a Clapham house share: each one is priced from the product details before you book and built at the time you choose.
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