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IKEA Kitchen Cabinet Assembly in London
For IKEA kitchen cabinet assembly in London, a vetted local pro builds your METOD cabinets and hangs the wall units, wall fixing included, for a fixed price you see before you book and at a time you pick. You are left with cabinets built and hung, ready for whoever fits the worktops, plumbs in the sink and connects the appliances.
An IKEA kitchen turns up as a hallway of flat boxes: carcasses, rails, drawer kits, doors and bags of hinges. A vetted pro builds the carcasses, hangs the wall units and fits the doors and drawers, so the cabinets are built and hung before the worktop fitter and the plumber arrive.
Get matched
Start a JACK request
Native app
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
Wall units hung, fixing included
You pick the time
How pricing works
A pro prices your cabinets from the kitchen order, and you see one fixed price in the Jack All Trades (JACK) app before you book.
What moves the price is the number of cabinets and the mix: a base unit with three MAXIMERA drawers is more work than one with a shelf behind a door, and a run of wall units starts with a rail fixed to the wall. Photos of the walls let the pro allow for the fixings, which are part of the price, not an extra.
Rather pay for time than a fixed price? Hourly hire is available too: as a guide, a pro for furniture assembly typically costs £35–£75 per hour.
How it works
Step 1
Share your kitchen order
A screenshot of the IKEA order or the kitchen plan, and photos of the walls. Mention who is doing the worktops, plumbing and appliances, and when, so the pro knows where the cabinets sit in your schedule.
Step 2
Get a fixed price and pick a day
See one fixed price for building and hanging the cabinets before you book, then choose a day that works around your delivery and the other trades, including evenings and weekends when pros have them.
Step 3
Built, hung and ready for the next trade
Your pro checks the parts, builds the carcasses, fixes the rail and hangs the wall units, then fits and adjusts doors, drawers and hinges, with photos and updates in the JACK app as the job goes.
What's included in your kitchen cabinet booking
The fixed price covers the cabinets themselves, from flat boxes to built and hung. In practice, that means:
- METOD base, wall and high cabinet carcasses built square and to the instructions
- The suspension rail for the wall units fixed level to the wall, with fixings that suit brick, block or plasterboard
- Wall cabinets hung on the rail and fixed to the wall
- Doors fitted and hinges adjusted so the gaps line up
- Drawers built and fitted, with the fronts adjusted to sit straight
- A parts check before building, with anything missing or damaged flagged in the app
- Boxes and packaging flattened and stacked for recycling
Not included: worktops, plumbing and appliances
A cabinet booking stops at the cabinets. These jobs are not part of it, so book the right trades for them separately:
- Cutting or fitting worktops, including the cut-outs for a sink or hob
- Plumbing of any kind: sinks, taps and waste pipes
- Connecting appliances such as ovens, hobs, dishwashers and extractors
- Gas work and electrical wiring
Something on neither list, such as levelling and joining the base units in place, plinths, cover panels or lighting? Say so in the app before you book.
What makes METOD cabinet assembly fiddly
METOD is a system rather than a single piece of furniture, and most of the effort is in the details:
- Wall units do not screw straight to the wall. They hang on a suspension rail, so the rail goes up first and has to be level, or every door above the worktop shows it
- A wall cabinet full of plates is heavy, so the rail is only as good as its fixings, and those are chosen to suit the wall behind it
- MAXIMERA drawers arrive as kits of sides, back, base and front, and each front is adjusted so its gaps match the doors beside it
- UTRUSTA hinges are adjustable, and a kitchen only looks finished when the door gaps line up along the whole run
- High cabinets for an oven, fridge or larder are tall, heavy carcasses, awkward to handle in a small London kitchen
- Mention any high cabinets or a tight kitchen when you book so the job can be planned. If it needs a second pair of hands, your pro can ask another pro on JACK to help through the Pro2Pro feature
Where cabinet assembly sits in a kitchen fit-out
Cabinets go in the middle of an IKEA kitchen project, not at the end. Every kitchen is different, but the order of work usually runs like this:
- Before the cabinets: the room cleared, walls made good, and any new pipework or wiring run by the trades who do that work
- The cabinets: carcasses built, wall units hung, doors and drawers fitted (this booking)
- After the cabinets: worktops measured and fitted, then the sink, taps and appliances connected
- Usually last: splashback, tiling and the finishing touches
Tell your pro in the app chat when the other trades are booked, so the dates line up.
A big kitchen, or a kitchen and a list
For a full kitchen of cabinets, or cabinets plus other jobs around the home, a full-day handyman booking often suits: one vetted pro for up to 8 hours on site at a flat £350–£400 day rate, agreed in the app before you book. How much a day covers depends on the number and type of cabinets, so share your order and ask in the app first.
Full-day handyman in LondonThe rest of the flat-pack on the same visit
A kitchen delivery rarely comes on its own. Add the dining table, the chairs, a bookcase or the bed upstairs to the same booking, from IKEA or other shops, and one fixed price covers the whole list, with tall pieces fixed to the wall.
IKEA furniture assembly in LondonFrequently asked questions
What should I send to get a price?
A screenshot of your IKEA kitchen order or plan, so every cabinet is listed, plus photos of the walls the units will hang on. If you know what the walls are made of, say so.
Where do you cover?
Across London, with evening and weekend slots when pros have them.
How much does IKEA kitchen cabinet assembly cost in London?
You get one fixed price for your actual order, set by a vetted pro and shown in the app before you book, with wall fixing included. It depends on the number of cabinets and what goes in them: a run of wall units, drawer-heavy base units and a tall oven housing are different amounts of work. You can also hire a pro by the hour (as a guide, typically £35–£75 per hour), and for a whole kitchen a full-day booking often suits: a flat £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on site.
How long does it take to build and hang an IKEA kitchen?
It depends on the number and type of cabinets. A few wall units are a much smaller job than a whole kitchen of drawer-heavy base units and high cabinets. The pro sees the full order before pricing it, so the booking is sized to the job, whether that is a short visit or a full day.
What does IKEA kitchen cabinet assembly include?
It covers building your METOD base, wall and high cabinet carcasses, fixing the suspension rail to the wall, hanging the wall units, and fitting and adjusting doors, drawers and hinges. It does not include cutting or fitting worktops, plumbing (sinks, taps, waste) or connecting appliances, and there is no gas or electrical work.
How are IKEA kitchen wall cabinets hung?
On a suspension rail that is fixed to the wall first. Your pro sets the rail level, using fixings that suit your wall, whether brick, block or plasterboard, then hangs the METOD wall cabinets on it. Wall fixing is included in your fixed price.
Can a pro build my kitchen cabinets the same day?
Sometimes, when a pro near you is free that day. Kitchens are usually planned around a delivery date and other trades, so picking a day in advance is often easier. If your delivery moves, let your pro know in the app chat.
Can the pro build other flat-pack on the same visit?
Yes. Add other IKEA furniture, or flat-pack from other shops, to the same booking: a dining table, a bookcase, a bed. It is all priced together before you book.
What if a cabinet part is missing or damaged?
The pro works around it. Parts are checked before building, every cabinet that can be completed is built, and anything missing or damaged is flagged in the app so you know what to reorder. When the replacements arrive, a finishing visit is arranged in the same app thread.
Doesn't IKEA offer assembly itself?
Yes, IKEA has its own assembly option, and you are free to use it. JACK is a separate route: a vetted local pro prices your cabinet list, you see the fixed price before you book, and you pick the day.
Is Jack All Trades part of IKEA?
No. Jack All Trades (JACK) is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by IKEA. METOD, MAXIMERA and UTRUSTA are IKEA product names, mentioned here only to describe the cabinets and fittings pros build.
IKEA kitchen cabinet assembly across London
Pros on Jack All Trades build and hang IKEA kitchen cabinets across London. When it comes to the wall units, your walls matter more than your postcode.
A galley kitchen in a Hackney conversion with plasterboard partitions, a Victorian terrace in Brixton where the wall units go onto solid brick, a new-build in Greenwich with block walls: the fixings change with the wall, the booking does not. Share your order and photos of the walls, get a fixed price before you book, and pick the day.
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Get your IKEA kitchen cabinets built and hung
Share your kitchen order and photos of the walls, get a fixed price before you book, and pick a day that fits around your delivery and the other trades.
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