How to Assemble IKEA Furniture all by yourself

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Although, all IKEA furniture is offered with a tutorial or a diagrammatical manual, there are certain things that need to be considered for a quick and easy assembling. Having a preplanned approach for assembling the IKEA Furniture makes the whole process simpler, and also helps eliminate any chances of damage during installation. Therefore, NY handyman NYC brings to you an easy step by step tutorial that will help you assemble your IKEA furniture all by yourself.

Some Assembly Required

Step 1: Preplan and Prepare Your Workplace

Prepare yourself with an appropriate workspace and the things you will need for the whole assembling process. Keep a tool box accessorized with scissors, screwdrivers, wrench and wooden glue with you. Set up a workspace in an open area and cover the flooring with a cloth or a newspaper so that the paint on the wooden sections doesn’t get spread on the floor.

Now carefully open the furniture box and use a good pair of scissors or box cutter for the process. While you unpack the wooden sections from the plastic packing, make sure that you don’t just scratch and dump them into the dustbin. Keep a collection of the plastic packets as they can be effectively used for future rearrangements.

Step 2: Gather and arrange the IKEA furniture

Once you have all the wooden sections unpacked, you will have to assemble them in separate segments like smaller to larger wooden blocks and subdivisions of screws, nuts and bolts. Now label these items top avoid confusion during the assembling process and alongside it prepare yourself with the all the above mentioned tools.

Select a screwdriver with multiple teeth set like a Philips Head screwdriver, because the assembling process will have engagement of different kinds of screws. The reason we use wooden glue in assembling is to ensure that the bond between two wooden sections lasts much longer.

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Step 3: Assembling the Arranged Sections Of IKEA Furniture

Assembling the IKEA furniture is no doubt a pretty frustrating thing with all those manuals, instructions and minor errors that needs to be tracked continuously. Therefore, you need to be patience while the whole assembling process and follow as per the manual guidelines.

Because the assembling process is featured with so many tasks small errors are surely going to happen. However, if you keep a regular check that is after each on major step of the assembling process, such errors can be reduced to a great extent. Moreover, remember to keep all the parts leveled and perfectly matched with proper fittings.

Step 4: Some General Instructions While Assembling

When unpacking IKEA furniture from the box, open it from both the ends for buried sections. Prefer an area with abundance of light during the assembling and use tools like spirit leveler for the plane and straight fittings. Lastly, keep yourself and the floorings protected with working gloves, pads and proper flooring rugs.

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