IKEA Furniture Assembly: Growing Market, Shortage of Reliable Assemblers
People buy flat-pack furniture but lack the time or patience to build it โ you solve that problem for a fee.
Flat-pack furniture assembly is a low-barrier trade with immediate demand. You work order by order โ each job has a flat rate or hourly fee. The key is reliability, speed, and the ability to follow technical instructions. Customers include individuals, families who've just moved, and small businesses fitting out offices. You find work through platforms like TaskRabbit, Checkatrade, and Bark.com, through local adverts, or via word of mouth. Start-up investment covers a basic tool kit and optionally public liability insurance. Earnings depend on how many jobs you take per week and how accurately you price your time.
Flat-pack instruction manuals are notorious for confusing diagrams and missing steps. Customers end up surrounded by parts on the floor, spending an hour wrestling with an Allen key โ and the result still doesn't look right.
๐ฆThe flat-pack furniture market keeps growing
Retailers like IKEA, Argos, and Wayfair continue expanding their ranges, with customers taking furniture home themselves โ and either struggling to assemble it or paying someone who can.
