Putting furniture together is hard

Aviza · Apr 03, 2019 at 06:12 PM

I had some finds at a thrift store and was given half off in the box furniture. Well it seemed like a great idea at the time. Easy to haul to my apartment shouldn't be too hard to put together. I've built furniture before. It was easy at first, but than i messed up a couple things now I'm tired and its not done. Frustrated. Wish it was completed but back at mom's for the night.

Aviza · Apr 04, 2019 at 08:47 PM

Got tv stand together, finally. Put together desk, missing a piece have to check out hardware store to finish it up. Bookshelf left. Wrist so sore.

guilloche · Apr 05, 2019 at 04:07 PM

Desks can be really hard to put together! I had one, a long time ago, that I had put together myself (and I was *so* proud of that!) I used it for YEARS.

One day, the boyfriend was staring at it... and I asked what was going on.

Apparently, he had just noticed that I put the hinge (for a cabinet-type door) on totally inside out (?). Like, completely wrong. Somehow, the thing worked. I'm still not sure what was wrong, as I don't have very good spatial skills... it bugged him though, so he fixed it.

Good luck getting all your stuff together and working! Hope you find the parts you need and the rest goes smoothly!

Aviza · Apr 06, 2019 at 09:51 PM

Got some parts at hardware store, resting wrist. Will finish when feeling better. But things are coming along, apartment smells good, new furniture smell.

rechu · Apr 09, 2019 at 09:13 AM

I know the feeling. My husband and I moved recently and most of the furniture we bought for the new place, as well as the grill, needed assembly. It can be really frustrating, especially when the drawings/instructions are confusing, which is common. The grill's instructions said: estimated assembly time 15-20 minutes. Who were they kiddding? It took about 2 hours. We put two of the legs on backwards at first, but even without that, it still would have taken probably an hour and 45 minutes. We definitely had some sore muscles after some of the assembly projects, lots of bending and crouching to install parts.

It sounds like it's all starting to come together, though. Hang in there!

splitimage · Apr 11, 2019 at 07:47 AM

I can relate.

I've recently assembled a bed frame, and a chair and ottoman. The bed was the easiest because all the parts were properly labelled and the holes lined up. The chair however - parts were mislabelled, and the spot where the chair arms attached to the seat didn't have holes pre drilled. That would ok, if I had a drill, but I was just working with an allen key.

Good luck on finishing it up. You can be really proud of yourself for getting it done.

splitimage

Seafarer · Jul 31, 2019 at 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by splitimage

I can relate.

I've recently assembled a bed frame, and a chair and ottoman. The bed was the easiest because all the parts were properly labelled and the holes lined up. The chair however - parts were mislabelled, and the spot where the chair arms attached to the seat didn't have holes pre drilled. That would ok, if I had a drill, but I was just working with an allen key.

Good luck on finishing it up. You can be really proud of yourself for getting it done.

splitimage

What kind of bed frame did you assemble? I am looking at the traditional style that take box springs/foundation, and the newer kind that have some sort of support for a mattress by itself. I want something that won't collapse under me the first time I lie down on it!

luvyrself · Jul 31, 2019 at 01:55 PM

There are people who will do this. Google it for your area,look onCraigslist or go on TaskRabbit or another website like that. Yes,it’s such a pain!

*Beth* · Aug 01, 2019 at 01:35 AM

I have been there a couple of times. The first time I put a desk together was this year. It took me about two hours to figure out what an "allen wrench" is. I thought the thing was a part of a tool that had broken and I kept trying to fix it with tape. The frustration

Took about 3 hours, but I finally got the desk put together and wow, yes...I was so proud. The good part was that the next item I put together (a cat tree) was so much easier because I had learned the tricks to the whole assembly game.

splitimage · Aug 07, 2019 at 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Seafarer

What kind of bed frame did you assemble? I am looking at the traditional style that take box springs/foundation, and the newer kind that have some sort of support for a mattress by itself. I want something that won't collapse under me the first time I lie down on it!

It was a queen sized bed frame, with head and foot board, and slats across the width of the bed. It's designed to hold a box spring and mattress. I got it on-line from Walmart, and it wasn't that expensive. I don't remember exactly what I paid, but it was under 200 as it was on sale.

sarahsweets · Aug 08, 2019 at 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Aviza

I had some finds at a thrift store and was given half off in the box furniture. Well it seemed like a great idea at the time. Easy to haul to my apartment shouldn't be too hard to put together. I've built furniture before. It was easy at first, but than i messed up a couple things now I'm tired and its not done. Frustrated. Wish it was completed but back at mom's for the night.

There is an app called task rabbit that allows you to negotiate a price for just about anything and someone will do it for you.

Furniture Assembly & Installation Services | TaskRabbit

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Aviza Magnate Member Since Jan 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,456 11 86 hugs given	Apr 04, 2019 at 08:47 PM #2 Got tv stand together, finally. Put together desk, missing a piece have to check out hardware store to finish it up. Bookshelf left. Wrist so sore. __________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P. Daughter: 20 Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs.
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Aviza Magnate Member Since Jan 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,456 11 86 hugs given	Apr 06, 2019 at 09:51 PM #4 Got some parts at hardware store, resting wrist. Will finish when feeling better. But things are coming along, apartment smells good, new furniture smell. __________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P. Daughter: 20 Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs.
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