Furniture assembly in Berlin – built, levelled and safely fixed

In Berlin, a shelf rarely goes onto a simple wall. In pre-war buildings (Altbau) the outer walls are usually solid brick, but partition walls can be thin gypsum board panels or plastered reed. Newer flats and conversions often have plasterboard, and the prefab blocks (Plattenbau) have hard concrete. Each needs a different drill bit and a different wall plug – a universal plug from the DIY store doesn’t hold everywhere.

So before drilling we check what the wall is made of and choose plugs and screws to suit the wall and the load. By the way, flat-pack furniture usually comes without wall plugs on purpose: the manufacturer can’t know what your wall is.

In newer buildings cables usually run straight up, down or sideways from switches and sockets. In an Altbau they often run wherever was convenient during the last renovation. We scan every drilling point with a detector first and don’t drill blind next to sockets or above light switches.

If a light needs to be connected rather than just hung, our electrician does it. Fitted kitchens are a separate job with worktops, water and appliance connections – see our kitchen installation page for that.

Leave the boxes unopened, if you can, in the room where the piece will stand, and keep the instructions handy if you’ve already taken them out. Clear a bit of floor space for laying out the parts. We can take the packaging away on request – mention it in your enquiry and it goes into the quote.

The price is fixed before we start: send us a list of the furniture, ideally with product names or links, plus a photo of any wall where something is to be mounted. You receive a written fixed price, with travel within Berlin included. Fixings are charged at purchase price plus a customary margin and itemised in the quote.

If a part is missing or the wall turns out to need more work than expected, we stop and talk to you first. Anything done without your approval is not billed. The invoice shows the labour share separately, so you can claim it on your German tax return under § 35a of the Income Tax Act.

We usually reply to enquiries within one working day, and appointments are often available as soon as the next working day. If you already know when your furniture will be delivered, we can book the assembly straight after. Our office at Landhausstraße 31 in Wilmersdorf is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

We assemble in all twelve Berlin districts, from Spandau to Marzahn-Hellersdorf, on the same fixed-price principle.