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IKEA and flat-pack furniture assembly in Custom House, E16
**IKEA assembly in Custom House** (E16, Newham) is decided by two things — what is behind the plaster and how the boxes get in. Locally that means precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface-run conduit, and deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window.
- From £35 an item, £190 a half day — priced per unit, fixed in writing
- precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface-run conduit here, so the anti-tip strap goes into something structural
- Deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window
- London Borough of Newham permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Flat-pack and IKEA assembly in Custom House
Every unit is squared before the back panel goes on, hinges and runners are adjusted at the end, and the flattened cardboard leaves in the van. Prices are per item and fixed in writing before we arrive.
- From, per item built
- £35From, per item built
- Custom House homes are flats
- 50%Custom House homes are flats
- Item types priced
- 22Item types priced
- Households in Custom House
- 3,330Households in Custom House
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Estimated for Custom House E16
From £55
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Confirm this in writingPrices include VAT, the van, all anchoring hardware from our own stock and taking the flattened cardboard and polystyrene away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. Hello Services is an independent furniture assembly company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to IKEA or any other flat-pack retailer. Brand and range names are used only to describe the furniture we assemble.
How it works
How a Custom House assembly visit works
- Send the list, get a fixed priceSend the item list or a photo of the boxes. We price each unit from the published E16 list and confirm one written figure, including the anchoring your walls need.
- Access sorted for E16We book the London Borough of Newham permit or the bay suspension and, where it applies, deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window.
- Built, anchored, packaging goneEach unit is torqued, squared and load-tested, tall pieces are strapped using an SDS-drilled hole and a screwbolt, set clear of scanned reinforcement and buried cable, and the flat is left cleaner than the delivery left it.
- Get my price
Walls and anchoring
What holds an anti-tip strap in Custom House
Most likely here
Council and housing-association blocks in precast concrete and dense block
- Wall construction
- precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface-run conduit
- The fixing we use
- an SDS-drilled hole and a screwbolt, set clear of scanned reinforcement and buried cable
- Access
- deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window
Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR) is the nearest station, and London Borough of Newham controls the kerb outside, so the permit is bought before the van leaves rather than argued about on arrival.
3,330 households sit inside the ONS neighbourhood covering Custom House, and 50% of them are flats — which is why deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat decides the slot length more often than the furniture does.
24% of homes around E16 are privately rented, so a large share of our Custom House bookings are move-in-week builds where the tenancy start date, not the weekend, sets the date.
Hello Services is an independent furniture assembly company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to IKEA or any other flat-pack retailer. Brand and range names are used only to describe the furniture we assemble.
Per-item prices
Flat-pack assembly prices in Custom House
| Item | From | To | Build time | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two or three-door hinged wardrobeAnchored to the wall | £75 | £150 | 1 hr 45 mins | Built flat, stood in place, hinges adjusted and anchored with an anti-tip fixing |
| Bed frame (single to super king) | £55 | £120 | 1 hr 15 mins | Slats seated, joints torqued and re-checked so the frame does not creak in a month |
| Chest of drawersAnchored to the wall | £45 | £95 | 1 hr | Drawer runners aligned, fronts levelled, unit strapped to the wall as required |
| Dining or extending table | £45 | £100 | 55 mins | Legs squared to the top, extension mechanism tested through its full travel |
| Bookcase or tall shelving unitAnchored to the wall | £40 | £90 | 50 mins | Back panel pinned square, shelves set, restraint strap into a structural fixing |
| Desk or workstation | £45 | £100 | 55 mins | Levelled to the room, cable tray fitted and sit-stand mechanisms tested |
| Full-length mirror hung and securedAnchored to the wall | £35 | £75 | 30 mins | Hung level on the right anchor, or strapped if it is designed to lean |
| Garden furniture or outdoor storage | £55 | £130 | 1 hr 15 mins | Built outside, weather-checked, fixings tightened for a season of use |
Two or three-door hinged wardrobe
£75 – £150
1 hr 45 mins · anchored to the wall
Built flat, stood in place, hinges adjusted and anchored with an anti-tip fixing
Bed frame (single to super king)
£55 – £120
1 hr 15 mins
Slats seated, joints torqued and re-checked so the frame does not creak in a month
Chest of drawers
£45 – £95
1 hr · anchored to the wall
Drawer runners aligned, fronts levelled, unit strapped to the wall as required
Dining or extending table
£45 – £100
55 mins
Legs squared to the top, extension mechanism tested through its full travel
Bookcase or tall shelving unit
£40 – £90
50 mins · anchored to the wall
Back panel pinned square, shelves set, restraint strap into a structural fixing
Desk or workstation
£45 – £100
55 mins
Levelled to the room, cable tray fitted and sit-stand mechanisms tested
Full-length mirror hung and secured
£35 – £75
30 mins · anchored to the wall
Hung level on the right anchor, or strapped if it is designed to lean
Garden furniture or outdoor storage
£55 – £130
1 hr 15 mins
Built outside, weather-checked, fixings tightened for a season of use
These are the 8 units booked most often in Custom House E16, where 50% of homes are flats. All 22 items we price are on the reference page, and the labour rate is the same in every London borough.
£55 minimum per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, all anchoring hardware from our own stock and taking the flattened cardboard and polystyrene away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. Full item list, anchoring matrix and scope policy.
Why Hello Services
Why book assembly in Custom House with us
Permits and access handled
London Borough of Newham permits, bay suspensions, concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are arranged by us.
Missing parts do not stop us
Dowels, cam locks and common fittings are in the van, so a short-shipped pack still finishes the same day.
DBS-checked and insured
£5m public liability and a fitter you would be happy to leave in the flat while you work.
Independent of every retailer
We build any brand's flat-pack, so the advice you get is about your furniture, not a shop's upsell.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Custom House
Single item
£55
from, per item
One bookcase, chest of drawers, desk or bed frame built, levelled and anchored.
Hourly rate
£55
per hour, one-hour minimum
Best when the boxes are unlabelled, second-hand or missing their instructions.
Half day
£190
up to 4 hours
The most-booked London slot: a bedroom's worth of boxes in one visit, one price.
Full day
£340
up to 8 hours
A whole flat-out: wardrobe system, beds, storage and the living room in a single day.
- Parking and permits
- Construction diversions, estate service roads and new blocks with booked lifts. London Borough of Newham visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, so long boxes are carried once, not twice.
- Charging zones
- Newham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ. Our vans are ULEZ compliant and that cost is never added to a E16 invoice.
- Access and lifts
- 50% of homes around Custom House are flats, so goods-lift booking and stair carries are planned before the slot rather than discovered on the day.
- Packaging removal
- Flattened cardboard, polystyrene and strapping leave in the van at the end of every E16 visit, at no extra charge.
Wall plugs, through-fixings, resin anchors, hollow-wall anchors and anti-tip straps come out of the van and are inside the price. Replacement dowels, cam locks and manufacturer spare parts are ordered at cost with the receipt attached to your invoice.
Scope
What is included in Custom House
Included in every visit
- Every unit on your Custom House list built, squared and levelled to the floor in the room it belongs in
- Anti-tip anchoring where the item needs it: an SDS-drilled hole and a screwbolt, set clear of scanned reinforcement and buried cable
- Doors, hinges, drawer runners and sliding tracks adjusted so nothing drifts or catches
- A stud, pipe and cable scan before any fixing goes into a wall
- London Borough of Newham permits or bay suspensions where E16 needs one
- Flattened cardboard, polystyrene and strapping taken away in the van
Not included — and why
- New electrical circuits, consumer-unit work or anything notifiable under Part P — that belongs to a registered electrician
- Gas appliance connection, including hobs and cookers, which is Gas Safe work
- Plumbing in a sink, tap or integrated appliance as part of a kitchen run (we can book that separately)
- Manufacturer spare parts — missing dowels, cam locks or damaged panels are ordered at cost with the receipt
- Cutting into a structural wall or altering an opening to make a unit fit
The complete item list, anchoring matrix and scope policy sit on one page: assembly reference.
Coverage
Flat-pack assembly around Custom House
Nearby areas we also cover
- Flat-pack assembly in Royal DocksE16E16
- Flat-pack assembly in Canning TownE16E16
- Flat-pack assembly in North Woolwich and SilvertownE16E16
- Flat-pack assembly in PlaistowE13E13
- Flat-pack assembly in West Ham and PlaistowE13E13
- Flat-pack assembly in Upton ParkE13E13
- Flat-pack assembly in BecktonE6E6
- Flat-pack assembly in East HamE6E6
What customers say about IKEA and flat-pack assembly
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Guides
Read before you book
IKEA and flat-pack assembly costs in London: what each item really costs
Per-item prices, the hourly alternative, and the London access costs behind every quote.
9 min read
Anchoring flat-pack furniture safely to a London wall
The anti-tip fixing that holds in each London wall type, and the one that fails.
8 min read
Planning a whole-flat furniture build around a London move-in date
A room-by-room build sequence, realistic timings and the access bookings to make first.
8 min read
Related services
Other work we do in Custom House
Handyman in Custom House
Shelves, TV brackets, doors, taps and the rest of the E16 snag list on the same visit.
Man with a van in Custom House
Collect the flat-pack from the store or a marketplace seller, then build it the same day.
House removals in Custom House
Furniture dismantled at one end and reassembled at the other, by the same crew.
End of tenancy cleaning in Custom House
Book the clean for the day after the furniture goes in, and the flat hands over ready.
Rubbish and furniture clearance in Custom House
Old wardrobes and beds taken down and taken away under our waste carrier licence.
Office furniture assembly in Custom House
Desks, pedestals and storage walls built out of hours so E16 teams start on time.
About the area
Custom House in context
Custom House sits in Newham, a short walk from Custom House station and Victoria Dock and served by Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR). The ONS neighbourhood covering it holds 3,330 households, 50% of them flats — the mix that fills our diary with wardrobe runs and storage beds rather than garden furniture.
Where Custom House sits in our coverage
Custom House is one of the neighbourhoods on our flat-pack assembly in Newham page, which sits under flat-pack assembly across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover flat-pack assembly in Royal Docks (under ½ mile), flat-pack assembly in Canning Town (under ½ mile), flat-pack assembly in Plaistow (1.2 miles), flat-pack assembly in West Ham and Plaistow (1.2 miles) and flat-pack assembly in Beckton (1.5 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same.
Custom House E16 at a glance
- Area
- Custom House, Newham
- Postcodes served
- E16
- Nearest station
- Custom House (Elizabeth line, DLR)
- Dominant wall construction
- precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface-run conduit
- Anchoring method
- an SDS-drilled hole and a screwbolt, set clear of scanned reinforcement and buried cable
- New-build density
- medium across the local stock
- Access profile
- deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window
- Most-booked order
- children's beds, storage units and safety anchoring for a whole flat
- Watch out for
- drilling blind into a panel with reinforcement or a cable behind it
- Charging zones
- Newham sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside ULEZ
- Households (Custom House)
- 3,330
- Typical visit
- Half a day in E16
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Custom House (E02000749) — the published geography that covers Custom House, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Custom House E16 flat-pack assembly questions
Per item, fixed before we arrive: bookcases and cube storage from £35, chests of drawers from £45, bed frames from £55, hinged wardrobes from £75 and modular wardrobe runs from £120 per 100cm frame. A half day in E16 is £190 for a batched list.
Yes, and it is included. Around E16 we are fixing into precast concrete panels and dense blockwork, often with surface-run conduit, so we use an SDS-drilled hole and a screwbolt, set clear of scanned reinforcement and buried cable. Every wall is scanned for cable and pipe first, and each strap is load-tested before we leave.
Usually yes. Deck access or a single lift shared with every other flat, so we book a delivery window. Construction diversions, estate service roads and new blocks with booked lifts. London Borough of Newham permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us before the visit.
All of it. Flattened cardboard, polystyrene, plastic strapping and the offcuts leave with us at the end of the Custom House visit and go to a licensed transfer station — we are a registered waste carrier.
We carry dowels, cam locks, screws and common fittings, so most short-shipped packs are finished the same visit. Where a panel is damaged we photograph it, note the article number for your retailer claim, and return to finish at no extra labour charge.
Yes. Take-down of existing furniture is quoted alongside the build, and where the old unit is being disposed of we can take it away under our waste carrier licence rather than leaving it on the landing.
Most E16 bookings are fitted within two to four working days, and we hold same-day and evening slots for handover and tenancy-start dates. Send the item list and you have a fixed written price the same working day.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
Book flat-pack assembly in Custom House E16
Send the item list or a photo of the delivery stack for a fixed written price the same working day. Anchoring hardware, permits and taking the packaging away are already in the figure.
What customers say about IKEA and flat-pack assembly
3.9 ★ from 1,408 Google reviewsI'm answering on behalf my wife who was & still is in hospital & can't get wifi , Your two gentlemen were absolutely brilliant very impressed with the results I'm hoping my wife will be home soon so she can see the results before I make a mess when I come from the garden. Eric… Read in full →
Quoted verbatim from reviews customers left on our public Google and Trustpilot profiles. Nothing is edited, shortened beyond the link above, or written by us.