Love the flat pack!

[unrulyjulie]

Just about to make up some flat pack furniture!

Any good advice out there for me before i begin?

Just to say, i do actually find this sort of thing very therapeutic!

[redcrx]

lay it all out and count the parts etc. check for any damage before you fix it together.

good luck

[mccfluff]

read the intructions all the way through!

lay the bits out if you have room

make sure you have right tools handy

have plenty of tea/biccy/fag breaks

good luck

[unrulyjulie]

no no no mcfluff, i never ever read the destructions! They just confuddle me more than i need to be confuddled!

[4getmenot]

Defo count the parts first. Nightmare when you�re nearly at the end and cant complete it. And never ever hammer the wood direct, if you have to, use a bit of card on wood then hammer through that, voila no dents.

[unrulyjulie]

Hmmmm, enough screws ya say 3ight!? lol

[mccfluff]

well if was me doing it, i'd grab one of the lads from the pub and tell him there's a couple of pints it for him, and then bu&&er of down the pub meself

[unrulyjulie]

I ALWAYS check me bits before i start! Never had less than i needed up to now,! Lets hope today isnt the first time! :-/

[unrulyjulie]

hey 3ight, im psyching myself up first,. might need to make another coffee first

[4getmenot]

Oh and make sure the room you are building it in is big enough for finished product and you can get out the door :-) Or following those tips make sure if you are making it in a different room you can get finished product into room you want it in :-)

[~max~]

Open box.
Do NOT discard packaging, as this sort of thing is best done in surrounding mayheim.
Open little plastic sachets of screws and bolts.
Immediately lose two of them.
Arm yourself with appropriate building tools, ie: a shoe for hammering, a kitchen knife for screw-driving, a cushion to put under your knees to avoid carpet burns.
Contemplate various parts of future lovely piece of furniture and feel wonderful sense of impending achievement.
Pick up random piece.
Put back down as no idea where to start, since have long lost the instructions.
Look for instructions.
Find instructions under bit of packaging, but realise they are all in Chinese.
Pick up random piece again and start trying to attach to another random piece.
Stab yourself repeatedly with kitchen knife.
Throw something against the wall in frustration.
Give up.
Have a drink.
Call helpful DIY genius mate.

Be careful, flat pack furniture, like dog, can smell fear!

Good luck. ;O)

[funnygirl]

Lol @ Max!

[China Doll]

Call my mate and tell him you'll buy him a pint. Works for me anyway.

[unrulyjulie]

FANTASTIC max!!!!!! absolutely hilarious! Right i can get to work on it now thanks to all your wonderful advice people!


catch you all later

x

[~max~]

Took me three days to build a small bookshelf from Argos last year. Hours of maxpower, but I did it! Ok, it's a bit wonky, but I did it!

Never again, though.

[theonlyone]

Pay a man who can ...better than a day in
A&E ..

[4getmenot]

When I moved into my flat about 6 years ago I bought a flat pack coffee table wasn�t till about 3 years ago that someone pointed out I�d put the whole bottom on upside down.

[unrulyjulie]

I love doing it once i get started!

Ive built my sons wardrobe, numerous units of sorts, a dressing table, a computer desk and various sets of drawers! Im an old hand! LOL

I have snipped the yellow stuff off round the box so im on my way, did that and then sat back down here though! ;-)