Bed Assembly in Vancouver

Slat spacing and centre support

Slats should sit close enough together that the mattress is supported rather than bridging gaps. Most foam and hybrid mattress manufacturers specify a maximum gap and will decline a warranty claim if the slats were further apart than that — worth reading before you assume the mattress failed.

Anything queen size or larger needs a centre rail with its own legs to the floor. Without it the frame carries the load across its width, and it will sag and creak long before it breaks. If your frame came with a centre rail and one leg, and the instructions were ambiguous, that leg is not optional.

Storage and ottoman bed mechanisms

Gas-lift ottoman beds need the struts fitted the right way round and the base squared before the mechanism goes on. Fitted to a frame that is even slightly out of square, the lift binds, feels heavy on one side and wears the strut out early.

They also need clearance behind the headboard to open fully — more than people expect. Measure before deciding where the bed goes, because discovering the lid hits the radiator once the mattress is on is an annoying way to find out. The struts are also under real pressure: they are not something to dismantle casually later.

Bunk bed safety requirements

Bunk beds are the one assembly where getting it exactly right matters most. Guardrails belong on both sides of the upper bunk, including the side against the wall, because gaps between bed and wall are an entrapment risk. The ladder must be fixed rather than hooked on.

Health Canada's long-standing guidance is that children under six should not use the upper bunk at all, and it is worth checking their current advice rather than taking a rule of thumb from anyone including us. We assemble strictly to the manufacturer's instructions on bunks and will not omit a fitting because it seems redundant — on a bunk bed, nothing is.

Removing and disposing of the old frame

We can dismantle the old frame and stack it flat for you, which is usually the part people have not thought about. A dismantled bed takes up far less room than the assumption that it will "go out later" allows for.

We do not haul it away — that is a disposal service rather than an assembly one. Metro Vancouver transfer stations take bed frames, and mattresses specifically go to recycling programmes rather than landfill in most of the region. Arrange the pickup before the delivery arrives, because a dismantled bed in a hallway is worse than an assembled one in a bedroom.

What this costs

$145/hr · $290 minimum · most items $120–$400

Charged by time because that is what a flat-pack actually consumes. Wall anchoring of tall units is included, never an extra.

Materials are always separate from labour and passed on at cost. Quotes are free and written, and the full rate card is published rather than given out on request.