Cedar Mill Property Repair builds flat-pack furniture, beds and wardrobes, desks, patio sets, grills, play sets, trampolines and home gym machines for households in Cedar Mill, Bethany, Beaverton and the streets around them. In the Portland market, furniture assembly labour usually runs $120-$500, and a play set $300-$1,500 (November 2026 market figures) . Send a product link or a photo of the box.
Slava brings 7 years of hands-on experience to the work.
What furniture and equipment do you assemble?
Most calls fall into six groups:
- Flat-pack pieces from IKEA, Wayfair, Amazon and similar: dressers, bookcases, TV stands, tables.
- Beds, cribs and wardrobes, including PAX-style systems with hinged doors and drawer runners.
- Home office furniture: desks, standing desks, chairs, filing cabinets.
- Patio sets and grills.
- Play sets, swing sets and trampolines.
- Exercise equipment: treadmills, bikes, rowers, home gyms.
If a new TV stand is on the list, the screen above it can be wall-mounted during that same trip; details are on our TV mounting page. Many houses around Beaverton went up between the sixties and the nineties as ranches or split-levels, with short stair runs and cramped landings. A tall wardrobe or a king frame usually gets built in the room it will live in, not carried up in one piece .
How much does furniture assembly cost?
The figures below are labour-only market ranges for the Portland area, read in November 2026; Slava hasn't signed off on them as our own rates.
| Piece | From | Usual | Up to | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat-pack piece (IKEA and similar) | $120 | $200 | $500 | labour only |
| Desk or office chair | $150 | $350 | $800 | labour only |
| Bed frame or wardrobe | $150 | $350 | $800 | labour only |
| Patio set or grill | $120 | $225 | $400 | labour only |
| Swing set, play set or trampoline | $300 | $700 | $1,500 | labour only |
| Treadmill, bike or home gym | $150 | $275 | $500 | labour only |
What moves the bill: how many pieces get done in one visit, wardrobes with lots of doors and drawers, missing or broken parts that mean a second trip, and long carries up stairs. With a play set, a sloped or soft yard adds hours. Whether we bill per piece, by the hour or by the visit is still open . The full rate sheet lives on our pricing page.
Is paying for IKEA assembly worth it? For a single nightstand, probably not. It starts to pay off with a room full of boxes, a wardrobe that needs its doors hung true, or a piece that must be screwed to a wall.
How many hours does IKEA furniture or a play set take?
Rough labour times from the same market data: a flat-pack piece takes about 2 hours, a bed, wardrobe or desk about 3, a patio set or grill a bit under 2, a treadmill or home gym a little over 2. A wooden swing set is closer to 6 hours of labour and often needs two people . Big sets with many panels take longer; small ones take less.
Will you anchor a dresser or bookcase to the wall?
Yes, and we think it should be part of the job. Federal CPSC requirements mean any dresser, chest or similar clothing storage piece manufactured after September 1, 2023 comes packed with its own tip-restraint hardware. That kit only works if it goes into something solid, so where the wall allows we screw it into a stud instead of a bare drywall plug .
Since the Cascadia fault runs off our coast, a tall bookcase loaded with books gets the same treatment as a dresser. For bolting and bracing beyond the furniture, see seismic retrofit and the earthquake bundle.
Can you put together a swing set or trampoline?
Yes. The CPSC's home playground handbook gives the numbers we site by. It's guidance, not law. Set the equipment on level ground at least 6 feet from the house, fences, sheds and trees. In front of and behind the swings, leave clear space equal to twice the height of the top bar. Anchor it the way the maker says, and bury or cover the anchors so nobody trips on them.
The same handbook wants protective surfacing at least 6 feet out on every side, with at least 9 inches of loose fill such as wood chips; grass and bare dirt don't count. We build and anchor the set. Grading the yard and spreading chips are landscaping, which we don't offer; that part goes to you or a landscaper (more on our not-offered page).
Do you assemble grills, treadmills and home gyms?
Grills, yes. Gas line connections are something we don't offer, so a natural-gas grill gets its hookup from a gas fitter after we've built it .
Treadmills, bikes and home gyms get built where they'll stay (basement, garage, spare room) and plugged into an outlet that's already there. A new circuit or a new outlet is electrician's work and isn't part of this job. In the wet months a garage slab stays cold and damp, so a rubber mat under the machine is a good idea .
What should I have ready before you come?
A little prep saves billable time:
- the boxes in the room, or close to it;
- the product link or the model number;
- a clear patch of floor, a bit bigger than the finished piece;
- pets and kids away from the work area;
- if a box is already open, a quick look that the hardware bag is there.
We don't haul anything away, so the cardboard stays on site; we'll say up front how it's left . Taking a bed or wardrobe apart before a move, then rebuilding it at the new place, is still being confirmed . Carrying furniture from one house to another is not part of this service.
What don't you do?
No hauling or junk removal, no gas line connections, no new electrical circuits, no landscaping or play-area surfacing, and no moving between houses. Shed kits are on hold until Slava confirms them. Each of those, and the trade that handles it, is listed on our not-offered page.
Booking an assembly visit
Send the product link or a photo of the boxes, plus a shot of the room. For a play set, add a photo of the spot in the yard. Several pieces fit one visit, and so do jobs like shelves, mirrors and art once the furniture is in, or a few items from a small-jobs list .