How to dismantle your IKEA furniture: expert tips

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We all love IKEA for its trendy furniture, its cafeteria, and its famous Swedish cakes. So much so that its expansion seems unstoppable with its 134 stores spread across the UK.

But now, you're moving soon and unsure about what to do with your furniture? 

It's understandable; the temptation is great to leave all your furniture assembled and just stack it in the moving van, out of sight, out of mind!

Unfortunately, you face 2 problems:

- The furniture takes up too much space
- It might get damaged during the move

If your moving truck is too small or you’re worried about damaging your beautiful desk, you won’t have a choice: you’ll need to dismantle or have your furniture dismantled by an expert.

Luckily for you, on Yoojo we are in contact with thousands of taskers whom are expert in DIY. 

We asked them to share their tips with you on dismantling furniture.

In this guide, you will discover:

Do you really need to dismantle your IKEA furniture?

Start by asking yourself: do I really need to spend 3 hours dismantling a piece of furniture?

First, you will need to find the manual that you most likely threw away in victory (or defeat for some). 

If you no longer have the manual, don’t worry, you can find it here on the IKEA website.

Remember, dismantling means you’ll have to reassemble later! This double time loss is something to consider... especially when you know that dismantling a PAX wardrobe will take you around 2 hours and 30 minutes!

At this stage, you have 2 choices:

1°) You're not up for it and just thinking about all the work makes your head spin.

No worries, you can delegate this task... plus, on Yoojo, the average price for dismantling furniture in 2024 is:

£34

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2°) You muster your courage and follow the tips from our furniture assemblers you’ll find below:

How to dismantle different types of IKEA furniture

For some furniture, dismantling will take just 10 minutes and you won’t have any trouble, so I won’t discuss those here. 

For others, it may feel like a glimpse into what hell might be like!

Don’t worry... with our tips, you’ll avoid the furniture dismantling blues!

Here’s how to solve some common issues our furniture dismantling experts face every day:

Dismantling an IKEA drawer

It might seem like IKEA drawers are made to be impossible to remove. Luckily for you, the system is not that complicated, and there are plenty of videos to help you tackle that stubborn MAXIMERA drawer:

Here’s what John has to say on the subject:

Tip for Dismantling Your IKEA Bed

Assembling an IKEA bed is a piece of cake because everything is designed to make it easy. However, dismantling it is a different story. 

The problem is the type of dowels used, which are impossible to remove if you don’t know the technique:

Jimmy explains how to do it:

What if the solution is to have your IKEA furniture dismantled by a DIY expert?

Don’t have a screwdriver? Not good at DIY?

Yoojo connects you with hundreds of furniture assemblers who have accumulated hundreds of hours of experience and will gladly take this task off your hands for just a few dozen pounds!

Have your furniture dismantled