Doors Dropping, Drawers Sticking? We Adjust Furniture Back Into Shape in Sutton Coldfield
We realign dropped doors, ease sticking drawers, level wobbly feet and re-tighten relaxed joints — precise small fixes that restore a whole piece of furniture.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
Covered under Furniture Assembly
Handyman › Furniture Assembly — one of 20 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day furniture adjustment service
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
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When furniture is built but not right
Furniture drifts. Hinges relax, doors drop, drawers start catching, feet work loose, and a piece that was fine six months ago now sits with a door gaping or a drawer that will not close. Moving house accelerates all of it — furniture that has been carried through doorways takes a knock in every joint. Most of this is adjustment rather than damage, and it is some of the most satisfying work there is, because a small, precise fix restores a whole piece of furniture.
What we adjust
Cabinet and wardrobe doors re-aligned in their hinges so gaps are even and doors stay shut; drawer runners eased or re-seated so drawers glide and close; legs and feet tightened and levelled so a table or chair stops rocking; handles re-centred; cams and joints re-tightened where a flat pack piece has relaxed; doors that spring open set back to their correct stop. We work across makes and eras — modern cam-and-dowel flat pack and older screwed construction each need their own touch, and knowing which you are dealing with is half the fix.
What we look for first
Adjustment only works if the cause is adjustment. We start by working out why the door drops or the drawer binds: a hinge screw stripped in its hole, a runner bent, a carcass out of square, a floor that slopes. If the fix is a turn of a screwdriver, we do it. If the real problem is damage or a part that has failed, we tell you honestly — a stripped fixing hole can often be repaired with the right approach, while a cracked panel may need a manufacturer replacement part, and we assess what can reasonably be repaired before agreeing anything. We do not sell you an adjustment when the piece needs a part.
Small fixes, honest value
This is a short-visit service, often under an hour, and it suits being booked alongside other small jobs — a door that sticks, a shelf that needs securing, a piece of flat pack waiting in a box. Tell us everything on the list when you call and we will plan the visit realistically rather than promising the impossible. If a part is needed — a hinge type, a runner set, new feet — we identify it and quote it separately; we do not carry a warehouse of every fitting ever made, and we will say when the right part needs ordering rather than fit a near-miss.
Common culprits we see
Furniture drifts for reasons worth knowing. Houses move with the seasons — doors that bind in humid summers and free up in dry winters are reacting to the air, not breaking. Flats and older West Midlands houses have floors that slope, which slowly twists anything standing across the fall. Moving house is the great accelerator: every carry through a doorway lands a knock in a joint. And flat pack fixings simply relax over months of use. Knowing the cause tells us whether an adjustment will hold or whether the piece needs re-levelling, a part or a more considered fix.
Common culprits we see
Furniture drifts for reasons worth knowing. Houses move with the seasons — doors that bind in humid summers and free up in dry winters are reacting to the air, not breaking. Flats and older West Midlands houses have floors that slope, which slowly twists anything standing across the fall. Moving house is the great accelerator: every carry through a doorway lands a knock in a joint. And flat pack fixings simply relax over months of use. Knowing the cause tells us whether an adjustment will hold or whether the piece needs re-levelling, a part or a more considered fix.
Booking
Call Maintenance Men and describe what has gone wrong in your own words — "the wardrobe door won't shut since we moved it" tells us a lot. A booking fee is paid when you book, labour is hourly with the rate depending on how soon you need the visit, and the full cost is quoted for your approval before work starts. Same-day may be available, we are fully insured, and we cover the West Midlands.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
Furniture drifts out of true: doors drop, drawers catch, feet work loose and flat pack joints relax. Most of that is adjustment rather than damage, and a precise small fix can restore a whole piece of furniture.
What our customers say about our handyman service
5 out of 5 from 8 reviews
Fast, tidy and friendly
Booked the £100 booking-fee slot on Saturday and got a message confirming the time the same morning. The cause was explained, the price agreed before any work started, and the job was done in about 77 minutes. Clean and tidy when they left.
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Exactly what was quoted
Third time we have used Maintenance Men, and the same experience each time: agreed price, proper explanation, job done in one visit. The hourly rate is fair for the standard of work.
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Worth the booking fee
Booked online, paid the booking fee, and the engineer rang ahead. Job done in about 43 minutes, plus straightforward advice on stopping it happening again. Will use them for the rest of the house now.
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Book Furniture Adjustment Service
Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about furniture adjustment service
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
Should I just tighten things myself first?
A gentle check of visible screws is reasonable — many drops are simply a loose hinge or foot. But cranking screws in stripped holes or forcing a stiff runner usually makes it worse, and overtightened cams split chipboard panels permanently. If a quarter-turn does not fix it, stop and let us look, because the cheap repair is the one made before further damage.
What do you inspect before adjusting anything?
We diagnose the cause first: whether a dropped door is a hinge adjustment or a stripped fixing hole, whether a catching drawer is a runner, a bent drawer box or a carcass out of square, and whether a rocking table is the feet or the floor. Only when the cause is clear do we adjust, so the fix addresses the real problem rather than the symptom. If the cause is damage, we say so before proceeding.
What if the furniture is beyond simple adjustment?
Then we tell you honestly. Some failures need a manufacturer replacement part — a hinge type, a runner set, a panel — which we identify for you to order and quote separately, and some pieces have failed in ways that are not sensible to repair at all. We assess what can reasonably be repaired and give you that assessment in plain terms before any work starts, rather than charging for adjustments that will not last.
Can you adjust furniture you didn't assemble?
Yes — most adjustments work on any make, whether it came from a showroom, a flat pack box or a previous owner's screwdriver. We diagnose by looking at the piece in front of us rather than assuming how it was built. The main variable is parts: if a component has failed, we identify the correct replacement, which may need ordering from the maker.
How much does a furniture adjustment visit cost?
You pay a booking fee when you book, and labour is hourly — the rate depends on how soon you need the visit, so a little notice keeps it down. The full cost is quoted before work starts and you approve it. Several small adjustments in one visit are usually the most economical way to book, so tell us the whole list when you call.
Need furniture adjustment service sorted in Sutton Coldfield?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.