Furniture dismantling, not a removal truck
We are not a removal company and we do not publish a truck rate. Dismantling a wardrobe or a bed for your own mover is quote on inspection. The move calculator prices only specific fittings taken down and refitted at a second address.
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How it works
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Send one photo per task on WhatsApp, with the block and whether the home is HDB, condo, or landed.
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We match each task to a published band, or we say quote on inspection.
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You confirm the scope before anyone comes. Licensed work and permit work are named, not folded into the hour.
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The fitting is repaired and tested. Parts that a row does not include stay off the invoice.
What this job actually is
Furniture dismantling is unscrewing what a flat-pack or a carpenter put together, so a mover you hired can take it out. The move-day guide on this site is plain: hire your own mover. We do not publish their rate and we do not supply the truck. This page is the tools, not the lorry. A dismantle-only visit, where the furniture stays in the flat or leaves with someone else, is quote on inspection. There is no per-wardrobe figure in the catalogue.
The move calculator is easy to misuse here. It prices a shelf or bracket set at S$30 to S$55 and a TV bracket at S$40 to S$70 when those items are taken down and refitted at a second address, plus coordination of S$120 to S$180. That is a transfer. It is not “dismantle a 3-door wardrobe and leave the panels in the corridor.” If you want the transfer, use the calculator and the fixture page. If you want panels stacked for a mover, say dismantle only and expect quote on inspection.
Built-in wardrobes are not flat-pack. Unscrewing a built-in carcass can become hacking, debris and a permit. That is V On Construction if the flat is HDB and the work is a strip-out. A loose shelf inside a built-in is not a strip-out. Photograph whether the wardrobe is screwed to the wall. Anchors left in the wall are a hole conversation. A small hole patch is S$150 to S$280 when that sentence matches. A handover package from S$298 may already include a count of holes. Do not stack both without reading them.
Beds with storage ottomans and bolted frames are the ones that injure a thumb. We will not rush them down a stairwell to meet a truck that arrived early. The move-day page says the truck should not share the wet-clean day. It also should not share a half-dismantled wardrobe in the only corridor. Book the sequence. Condo management may require protection for the lift and a disposal rule. Debris does not go down the rubbish chute unless the by-law says so.
We do not buy the furniture and we do not advertise it. A tenant who must leave the wardrobe because it was there at the start should not dismantle it. Read the tenancy. Fair-wear pages on this site talk about drill holes and damage, not about a free haulage service. Say if the item must remain. We will not take apart something the landlord owns.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, invoices the permit-exempt visit. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, invoices hacking, a new layout, windows that are not exempt, and the household shelter. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not place helpers, nannies or caregivers.
What to do first
- Hire the mover yourself if the furniture must leave the building.
- Say dismantle-only or two-address refit.
- Photograph built-in fixings before anyone unscrews a carcass.
- Keep hacking and disposal as separate questions.
- Use the move calculator only for the fittings it lists.
| What you see | Safe check | Stop |
|---|---|---|
| You want a truck | Hire a mover | We do not publish a moving rate |
| Shelf goes to the next flat | Move calculator | S$30 to S$55 for that transfer, not a wardrobe |
| Built-in must come off the wall | It may be a strip-out | Permit work is V On Construction |
| Landlord owns the wardrobe | Do not dismantle it | Read the tenancy |
HDB, condo and landed
HDB, condo and landed change the permission and the access. They do not create a private hourly rate.
| Question | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Permit-exempt if the layout stays. Weekday drilling if we must drill. Town council for common property. | Shelter walls stay closed. | No local surcharge. |
| Condo | MCST by-laws for noise and deposits. The deposit is not a Homey fee. | Same bands. | No condo hourly rate. |
| Landed | No HDB permit. A new sewer or a structural chase is still not a handyman visit. | Same bands. | Height is quote on inspection unless a page already prices it. |
How you're charged
How you're charged
These four lines are the published handyman charges. A job that already has its own band uses that band. The hour is not added on top of a band unless the written scope says so. There is no fuel surcharge.
| Charge | What it covers | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | Permit-exempt handyman time | S$45/hr |
| Minimum charge | One task on one visit | S$55 |
| Call-out | The same single-task visit. No separate trip fee | S$55 |
| Materials | Parts, unless a job row says they are included | quote on inspection |
Small, medium, and large visits
Times are planning estimates for the work itself. They are not a promise of when someone arrives.
| Size | Example tasks | Planning time |
|---|---|---|
| Small | One generic hinge, tap labour on the existing outlet, or a socket on an existing circuit | Often under an hour |
| Medium | An exposed cistern siphon, one silicone zone, or two or three small tasks on the same visit | About 1 to 3 hours |
| Large | A typical HDB bathroom regrout, a dishwasher bay, or an exposed storage-heater labour visit | Half a day or longer |
Ways to keep the bill smaller
Ways to keep the bill smaller
- Put several tasks on one visit. The S$55 call-out is one task. Extra permit-exempt time is S$45 an hour, not a second trip.
- Buy the part when the row is labour only. Tap labour is S$55. Toilet-bowl labour is S$168. Instant-heater labour is S$108 to S$260. Exposed storage-heater labour is S$188 to S$380.
- Send the photos first, so the reply can use a published band instead of a vague hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630.
Price, or quote on inspection
Only the rows that already exist. Anything else is quote on inspection.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Shelf or bracket set, take down and refit at a second address | S$30 to S$55 | Two-address transfer only |
| TV bracket, take down and refit at a second address | S$40 to S$70 | Two-address transfer only |
| Small hole patch and repaint | S$150 to S$280 | Ceiling repair |
| Dismantle a wardrobe, bed or table and leave it | quote on inspection | No catalogue row |
Anything not in that table is quote on inspection. A second trade, when the law requires one, is named. It is not folded into a handyman hour.
WhatsApp the photos to +65 8561 0630. The reply uses a band already printed on HomeySG, or it says quote on inspection. It does not invent a third number in the chat.
Related pages
Beds, in-home shifts and bulky disposal
Dismantling stays quote on inspection. These pages separate a bed, a shift inside one flat, and the town council path.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much to dismantle a wardrobe?
Quote on inspection. No wardrobe dismantling price is published. We are not the mover.
Is the shelf line a dismantle price?
S$30 to S$55 is the move calculator’s price to take a shelf set down and refit it at a second address. It is not a wardrobe left in the corridor.
Will you dispose of it?
Not as a silent extra. Condo chutes and HDB bulk disposal have their own rules. Say what must leave.
Can you reassemble at the new flat?
That is a transfer of the items the calculator lists, or quote on inspection for furniture the calculator does not list. Assembly of flat-pack is the furniture assembly page, still without a new price invented here.
What order should dismantling and reassembly follow on a moving day?
Take apart only what the mover can carry that day, and do not leave a storage bed in the only corridor while the floor is still wet. The move guide is the sequence. The assembly bands are not a credit for taking the piece apart.