How to repair a chair?

Beautiful and well-maintained chairs, like nothing else, decorates the interior of any room. But what if such furniture is already old and falls apart right before our eyes? It's simple, it needs to be repaired. Do not immediately think that this is difficult and you can not do it. In this article, we will tell you simple ways how to repair a chair, and you will be sure that you can easily cope with this task, saving your family budget and taking care of your home. Now let's talk about everything in order.

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Strengthening the chair legs

All the individual elements of the wooden chairs are joined together by glue. During the operation of furniture glutinous seams become not so strong and dry up, as a result of which the legs of the stool begin to loosen or fall off altogether.

Repairing the chair in this case will not be very difficult. Before you start repairing the object, you should prepare the following tools:

• reliable furniture glue for wood;
• sharp knife or chisel;
• plain sandpaper;
• hammer that has a rubber tip;
• press.

Simple chair repair

If the chair has a simple design in which the legs are attached directly to the seat itself, it is easy to fix it:

1. Loosen the leg very gently from the socket, the pin is the upper part of the leg that is inserted into the groove,dried glue.
2. If the adhesive layer is thin, then it can be removed using a piece of sandpaper. A much thicker layer can be used with a chisel or knife, and after that, grind its surface with a punch of any roughness.
3. After this, apply a fresh layer of glue to the surface of the trunnion, and then firmly insert it into the seat of the seat.
4. If the leg with great difficulty enters the hole, you can tap lightly with a hammer with a rubber tip on it.
5. If desired, you can press the glued part with a press.
6. Immediately remove any remaining adhesive residue with a piece of any clean cloth.

Important! You can start using the chair one day after the repair is finished - during this time the glue will have time to dry thoroughly.

If the design of the chair is difficult

It is much more difficult to repair the chair if its legs are joined together by crossbeams or by a special frame called a king. Just paste the leg, which staggers in this case will not work. It will be necessary to carefully disassemble the lower part of your chair and to glue absolutely all the elements of the dismantled construction anew.

If the glue seam has become thin in only one of the places, then you can fix the problem with:

• a thin drill and a drill;
• disposable syringe;
• furniture glue.

How to proceed to repair the chair with your own hands in this situation:

1. In place of the base of the leg, which is staggering to drill a small hole. This must be done on the inside so that the hole is imperceptible.
2. Using a syringe, insert your glue into the hole and allow it to dry.

Another option for fixing the

But how do you do a chair repair if its pin staggers in the seat hole itself? For this procedure, you will need the following tools:

• bandages of bandage or gauze;
• adhesive for furniture;
• sandpaper.

Chair restoration is carried out as follows:

1. Remove the problem foot from the seat seat, clean the top of the dried adhesive layer with sandpaper.
2. After this, wind the pin several times with gauze or bandage, gluing each layer with glue. Due to such actions, the diameter of the pin will increase slightly and it will be able to enter the seat of the seat.
3. Once the glue on the bandage or gauze is completely dry, glue the foot to the very chair, spreading the restored trunnion with a layer of glue. Insert into the groove of the seat.

Important! If the staggering legs of the chair can not be disengaged from the seat for some reason, then you can simply insert a glue between the trunnion and the nest of the glue and allow it to dry. For this it will be convenient to use a disposable syringe.

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Simple method of replacing the upholstery

From frequent use, the upholstery on the siddushki of your chairs can begin to wipe and even break. Most people throw such furniture on the trash can or give it to resumption to professionals, laying out a lot of money for their work. In this case, not everyone realizes that the restoration of chairs with already worn out upholstery can be done with your own hands at minimal cost.

Materials for the work of

Virtually all the tools that are necessary to pull the upholstery, will be in the house of each owner. To refresh the chair seat, you will need the following tools:

• tape measure;
• scissors or sharp knife;
• marker;
• flat or curly screwdrivers;
• pliers;
• hammer;
• staple remover, instead you can use a sharpened flat screwdriver;
• furniture stapler;
• nails, screws, staples;
• joinery adhesive.

Important! In addition to the tools, the home master will need such materials: a new fabric for upholstery and furniture foam.

The work of the

The restoration of the chair must be carried out step by step, clearly following all the advice, and then the already restored old chair will look no worse than the new one:

• If the chair has standard dimensions, then a cloth cut-off for the upholstery of 50x50 cm will be required on its seat.upholstery siduski fabric will have to be replaced and on the back of the chair.
• From the front and back surfaces of the back, take measurements using a tape measure, without forgetting to add 2-3 cm on each side for the jig. All the marks on the fabric are more conveniently done on the inside with a marker.
• The dimensions of the foam rubber should be calculated in the same way as the fabric, without leaving a three-centimeter stock for the jigs.

Important! The standard thickness of the foam rubber for the seat should be 3 cm, but on the backrest is slightly smaller, 2 cm. Cut the foam rubber best using not scissors, but a sharp knife - in this case, its edges will be even.

• Once the measurements have been taken off, and the foam and fabric are cut, you can start analyzing the old chair. First, unscrew the seat and the backrest. Remain the remaining frame for durability - if it staggers, then gently disassemble it into separate parts, clean it from the dried glue.
• After this, the elements of the frame are coated with joinery glue, reconnect them. The glue will dry up throughout the day.
• While the frame of the chair dries, you can start the process of changing the upholstery of its soft parts. To do this, remove all nails and staples from the backrest and seat, then remove the old upholstery fabric and soft filler. After you have made all the actions, in your hands will remain pieces of plywood or fiberboard. On them you must glue a new foam rubber.
• Once the glue dries, you can proceed with the upholstery of the seatback and seat of the chair with a cloth.
• Place the upholstery fabric on the backrest or seat surface, secure from the underside on the front side with a furniture stapler or small nails, then tighten and nail to the back. Once you have done this, fix the fabric on the sides.
• Upholstery material that protrudes at the corners, pull, gently attach to the base and secure with nails or staples.

Important! Once you replace the upholstery on soft items, you must assemble the chair. During assembly, old screws can be replaced with new ones.

Restoration of one chair, made by hand, will cost the owner of the house much cheaper than that of professional masters. Well, if you repair a whole set of chairs with your own hands, then you can save an incredible amount of money. Think about it, and do not be lazy, because after investing a little of your labor in arranging a house, you will feel more comfortable in it.