How to drag a chair

Whatever road you had no furniture, but over the years she wears, and there comes a time when it is no longer possible to use.First comes into disrepair upholstery on the sofas, tables and chairs, it is not only outdated, dirty, and dilapidated.Due to the unsightly appearance of the soft chairs with loved ones has to leave.If you have old furniture that you got by inheritance, then there is a chance to restore it in your family.

To perform constrictionchairs, observe the basic requirement - to keep a wooden frame, but what the final result will depend on the efforts and your desires.

If the chair is not very worn and scrapes formed in some places, it is possible to disassemble it - remove the back and replace the old fabric on a new, suitable shade.If the frame is severely damaged by beetles, bark beetles, then restore the product is possible, but the chair is unlikely to be as strong as before, and with time he will still begin to deteriorate and crumble.Carpenters are not advised to start the restoration of furniture damaged by beetles grinders.The individual elements can be replaced, but if the chair is badly damaged - it makes no sense to restore.

In 60-90 years of the last century as a filler for upholstered furniture used burlap, felt, wool and hay.Even now, some furniture factories continue to use in the production technology of the 90s, and as a filler for seats used vegetable fiber.In just a few years of operation of such a natural filler quickly become caked in some places may form lumps, causing the upholstery fabric deteriorating rapidly.

How to choose upholstery

When choosing fabrics for banners chair, consider the following:

• density of the material - it should keep good shape and be strong;
• fabric must be easily erased;
• opportunity to treat the surface with soap and water or clean with a brush.

Popular fabrics:

• Jacquard - thick cloth, has good wear resistance on it does not constitute an inhaling;
• Chenille - a popular upholstery for furniture.Fabric is very dense and durable;
• tapestry - is made of cotton, the material can be washed by hand or in a washing machine;
• nubuck and synthetic leather - abrasion resistant material;
• velvet flocking - fabric durable, does not fade;
• skin - "breathe", but is not resistant to mechanical damage (scratches).

How to drag a chair with his hands

, think through in advance what materials you will need and prepare an appropriate tool to for hauling the chair works were carried out in a short time.

Tools

list of materials and tools:

• tissue.It is best to use banners chairs upholstery fabrics - tapestry, jacquard or flock.They possess strength and durable to abrasion.Before heading out to shop for fabric, you need to arm themselves with a measuring tape and determine the amount of material.Follow the chair seat measurements and add to the resulting figure is still 10 cm on each side.This stock will go to hem, as well as on the trim height;
• filler.Good received recommendations filler such as foam rubber sheet (thickness 40 mm) can also be used as a filler sintepon batting or latex.You can not take as a filler for the chair seat bulk materials (buckwheat husk, polyurethane or silicone beads), since the load on the part of the chair will be much higher than the load on the pillow.If you use a small vehicle, then after a few weeks of operation it will begin to crumble.If a foam filler is selected, its density should be between 30 and 50 kg / m3.If you use a different material density, the foam will prominaetsya and sit on this chair is uncomfortable;
• thick cardboard to make a pattern;
• glue and brush.It is best to take the PVA hardware store;
• stapler and staples for furniture or a cheaper option - a small cloves and a hammer;
• screwdriver;
• pliers;
• roulette and sharp scissors;
• ruler, pencil, chalk or a piece of soap for marking.

Removing the old cloth

The work should start with removing the old upholstery.

How to remove the worn out fabric:

1. must first remove the seat.To do this, turn the chair legs up and in a strictly predetermined sequence (it is desirable to remember the order of acts, as then it is necessary to collect the chair back) to disassemble fasteners.First screwdriver to hook fasteners, then remove the nails, unscrew the screws and remove the metal plates.Staples easy to pry with a screwdriver and pull out with pliers.If they are sewn into disrepair, the bracket may be discarded and the rest of the hardware folded into a separate package, not to lose.
2. Now you need to check the condition of the wooden frame of the chair.If it is shattered, then hauling furniture will not solve the underlying problem, the appearance is beautiful, but to sit on the rickety chair is not safe.So first all the cracks in the wood must be removed (to fill a colorless sealant or glue with white glue), put the clamps and loose connections, it is desirable to seal.
3. The turn remove the old upholstery fabric.On the floor lay a polyethylene film or a bed old newspapers.Remove the old cloth and carefully remove any foam.At this stage, the constriction of chairs with their hands necessary to determine the measurements, so do not rush to dispose of worn-out fabric - can be just right out of cardboard to make a pattern or cut out the seat from the old model.Put on the wrong side of a new furniture fabric old fabric and draw a chalk outline.
4. Now we need time to put aside the cloth and take the seat basis.Remove the remains of adhering crumbled foam, remove the old glue.

Prepare the fabric and foam

As a beginner perform constriction chair without a template will be difficult, just take his manufacturer.It is possible to make a different pattern.The first option: Put a piece of cardboard seat made of plywood, draw around it with a pencil.Now plywood can be removed, and in this drawing, to add at each side of 10 cm on allowances.The pattern is cut with scissors or a sharp knife stationery.Second option: use a ready template and apply the old cloth to a sheet of cardboard, trace the contour of a pencil.This will be our template.Select the suitable option, and make the seating pattern.

We have a ready template - you can carve out a sharp knife from a sheet of foam desired item.The same principle makes the pattern of the fabric: draw out the contour and add another 10 cm on each side (it's better to be a small margin of tissue, than it will not suffice).Cut out detail.

If you choose fabric with a pattern, then it is necessary at an early stage - fabric purchase, take this into account and take a material with a stock.Place the fabric with a pattern so as to be in the middle and no offsets.If this rule is not followed, then the chair will not look presentable.Now you need to fix the tissue and perform layout.

Some chairs instead of the usual plywood seats can see the skeleton of the mesh or rubber.When woven basis is normal, I do not need anything, if the material has worn, it must be changed to dense wide rubberized tape.

How to drag a chair

first glue the foam to the plywood.Foam adheres to the PVA glue.On the front (upper) part of the seat made of plywood with a brush, apply a layer of glue and attach foam.Wait until the adhesive sets.Work on the fabric upholstery can be started after complete drying of the adhesive.

When the glue dries - check again whether glued good foam - if there are not glued place, then it is desirable to fill the glue and then wait for it to dry completely.Then you can fix the upholstery fabric.Put it the wrong side up, put the seat so that the foam was placed "face" to the fabric.On each side of the fabric tuck (this stock) plywood.Pull the material tightly to the fabric is not going to fold.Now take the furniture stapler and shoot the edge of the fabric to the plywood.Work sequentially in increments of no more than 2 cm. Between brackets need not be formed large folds.If you see that in places rounding form large folds and staples furniture does not keep them, then it is possible to strengthen these places in upholstery nails.Hit by a hammer cloves.Excess tissue after necking chair completion can be cut.

If you drag a square stool the seat, the corners need to lay the folds and send them to the center, fold the fabric and then attached to the plywood.

tapered seat chair set back to the frame, attach the first plate, and then fasten the screws.Shifting his chair with his hands completed.Here is the renovated chair:

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