Stages of a sofa at home with their own hands

To carry out the restoration of furniture, and specifically - the constriction of the sofa with their own hands, the matter is laborious, but it is quite feasible.

And if you take into account the savings( it will be much more expensive to buy a new one), then for sure it makes sense to study the issue in detail and immediately switch from theory to practice.

Some difficulties of the constriction process

In the process of work, you will have to face difficulties in any case. But with some knowledge, you can reduce the risk of failure.

To begin with, you should find out in which situations it is not recommended to carry out a constriction of the sofa yourself.

Modern professional technology for changing the upholstery of sofas differs markedly from the methods of working at home.

And in some cases the work can cause certain difficulties and it is impossible to achieve at all.

Most often such moments arise if:

• The design of the sofa, which is subject to updating, is very complex and causes difficulties;
• Elements of complex geometry of individual parts cause difficulties in the construction of patterns, and the fabric is quite difficult to pick up;
• The sofa is in use for 10 years. In this case, without additional repair of the carcass, legs or replacement of the filler, it is unrealistic. Only professional masters can do this;
• The sofa, which is an antique item and will require an extremely careful attitude towards the waist;
• The so-called complex material will be used as an upholstery. Most often, they are skin or imitation leather, which is difficult to work with at home, so it's better to refuse leather tug-of-war.

Stretching technology at home

In many other cases, it is not difficult to carry out a constriction of a sofa at home.

It is important only to adhere to the right technology and conduct work in stages:

• parsing the subject of the waistband on separate elements;
• Removing upholstery from parts;
• creating patterns of new upholstery material;
• securing the cut out upholstery on specific details of the sofa;
• assembly of the updated design.

Five correctly and consistently executed stages of the waistline allow to perform work qualitatively and inexpensively.

And to make it all perfectly, let's examine each of them in more detail.

Deconstruction of furniture into separate parts

It's much easier to disassemble a sofa by elements, than to assemble them later. But at this stage without attention and patience can not do. First of all, you need to stock up with a suitable tool.

For this purpose, a screwdriver, a screwdriver and pliers are suitable.

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The first thing to do is to disconnect the sides of the sofa. Next is the turn of the overhead elements( if any) - backrests, seats.

Work should not hurry, very carefully and patiently, so as not to damage the structure itself.

Modern furniture is manufactured taking into account high maintainability, so there should not be any problems at this stage.

All extracted fasteners( bolts, nuts, screws, etc.) should be folded in one place.

Removing old furniture upholstery from disassembled furniture

The worn cloth is removed neatly. Fastening brackets are carefully removed, and the material should be kept intact, as these parts will serve for new patterns.

The next step is to inspect the metal parts that follow the filler to detect possible defects.

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Springs are subject to very careful verification, since subsequently, the missed flaw is capable of causing a lot of trouble.

Sometimes, instead, manufacturers install a mesh or belts. Here it is better to change them for new ones.

Cutting the new upholstery

The quality of the sofa will largely depend on properly cut parts. Therefore, you should leave the old cloth, because on it a new pattern to cut will be much easier.

And if the ordinary sofa is simply pulled, then the corner type model will require more attention and work.

The technique for creating a pattern is not as complicated as it seems at first. It is necessary to measure the parameters of each individual surface: width, length, height.

To mark a fabric it is necessary chalk, on an equal place, necessarily adding from each party some centimeters on a hem. Strictly on the planned lines cut out the finished part.

Fastening of a new fabric

Prepared fabric we impose on the necessary surface, we turn edges and we fix on a wooden skeleton by means of the nails specially created for furniture, or building скоб.

In this case, pull the material on the details of the sofa will have to be evenly, otherwise it will not work. Staples should be separated from each other after about 3-4 cm.

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The initial strengthening of the fabric on the sides will help ease the task. Thus it is not difficult to perform everything.

When doing a constriction of the sofa at home without errors, it is difficult to manage and, as a rule, the most frequent calculation is incorrect.

And this, as you understand, leads to the main, suddenly arising problem - the lack of tissue. Objections that it is easy to buy, not justified.

Nobody will give a guarantee that it will be possible to find exactly the same shade. The conclusion is one - you need to buy a cloth with a margin.

Even if it remains abound, there is always an opportunity to sew another sofa cushion or to trim a stool.

Final assembly

At the final stage of the constriction of the sofa at home, we must once again carefully review the updated details of the sofa, recall how it looked in the beginning.

All elements are laid out in the order of collection and the final assembly of the structure begins.

Work should be carefully and carefully, using the stored fixing tools.

On the correct connection of the details of both simple and angular sofas, you will be told the video in our article, after seeing which you will not make mistakes and everything will be done correctly.

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How to choose the material for a new sofa?

But before undertaking such a difficult task as replacing the upholstery of the sofa at home, you should very carefully approach the selection of suitable material.

Please note that this applies not only to the fabric, but also to various fillers. Let us dwell on some aspects of the choice.

Upholstery fabric

Undoubtedly, when choosing many will be guided by their own taste and preferences. But still think not only about the external beautiful appearance, but also about the practical side of your idea.

When going to a store or buying a material elsewhere, present to it the following requirements:
check it for a smell - quality material smells nice, does not have sharp specific flavors;
check the pile - it should be firmly fixed on the surface and not tear out.

When buying a facing fabric with an abstract fine pattern, monophonic and without pile, you can minimize its consumption.

It will be more difficult to save on fabrics with a geometric pattern.

For example, an ornament in a large cage implies their location in a certain direction, accordingly, even the slightest disjunction will be strikingly striking.

The best option for the constriction of the sofa with their own hands, experts consider the use of tissue companions. For example, color and monophonic.

If you approach the process with a share of imagination, you can achieve the original version in the new design of the sofa.

Quite common is the choice of a color bright back and seat, dark and monochrome side parts.

It is very beautiful and original looks, and the practical benefits of such armrests are obvious - they get dirty less.

Syntepon as a filler

Synthepone as a sofa filling is used most often.

When buying ready-made furniture, it's extremely difficult to evaluate its quality, but if you buy this filler for self-tightening the sofa, use some tips.

First of all, pay attention to the color - it should be as white as possible. This indicates a high quality of the product.

But the presence of even the most insignificant shade should warn you that most likely, in the production of toxic raw materials of not the best quality were used.

The smell also speaks about quality - a good sintepon should not spread around itself a sharp specific aroma. Rather, it should smell neutral.

And, finally, strength. High-quality sintepon to break hands is very difficult. It will take some effort, and even then it will not always work.

But if in the hands of the filler cloth is stratified or the impression appears that the product slips between the fingers, calmly refuse to buy.

Thus, following our advice and recommendations, pulling the sofa by your own hands will not be a difficult task for you.

And no matter what kind of sofa you had, simple or angled, upholstered with fabric or leather, the work will eventually be done qualitatively and bring satisfaction.