The main stages of the do-it-yourself chair hauling

It happens that the furniture frame is still able to serve for a long time, and the upholstery is already out of order. Throwing such products is a pity. The network often seeks the answer to the question of how to drag a chair with your own hands step by step at home, using improvised materials. It is not difficult to do this, the main thing is to prepare everything you need in advance and clearly imagine the operation algorithm.

Material selection

Before you start working at home, you need to select materials for upholstery and a soft substrate. You can use what is at hand, or purchase products in specialized furniture stores. Particular attention should be paid to the structure and density of the tissue.

For soft backing

For a soft substrate, you can use foam rubber. This is the most common and cheapest material. Its more expensive and high-quality analogue is synthetic winterizer. However, experts recommend using natural options, for example:

• copra;
• batting;
• horsehair;
• burlap.

The recommended thickness of the pillow is 3-5 cm for the back and 6.5-7.5 cm for the seat. If there are no springs at the plywood base, it is better to make all 10 cm. Otherwise, a person will feel discomfort during a long stay in a chair.

For upholstery

The fabric for the chair upholstery should be dense, well-kept in shape. Another important requirement is wear resistance. The material should be easily cleaned of contaminants.

Also on the list of recommended materials is artificial leather. It has a smooth, pleasant to the touch structure. Its main advantage is a spectacular appearance. Disadvantages - quick wear.

When choosing material for children's furniture, you should focus on options that do not cause allergic reactions. It is not recommended to use light fabric, as it quickly loses its presentation.

Necessary tools

Before you drag the chairs with your own hands step by step, you should take care of the tools. To work with textiles you will need a sewing machine. To remove the old upholstery, you need an anti-stapler. The dismantling of the frame is carried out using screwdrivers of different diameters and pliers. Also, the home master should prepare in advance:

• thick cardboard;
• glue and brush for him;
• furniture stapler with staples;
• nails and hammer;
• measuring tools - tape measure, square, centimeter tape.

The hauling of a chair with your own hands can take place in different ways. If there is no furniture stapler, you can use nails for wallpaper (with an expanding head) instead. They smoothly enter the upholstery and hold it well. Some craftsmen also use an attractive strap on the screws, which reliably hides the seams (in this case, you need to pull the fabric along the entire perimeter at the same time). However, special staples still last longer. The hammer can be successfully replaced with a rubber mallet, since when working on the hauling of furniture you do not need to exert great physical effort.

Work stages

Restoration and skin tightening of chairs consists of several stages, carried out in a certain sequence. The main thing is to know how to change the upholstery. First, the product is freed from the old fabric. The next step is to dismantle the frame. Then a new material with a soft backing is attached and the back is updated.

Removing old upholstery

Before you drag a chair, you need to expose its frame. You will need a special regulator to remove furniture staples. It can be purchased at specialized stores. Sequencing:

1. Align the edge of the regulator with the center of the bracket, raise the tool up by pressing on the frame.
2. Wait for one of the ends of the mount to pop out.
3. Grab the bracket with the wire cutters and pull it out.
4. Repeat the same several times, depending on the number of fixtures.

After that, the fabric is removed. First, the chair seat is exposed. Then the padding is removed from the back.

In no case can you forcefully pull out the upholstery: intense mechanical stress can harm the frame. Remove old fabric from the seat in stages, starting from the edges and gradually moving to the center.

Frame disassembly

To disassemble a wooden frame into its components when hauling a kitchen chair, you will need a mallet. You need to tap the tool at the joints of the parts, and the product will easily fall into components - the back, the base for the seat and legs. The good condition of the parts is indicated by the absence of mold and mildew, scratches, nicks and chips. If the old parts are rotten, they need to be replaced (this often happens when the chair was in a damp room for a long time).

Next, check the connections and dismantle all unstable, loose mounts. Dismantled parts are cleaned and re-glued.

Soft backing

The size of the backing on the chair should correspond to the length and width of the seat (plus allowances for seams 1.5-2 cm around the entire perimeter). Then, if excess tissue remains, the protruding ends can be carefully cut. Step-by-step instruction:

1. The pattern is done on paper or directly on the material. The shape of the soft pillow can be square or round, it all depends on the seat.
2. The finished product is cut with sharpened tailor's scissors.
3. It sits on the seat on glue that dries in 10-15 minutes.
4. From above it is better to add a small layer of synthetic winterizer.

You can make a soft backing from horsehair or dried grass in the old fashioned way. These materials are good because they serve for a long time. Also, dust mites do not breed in them.

Fastening new upholstery

When replacing the chair upholstery, you must complete all the steps of the job correctly. The stretch of the fabric should be as dense as possible. Creases should not be. Hammering at them is not necessary at full strength. Step-by-step instructions for attaching upholstery:

1. Fasten in two places in the center - in the front and back.
2. Tighten and lock left and right.
3. Evenly distributing the load, fix in turn from two sides.
4. Repeat step 3 back and front.

You can use wallpaper nails, but it will take more time. They should be short so as not to tear the soft backing. In this case, when fixing the chair with your own hands, you will additionally need a tape made of dense material.

Restoration of the back of a chair

Work with the back consists of two stages - covering with a cloth and applying paintwork. If there are cracks, they must be puttied or sealed. The walkthrough will be as follows:

1. Pull the trim on the back of the product.
2. Fix the fabric with a stapler in the direction from the center to the periphery.
3. Glue foam rubber in front.
4. Fasten the edge banding to the edge.

Next, excess fabric for hauling chairs is trimmed. Upholstery is adorned with braid to hide staples or nails. After that, you can varnish and paint the back. Acrylic is best. Water-based substances should not be used, such a coating is quickly erased.

Features of the constriction of the base with belts or a snake spring

For the restoration of old chairs on a canvas tape, synthetic rubberized belts of about the same width will be needed. They are fixed in the center of the bar towards the frame. A new strip is attached with brackets, rotated and fixed again. Then it is fixed and stretched from the opposite side. A soft substrate is laid on top. Of the tools you need a steelyard and a furniture stapler with staples.

Tighten with a force of 1 kg on the seat, 8 kg on the back. When one side of the belt is already fixed, the steelyard is hooked to the other end and pulled until the desired number appears. The desired length is marked with a marker.

To replace the spring-snake, it must be fixed on the frame using special fasteners, and they, in turn, are mounted using brackets on long legs. When positioned correctly, this part has a slightly curved shape. If you want the upholstery to last longer, a fabric layer is placed between the twisted wire and the pillow. This is done so that the foam does not fray over time.

If the chair hauling is successful, you can try to restore another, larger upholstered furniture: armchair, sofa, kitchen corner. The work is carried out according to the same principle, only the dimensions and shape of the product change. Restoring old broken things will help to save on buying new ones, and will also become a fascinating hobby for people who like tinkering.

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