fife.ws/UpholsterersNews&rss null's blog en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 00:35:49 PDT Mon, 21 May 2012 00:35:49 PDT http://someurl.com http://fife.ws/UpholsterersNews&p=BC1176083A049E96E040A8C0AC003592 Dining chairs can often start to wobble where a joint in the frame has become loose or the glue in the frame joints has dried out and gone brittle, as soon as someone uses the chair in a way that is not intended, for example swings back on it, then this can result in the chair becoming a problem and in need of repair. With a loose frame, the best way to repair is to always open up the joints completetly in the dining chairs frame with the use of a rubber mallet and then rebuild with a quality wood glue and several long sash clamps. This will ensure a strong permanant repair to the dining chair's frame.  Dining chairs of an older age may have started sagging in the centre of the seat cushion, if the dining chair has been constructed with jute  / hessian webbing, usualy on chairs 40 - 50 years old then this webbing would need to be replaced. I always strip the cover and padding away which brings you down to the hessian cover on top of the webbing, if this hessian is stretched than this would need to replaced also. After this hessian is removed you have access to the webbing which more often than not is nailed on. Remove all the old webbing taking note of the amount of webbing straps and their positions and replace with herringbone black and white webbing which will out last whatever was fitted originally. The use of a wooden webbing stretcher is essential at this stage. Recover the seat in the reverse of the way it was stripped off and see how the sagging has been rectified. For all dining chair repairs in Tayside, including Fife, Dundee and Perthshire contact us at upholsterer@fife.ws 2012-04-02 09:36:56 http://fife.ws/UpholsterersNews&p=BA322C5655520D27E040A8C0AC007677 At the moment, about 55% of requests from my customers when requiring replacement foam cushion infills, have fixed seat cushions, where the leather or fabric covering the cushions has been stapled down in place. The move to this style of fixed cushions by the manufacturers saves them time and money as there is no need to machine up individual cushion covers.  The problem comes when a customer is requiring the foam cushion infills replaced due to them going flat or losing comfort. I have been to customers who have said that the first Upholsterer they tried, said these type of cushions can not be economicaly replaced, to which I insist there is no problems with replacing these cushions but always advise of the extra labour time involved in gaining access into the cushions compaired to the loose cushion styles which is just a case of unzipping the cover, taking out the old foam and wrestling in the new plump firmer foam. The next problem is choosing the correct grade of foam for the customer and measuring the size of foam required for a fixed infill replacment. Most customers will say that they would like a firm foam grade fitted as the soft original foam fitted by the manufacturer has gone flat and uncomfortable, take this with a pinch of salt as if you went ahead and fitted firm foam, especially 12cm + it would be like sitting on a stone. As a general rule, when a customer says firm foam, medium grade would be the best if using Reflex (the best foam)  unless the foam is very thin, say 5cm - 10cm, use firm foam with caution! It is always better to keep a selection of grades and thicknesses of foam as samples for the customer to try before ordering what could be an expensive mistake. Regarding measuring the foam for replacement, if you can get the existing foam out and measure it, then all well and good but when it is a fixed seat cushion set up, then this is not always practical, so I suggest measuring the cushions and adding 5cm to the size on the length and width (which can be cut down if required) and 2-3cm on the depth. All replacment foam should have a poly fibre wrap fitted before it is put into the cushion cover to fill out the creases and soften the look of the foam, but this poly fibre wrap is not taken into account when measuring the cushion as it will not add anything to the size of the foam. For replacment foam of any grade in the UK (fitting service in the East of Scotland) or for free advise on cushion foam refills please email me at upholsterer@fife.ws 2012-03-08 09:14:01 http://fife.ws/UpholsterersNews&p=BA3294A3774946ECE040A8C0AC007E4A Recliner chairs and recliner sofas have been around a while now in the main stream and in use day in day out, which has resulted in the notable increased demand for repairs. Usually the first place a customer tries when in need of a recliner chair repair, is thier local Upholsterer. With this demand for recliner chair repairs on the increase then it would be a profitable and sensible business decision for all Upholsterers to be prepaired for this type of repair, making sure that they have a basic stock of recliner mechanism repair parts and a good working knowledge of the most popular types of recliner chair mechanisms. There are two main types of recliner mechanism used currently: Manual mechanisms and Electric mechanisms but many variations of each type requiring different parts to repair. The most common faults for each type of recliner mechanism are as follows: Manual Recliner Mechanisms:- Cables snapped or detached, Handles broken, Levers broken. Electric Recliner Mechanisms:- Handsets faulty, Transformers faulty, Motors faulty, Leads damaged, Switch / control boxes faulty. Here at www.fife.ws we can source most parts for recliner chair mechanism and ship / post worldwide. email us at upholsterer@fife.ws with all your recliner mechanism part requirments. For on-site recliner mechanism repairs in Scotland email us at upholsterer@fife.ws         2012-03-07 08:54:35