Thread: Furniture repair?

Originally Posted by epd

Quick and dirty fix, 2' piece of 2x4, some 2.5" #8 screws, and a 1/8 drill bit to predrill the 2x4 only. Load it up with PL glue (small caulking gun type) and 5 screws per section.

Dont over torque the screws or you may as well not bother putting them in!

You could just clamp and PL glue, but I would screw it.

Good luck, you should be able to get all that stuff for less than 20$ and depot will cut the wood for you if you dont have the tools handy.

Thanks man! Lets see how this goes! ;D

Originally Posted by vvti713

lol, If I had the money I would :P

The entire broken brace,not the couch

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

The entire broken brace,not the couch

lmao, OHHH.. yea I thought about that too.. but the piece has the bracket that the springs hook onto

Good luck with the repair, EPD gave you all the info you need. Let us know how it turns out for you.

ESP seems right on . If you dont want to use the wood and glue route, you can easily find 2 predrilled steel braces and bolt the broken board together.

Just realign the pieces, and fix everything with a piece of construction steel and some or screws.
That's what I did a couple of years ago with our old sofa when a similar thing happened.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Just realign the pieces, and fix everything with a piece of construction steel and some or screws.That's what I did a couple of years ago with our old sofa when a similar thing happened.

+1, except I'd personally use appropriate sized carriage bolts rather than screws. Just personal preference, either will work.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Just realign the pieces, and fix everything with a piece of construction steel and some or screws.
That's what I did a couple of years ago with our old sofa when a similar thing happened.

That's the way I'd go with it. Couple of pieces 1/2" or 3/4" angle iron about as long as that bay. One on the front side and one on the back. Fun part may be stretching the springs back where they need to be. LOL