Do-it-yourself stool repair: options

Stools in the interior are the most important functional part of it. And if recently in the bedrooms and living rooms stools have become not such a common attribute, then in the kitchen you cannot do without them. And in those houses or apartments where the premises are presented in an antique style, there are stools in almost all the rooms.

But, as a rule, with time any, even the most qualitative and reliable, stool can come in an unsuitable condition and require repair. And then you need to immediately get to work and do not pull with this matter. The sooner to start repairing it, the easier it will be to go work. And the less likely that someone will fall from a broken stool.

Repair of a stool in most cases does not require any special skills or abilities. Even if the whole chair needs to be completely updated, it’s completely easy to do it yourself. You will only need to be patient and necessary materials.

Consider the main options for repairing individual parts of the stool in turn.

Repair of the legs of the stool

To begin, we will analyze how to repair the broken legs of the stool. Here there are several ways depending on what kind of mount they have. Most of the legs can be fastened in two main ways: using a thread with bolts or with glue.

Installation with glue

So, if the legs on the stool hold on to the glue and become loose, it is advisable to do so. First you need to gently detach completely bad holding legs from the seat. Then, using a sharp knife to release them from the remnants of the old glue. Clay need to be removed from the grooves, in which the legs were. It is convenient to do chisel.

When there is almost no old glue, you can clean these places with large emery paper. After all, it is very important that the surface of the attachment points be as flat and smooth as possible. This provides the best grip.

Now you just need to re-glue the legs. Apply a sufficient amount (if there is a lot - naughty, the excess can be removed) of carpentry or super glue in the notches for the legs. A little glue needs to be applied on the legs themselves. Then quickly you need to glue the legs and firmly press. When this is done, you need to leave the stool upside down for about a day (depending on the specific type of glue) so that the glue will clutch.

Thorough restoration of the thread of the legs

The next type of fastening is on the thread. The greatest trouble is mounting with a threaded rod. As a rule, it is screwed into the seat, and a leg is screwed on it in the recess. Most often, a leg falls out of the seat along with the pin. In this case, you need to repair it.

Unclip the frame from the seat into which the stud was screwed directly, and drill out the hole a little more. After this, make a new thread in this hole (preferably of the same size), then under this thread get a new stud and twist it there. Exactly this thread is made again on the leg itself. Or even as an option - just update the old thread layer.

But it also happens that with time the thread on the leg is still damaged, as a result of which the leg begins to crack and change in its size in width. Then you need to do so. Take the most ordinary tin from the canned food and cut a strip out of its metal, the length of which will be such that it can be wrapped around the leg plus about 2 cm for fixing. The width of the strip is about 1.5 cm. With one edge of the strip (which will be top) it is desirable to make small teeth.

Now this “clamp” is put on the upper part of the leg, after which it is fixed with the help of an ordinary bolt with a nut. You can also twist well the rest of the strip, if you succeed. But the teeth need to bend - this will ensure maximum retention of the clamp on the leg.

Improving the old thread and decorating

But it also happens that the thread on the leg or pin is damaged only slightly, and it is a pity to redo it completely. As a rule, in such cases, the stool staggers only slightly. In this case, you can unwind the legs and just seal the thread.

This is easily done with flax fiber or thread, which is simply wound onto the thread in one layer. It is also quite acceptable to use fum tape, which is often used in plumbing.

When the legs are ready functionally, all you have to do is transform them decoratively. To do this, it is best to clean them from old paint or varnish, sand and paint again. After sufficient drying, it will be possible to use this piece of furniture again.

How to repair the seat of the stool

But apart from the legs, the seat of the stool may also require repair. Usually the seat just wears out from time to time, it becomes ugly. And the outgoing side trim just behind, thereby it can easily hurt you. Therefore, it is also important to know how to cope with this type of repair.

In the event that the seat is very old, you need to cut and make a new one. It is important to correctly cut the dimensions that you want to see. You also need to round the corners with an electric jigsaw and process the seat well with emery paper.

Next, depending on how you want to see the seat of the stool, you need to treat it with varnish (paint) or paste over with thin plywood or special furniture film. Both of these options are good, so here you yourself must be clearly defined.

Next, it remains to make an edge. To mount it is not necessary. If your stool is already beautiful, you can do without it. But if you think that the edge of the chair will look better, get to work. Immediately stock up with a special furniture edge in the right quantity, the wrong side of which is covered with hot melt glue, a sharp shoe knife, and an electric iron.

First, the iron is turned on and set to a temperature of at least 150 degrees. At this time, you need to cut off the right amount of edge - about 5-10 cm more than you need for pasting. Further, it is convenient to work together. One person applies the hem and holds it, and the other irones it with a heated iron. The hot melt glue then heats up and fixes the edge to the seat.

It is important not to create even minimal gaps. And if they are - you need to iron everything again until they disappear. And in the event that the edge stuck unevenly, it is quite easy to fix: just iron it again, unplug it and paste it again. When everything is ready, cut off the remnants of the edge with a shoe knife.

Repair of stools can be considered fully considered. From all of the above, it is easy to understand that this is a completely simple matter. Moreover, it is not necessary to completely repair the stool, if only certain specific parts are out of order.