How to drag a computer chair with your own hands?

A computer or office chair is a fairly common type of furniture, as it is widely used not only in the office, but also at home. Unfortunately, like other things, such furniture also becomes unusable over time due to torn or cracked upholstery. In addition to being inconvenient, such a chair has a very unaesthetic appearance. Accordingly, you just have to buy a new one or replace the upholstery with the old one. The first option is quite expensive and not everyone can afford it. The second is much cheaper, but at the same time laborious. Therefore, if you decide to save on acquiring a new one and give a second life to an old item, we will tell you how to drag a computer chair with your own hands.

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Benefits

Doing a computer chair with your own hands has a lot of positive advantages with respect to acquiring a new one or replacing upholstery in a workshop:

• You will save money on purchasing a new one or paying for the work of a master;
• Duration of work takes about 30 minutes;
• There is no need to take the chair anywhere;
• Everyone has the right set of tools in the house;
• Even a beginner will cope with the work.

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Necessary tools and materials

To make a constriction of a computer chair with your own hands, you first need to purchase a fabric.

Important! Try to avoid artificial skin, as well as light and thin tissues. Such materials are very impractical and wear out pretty quickly.

As for calculating the amount of material you need, it can be calculated in two ways:

• Take measurements from a seat and a back. Add 5 centimeters on each side to the data.

Important! If you plan to replace the foam rubber, its quantity must also be calculated at this stage.

• Remove the old coating, and then take measurements from it, taking into account allowances and tucks.

Also, to replace the old upholstery with a new one, you will need such tools:

• Furniture stapler;
• Staples;
• Screwdriver or screwdriver;
• Scissors or clerical knife.

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Do-it-yourself computer chair hauling: instructions

This process is quite easy, it will not make you a lot of work, and you can cope with it even alone. In order to replace the old upholstery with a new one, you need to adhere to this course of action:

• Disassemble the chair. In order to dismantle the back, you need to turn the screw, which is located behind, then open the latches and pulling on each side, remove the rear panel. As for the seat, in order to remove the chair, you need to turn it upside down and unscrew all the screws that secure the armrest.

Important! It is best to put all the cogs in one place, so that at the end of the work you can count them.

• Remove the old upholstery, while immediately removing the old brackets.
• Attach a piece of foam and cut it along the contours of the seat / back. Secure the finished workpiece with brackets.
• Now you can pull the fabric. To do this, stretch the fabric and fix it on the back of the back / seat. Try to do this carefully so that there are no bends.
• Fix it again with a stapler and cut the “tails”.
• Assemble the chair back, following the same pattern as when dismantling, only in the reverse order.

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How to drag an office chair with your own hands?

Padding an office chair is as quick and easy as a computer one. In order to replace the old chair upholstery with a new one, you will need the following tools and materials:

• Polyurethane foam;

Important! Polyurethane foam should be 25 density and have a thickness for the seat of 3 centimeters, and for the back - 2 centimeters.

• Flap tissue (flock or microfiber);
• Synthetic winterizer;
• Staples;
• Self-tapping screws;
• Odorless glue for polyurethane foam;
• Glue sprayer;
• Air gun;
• Stationery knife;
• Cross head screwdriver.

Once everything necessary for the job is prepared, you can begin the process of hauling the chair. The sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Unscrew the back and dismantle the plastic pad.
2. Remove the backrest itself, remove the old upholstery.
3. Apply glue to a piece of foam, stick to the back. Cut the excess.
4. Cut a flap of fabric of the right size.
5. Pull it on the workpiece surface and secure it from the inside.
6. Assemble a chair.

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We sew a cover for a chair

In order for the chair or chair to last longer and then no further hauling is required, you can sew a cover. This is an excellent accessory that will protect this piece of furniture from damage, and at the same time it can become a bright accent of the entire interior. You can make a cover in the form of two separate elements: for a back and a seat. If the chair is a single design, it is better to sew a cover according to this principle:

• Take tracing paper or other paper convenient for you, attach it to each of the elements of a chair or chair.
• Cut out the shapes and transfer them to the fabric.
• Cut blanks to allowance.

Important! When cutting, you can leave a few additional centimeters of fabric for sewing the “tunnel” into which you can stretch the elastic.

• Sweep the blank, try on and make the necessary adjustments. Sew everything on a sewing machine.

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Hauling an office chair or chair is a fairly easy and quick process. Thanks to him, you can completely update the interior without incurring large financial costs. We hope that our advice will help you in your endeavors, and the finished result will please you and your loved ones.