How to assemble a sofa?

Upholstered furniture is in every home. The range of modern sofas and armchairs is huge. Not every consumer, buying such furniture designs, is ready to assemble them at home independently. In most cases, people turn to the help of specialists. But in fact, there is nothing incomprehensibly complicated in carrying out these works. In this article we will analyze in detail how to properly assemble sofas of different designs.

Work on self-assembly of furniture is available to most home craftsmen. It is only necessary to take into account that often all stages turn out to be laborious.

• You must keep on hand the assembly instructions for the factory product. Usually in such accompanying documents there are schematic images of each stage of the work. You should not neglect familiarization with this component. It is in the instructions that all the nuances and features can be indicated, without knowing about which, the assembly of furniture will be difficult.
• It is recommended that all tools and materials be prepared in advance so that during the assembly process they are not distracted and do not seek out the necessary items, only wasting time. Wrenches must be of the required size. You will need a hexagon, a screwdriver, a good screwdriver. You should use reliable and high-quality devices that will not let the master down at the most crucial moment.
• Studying the accompanying documentation, which comes in a set with upholstered furniture, you should pay attention to the declared package bundle. All necessary components must come complete with furniture design. Make sure of this before starting all work.
• When assembling a sofa of any design and shape, do not rush to tighten the fixing bolts all the way. It is much simpler and easier to fix all defects and assembly errors if the bolts are not tightened too much.
• Assembly should be carried out slowly. We must act carefully, carefully, without neglecting any of the steps. Be patient. If you assemble furniture carelessly and hastily, you can accidentally damage any part of the structure or lose small parts, without which it will not be possible to complete the assembly.
• It is very important to monitor the correct installation of the mechanism present in the furniture structure. If you install it incorrectly or make any mistakes at the same time, it will not function normally.

If you planned to assemble a brand new sofa with your own hands (both homemade and factory), you will need to prepare all the necessary tools and materials. In carrying out such work can not do without such devices as:

• keys of suitable sizes;
• screwdriver;
• hexagon;
• screwdriver;
• drill;
• Ruler and pencil;
• roulette;
• scissors;
• a hammer;
• special brackets.

If you plan to assemble a good sofa from blanks made by yourself, then you can not do without the following materials:

• chipboard panels;
• upholstery (leather or woven);
• printed material (inexpensive foam rubber is suitable);
• a mattress consisting of 3 basic elements;
• nails, screws;
• guides;
• wheels (if provided in the furniture mechanism).

It is possible to assemble any sofa on your own, whether it is a modern transformer (for example, a “folding bed”, “saber” or a roll-out option) or an ordinary static product devoid of any additional systems. When preparing these furniture designs, it is important to adhere to their detailed diagram so that you can not make a mistake anywhere. Let's analyze step by step how you can independently assemble sofas of different types.

Today, corner models of sofas are rightfully recognized as one of the most popular.

Often, corner models are equipped with additional mechanisms to organize a full-fledged berth.

Corner models are presented in a wide range. There are both large and mini sofas. To assemble furniture of any size of the specified type, you need to connect 3 main components of the structure:

• seat;
• backrest;
• retractable element.

Before starting work, you need to inspect the base. If it has a mechanism, it is also worth a closer look. It can be right-handed or left-handed.

• Unzip each item of new furniture. Check the quality of all components and the integrity of the equipment.
• Harvest all the necessary tools.
• To a basic basis, corner compartments and armrests support parts must be attached, using screws.
• Attach Rollers to the retractable part.
• Use the screws to connect the sidewalls and corner sections. Make sure that all elements are well fixed.
• Further connect the base base and back.
• Lock the back wall and a second armrest.
• On the guides present in the side, it is necessary to put the rolling mechanism included in the kit.

Knowing such a scheme, you can build and assemble such furniture yourself using the materials listed above. The main thing is to pre-prepare a design drawing with detailed parameters of the future product.

Assembling standard direct sofas at home can be simple and quick, given all the features of the purchased model and its detailed layout at hand.

We will analyze in stages how to collect such products according to all the rules.

• It is necessary to carefully unpack each of the details of upholstered furniture. Make sure the hardware is of good quality. Unpacked parts are allowed to lie down a bit, so that they take their natural shape, adapt to their ambient temperature and humidity.
• Place all necessary tools and accessories next to you. Here you will definitely need a hexagon, a screwdriver and a screwdriver.
• The first thing to do is screw the furniture legs, since the already assembled furniture structure may be too heavy and lifting it will be quite inconvenient.
• Next, you can proceed to the main stage of product assembly. Connect the back and seat to each other, carefully aligning all the necessary holes, inserting and screwing bolts or self-tapping screws into them. Then from 2 sides on a wooden frame you will need to expose and fix the armrest and other decorative components.
• Check how the mechanism works in the assembled sofa after completing all stages of work. It is important that the existing system works smoothly, without squeaks, crunches and other suspicious noises.

The new modular sofa is a piece of furniture that will be significantly different from all the above models.

Separate sections can somehow connect with each other, but can only shift (attach) to each other.

Often, modular models of sofas that are already mounted go on sale, and the buyer only needs to combine all the details in accordance with their own wishes. Ready-made modules are usually selected in the store.

As one of the options - a modular sofa may look like a transformer system. If necessary, such a soft product quickly and easily transforms without a lot of power or time costs, turning into a very comfortable and cozy bed. Sections can also be given a variety of shapes.

We give an algorithm of actions in the case of a modular system.

• Lay out a Eurocover on a flat and solid basis.
• Take turns put in the lined backrest frame cover and landing parts.
• Put the transforming mechanism. In this case, you must be as careful and careful as possible. The springs on the mechanisms after installation should be located on the side of the seats. Each mechanism has 4 pairs of holes. For fastening to the frame base, internal ones should be used (they are close to the connection point).
• Set the sofa on the drawer. Carefully align the grooves in the design of the mechanism with the holes in the box. You need to fix the whole system to the screws.

Independently collecting upholstered furniture with or without mechanisms, it is worth remembering some useful tips.

• When assembling the sofa, protruding upholstery elements may appear. You can hide them with scotch tape or a special construction stapler.
• If the new furniture structure is equipped with a mechanism, after assembly it is necessary to check the serviceability of its work. During testing, in no case can you make sudden movements and jerks, regardless of whether the system is: roll-out, folding or sliding.
• If you assemble a sofa from parts made by yourself, be especially careful. If the structure is constructed from natural wood, it must be treated with antiseptics before assembly.
• If during the assembly of furniture the accessories that come with the kit are damaged or broken, you need to buy a new one. Old broken parts can not be used in any case, even if it seems that they almost "did not suffer."

The following is a video tutorial on assembling a direct sofa.