One of the legs of my sofa broke. Thinking about repairing but not sure the best way to do that. I have a very limited amount of tools

I’m thinking of unscrewing the other legs, then resting the frame on something. What should I rest it on? I’m thinking of just getting some wood form Lowes or something like that. Is that totally stupid?

Is there a way to check the strength of the frame? Am I just delaying the inevitable?

Appreciate any advice you can offer!

  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
    20·
    19 hours ago

    I am an expert. Or at least an upholsterer. When you say the leg broke, what broke? Did it snap? Did it push into the sofa? Some legs have a bolt sticking out and screw into a T nut that is on the inside of the sofa.

    Sometimes that punches in and just spins when you turn it. You have to pull the bolt out as hard as you can and try to get those prongs to grab wood. Most legs are one of 2 sizes. You could find another leg and bolt it back on.

    It may also be a block of wood that screws to the bottom of the sofa. The holes are probably hidden by the felt scuff pad thing.

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with propping it up on a brick or book or whatever. If you want to be less ghetto, take a leg from the back and move it to the front so your guests can’t tell your couch is propped up on blocks

      • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        7 hours ago

        Yes, it’s repairable, but it’s fairly involved. A fair amount of the sofa needs to be “undone” to get the arm off. How much work that is depends on how the couch is constructed. Then it becomes a matter of matching the leather, which probably won’t be possible to make it invisible.