Comments on: How to Fix a Sagging Dining Chair Seat

By: Donna Hand

Donna Hand — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:46:50 +0000

I an having the same problem with our very expensive chairs that we use daily. My other complaint is that the frame that they attach the cushion and upholstery to is the CHEAPEST plywood in existence!!! Why do these companies use this JUNK on an otherwise beautiful hardwood chair?! I tried attaching metal strap to the frame of the chair and putting wood underneath which worked for a few months, but the metal strap stretched and eventually broke. I was hoping to avoid a full rebuild but it looks like that’s the only way to do it right. Thanks for the post!

By: tammi

tammi — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:11:06 +0000

In reply to Gretchen@BoxyColonial. thank you for the post. i have an antique rosewood table with 10 chairs. all are sagging. so now thanks to you i know i can fix them and enjoy the table for many more years !

By: Joyce Rae

Joyce Rae — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 21:26:13 +0000

In reply to Ashley Selland. Love the Chairs and the fabric. Well worth your efforts and hard work. Glad you were persistent. Nothing better than recycling, repurposing & upcycling.

By: Lisa Schreffler

Lisa Schreffler — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 20:48:15 +0000

I just made a similar purchase of dining chairs half because I really liked the dark wood and half because I love the fabric on the seat and chair back. Even though I did sit in each one of them, it wasn’t until a week later that something was obviously wrong. I never actually looked underneath the chairs! I too was excited with my find that I overlooked a huge issue. The seller had recovered the chairs herself, which was fine, but also repaired each seat with weaved elastic bands that were coming loose as soon as we started using on them!

By: Cynthia Bice

Cynthia Bice — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:26:23 +0000

I bought a wonderfully long table for my growing family, and have this EXACT same dilemma with the six chairs that came with it! Four of the chairs are fine, but apparently there are two that were used more. I thought I was falling all the way through!

Thank you for sharing what you learned. I am going to start on the chairs today.

By: Brenda Alexander

Brenda Alexander — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:37:34 +0000

Really appreciated this and your honest confession “I have a history of talking myself into buying “project pieces” and then letting said “project pieces” languish in the garage for years because I’m too busy/unmotivated/intimidated to actually tackle them.” Anyways great job with this write-up and the chairs!!!

By: Brynne

Brynne — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:16:20 +0000

In reply to Mary.

Yep, you got it! It’s easier to just cut the piece a little bit bigger than the middle hole and lay it on top than try to fit it perfectly! 🙂

So glad you enjoyed the post!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 03:51:19 +0000

I laughed so hard, my stomach hurts! This post is just like me with Craigslist. I find great deals all the time – most of them are really terrific. But the chair I found at a bargain sink in the middle, so I’m going to be brave and take one apart to see what happens. Thanks for your post. As for the instructions, I didn’t understand why the plywood needs to be bigger than the frame, but it probably will make sense when I am at that step. Besides, it will probably be easier than trying to make a piece of plywood that fits perfectly inside of the frame. Oh well. Thanks for the site, and for the laughs. Mary

By: Brynne

Brynne — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:23:16 +0000

In reply to Diana. Hi Diana! I was actually able to reuse the existing foam after I added the plywood seat support. If your foam isn't in great shape, I know many fabric/craft stores sell sheets of thick upholstery foam. That was going to be my Plan B if I pulled off the upholstery and discovered that the foam wasn't in good enough shape to reuse :)

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 03:18:09 +0000

I recently purchased a dining set with 8 chairs that have this exact fabric underneath for Support I ha e searched all over to replace it with like fabric with no luck. Seems the closest thing to it is a 2” webbing which would take forever and cost a fortune. Think I may have to follow your instructions to fix mine as well. Just curious what type of cushion did you use to replace the old ones? Synthetic or foam and what thickness for look and comfort? Thank you for your post and any answers would be helpful!