As you can see in this video, the right arm of this sofa was broken when it arrived to our workshop to be recovered.
Our customer bought this sofa from a well known retailer where you're free to buy whatever they have available, to be recovered in leather.
We had to repair the arm and strengthen other parts to prevent future breakages as the manufacturer in Vietnam obviously could have used a few tips on how to make furniture frames...
We sometimes get asked why the cost to recover can be around the same as buying a new sofa, maybe this can help answer that question.
When furniture is made poorly using poor quality materials (see the particle board support rails), by people who are paid $1 per day, you cannot expect that item to be recovered here in Australia with our high wages and overheads etc for any less.
The Australian retailer will have paid the Vietnamese supplier a very small fraction of the actual sale price. Maybe once we establish what that price was it will make the recover cost seem more reasonable.
Did I mention the filling used in the cushions is also rubbish, so in a couple of years the cushioning is going to look flat and out of shape, and feel uncomfortable to sit on.
See these pics of the frame to understand the quality (or LACK of) of this furniture. I've seen better quality firewood!
You would be far better of buying an older secondhand piece that was made when people still cared about quality, and have it recovered by Cover It Upholstery Sydney
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