Upholstery and Fabrics - kitchen chairs "exhale" when sitting down
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lions
05-24-09, 09:10 PM
I'm recovering some kitchen chairs which has an original vinyl cover over the foam pad. The old vinyl is torn, but holds in the foam which I don't want to replace. I stapled a new piece of vinyl on top of the old stuff, and I'm stapling the cover fabric over that. Now, when I sit, the cushion audibly "exhales" a puff of air. What can I do to not have this sound of air being pushed out of the cushion?
GBR in WA
05-24-09, 09:23 PM
We have been recovering the same kitchen set for 30 years. I went to a thicker clear plastic cover (to last longer) and the chairs have made the same air rush noise. The holes in the bottom of the pad support material are for just that. Maybe the thicker material only makes the noise. We live with it, our's are not real noticable. Be safe, G
Shadeladie
05-25-09, 10:09 AM
Hi and welcome to the forum! There needs to be a "breather" of some sort for the air to escape. I'm reading that you want to recover with "fabric" and you added new vinyl over the old vinyl first.
What you can do is either buy some dense batting and cover the old vinyl (or remove it altogether) with that, rather than new vinyl or remove a staple or two from the new vinyl to make a small opening for the air to escape.
What you can do is either buy some dense batting and cover the old vinyl (or remove it altogether) with that, rather than new vinyl or remove a staple or two from the new vinyl to make a small opening for the air to escape.
lions
05-30-09, 01:38 AM
My solution was to undo the vinyl, and cover the old foam/vinyl with a layer of cotten batting and a covering of washed cotton duck (or canvas). Then, the seat fabric went over that. Using cotton had three advantages: the seat no longer made a noise of expelling air when sitting on it; the seat itself no longer had the noisiness of swiping across plastic when sitting on it, and the seat was warmer to the touch, making it more comfortable and welcoming to sit on than with the vinyl underneath. Glad I switched it out!
wjd01
06-20-09, 06:48 PM
Good Evening from Eastern Tennessee.
The simplest way to allow air to escape on the seat is to take all the vinyl off plus the foam or cotton padding, drill approximately a one inch whole in the wood.
When setting on the chair after the re-upholstering job is finished, the air will excape through the one inch whole.
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wjd01
The simplest way to allow air to escape on the seat is to take all the vinyl off plus the foam or cotton padding, drill approximately a one inch whole in the wood.
When setting on the chair after the re-upholstering job is finished, the air will excape through the one inch whole.
NOADS.com
wjd01