How to make a folding sofa with your own hands: the principle of manufacturing

Agree, each of you has thought about it at least onceon how to make a folding . After all, there is probably not a single apartment or house that does not have a soft sofa. When you come home, especially after work, you really want to either sit or lie down on your cozy little sofa. But fashion changes every time, and with it the design of furniture. And you can create an original folding sofa with your own hands.A comfortable and original folding sofa can be made with your own hands, if you have free time and the necessary materials.

Fabrication and purchase of materials

It will take up your free time, but it will also bring youPros. Firstly, you will save your money on this sofa, since the cost of store copies is quite high these days. Secondly, you will select high-quality consumables and be confident in them. Thirdly, you will be able to change the appearance of the sofa at any time by changing the upholstery. Fourthly, you will save space in your apartment, since the product will be assembled during the day, and in the evening it will be able to turn into a sleeping place. And, most importantly, you will feel proud of your work and brag about it to your family and friends.Sofa unfolding mechanism.Before you start making a folding sofa with your own hands, you should decide on the size and type of the product. There are three main types: a sofa bed, a roll-out sofa, a sofa bed. And do not forget to draw its drawing. You will need it not only during the work process, but also to correctly calculate the consumption of the necessary material. Having decided on all this, you can proceed to the next step. In order to, namely, a sofa bed, you need to purchase the following materials:

• boards (5 cm thick and 15 cm high);
• Fiberboard;
• corners;
• bars;
• springs;
• fabric for sheathing;
• thick foam rubber;
• varnish is transparent;
• hinges for doors;
• furniture boards;
• electric jigsaw.

Having bought everything, you can start working on the sofa itself. The instructions will help you with this. Return to the table of contents</a>Making a sofa bedThe back of the sofa is made from furniture board.Let's start with the back of the sofa. It is made from a furniture board. Mark the upper curved line on it a little earlier. To do this, take a template. Next, you should drill a diamond-shaped slot and the upper line of the back according to the drawing. You will need a jigsaw for this. To get a diamond-shaped opening, you need to cut out holes for the jigsaw in advance. Then drill slots near the obtuse angles of the diamond. Do not turn the jigsaw in sharp corners. After doing this, remove sawdust from the edges. After cutting out the remaining parts of the furniture board, all the elements must be sanded. Do not forget to carefully strengthen them by pressing them against the workbench board. Using a profile router, you should round off the front parts of the sofa parts. If desired, varnish the finished elements. Then attach the main wooden block to the wall. You determine the size and height according to your preferences. The height you have determined will be equal to the height of the side parts of the seats. Attach the beam horizontally in the middle, fix it at the edges with screws. Put a wooden strip on it, on top of which you will fix the seats on the hinges, thanks to which the sofa will unfold. Then this strip should be attached at the bottom to the beam with screws. The holes for them are made initially.The sofa folds and unfolds thanks tospecial loops. After this, you should mark the locations of the loops for the side seats, they will fold inward. According to the mark, drill holes for the dowels, the loops are fixed with screws. When the loops are installed, the side panels are attached to them. Now install the back of the sofa, taking double-sided self-adhesive tape. You can supplement the back with foam rubber in a cover. It looks both beautiful and comfortable. The homemade sofa is ready. The only downside is that there is no additional linen box. Return to the table of contents</a>The principle of making a sofa-book can be done in another way. But first, buy everything you need:

• boards;
• bars;
• lamellas;
• Particleboard;
• bolts;
• the mechanism of transformation;
• non-woven fabric;
• foam rubber, sintepon;
• covers on the sofa (you can make by yourself);
• wooden fittings (for armrests);
• sandpaper.

Most sofa beds come complete witha linen box. Start by assembling the linen box. Make a box measuring 190x80 cm. To make the structure stronger, attach two crossbars in the middle. Make the bottom of the box from a sheet of fiberboard. The seat and back will consist of two identical boxes made of bars (40x60). Nail slats to them so that they hold the mattress. Make the armrests from chipboard (24 mm). You need to make frames on them. Drill holes at the bottom for the bolts. In the linen box, also make 2 holes on both sides. Attach the transformation mechanism on both sides so that there is 10 mm of free space between the back and seat frames. Make sure that the seat does not extend beyond the armrests when the product is folded. All roughness on the frames can be treated with sandpaper. Attach interlining and thick foam rubber to the slats. You do not cover the transformation mechanism with it. You can cover the foam rubber with synthetic padding on top so that it does not wear out. Put the sewn covers on the seat and back. Glue the foam rubber, twisted in the form of a roller, to the armrests, and you will need to attach more foam rubber on top to thicken and soften the armrests. Cover the armrests with the same fabric from which you sewed the covers for the sofa itself. Attach the fittings to the front side. Do not forget to check whether the transformation mechanism works by unfolding and folding the sofa bed. Well, the sofa is ready with your own hands. Here the principle of the sofa is simple and reliable. But there is also a minus: such a sofa cannot be placed close to the wall, since when unfolded it will constantly rub against the wall. Return to the table of contents</a>We make a Eurobook sofaThe Eurobook sofa folds out easier than othersmodels. Nowadays, a very common type of sofa is the Eurobook. It unfolds by moving the seat forward, and the back is lowered to a horizontal position. Such a sofa consists of a base, a back, a seat, a side and an unfolding mechanism. Start working with the base (size 65x190 cm). To do this, take the boards (width - 15 cm, thickness - 5 cm) and fasten them with self-tapping screws. In the corners and in the middle of the base, screw in additional bars for better strength. A sheet of fiberboard is suitable for the bottom of the base, which is nailed to the slats. Next, we proceed to the back and seat. They are made from 5x15 cm boards according to the same pattern as the base frame, dimensions 70x195 cm. Bars of 5x5 cm are inserted into the finished boxes, fastened at a distance of 8-10 cm from each other. The fiberboard sheets are attached on both sides and the legs are screwed on. Don't forget that the soft part of the back should be turned outward. The side is also made of chipboard in the form of a small box. The folding mechanism looks like non-detachable loops. They should be attached to the base of the back and the sofa itself. Having assembled all the elements of the structure, start gluing the polyurethane foam. Then wrap them in synthetic padding or holofiber. Cover the sofa with the fabric you have chosen using a construction stapler. Everything is ready! It is not difficult to make a folding sofa with your own hands, you just need to correctly adhere to these diagrams and instructions. Although you can add something of your own. Perhaps then the sofa will be even more comfortable, practical and beautiful. Do not be afraid to create with your own hands!

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