Armchair life?

[condor]

How long should an armchair recliner last?
I've been very happy with mine, very comfortable etc.,but the back seat end collapsed a few days ago....and upon investigation, appears the wooden frame is now twisted and impossible to fix without unpicking the upholstery.
It's nearly 10 years old and originally cost £450 ...but it was so comfortable ( before it broke) that I want it fixed.
I appreciate that in a throw-away society it's cheaper to buy new...but any ideas of how I can save it?

[smutbag]

This is really really such a sad thread on so many levels.

[Balmoral Green]

You obviously missed this one then...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[condor]

smutbag said:

This is really really such a sad thread on so many levels.

Too true I wasted hours trying to fix it this morning!

[Alex97]

Roseata is dead?

[Wado-Ryu]

Alex97 said:

Roseata is dead?

[Geoff82]

Alex97 said:

Roseata is dead?

I think you've been watching too much television young man ;-)

[Pigeon]

I thought this thread was going to be about horrible things that live in the stuffing of armchairs eating tiny bits of you that fall off when you sit in them and breathing farts.

[Ordinary Bloke]

To the tune of "Parklife"...

[mark69sheer]

smutbag said:

This is really really such a sad thread on so many levels.

Get rammage to buy it , now its broken with bits sticking out it would be ideal for active bondage..

[mark69sheer]

condor said:

How long should an armchair recliner last?
I've been very happy with mine, very comfortable etc.,but the back seat end collapsed a few days ago....and upon investigation, appears the wooden frame is now twisted and impossible to fix without unpicking the upholstery.
It's nearly 10 years old and originally cost £450 ...but it was so comfortable ( before it broke) that I want it fixed.
I appreciate that in a throw-away society it's cheaper to buy new...but any ideas of how I can save it?

I could fix it easy. I was a chairframemaker for years.

Doesn't help you though

[Puff Puff]

Having the courage to admit on PH to owning a reclining chair is one thing, having the courage to admit to having owned it for ten years - that is bravery worthy of a superhero.

We're not worthy....

[XJSJohn]

that'll be a Condor moment then ....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e7lbdq9sqP4