How to Repair a Woven Seat in a Beach Chair
- 1). Remove the rivet, clip, or screw that holds the old webbing to the chair. Screws can simply be unscrewed with a screwdriver. Rivets may need to be drilled out using a power drill and a metal drill bit.
- 2). Measure the height, or length from the front edge of the seat to the back edge of the seat of the chair, and the height, or length from the bottom edge of the backrest to the top edge of the backrest. Add the height of the seat and the height of the backrest of the chair together. For example, if your seat is 26-inches tall, measured from the front edge to the back edge, and the back rest of the chair is 26 inches tall, measured from the bottom edge to the top edge, then your measurement is 52 inches. Add 8 inches to that, for a result of 60 inches. In this example, 60 inches is how long your vertical webbing strips will need to be.
- 3). Measure the width of the chair. The seat and the backrest of the chair generally have the same width, so you only need to measure one of the two. Add 8 inches to the measurement. For example, if your chair is 30-inches wide, then add 8 inches to that, for a result of 38 inches. In this example, your horizontal webbing strips will need to be 38-inches long.
- 4). Cut the new webbing into strips that match your measurements. You will need webbing strips for vertical, as well as for horizontal, directions. The actual number of strips depends on your chair. The number of strips of webbing, and the width of the webbing itself, should match the old webbing of your chair. The color and pattern can be changed. Webbing kits can be purchased at hardware stores, and are available in many colors and patterns.
- 5). Fold the end of a strip of webbing to create a right triangle. A right triangle is a triangle that has two sides that form a right angle, and a third, longer side that connects them. Fold the triangle once more so that you have an isosceles triangle. An isosceles triangle is a triangle that has two sides the exact same length. The isosceles triangle should resemble the shape of a house roof.
- 6). Wrap the webbing around the aluminum frame of the chair so that the reinforced triangle rests over the screw or rivet hole. Use a screwdriver or power drill to attach a screw, or use a rivet capping tool and attach the webbing with rivets. Rivet tools and rivets can be purchased at a hardware store. The end of the webbing should be on the underside or the back side of the chair. The webbing should cover the top or front of the aluminum frame.
- 7). Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for both sides of each of the horizontal strips of webbing. Tighten the webbing before attaching the second side. The tighter the webbing, the more sturdy your chair will be.
- 8). Attach one side of a vertical strip using the method described in Steps 4 and 5. It doesn't matter if you attach the bottom or top of the strip first, just as long as you only attach one side.
- 9). Weave the vertical strip in-and-out of the horizontal strips so that they alternate, forming a woven pattern. Attach the end of the vertical strip to the frame using the method described in Steps 4 and 5. Repeat the process for each of the vertical strips of webbing. Note that the webbing should go under the aluminum bar at the hinge of the chair.
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Test your chair for ease of opening and closing. If it does not open or close smoothly, you might have to adjust the vertical webbing straps, making them slightly looser.
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