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Keep the frame you love and let local upholsterers quote the new cover

Couches, dining chairs, armchairs and headboards; car, bakkie and boat seats; booths, pews and office chairs; and fabric, foam, leather and supplies by the metre. Send one request and upholsterers and suppliers in your area quote you directly.

A freshly reupholstered buttoned armchair and fabric swatches on a workshop table in a South African upholstery workshop
Job ticketNo. 4254

Before you ask for quotes

Recover or replace
Recover when the frame is solid
Fabric for a 3-seater
Roughly 10 to 14 m of plain fabric
Patterned fabric
Allow 10 to 20% extra to match
Foam
Ask for a seat-grade density
Before you pay
Labour, fabric and foam itemised

Reupholstery.co.za is a free quote service for upholstery and reupholstery in South Africa. Whether it is a lounge suite that has seen two generations of children, dining chairs with stained seats, a cracked leather couch, a car seat with a worn bolster, a boat that needs new cushions or fabric and foam for your own project, one request reaches the upholsterers and suppliers near you.

How it works

Use the work order at the bottom of the page. For reupholstery, say what the pieces are and how many, and whether the fabric is plain or patterned, and the calculator works out roughly how many metres the job takes and lays the cut pieces out on a roll. For foam and cushions, give the size and the use, and it works out the volume and suggests a foam. For seats, repairs, supplies, cleaning or machine hire, just say how many. We send your request to upholsterers and suppliers who work in your area, and they quote you directly. It costs you nothing.

Everything we take requests for

From an imbuia lounge suite in Pietermaritzburg and six riempie chairs in Paarl to a sagging roof lining in Boksburg, fitted canvas covers for a farm bakkie in Bethlehem, ski boat cushions on the Vaal, booth seating for a restaurant in Umhlanga, pew cushions for a church in Soweto, quick-dry foam for pool loungers in Centurion or ten metres of velvet for a designer in Cape Town.

Getting upholstery quotes you can compare

Two quotes for "recover a couch" can be very different jobs. Check whether the price is labour only or includes fabric, how many metres are allowed, whether the foam is renewed and which grade, whether springs, webbing and the frame are checked and fixed, what piping, buttons and cushions are included, collection and delivery, the deposit, the turnaround and any guarantee on the work. For supplies, compare the same width, rub count, density or size.

Frequently asked questions

Does Reupholstery.co.za do the upholstery itself?
No. We are a free quote service. You send one request and we pass it to independent upholsterers, motor trimmers, foam and fabric suppliers or upholstery cleaners who work in your area. They contact you directly with their prices, and you are under no obligation to accept any of them.
Is it worth reupholstering a couch instead of buying a new one?
Usually yes when the frame is solid hardwood, the shape suits your room or the piece has sentimental value; often not when the frame is cheap chipboard. Recovering a good couch can cost as much as a budget new one, so compare honestly. See couch reupholstery and couch repairs.
How much fabric do I need?
As a rough guide, 10 to 14 m of plain 140 cm fabric for a 3-seater, 5 to 7 m for an armchair and about half a metre for a dining chair seat pad, with 10 to 20% extra for patterns. The calculator in the form works it out, but let the upholsterer measure before you buy. See upholstery fabric.
Do upholsterers collect and deliver?
Many do, by bakkie, for a fee that depends on the distance and how many pieces there are; some come to you for fixed seating like booths and pews, and small repairs can sometimes be done at home. Ask for collection in the written quote. See upholsterers.

Free quote request, no obligation

Request upholstery quotes

Tell the workshops what a good upholsterer would ask across the counter: what the piece is, what state it is in, the fabric or foam you have in mind, where it is and how to reach you. Upholsterers and suppliers in your area quote you directly.

Your work orderUpholstery and Reupholstery

1The job

2Work out the fabric (optional, it helps the quote)

Your cutting plan on a 140 cm roll, roughly

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A rule of thumb, not a quote.

3Condition and timing

4Your list (optional)

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Up to 12 lines: pieces, seats, fabric, foam or anything else.
Needs and options

5Your details

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