An upholsterer can quote faster when it knows the piece, its condition, the fabric you want and whether it must be collected. Say it once in a request for armchair and wingback reupholstery in Durban and we pass it to upholsterers working in Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Armchair and Wingback Reupholstery in Durban
Want chair reupholstery in Durban? Give the style (wingback, tub, club, accent, recliner), whether it has a loose cushion or buttoning, and how many chairs. Send a photo, say whether you have your own fabric, and ask upholsterers in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal to quote collection too.
The main armchair and wingback reupholstery page explains the options, materials and costs in more detail.
Furniture reupholstery in Durban: local notes
Durban homes hold a lot of solid furniture worth keeping: imbuia dining chairs in Glenwood and Morningside houses, big corner lounge suites in Chatsworth and Phoenix family homes, and wingbacks in the retirement complexes of Durban North. Mouldy foam is the common complaint after a wet summer, so ask the upholsterer to strip right back to the frame rather than cover old foam. Leather couches in sea facing flats in Umhlanga often need cleaning and conditioning after salt and sun.
Durban: the homes, the climate and the workshops
Humidity is the upholsterer's real competition in Durban. Damp air works into foam, rusts staples and springs from the inside and leaves grey mould spots on couches in closed-up flats, so a lot of upholstery in Durban starts as a repair rather than a style change. Lounge suites in Chatsworth and Phoenix, old dining chairs on the Berea and holiday flat furniture along the beachfront all come in for new foam and covers. Most upholsterers in Durban work from Jacobs, Mobeni, Springfield and Briardene, or from home workshops in Umlazi and KwaMashu, and collect by bakkie. Ask for marine grade staples, mould resistant fabric and foam that breathes.
The requests we see from Durban usually come from:
- Homeowners and tenants: a family wingback, a reading armchair, a nursing chair or a tired recliner recovered
- Restaurants, hotels, guesthouses and lodges: guesthouse bedroom armchairs and hotel lounge tub chairs recovered in contract fabric
- Car, bakkie and taxi owners: the armchairs in a showroom lounge or a fleet manager's office recovered
Local tips for Durban
Common here: lounge suites, mouldy couches, beachfront flat furniture and taxi seats. Ask each workshop about this: ask for foam and staples that suit the humidity, and whether old foam is fully removed. Where they work from: jacobs, Mobeni, Springfield, Briardene and home workshops in the townships.
Around Durban the largest group asking is homeowners and tenants, which usually means a family wingback, a reading armchair, a nursing chair or a tired recliner recovered. Before you agree to anything: check the springs and frame under the seat. Collection here: bakkie collection across the metro; fabric and foam houses in town and the south basin.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Upholsterers and suppliers on our network work in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb and say whether the pieces must be collected, so the collection fee can be quoted honestly.