A supplier quotes better when it knows the sizes, the quantities, the grade and whether you will collect or need a courier. Send one request with the details and we pass it to upholsterers working in towns and cities across Gauteng.
Cushion Covers Made to Size in Gauteng
Need cushion covers in Gauteng? Say how many, the sizes in centimetres, scatter, seat or box cushions, and whether you want piping, zips or new inners. Mention if you are supplying the fabric or want samples, so workshops in Gauteng can quote.
New to this? Read the cushion covers guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
What to know locally in Gauteng
Fabric shops around Fordsburg and the Johannesburg CBD sell upholstery fabric off the roll, and foam suppliers in the industrial areas cut seat cushions, chip foam bases and bolsters to size. Hobby upholsterers buy webbing, staples, piping cord and a staple gun to redo dining chair seats at home. Extraction machines are rented for a weekend from hardware and rental counters across the metros, and upholstery cleaners come to the house to treat pet stains and dusty fabric couches.
Upholstery work in Gauteng
Decades of solid furniture sit in Gauteng homes: imbuia sideboards and ball and claw armchairs in Parkhurst, Melville and Brooklyn, Morris chairs in Germiston semis, lounge suites bought on account in Soweto and Mamelodi that still have good frames under tired covers. That is the core of the work here, alongside a large motor trade where trimmers redo bakkie seats, taxi benches and sagging roof linings. Upholsterers cluster in the industrial areas of every metro and in home workshops across the townships, while foam and fabric houses supply the trade from the bigger centres. Most jobs move by bakkie between suburbs within a day. The dry Highveld winter cracks leather that is never conditioned, so mention any leather couch in the quote.
Typical cushion covers requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners and tenants: new scatter cushion covers and couch seat covers to refresh a lounge without recovering
- Churches, schools and halls: hard-wearing covers for church pew cushions and school library seating
- Car, bakkie and taxi owners: zipped covers for kombi bench cushions and camper van bed cushions
Local tips for Gauteng
Upholsterers serving Gauteng mostly work from here: industrial areas in each metro, CBD fabric shops and home workshops in the townships. The jobs that come up most: lounge suites, dining chairs and headboards, bakkie and taxi seats, roof linings. When you ask for quotes, ask whether collection and delivery are in the quote, and which suburbs it covers.
Around Gauteng the largest group asking is homeowners and tenants, which usually means new scatter cushion covers and couch seat covers to refresh a lounge without recovering. Before you agree to anything: measure the inner, not the old cover. Collection here: collection and delivery by bakkie across the metros; foam is cut while you wait.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Across Gauteng our network reaches Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, send photos first and ask whether the workshop collects on a set day.