Need furniture restoration in Durban? Reupholstery.co.za puts homeowners, landlords, guesthouses and offices in Durban in touch with furniture restorers and upholsterers serving Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal. Send one request and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Furniture Restoration in Durban
Looking for furniture restoration in Durban? Describe the piece and its timber if you know it, what is wrong (loose joints, veneer, woodworm, worn finish, cane or riempie seat) and whether it needs new upholstery. Send photos and ask restorers in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal to quote.
Want to know more first? Our furniture restoration guide covers the materials, the work involved and what affects the price.
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.
Upholsterers and suppliers in Durban
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.
Who asks for furniture restoration around Durban, most often first:
- Homeowners and tenants: a family heirloom chair, an imbuia dining set or a riempie bench restored and recovered
- Car, bakkie and taxi owners: timber trim and seats from a classic car or an old ox wagon bench restored
- Boats, caravans and 4x4s: teak deck chairs, a yacht's saloon furniture or a lodge's old campaign chairs restored
Local tips for Durban
Asked for most in Durban: lounge suites, mouldy couches, beachfront flat furniture and taxi seats. Where the workshops are: jacobs, Mobeni, Springfield, Briardene and home workshops in the townships. A useful tip: ask for foam and staples that suit the humidity, and whether old foam is fully removed.
Around Durban the largest group asking is homeowners and tenants, which usually means a family heirloom chair, an imbuia dining set or a riempie bench restored and recovered. Before you agree to anything: ask whether to conserve before stripping. 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.