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Where can I find sofa bed frame for a pull out sofa bed?
Tisha from Los Angeles
Your best bet would be to go the futon sofa route - which is a sofa frame of wood/metal with a pad that folds out - that's the usual route nowadays. Otherwise look for a used sofa bed to redo- but they get cranky with old age - so, beware.
Wish you lived close to me. We're buying a new sofa and our old one is a sleeper sofa--was only used a couple of times and the pull out is like new. Maybe put it up on freecycle or craigs Llst in your area. There must be others like us...
Try www.americanhotel.com, they should have one.
I had someone sit on the head of the bed and the frame popped inwards. I can still lift it into place. When I lower it it then collapses again. Can anyone help?
If it is made out of metal maybe you can add bolts and screws to make it stronger. Also if the is a way to add a stronger piece in the middle of the frame like wood planks!
I have a Mena queen sleeper sofa purchased in 2015. One of the pre-drilled fame holes has been broken and I need to find out where I can get a spare part. Any ideas or recommendations?
Thanks!
Mena was made by Ashley Furniture. Contact their customer service. www.ashleyfurniture.com/
One of the straps has broken on my sofa bed; how can I fix this?
Step 1
Turn the sofa on it's side.
Step 2
Pry staples out holding the bottom cloth in place.
Step 3
Expose the webbing by moving bottom cloth.
Step 4
If the webbing is torn or decaying remove by pulling out staples.
Step 5
If your springs are attached to the webbing just cut the threads holding it if the webbing is okay skip the step.
Step 6
Start close to end of couch staple webbing to one end of couch at the bottom.
Step 7
Stretch webbing to opposite side of couch and staple.
Step 8
Cut webbing quarter inch from staples.
Step 9
Apply more webbing every two three inches once you reach other side go in opposite direction weaving through the webbing you already applied.
Step 10
Trim off excess staple the bottom cloth back on.
You might benefit from a quick fix like this product:
www.wsusol.com/
I saw it on a site for fixing broken sofa beds-- might help you!
My cushions rise after closing. Is one of my bar frames bent? How do I solve this problem?
I think she's saying that after the sofa bed is closed, the cushions on the sofa itself are raised and not lying down flat like they're supposed to be.
How can I get the metal foot bar under my sofa bed mattress repaired or replaced? It is broken in half.
By Donna P
You didn't specify which part is broken, but it happened to me and what I did was to unscrew the leg off the frame, got a piece of sturdy wood(about 2inches square) which measured exactly the height of the original leg and screwedit securely to a metal plate.then the plate was screwed on the underside of the sofabed where the original leg was. you cant move the sofabed around too much but at least it can be used.
It might be possible to weld it, if it can be easily removed and taken to a welder. My ex was a welder and could repair many things.
I would like to know who to contact about getting a new metal bed frame for my sofa bed.
By Carol from Carson City, NV
I have a very expensive Slumberland Volterra sofa bed that is under two years old and the support beam at the head end of the bed frame has bent. It is aluminum I believe. I have contacted the company I purchased the bed from have been told its out of warranty.
Slumberland has also been taken over by another company. That company no longer makes the Volterra sofa bed because the frame, which used to be purchased from Italy, are too expensive. Can you let me know where I could go to have the frame repaired. This was such an expensive item to be replaced. Many thanks.
By Debbie
The only idea I can come up with which I would check out if it were me is to inquire over the phone to a body shop (car repair) and see if they could somehow get it back into shape. Also, try a welder shop as they might have a way/means to make it serviceable and either might do the work as a side job and if a computer is available, you could send them a picture of the bent frame before taking it to the shop. I don't think you can weld aluminum, but as I stated earlier, they might have some tool that could shape the frame back into place.
Also, if you feel like you have a bit of know how with a hammer, you might place the bent frame on top of something very solid and pound the dent back down as much as you can. My husband has straightened out things that way and it was as good as new.
We have a machine shop that does small jobs. If you take the part to a shop, they could make a new part, possibly out of better material where it would not bend.
I need advice on repairing a sofa sleeper.
Melissa from Clarkson, KY
what part of it? the fabric? the frame??
The fabric
I have a Simmons sofa sleeper and one day I was sitting on the couch and that side started falling in. Only that one side, but it was a bracket I guess that was holding it up had broken off.
So I guess I want to know if it can be fixed?
I have a queen size sofa bed that is in excellent condition, except for the webbing that supports the mattress. Is there a replacement for that?
By Eldoris from MN
I don't have an answer but I have the same problem. The mattress isn't being properly supported because of the sagging webbing underneath.
I need help. We have a sleeper sofa that is in perfect condition. Unfortunately the sofa bed frame bar on the left side is slightly bent and is impossible to open and close with any ease. The store where we purchased it has closed. Anyone have any suggestions?
By Paul from Playa del Rey, CA
The first suggestion is to use the end of a 2" x 6" board and hit it with a hammer while it is centered on the middle of the bend, until it's straight. If that doesn't work, protect all the area around the bent area of the frame and use a portable torch to heat it and then use the same procedure stated above. Let me know how you make out. Milt
How can I reattach the sofa bed to the frame? It is a Sofa Express product and they went out of business. Please help.
By elizabeth thompson from Indianapolis, IN
Find out how it was originally attached.
If it is a matter of screws through a metal frame into a wooden "box spring" you can fortify the whole and screw it back in.
If it is metal on metal with broken rivets just rerivet or use nuts and bolts.
Your best bet is to figure out exactly how it had been attached. Take some digital pictures of it that you can print out or just show on the camera. Go to a Home Depot or a Lowes and talk to some of the people there. There is usually one or two handy/creative workers in each store that could give you some ideas but they really need to know what you are working with. Hence the pictures. Take many at different angles to answer all the questions they might have that you wouldn't remember the answer to.
Good luck.
What do you call the mattress supports that hold the mattress on the sofa bed frame when it is pulled out? They keep the mattress in place on the frame, usually at the foot. Does any one know where they can be purchased? Thank you.
By Karen M
My sofa bed frame scraped the floor when I open it. I moved recently and think something heavy was set on it during the move.
By Ann
My Castro sofa bed, seems to be in excellent shape, but after folding it, and attempting to slide the mattress/frame into the base, it seems the right side is now longer then the left side, and it will not close. Please help. The manufacturer is no longer in business
By Nick
The TV headrest on my sofa bed either stays all the way up so you can comfortably watch TV or falls all the way down so it can fold up. I know there is probably something I need to do to get it to stay flat. I just can't figure out what it is. Thanks in advance for your help!
By Martha B
We have recently bought a second hand Cambridge 3 seater Chesterfield sofa bed, only to discover the mechanism on one side is broken making it very difficult to open and close. It has damaged the actual sofa. It is soldered and I wondered if we can replace the whole thing?
By Jeannette P from West Sussex
Sometimes the frame for your sofa bed becomes damaged beyond repair. Finding a new replacement frame can be a challenge. This is a page about sofa bed frame replacement.
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I'm requesting any solutions or repair for a sofa bed frame which is bent and can be hardly pushed back inside the sofa. The bar in the middle is totally bent as well as the springs. Can this frame be replaced or how can it be repaired? ladyj7153
