How to Reweave Porch Chairs
Don't throw those vintage metal porch chairs away just because the nylon webbing has gone bad. As long as the frame is sound, reweaving porch chairs saves a lot of money in replacement costs. This task requires no special tools and can be done quickly. Choose fresh and new colored mesh for a complete porch chair face-lift. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Chair webbing
- Screwdriver
- Screw lubricant
- Scissors
- Awl
- Screws
Instructions
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Measure the width of the existing nylon webbing. Measure the length of vertical and horizontal strips and multiply this length by the number of strips going in each direction. Purchase enough new nylon webbing in the correct width to re-cover the chair.
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Remove all the existing screws and webbing from the chair.
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Measure the distance from screw hole to screw hole on the seat section. Add two inches to this measurement. Cut as many pieces this length, as needed, to replace the seat webbing.
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Fold the ends of one piece of seat webbing to make a point. Start with the horizontal piece closest to the back of the chair. Make a hole with an awl 1/2 inch from the point. Screw it just tight enough to hold it in place. Repeat this for the other side of the piece. Continue this process to install all of the horizontal seat pieces.
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Weave the vertical seat pieces through the horizontal webbing starting under the first horizontal strip. Make a point with the end closest to you and insert the awl through the webbing to make a hole 1/2 inch from the point. Insert a screw through this hole and into the chair frame. Repeat this process with the other end of the piece. Screw it tight enough to hold. Continue this process to install all of the vertical seat webbing.
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Measure from screw hole to screw hole for horizontal back webbing. Add two inches to this measurement and cut as many pieces as needed.
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Fold the ends of one piece of webbing to form a point. Put a hole in the webbing 1/2 inch from this point. Insert a screw through this hole into a screw hole closest to the seat. Tighten the screw just enough to hold. Repeat for the other end of the piece. Continue this process to install all of the horizontal web pieces.
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Measure from screw hole to screw hole for the vertical back pieces. Add two inches to this measurement and cut the number of pieces as needed.
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Weave a piece of vertical webbing under a horizontal back piece starting at the top of the chair and working toward the seat. Fold the ends of one piece of webbing to form a point. Put a hole in the webbing 1/2 inch from this point. Insert a screw through this hole into a screw hole closest to the seat. Tighten the screw just enough to hold it. Repeat for the other end of the piece and install the rest of the vertical pieces in this manner.
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Tighten all screws as much as possible with a screwdriver.
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Tips & Warnings
Spray paint the frame of your chair with a metallic spray paint before you reweave to add color.
Spray rusty screws with a screw lubricant to help with removal.
Replace rusty screws with new screws of the same size.
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