1) Get a tape measure 2) Confirm that the bottom is wider than the top. If so, something has moved 3) Work out how this movement has occurred (eg some fasteners are no longer fastening) 4) Move it back to its original position (gentle 'persuasion' may be required) 5) Re-fasten
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Unless he is the World's second greatest procrastinator (behind me) - I reckon @DA9 has probably already sorted this one way or another?!?
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Unless he is the World's second greatest procrastinator (behind me) - I reckon @DA9 has probably already sorted this one way or another?!?
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Chuck it in a skip? Most people round my way just dump it on the pavement and let the council sort it out.
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Chuck it in a skip? Most people round my way just dump it on the pavement and let the council sort it out.
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Chuck it in a skip? Most people round my way just dump it on the pavement and let the council sort it out.
probably coming apart, remove drawers, reglue joins and if it has a backing reapply using as many pins as possible, ensuring it is square to itself, do this for the individual drawers also. It might also have got damp and wood has expanded or been badly made in the first place; or chuck it in a skip..
Chuck it in a skip? Most people round my way just dump it on the pavement and let the council sort it out.
Where I used to live in Hackney you used to dump it on the street and within 30 seconds someone would have nicked it because no matter how shut it was it was better than what they had:
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2) Confirm that the bottom is wider than the top. If so, something has moved
3) Work out how this movement has occurred (eg some fasteners are no longer fastening)
4) Move it back to its original position (gentle 'persuasion' may be required)
5) Re-fasten
A related idea would be to wear everything that would have gone into the drawers, then take the drawers to the British Heart Foundation.
Job done.
Plenty of pre-owned solidly built furniture available that can be used as it is, re-purposed, reconditioned or restored.
Do you know, it lasts a lifetime and rarely falls apart.
Fridge freezer, double bed and mattress, sofa, TV, washing machine, vaccum, large book case, toaster and probably some other shit I forgot about.
Just £550 combined + 20 delivery fee
Sofa alone usually ranges £500-1000