How To Disassemble A Couch
There are many reasons you may want to take apart your couch. Perhaps you can’t get your sofa to fit through the door, or maybe you want to throw it out without having to rent a dumpster. It’s often easier to take your sofa apart if you are looking to throw it away. If you want to learn how to take apart a couch, this article is for you.
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How to Take Apart a Couch to Throw Away
We know couches are one of the hardest pieces of furniture to dispose of. Unlike clothes, shoes, and other small personal belongings, people know that sofas and other large furniture items are not easy to throw away.
In most cases, you’ll have to dismantle your sofa just to get it out of your house. Dismantling your couch means less maneuvering, less weight to carry, and an easier time fitting it in your car to haul away. But many people in these situations struggle with how to take apart a couch.
Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to take apart your couch. You will need the following tools to dismantle your sofa:
- Claw hammer
- Handsaw
- Staple puller
- Screwdriver
- Alien wrench
- Box cutter
1. Remove the Cushions
The first thing you need to do is remove the cushions that are not attached to the upholstery and set them aside. If there are no loose cushions, skip to the next step. If you are dismantling a sofa bed, you will have to remove the mattress first and set it aside. Use a screwdriver to detach the hinge arms connecting the metal frame to the rest of the bed to remove it.
2. Remove Sofa Upholstery
The next step is removing the attached cushions and the upholstery to reveal the sofa frame. Use a box cutter to remove the attached cushions. The covering is most likely attached to the sofa’s frame by staples. Use the staple puller to remove staples and detach the covering, especially if you plan to reuse the fabric. Otherwise, you can remove the material by hand.
3. Detach The Legs
Removing the upholstery reveals the frame, allowing you to start disassembling it systematically. Start by removing the legs. Flip the sofa to its side to see how the legs attach to the frame. If the legs have screw tops, you can remove them by twisting each of them in a counterclockwise fashion. You may have to use a screwdriver if there are screwheads or simply saw them off.
4. Dismantle The Rest of The Frame
After removing the legs, you can now dismantle the rest of the frame part by part. Every couch is different. The tools you will use depend on the attachment style. Since you are dismantling the sofa to throw it away, you can simply use a handsaw to cut larger pieces down to manageable size without worrying too much about damaging them.
5. Once You’ve Broken Down Your Sofa, Find the Right Disposal Option
That’s it. Now you know how to dismantle a couch. After you’ve successfully taken down your sofa, the next step is finding the right way to get rid of it. Depending on where you live, you may have various options to dispose of your old sofa.
If you don’t have the time, energy, the correct vehicle, or tools needed to take apart your sofa, hire our sofa removal service. At Got Trash USA, we are ready to help haul away your old, unwanted sofas and other furniture. Contact us today!
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