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Furniture repair & restoration

The family dining table, the bedroom set from when you got married, a wobbly chair, a sticking drawer: furniture repair and restoration for wooden pieces, from tightening joints to refinishing, plus dismantling and reassembly when you move.

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Furniture repair & restoration

Every Eid, the family gathers around the same wooden dining table, the one with a ring from a hot glass of tea left so long ago nobody remembers when. Now one leg wobbles, and the sideboard door beside it won't stay shut. Before you go shopping for a new one, furniture repair and restoration can often bring it back into daily use, stories and all.

Pieces made from solid wood years ago were built for heavy use, and most of their problems are in the joints or on the surface, not in the wood itself.

Furniture repair and restoration: what can be fixed

  • Loose joints: creaky, wobbly chairs and table legs that rock, taken apart and reglued properly.
  • Drawers that stick or drop: new runners, or easing a wooden drawer that has swollen.
  • Wardrobe and sideboard doors that sag or won't close: hinges adjusted or replaced, along with knobs and handles.
  • Refinishing wood: sanding, treating scratches and glass rings, and a fresh finish in lacquer or shellac, depending on the piece.
  • Dismantling and reassembling bedroom sets, wardrobes, and dining sets when you move, then adjusting each piece in its new spot.
  • Broken legs and split tops, and anchoring tall wardrobes to the wall so they can't tip over.

Restoring versus replacing: why solid wood often wins

A simple rule of thumb: solid wood, like oak or mahogany, can be sanded and refinished more than once, and a joint that has come loose can be made solid again. Particleboard and MDF are a different story. Once they soak up water and swell, they rarely return to shape, and replacing the panel or the piece makes more sense.

There's also a calculation that has nothing to do with money. A piece from your grandmother's time isn't something anyone sells new. The technician looks it over and sends the price in the app, and you decide in your own time. If you choose not to go ahead, you pay only the visit fee.

Caring for wood after restoration

  • Ask the technician when the new finish is ready to use, and keep things off it until then.
  • Use coasters under hot and cold glasses. One glass is all it takes to leave a white ring.
  • Keep the piece out of direct sun and away from the heater, so the wood doesn't dry out and crack.
  • Wipe it with a dry or barely damp cloth, and skip bleach and harsh cleaners.
  • Lift chairs instead of dragging them, and put felt pads under the legs to protect the floor and the joints.
  • Don't overload drawers, and keep wardrobes away from damp walls.

Photograph the piece you'd rather save than replace, and send it through the Aman Fix app.

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Common questions

This bedroom set belonged to my grandmother. Can it be restored without losing its old character?

In most cases, yes. Tell the technician from the start that you want to keep the original color and the feel of the old wood. Instead of stripping it completely, they can clean it, repair the scratched spots, and give it a light polish. Add close-up photos of the carvings and fine details to the request so they know what they're working with.

The bottom of my wardrobe swelled after it got wet. Can it be fixed?

It depends on the material. Solid wood can be left to dry fully, then sanded and treated. With particleboard or MDF, the swollen part usually won't go back, so the fix is replacing just the base or the damaged panel. Before any repair, find out where the water came from so it doesn't happen again.

I want my bedroom set taken apart at the old apartment and put back together at the new one. How do I request that?

Since each request is tied to one address, it's simplest to place two: one to dismantle at the old apartment and one to reassemble at the new one. In both, list the pieces in detail and mention any mirrors or glass. The truck and the move itself are arranged separately.

My chair creaks every time someone sits on it. Does it need replacing?

Usually not. A creak means the joints have loosened and the wood is rubbing against itself. The proper fix is to take the joint apart, clean off the old glue, reglue it, and clamp it until it sets. Nails hammered in as a quick fix might quiet it for a few days, but they split the wood over time.

When does a piece of furniture need to go to the workshop instead of being fixed at home?

When the work needs space, ventilation, and drying time for the finish, like refinishing a full dining set, or when the repair means making new parts that can't be done in an apartment. The technician explains this during the visit before you approve, and it's a good idea to have photos of the piece recorded in the order before it leaves the house.

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