Is your sofa bed in need of repair? Or maybe you want to protect yourself for the future and read how to protect your sofa bed from defects? If so, be sure to check out our proven tricks to keep your sofa bed intact for years to come. When the first problems arise with your favourite piece of furniture, then don't wait, just act!

The mechanism of the sofa bed - what to pay attention to?

Did you know that the mechanism of a sofa bed and its longevity depends on how it is used? Furniture durability is important to us, but when it comes to comfort, we often forget how to properly care for our home furnishings. Couches are a common choice for the living room, and they are often the ones we have the most problems with, which of course can be very frustrating. A new or old sofa bed works on the same principle of unfolding and the more often we do it, the faster the furniture "wears out". The first thing you need to keep in mind when buying a sofa bed bed or having one already in your home is the load it is subjected to.

Although the sofa bed is used for relaxing and some people can't imagine not taking a nap on it, experts advise not to do it too often! Why? Because the sofa bed with too much weight begins to break down, and thus its mechanism will walk harder. The number of people that sit on the sofa bed is also important in terms of its long-term usefulness. The mechanism of the sofa bed has been designed for a certain number of folds and unfolds of the furniture, so doing it too often may result in early replacement of the furniture or its repair.

Which mechanism in a sofa bed to choose?

Each sofa bed is characterized by a click-clack system, although of course there are other systems that are used alternatively. What is the click system? It's easy! Surely you know this from experience. A click-clack is nothing more than lifting the seat and pressing it against the backrest. The name is not accidental, because when you press the seat against the backrest there is a characteristic "click" sound. Then, after the above described movement, the sofa bed is unfolded, which serves us as an additional space, e.g. for sleeping. The furniture is assembled in the same way as it was disassembled, of course. Other systems such as dolphin, trolley, Italian or Belgian are usually used for sofas, not sofa beds.

What if the sofa bed breaks down despite proper use? You can enlist the help of a professional, but for starters, it's worth trying to repair, perhaps, minor damage to the mechanism yourself. If you decide to do the repair yourself, it's a good idea to focus on installing a simple set of automatic jacks for your sofa bed at first. This is usually where the problem lies when the sofa bed breaks down and perhaps with a simple and low cost way you can fix it yourself.

The sofa beds have a simple mechanism and the construction itself consists of metal hardware and springs. A new hinge for a sofa bed costs about 30 PLN and sometimes it is enough just to screw it to the mattress and the frame of a board. Installing this yourself shouldn't take long, and if you have an older sofa bed, this do-it-yourself repair will be more cost-effective than putting it in the hands of a professional.