If the sofa cushion belongs to your living room sofa becomes saggy or flattened as time passes then it is an alarming situation for you. This is not the only reason, your sofa cushion may suffer with severe attacks by the pets you have in your house. Pets not only tear the sofa cushion cover but also scrap the internal foam filling of the sofa cushion. It only happens when you fail to maintain the proper cleaning care of your living room sofa. But if your sofa cushion foam becomes useless due to any accidental reason you can easily replace it. So this blog post is all about providing you with the best solution about how to replace sofa cushion foam.
Sofa cushion foam explained
Sofa cushion is primarily made from sheep hair, feathers, and natural cotton. These traditional material items are primarily used as stuffing material in the overall making of sofa cushions. This stuffing material always required special care to maintain its original shape. If you fail to maintain proper care of feather, cotton, and sheep hair-based sofa cushions, it will become flattened and saggy with the passage of time. In the mid-20th century, a German chemist Otto Bayer did some routine experiments with a plastic-based product called polyurethane, and in 1941 he discovered a material like foam from it.
This research continued up to 1950 and then this foam was first time used as a filling stuff in the making of different furniture items. This filling stuff gained early popularity because it is comparatively more comfortable and economical than other traditional options. The major drawback of foam made from polyurethane is its high flammability and lower resistance, which is why manufacturers introduced new foam made from polypropylene into the market. The foam made from polypropylene plastic is more durable and adaptable than polyurethane foam. This detailed analysis also helps you to find the best filling for sofa seat cushions. The following are the most popular types of foam used in the making of sofa cushions.
- Polyurethane Foam
- Polypropylene Foam
- Latex Foam
- Memory Foam
- Gel Foam
- Rebonded Foam
- Down wrap (Feather) Foam
Collect necessary tools to replace sofa cushion foam
- Measuring tape
- Foam cutting blade
- Sharp kitchen knife (optional)
- Adhesive spray
- New foam for replacement
- Marking pen
- Padding material
- Silicon spray
Verify the foam density for your sofa cushion
The first and most important step in replacing your sofa cushion foam is verifying its density. It will help you to find the right density of the replacement foam. You can easily find the density of the new foam by dividing the weight (Pounds) by the length x width x height (feet). Finding the density of the foam also helps you in the assessment of the required space in your sofa cushion cover. The recommended density for new foam is 1.8 per cubic feet according to industry norms, but you can also use the foam with a density of 2 to 2.5 per cubic feet.
If you decide to replace your sofa cushion with high-density foam then you can avoid adding extra padding material to make it fluffier. The new replacement foam is normally available in the form of blocks. It is quite possible that high-density foam initially looks firmer but it will adjust with the passage of time.
Measurement and cutting of foam
The measurement of foam is a crucial step in the process of replacement of sofa cushion foam. Sometimes people use old cushion foam to take measurements for new foam but this is totally a wrong approach. The best way to take measurements for new foam is to use your sofa cushion cover. You can easily measure and mark the width, length, and height from one corner to another corner by using the measuring tape. You can also cross-check the length by taking measurements from parallel dimensions.
It is recommended that you spare a space of 1 to 2 inches from the original measurement, which helps with the adjustment of replacement foam in the existing sofa cushion cover. You need to be very careful while marking the measurement of replacement foam. Once you have done with the measurement of the new foam, you need to cut the foam by following the marked lines in the final step. Before cutting the new foam, test the sharpness of the cutting blade on the disposed foam that you have separated from the existing sofa cushion cover.
Replacement of sofa cushion foam
As we know you have already removed the sofa cushion cover from the old foam during the measurement process of the new foam. So as a first step, you can use silicon spray to remove the adhesiveness of the old stuffing material from the sofa cushion cover. After that, you need to do adhesive spray to the all dimensions of the new foam and wrap the batting material to the all dimensions of the new foam. In the third step, you need to cut the extra batting material from the corners of the new foam. In the last step, you simply need to stuff this new foam in your existing sofa cushion cover.
When you have completed the replacement process, you must sit for few minutes on the new sofa cushion so that the new stuffed foam will adjust to the existing sofa cushion cover. If you still feel firmness from the replaced sofa cushion then don’t worry it will automatically adjust within a few days. This step also guides you to insert foam into a couch cushion.
Final Thoughts
If your sofa cushion becomes useless for you then you have two options either you can purchase a new sofa or you can replace the foam of old sofa cushions. In our opinion, the replacement of the sofa is the best and most economical option about which we have provided you easy guidance in this blog post. If you are struggling to replace couch cushions that are attached then this guide provides you with limited help, but for detailed analysis, you need to understand the complete upholstery of sofa cushions.
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