How to easily fix an office chair

How to fix an office chair

Cheap office chairs are not particularly durable. So, after six months of use, I had such an unpleasant annoyance as the armrest cracked. It cracked at the fastening point - it turned out to be the weakest link in the entire structure. Naturally, it’s a shame to throw out a chair, especially since it’s not difficult to repair such a defect, and I’ll show you how.

Will need


  • Two-component epoxy adhesive.
  • Thick wire 2 mm.

Repairing a cracked office chair armrest


Unscrew all the screws and remove the armrest.
How to fix an office chair

If you don’t have thick wire at hand, you can use a clothes hanger, cutting it into pieces with wire cutters. Regular steel wire with a diameter of 2-3 mm.
How to fix an office chair

We will select a drill according to the diameter of the wire. You can take 0.1-0.2 mm more if you don’t have exactly that.
How to fix an office chair

Let's drill four holes near the cracked area, see photo. No need to drill close to the mounting hole.
How to fix an office chair

Use pliers to bend the wire along the distance between the holes.
How to fix an office chair

The entire repair kit is ready:
How to fix an office chair

Mix two-component glue in the proportions specified in its instructions.
How to fix an office chair

We initially coat the joint of the fracture.
How to fix an office chair

Then we insert the staples and bend them from the inside.Excess pieces of wire can be bitten off. We tie the armrest with a rope to securely fix it while the glue dries.
How to fix an office chair

We coat the staples on all sides with glue. This will give even more reliability and will not allow the unit to deform in the future.
How to fix an office chair

After the glue has hardened (about 24 hours), you can install the part in place and check the functionality of the armrest.
How to fix an office chair

This completes the simple repair. Its price is naturally cheaper than buying a new chair.
How to fix an office chair

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  1. Maxim Popov
    #1 Maxim Popov Guests 23 June 2022 12:38
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    And if you throw in a repair kit made of steel, then your norm! Fortunately, Avito is full of these repair kits right now!