How to install t-nuts sofa

It has a bulge in the center. You could go ahead and install brackets on the remaining legs and therefore all the legs should be level with each other.

Another option is to chisel out a small recess in the wood and turn the bracket upside down so the bulge will fit in the recessed area. But this will require some extra work. One side of the bracket has a bulge and the other side is flat. Now, that you have the bracket attached, you can simply screw the leg onto the metal bracket. If you like, you could put a lock washer between the bracket and the leg.

Check out my video below if you want to see me go through the process. The video will just show how I installed the metal bracket and reattached the leg. I mentioned another way to repair your sofa leg and you could try this other method.

Go to your home improvement center and select a new T-nut or insert nut. See the photo below to see what I mean. T-nut is on the left and two kinds of insert nuts on the right. Just make sure they will screw onto your hanger bolt correctly. Find something like toothpicks, a wood dowel, or maybe golf tees and glue those in the stripped out hole. I prefer wood dowels for this. Allow the wood glue to thoroughly dry. After the dowel has glued up well, take a small hand saw and saw off parts of the dowel that are sticking out.

Drill an appropriate size hole for your new T-nut or insert nut. Remove if necessary any staples or fabric which would prevent the leg from touching wood on the frame. If the threaded portion protruding outwards from the old leg has Metric threads, none of our replacement legs will fit. You could replace the leg U. Do one of the following. Then twist the leg counter clockwise.

Discard the hanger bolt as these methods will permanently damage the machine screw threads. To install the new dowel screw, see Dowel Screw installation within. Email Most extensive chair parts replacement catalog online. Mid-Century Modern Chair Bases See all Couch Legs There are basically two types of attachments being used: The leg being a part of the frame assembly using wooden dowels, wood corner blocks, and glue with screws The leg is attached to the couch frame using a bolt and tee-nut assembly, or a dowel screw.

Install a new hanger bolt if it will not stay attached to the sofa leg, or is missing. A hanger bolt is a double-ended bolt, according to the Handyman's Daughter. This requires you to use a slightly larger hanger bolt to screw into the original sofa leg, and installing a top plate or T-nut that fits the new hanger bolt.

Thread a regular hex-head nut to the side of the hanger bolt that screws into the T-bolt or top plate. Tighten the nut onto the bolt. The nut protects the threads on the bolt as you screw it into the sofa leg. Insert the sharp end of the hanger bolt into the original hole in the sofa leg.

Attach an adjustable wrench to the hex-head nut you previously installed onto the hanger bolt. Twist the hanger bolt into the sofa leg until the nut sits flush against the sofa leg.

Remove the hex-head nut from the hanger bolt.