mcp6453 wrote:
My elderly in-laws have a couch that allows you to sink deeply into it
when you sit. Because of their physical infirmities, standing is
difficult. The frame of the couch is in tact. None of the frame is
broken or drooping. The cushions look fine, but I'm sure they have lost
some of their support. My theory is that the springs supporting the seat
cushions are worn.

Assuming that my theory is correct, does it make sense to try to get the
springs replaced? Is there a snowball's chance that a furniture repair
person or an upholsterer would be able to replace the springs? The sofa
is not a sleeper version. It's just a sofa.

The couch is in great condition otherwise, and the in-laws are not
amenable to buying new furniture. Any thoughts?

50 years ago, such rebuild work was routine. You can still get it done,
if you can find somebody. Prepare to be shocked by the price, however.
It is artisan work. You are likely to spend as much as on a new cheap
couch. Are the cushions foam/batting only, or do they have springs in
them as well? (Some high-line couches basically had little mattresses
for the seat cushions.) I'd have the repair place look at the cushions
as well, and clean the whole thing while they are at it. (Even in a
non-smoking house, couches are still a magnet for dust and cooking fumes.)

All of the above is shop work, by the way. Around here, the repair
places do not pick up and deliver. So figure that into your calculations
as well, unless the company you find offers that as an optional extra.

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