Commercial reupholstery Manhattan: tan leather channel booths in a dim restaurant

Commercial reupholstery Manhattan Pick The Cover By The Spec

A booth sat on every night needs a cover rated for it. We help you choose by wear, cleaning and code, then recover in place. Commercial reupholstery.

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Three families of cover

Vinyl, Fabric Or Leather

Every commercial reupholstery Manhattan job starts with this choice, and the room decides it.

Navy commercial vinyl on a channel booth
VinylWipes clean fastest

Diners, bars and busy booths. Vinyl.

Water beading on navy performance fabric
FabricSofter, still cleanable

Lounges and dining chairs. Fabric.

Small sample cut from the underside of a navy booth
LeatherAges rather than wears out

Matched from a hidden sample. Leather.

Cleaning code tag sewn into a fabric sample
The tagCleaning code first

It tells staff what they can use on it.

Why the spec matters

Same Wear, Two Fabrics

Piece-dyed fabric is colored on the surface. Solution-dyed fiber is colored all the way through, so rubbing shows less.

New piece-dyed navy fabric
Piece-dyed, newDeep navy.
Piece-dyed fabric worn pale after rubbing
Piece-dyed, wornWhite core shows.
New solution-dyed tan fabric
Solution-dyed, newEven tan.
Solution-dyed fabric after the same rubbing
Solution-dyed, wornTexture changes, color holds.
A built-in banquette

Template, Strip, Staple, Finish

Fixed seating is recovered where it is built. On site.

Upholsterer templating a banquette run01Template

Each bay measured on site.

Old staples pulled from a banquette frame02Strip

Old cover and staples out. Foam checked.

New leather cover stapled to a banquette back03Staple

New cover pulled and fixed.

Finished channel flutes on a leather banquette04Finish

Channels lined up bay to bay. Banquettes.

Before you pick a sample

Ask For Three Numbers

  1. Abrasion ratingHow many rubs it survived in testing.
  2. Cleaning codeWhat your staff can use on it.
  3. Fire standardAsk your landlord or insurer what applies. Materials.
One bar, one run

A Bar Banquette, Recovered

Commercial reupholstery Manhattan results, from the same spot before and after.

Cracked oxblood leather bar banquette
BeforeCracked along the seat.
The same banquette recovered in oxblood leather
AfterNew oxblood leather. Bars.
Leather chair stripped down to its frame
InsideFrames checked once opened.
New foam cut to a pattern
FoamCut new when it has gone flat.
Signs it is time

Past Repair, Ready To Recover

Split seam on a red channel booth
Split channelsSeams open along a run.
Burst leather on a tan tufted booth
Burst tuftingLeather gone at the buttons.
Cracked finish on a navy booth
Cracked finishAcross the whole seat. Restore instead?
Collapsed foam under a leather seat
Collapsed foamSeats sit low.
Stressed seam stitching on a vinyl booth
Stressed seamsStitching pulling through.
Split leather seam with foam showing
Foam showingPast a patch. Repair options.
Downtown to Harlem

Where We Recover

Commercial reupholstery Manhattan covers restaurants, bars, offices and hotels, from the Financial District to Harlem. The NYC Hospitality Alliance is a good start for local rules. Nearby:

Tan leather banquette run in a restaurant at evening
Asked by operators

Common Questions

Can you recover booths without closing?
Often, after close or in sections. Overnight.
Do you supply the material?
Yes, or we can use a material you have specified.
Can I see samples first?
Yes. Samples are brought to the room, in its light.
Do you send a COI?
Yes. COI before the visit.
Can loose chairs go to the workshop?
Yes, in batches, so the room keeps seating. Pickup.
Is repair ever enough?
Yes, for local damage. We will say so. Leather repair.
Do you replace foam?
Yes, cut to the old shape or a firmer spec.
Can you match existing seating?
We match color and grain as closely as the stock allows. Color.
Do you work on large projects?
Is vinyl cheaper than leather?
Usually, and it wipes clean faster. Leather can last longer if it is cared for. Vinyl options.
Can you recover lounge sofas too?
Yes. Commercial sofas, club chairs and ottomans.
Do you work with designers?
Yes, to their spec and schedule. Designers.
What about seats that cannot be saved?
We can replace them. Seating replacement.
How is it quoted?
In writing, after a site visit. Request a quote.
Tufted leather booth in a dark private dining room
Manhattan

Send The Room And Seat Count

Add how you clean it now. We'll bring samples that fit. Commercial.

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