You know how much they cost. This is not a simple sofa from IKEA for ten thousand. You need to go into the Askona salon prepared, because the prices for sofas, beds and mattresses first make your eyes round, then square, and then begin to look towards the exit. We run away from here until the seller comes up and starts telling us how cool they are. But there are cases. There are. It was thanks to this that we became the owners of the Perseus sofa. This happened a year ago. It's time to draw initial conclusions.
How much do Ascona sofas cost?
Dear ones, oh dear ones! The model that we were able to purchase, without taking into account any promotions and discounts, will easily lighten your wallet by almost a hundred thousand rubles.
I took this screenshot during the so-called Black Friday, when everything or almost everything can be bought with big discounts. For just one discount on the Persey Nova Sky Velvet you can buy, just think about it, TWO IKEA Bedinge sofas. By the way, we have one too. It stands in one of the rooms and, in general, does its job properly.
A natural question arises: what should a sofa be like if it costs a hundred thousand rubles and what should happen for an ordinary person, and not a billionaire, to buy it for his bedroom.
Of course, there are people for whom anything cheaper than half a million is junk. But we are talking about ordinary workers and employees with an average salary of 30-35 thousand rubles. This is not an indicator for Moscow. The majority of Russians receive exactly this amount (data as of the end of 2019).
To save up for such a sofa, you need to eat and drink nothing for two months. Then we will be able to make a purchase during the big Black Friday sales. To buy at the regular price you need to save for three months.
Is it worth going through such hardships? Perhaps it would be better to go to a semi-basement furniture showroom at the local market and buy some classic option?
How to eliminate the creaking of a bed with an anatomical base?
If the cause of unpleasant sounds is the friction of wooden planks on the frame, you can line the joints with fabric, rubber or polyethylene, i.e. create a soft and flexible layer at the points of contact between the elements.
Also, lubricating the joints of parts with wax, silicone, paraffin or petroleum jelly can help. If the furniture is metal, it is better to take a special silicon or lithium grease. It is worth noting that this measure will only help for a while, and the procedure will have to be done regularly; squeaks may appear again after one or two months of restful sleep.
A small rearrangement may not be superfluous. The bed can be moved close to the wall and propped up at the head or foot with other furniture, such as a chest of drawers.
How we bought an Ascona sofa
I want to say right away that we are not very rich either. It was just luck. We were in the right place at the right time. This sofa was completely new, officially sold in the Ascona salon, but was heavily discounted due to its poor upholstery. A sort of poisonous mixture of yellow and bright green. But, oddly enough, this particular color suited our “green” bedroom perfectly. Both the wallpaper and the curtains on the window - everything turned out to match.
We were in a shopping center and just walked past the salon. Through the glass of the display case we saw our future sofa. And the price is 31,000 rubles. Then everything happened very quickly. Before we knew it, we became the owners of a green miracle. For another three thousand they brought him straight to our home and brought him into the bedroom. So, for a very reasonable price, we became the owners of this masterpiece of sofa art, which in ordinary life would have cost almost three times as much.
Just don't think that we bought the sofa simply because it was on sale at a discount. We have been looking for something similar for the bedroom for a long time, so this proposal came in handy.
This happened a year ago. the Askona Perseus 160x210 sofa is , and then we'll talk about the pros, cons and pitfalls.
Determining the source of squeaks
Before fixing the problem, you need to find out exactly which elements are damaged. To find out the cause of the squeaks, you need to remove the mattress and check every detail:
- press on the anatomical base
- test lifting mechanisms
- check the correct fixation of the lamellas
- shake your legs
- make sure the fasteners are secure
- carefully inspect all joints of parts
Most often, the anatomical base creaks. Drying of wooden slats leads to a change in their size, which causes friction with the frame. The appearance of a grinding noise can also be caused by loosening of the fasteners that hold the planks or by their displacement.
Sofa Ascona Persey. First impressions
First, it is very heavy. Two hefty men almost lost their eyes while they were dragging the purchase to the second floor along the narrow corner staircase of the cottage. At the same time, I continuously and tearfully begged them not to beat up the walls, which had just been ennobled with interior stone. Fortunately, everything turned out well. I think the sofa should be massive. It is immediately obvious that the thing is of good quality and will not slurp or creak.
Secondly, with a slight movement it turns into an excellent double bed with a headboard. This is a huge advantage over regular sofas. When you unfold them, the pillows begin to fall or rub against the wallpaper if you put the sofa against the wall. The Ascona Persey Nova Lux sofa has solved this problem. In principle, you don’t have to fold it at all. Then it looks like a regular double bed.
Third and most importantly, the Askona mattress that comes with the sofa turned out to be very successful. The instructions stated that we were dealing with an exclusive (of course, for such and such an initial price) 7-zone spring block, which ensures a comfortable fit and a comfortable night's sleep.
In fact: my wife’s back stopped hurting. And I myself noticed that after a night’s sleep you really don’t get up like a broken trough, but completely rested.
Fourth, the sofa is equipped with a drawer for bed linen. You don't need to buy it. It is already under the seat and is roomy enough to even put pillows.
Fifth - no squeaks, backlashes or falling off springs. It is clear that the designers have thought through everything. Just look at the sleeping place from below. You will see massive grilles made of frequently spaced slats. Such a base will withstand even very high loads. By the way, this is a distinctive feature of all Ascona products.
But the first inconvenience immediately appeared. Folding such a sofa is not easy. We need to get used to it. It’s good that the design provides a simplified folding function. You can lift the last section slightly, as if you were opening a laundry drawer. The section is fixed at a certain angle. Next, we lower it to the floor, which leads to a “fracture” of the two remaining sections. They already seem to be starting to take shape. Next, we push the structure towards the back with all our might and the sofa folds.
From a convenience point of view, a book-type sofa is much easier to fold. So I had to get used to it.
The sofa folds out much easier. We simply lift and pull the seat towards us. Then everything happens on its own. All movable racks are equipped with rollers, on which sections of the sofa simply roll along the floor until they are completely decomposed. The instructions say that the design is designed for daily transformation. Let's see.
What to do if your new bed squeaks?
It happens that furniture begins to grind almost immediately after purchase, from the first days of use. The problem may be poor fixation of fasteners or a manufacturing defect. Good manufacturers always provide a guarantee. Therefore, if you contact the store and a quality discrepancy is identified, they will agree with you on a possible solution to the problem.
If the warranty period has already expired, you will have to solve the problem yourself. In this article we will tell you why the bed creaks and how to get rid of annoying and unpleasant sounds.
A year has passed. It's time to draw the first conclusions
In the interim, this is what happened:
1. We were convinced that it was necessary to buy a sofa with a seat width of not 160, but 180 centimeters. Yes, it would be more expensive, but you could lie down on the folded sofa and just take a nap or read a book. In our case, you can also lie down, but if you stretch out to your full height, your legs begin to hang dangerously. This is not entirely convenient.
2. The sofa turned out to have a very massive back. No wonder - it consists of a thick mattress folded in half + a wooden backrest. It is better to install such a sofa in a niche in the wall. Simply placed against the wall, it somehow sticks out not very nicely, eating up space. For a small room this would be critical. However, the sofa itself when folded looks quite compact. It’s just that the massive back is somehow unusual.
3. The most unpleasant and alarming thing is that a dent began to form in the mattress. It falls exactly on the place where the back bends. The further you go, the greater the depression. We are afraid that we will have to change the mattress.
4. Upholstery still looks like new.
5. The mechanism still works flawlessly.
6. The wooden back really turned out to be a successful element. It not only prevents the pillows from rubbing against the wall, but also prevents them from falling to the sides.
Why does the bed squeak?
The source of unpleasant sounds can be any - the back, legs, base of the bed, decorative and fastening elements. Creaks may indicate that:
- deformation of wooden surfaces occurred under the influence of increased loads, high humidity or other factors;
- fastenings have become loose. This can happen even with new furniture if it is poorly assembled;
- The lifting mechanism is worn out.
And sometimes the culprit of the noise is the mattress. This happens especially often with old Bonnell spring models and low-quality products in which the independent springs are not properly secured. Unfortunately, in this case the situation can only be corrected by replacing the mattress.
Causes of annoying squeaking
To begin with, decide on the design of the furniture: sliding or stationary. In the first case, there is a metal frame with a transformation mechanism. Spring blocks or soft filling are installed on the frame. Stationary models do not fold out; the mattress is fixed to the frame.
Determining the cause can be difficult due to the fact that the elements are covered with upholstery. But most often folding models make sounds. Which is not surprising, the more structural elements and their connections, the greater the likelihood of their failure. To find out why the sofa creaks, the structure needs to be roughly disassembled into three basic elements. Most often one or more of them “sounds”.
- Support system. This can be a frame-box assembled from boards or wood panels, rollers or legs.
- Basic structure . A frame made of wood or metal on which the filling is fixed. Creaking can come from both the frame itself and the fasteners installed in it.
- Mattress . In the vast majority of cases it is spring-loaded. Then the grinding sounds may come from the springs.
The most common cause of squeaking is considered to be backlash. It appears in areas where parts are connected. It doesn’t matter what the furniture is assembled from or what fasteners are used. As a result of loads or poor-quality assembly, gaps appear, the fastening is weakened, and surface friction appears. Another possible reason is the manufacturer’s savings on lubricant, anti-squeak washers, etc.
For products with a metal frame, the most “creaking” place is usually the springs, which stretch under load. Sometimes they “sound” when they touch elements of the frame or upholstery. For wooden and wood-based systems, the most vulnerable areas are the joints in the corners of the frame box and spring mattresses.
If new furniture creaks, the reason most often lies in the base. For a metal frame, this is too much tightening of fasteners without the use of anti-creaking lubricant. Elements of wooden frames that have not been treated with varnish or impregnation need to be ground in.
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We repair anatomical frame fasteners
The weak point of almost all beds is the place where the slats are fixed to the frame. To repair the fasteners, you need to completely disassemble the product. The planks can be fixed with hooks, dowels, screws or euroscrews. Whatever the fastener, it is unscrewed and carefully inspected for the integrity of the thread. Damaged screws should be replaced.
To eliminate squeaks, it is also necessary to tidy up the mounting holes. To do this, you will need a chopik (a wooden cartridge that you can even make with your own hands) or a dowel soaked in glue. The part is inserted into the broken hole, after which a new one is drilled in its place.
Thorough elimination of squeaks
If the previous two points did not help, or you want a longer period of time not to wonder why the bed creaks again, you will have to spend much more time.
In order to get rid of the nighttime troublemaker for a long time, it is better to purchase rubber glue. It will play the role of a shock absorber and will prevent the wood from deforming and rattling. The bed and wooden base are completely disassembled, all joints are degreased. Next, glue is applied to the joint parts, and the bed is assembled in the reverse order. Furniture glued in this way stops creaking for a long time. It is worth noting that this method is a one-time use; it will not be possible to disassemble the bed again, the anatomical frame of which is glued.
Rituals worth performing on St. Anastasia's Day
The most important ritual of this day is performed by shepherds and residents of small villages. The shepherds danced and sang songs, they played horns and congratulated their flocks on the last day of grazing. It is known that the owners paid the shepherds. The owners not only gave people money, but also gave them gifts and treated them to scrambled eggs. Representatives of the fairer sex brought pies made from fresh flour to the peasants. The most important treat of this day is sheep or goat cheese. People prepared and served this cheese to the table, but only ladies who always cooked for men on November 11th were given such an honor.
Required Tools
When upholstered furniture (sofa), wooden or metal, creaks, you need to arm yourself with tools. The main auxiliary means will be:
- set of screwdrivers (screwdriver with replaceable bits);
- construction stapler;
- pliers.
Over time, due to humidity, they could rot and turn into dust, creating access for the connecting elements to each other, which is why the creaking occurred.
The sofa needs to be disassembled before work. It is necessary to examine the internal state of the furniture and determine the location of the creaking noise.
One reason may be wear and tear of the soft cushioning material.
