The Guide to Chaise Lounge Replacement Parts and Repairs
Chaise lounges are the perfect chair for comfort and relaxation outside on your patio, on your deck, or in your yard. They allow you that full stability of a seat whilst offering relaxed recline-ability. This guide will let you know everything about these great chairs and specifically how you can source the correct replacement parts so that you can carry out any repairs yourself.
Types of Chaise Lounge
There are two main types of chaise lounge that are available in patio or outdoor furniture. Firstly, there are the sling style chaise lounges and then there are the strap style chaise lounges.
Sling - Sling chaise lounges have several pieces of fabric that are fixed to a frame. These slings can be removed and replaced to repair a chaise lounge or to give it a new lease of life.
Strap - Strap chaise lounges are made up of vinyl straps that are placed in rows along the chair’s frame. Straps can be replaced either individually or as a full set should you need to repair your chaise lounge or want to give it a makeover.
Different Parts – where to buy?
For both sling and strap chaise lounges, Sunniland Patio has all the different parts that you would need should you wish to repair or upgrade your patio furniture.
Replacement Slings
Sunniland Patio custom makes replacement slings for many brands of patio furniture. You can simply choose the fabric you wish for your replacement slings, put in your measurements and order on our website. We currently have over 120 different fabrics to choose from in a variety of colors, patterns, and designs. Whether you want a muted grey, a bright and vibrant green, a leafy pattern, or colorful stripes, we have a fabric option that you will love.
Sling rail end caps
Sling rail caps are installed at the end of your chair’s sling rails to finish the replacement of the sling and giving the chair a finished appearance. We have a choice of 12 sling rail end caps to suit most patio furniture including oval, half oval, rectangular, square, and round, in either black or white colors.
Replacement Straps
For those with a strap design chaise lounge, we have a range of over 50 colors to choose from. Vinyl strapping is an excellent and cost-effective way of making your outdoor furniture look like new. Our vinyl straps are made from 100% virgin vinyl and contain no fillers.
Our pre-cut vinyl strapping makes vinyl strap replacement easy and simple. We pre-cut the straps for you to your required length, eliminating the time-consuming step in replacing your straps.
Alternatively, we have replacement strapping by the roll in a choice of two widths, either 1 ½” or 2” width, and in 50’, 100’, or 200’ rolls. Some of our vinyl strapping also has a textured finish.
Rivets
To install vinyl straps correctly, you will need rivets. We have a variety of fasteners that are specially designed for installing vinyl straps. You need to choose the correct type of rivet or clip depending on your type of vinyl straps. We have a choice of nine different rivets and clips on our replacement parts page.
Sled Runners or Saddle Glides
Sled runners go under the bottom of your chaise lounge to protect your seat’s tubing. We have replacement sled runners here. Saddle glides are also placed on the bottom of your chaise lounge on the tube legs that rest on the ground. These glides protect the tubes from wear and tear, making the furniture last longer.
Adjustment Brackets
Adjustment brackets are placed in the back of your chaise lounge which regulates how much you recline. Whether you want a full recline or a partial recline, you can be sure to relax at your leisure with our adjustment brackets.
How to Replace Your Chaise Lounge Parts
You can fix it up and give your chaise lounge a facelift with our replacement parts. Most parts are easy to install, especially if you follow our tutorial guides and videos. We have a general, detailed guide on how to repair your patio furniture here.
Tutorials and Video Guides
We have lots of advice available on our website to help you in choosing and installing parts for your chaise lounge repair. This section is full of hyperlinks to help you at every step of the way, taking you directly to the relevant page.
For your sling chaise lounge repairs, you can find everything you need to know to replace your slings in this handy guide: How To Replace A Chaise Lounge Sling. Replacing the sling end caps is straightforward too, thanks to our How to Measure and Install Sling Rail Endcaps tutorial.
For your strap type chaise lounges, it is important to know how to order the right vinyl strapping. We can help you with this with our explanation and tutorial How to Order the Right Vinyl Strap Roll. Next, you will need to know How to Make the Straps from a Strap Roll before learning how to replace the straps.
If choosing the right rivets is something that you are struggling with, take a look at our blog post on How to Pick the Right Rivet. For adjustment bracket replacement help, we have created this How To tutorial.