Household Repairs Legs wobble. Tighten all screws.

If screw holes are worn, fill them with plastic wood before setting screws. If top of wood leg is attached to a wood axle and the joint is loose, remove leg entirely. Separate leg slightly from axle and fill joint with glue. Then screw tight.

Top on wood table torn. This can be patched with adhesive-backed mending tape. But it will look better if its replaced. Rip off fabric and carefully dig out the fabric in the slots around the edges of the opening. Clean glue from slots. Nail wood base of top down tight. Cut new fabric top just large enough to cover the opening and fit into slots. Cover wood top with thin cotton batting or felt. This should come just to the slots. Lay the fabric and notch the four corners slightly. Run a little Elmer's Glue-All into the slots. Then carefully push edges of fabric into slots.

Top on metal table torn. The fabric top is wrapped around a wood base. Loosen cleats holding the base, lift out and tear off fabric. Use old fabric as a pattern, but add an inch to all sides of the new fabric. Wrap this over the wood base and down around and under the edges. Set top back in table and anchor one side with the cleats. Then pulling on the extra fabric under the table, tighten the fabric top on the other sides and anchor with cleats. Cut off excess material.



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November 20, 2008