How To Attach Casters to Your Furniture?

If you are looking to bring more maneuverability to your living space and save a little extra effort on your part by attaching casters to your large, heavy pieces of furniture, it is one of the most effective approaches to accomplishing convenience and simplicity in your home. Even as casters take on the appearance of a small wheel, they are far more flexible and have the ability to turn in each and every direction you turn them in. The process of attaching casters to your furniture is a fairly simple one, but these steps should help to make this project a bit easier for you:

#1. Make a decision on which pieces of furniture you will be attaching your casters to. You may have any number of couches, chairs, tables or even a piano that you would want to be able to move about more easily throughout your living space.

#2. Once you have chosen your furniture, you need to take off any damaged or misshapen wheels from it. Remove any remnants of skid safeguarders or skid-resistant taping.

#3. Next, you will need to sand out the base of the leg with sandpaper (try to find some that is somewhat grittier than normal). Be sure to eliminate any remaining dust, filth or grime from the bottom of the leg with a towel or old rag in order to ensure that it is completely cleaned off for your new casters.

#4. Find a local hardware store or retail outlet that carries casters in their selection of products and buy a new set of them. However, before buying any new casters, it is important to make sure that the casters are appropriate for the piece of furniture you will be fixing up.

#5. Take the base of the leg on your furniture piece and drill a tap-hole into it with a power drill. Make the hole so that it is located on the inside part of its foot and just a bit smaller than the diameter of the attached shaft on your caster.

#6. Finally, place a small dab of wood glue into your hole and push the caster in. You’re done!