Upholsterer in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Behind cushions come full sofa recovers and dining chairs. With a sofa, the question is whether the frame and springs justify the work. We look at that before quoting, and we will tell you if new is the better call. Sofa and suite recovering covers how a recover works from strip-down to new cover.

Dining chairs are an easy one to bring in yourself. A single chair is often back within a week, and bringing one to the showroom lets you match fabric against the real thing before the rest of the set follows.

After cushions, sofas, dining chairs and foam, the next most common Ashton job is footstools. Most of our Ashton work comes from OL6, with OL7 sending less, but the service and the collection price are the same across both.

Because cushions are what Ashton sends most, it is worth knowing what we need to price them from photos. Send one picture of the whole sofa from the front, one of a seat cushion with the cover unzipped so we can see the foam, and any label you can find. Add the width, depth and thickness of one cushion from a tape measure. That is usually enough to price new foam, new covers or both.

Two of the commercial jobs on our projects page were for Tameside College. The first was recovering original Boeing 747 seats used to train cabin crew, built to take daily classroom use. The second was a run of embroidered antimacassars carrying the college identity.

If you look after seating for a school, college or office in Ashton, the same approach applies: Crib 5 fabric and combustion-modified foam, an itemised written quote, and work planned around when the rooms are in use.

Send photos by WhatsApp or through the quote form and we usually reply with a written quote the same working day. Anything that fits in the car you can drop at the workshop for free. Collection from Ashton is around £55 + VAT both ways, and most domestic jobs take two to four weeks.

Eight minutes from our workshop, Ashton is quick to visit, and the site visit is free for venue jobs. For pubs and bars, pub seating and banquettes covers booths, bench runs and bar seating, with a single banquette turned round overnight and bar stools done in batches. Restaurants and cafes can look at restaurant and cafe seating for booths, banquettes and dining chairs. Bigger rooms are phased around trading hours, in Crib 5 fabric, and you get the fire certificates and care instructions in the handover pack. Start with commercial upholstery.

• A single worn cushion in OL6: replacement sofa cushions, made to match the rest.
• Foam for seats, benches and cushions in Ashton-under-Lyne: foam cut to size, collected from the workshop when ready.
• Tired covers on a settee you would rather keep: sofa and suite recovering, quoted from photos.
• Dining chairs near OL6: dining chair reupholstery, quoted from a photo of the top and underside.
• Schools and colleges near Ashton-under-Lyne: education seating in hard-wearing contract fabric.
• Reception, booth and breakout seating for OL6 businesses: office and contract work, phased so staff keep somewhere to sit.