When purchasing furniture products, sofa is one of the main choices. Sofas made of solid wood are favored by more and more people because they are beautiful and environmentally friendly. Elm furniture has become the dominant solid wood furniture due to its hardness, easy processing and distinct color of heart and sapwood. Old elm sofa is also a relatively high-end home furnishing type. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of elm solid wood sofa, and what are the maintenance methods of elm solid wood sofa? Let’s learn about it with us.

Advantages of elm solid wood sofa

1. Elm furniture is durable and uses varnish and hand-painted paint. It is environmentally friendly, odorless and pollution-free. The wood required for elm furniture is the elm wood growing cycle Over fifty years old, it has high density, hard wood and beautiful natural texture. The average ash, pine, and cherry wood only take three to five years to become useful. The time to mature is short, the wood fiber is short, the wood is soft, and it tends to deform.

2. The mortise and tenon structure of elm furniture does not require a single nail, and is rigorous in structure and fine in workmanship. The frame structure of the elm furniture manufacturing method adopts a scientific mortise and tenon structure, which is simple and strong and conforms to the principles of mechanics.

3. The texture of elm wood is clear and clear, the plane surface is smooth, the string surface pattern is beautiful, and it has a pattern similar to "chicken wing wood". The wood can be shaped, carved, polished and painted to produce exquisite carved and painted crafts.

Disadvantages of elm solid wood sofa

1. There are old and new elm wood. The shortcomings of new elm furniture are that it is easy to deform, loves insects, and shrinks seriously; while the disadvantages of old elm wood are The disadvantage is that there are old bug holes, old cracks, old tenon holes, etc. in some places.

2. Elm furniture that has been strictly dried in a drying room is not easy to crack, but elm is not easy to dry. Now there are many elm boards on the market due to cost or equipment problems. If the drying is not done properly, the elm furniture produced is prone to cracking and deformation.

How to maintain elm solid wood sofa

If you want to better maintain old elm furniture, you must first understand some of the physical properties of old elm furniture. The temperature and humidity requirements are relatively high. It cannot be placed in a place with a large temperature difference. The temperature and humidity must be appropriate. Some families may have floor heating installed. At this time, you need to pay attention to the temperature. You need to control the temperature and not heat up too fast. This will cause great damage to the old elm wood. Secondly, it is necessary to stay away from high-humidity environments. Old elm wood is highly hygroscopic. If it absorbs too much water, it will cause furniture corrosion, fading, paint peeling, aging and deformation. Usually, if it absorbs a lot of water, it needs to be taken out to dry in the sun to avoid mold and paint peeling off easily. Every time we use a wet towel to wipe the old elm furniture, we must use a dry towel to absorb the water, otherwise the water will penetrate, so we must pay special attention when using it.

Old elm furniture is usually placed in a slightly drier place, but it cannot be placed next to the stove, radiator or gas. It is prone to corrosion and paint peeling. If it is placed in a bungalow, it should be used Bricks or wooden boards should be elevated to prevent corrosion; at the same time, sunlight should be avoided. If the sun is exposed to the sun for a long time, it will cause drying, fading, paint peeling, etc., which is also a shortcoming of old elm furniture. As long as old elm furniture is well protected, it can last for a long time without fading or corroding, and its feel and feel when touching cannot be worse than that of ash and crabapple wood. On the contrary, the price is better, so it is said that old elm furniture It is a good decoration material.

The above is all the knowledge introduced to you today about the advantages and disadvantages of elm solid wood sofas and the maintenance methods of elm solid wood sofas. I hope it can help you. New elm furniture should also be coated with insect repellent to prevent insects. Only by truly combining prevention and control can we keep the bugs out. What are the characteristics of elm sofa? That’s all. You should know something about it.