Oh yes, I really need some help... Has anyone ever assembled the Knopparp sofa and can give me a tip? I would be very grateful! I already filed a complaint with Ikea weeks ago, and today they sent me a replacement sofa, which has exactly the same problem. So I’m starting to wonder if there actually is a solution that I’m not seeing...
I assembled the sofa up to the step shown in the instructions (see photo), but then I couldn’t continue. As you can see in the instruction below, I’m supposed to rotate the rod by 180° to ensure the stability of the seat, and then screw it in.
However, on the rod I received, the fabric seems to be stapled incorrectly (see photo). I would have to rotate it by 360° so that the pre-punched square and the hole line up with the bracket. But if I do that, the seat is pulled forward by a crucial 10cm (4 inches), and then I cannot attach it to the rear bracket, not even with force. It just doesn’t work because the fabric is too short.
I’ve really been going back and forth, wondering if maybe I’m missing something obvious?!
I also can’t just flip the whole thing over because then the zipper for attaching the cover and the rear support bar would be on the wrong side. The fabric is even marked with these two circles to prevent putting it on backwards (seat surface as backrest). So in principle, it should be correct on my side.
I assembled the sofa up to the step shown in the instructions (see photo), but then I couldn’t continue. As you can see in the instruction below, I’m supposed to rotate the rod by 180° to ensure the stability of the seat, and then screw it in.
However, on the rod I received, the fabric seems to be stapled incorrectly (see photo). I would have to rotate it by 360° so that the pre-punched square and the hole line up with the bracket. But if I do that, the seat is pulled forward by a crucial 10cm (4 inches), and then I cannot attach it to the rear bracket, not even with force. It just doesn’t work because the fabric is too short.
I’ve really been going back and forth, wondering if maybe I’m missing something obvious?!
I also can’t just flip the whole thing over because then the zipper for attaching the cover and the rear support bar would be on the wrong side. The fabric is even marked with these two circles to prevent putting it on backwards (seat surface as backrest). So in principle, it should be correct on my side.
I
IKEA-Experte13 Aug 2016 18:22Hello, if no one here has built it themselves, maybe the problem can be understood better with more pictures, not just close-up shots.
Hi, I’ll try to explain it briefly again using a picture:
As shown in the instructions, I should now rotate the rod 180° clockwise so that the fabric is stretched. The square would then be at the bottom to fit into the designated bracket.
The problem, as you can see in the photo, is that the pre-punched square and hole on my rod are reversed compared to the instructions. I would have to turn the rod 360° for the square to be at the bottom. Not turning it at all is not an option because then the fabric wouldn’t be stretched and the seat surface would not be stable. However, with a 360° turn, about 10cm (4 inches) of space is lost at the back, and the fabric cannot be attached to the rear bracket...
I also haven’t mixed up the seat and backrest because the backrest is clearly shorter, so the fabric definitely wouldn’t be long enough for that.
Please tell me this makes sense.
As shown in the instructions, I should now rotate the rod 180° clockwise so that the fabric is stretched. The square would then be at the bottom to fit into the designated bracket.
The problem, as you can see in the photo, is that the pre-punched square and hole on my rod are reversed compared to the instructions. I would have to turn the rod 360° for the square to be at the bottom. Not turning it at all is not an option because then the fabric wouldn’t be stretched and the seat surface would not be stable. However, with a 360° turn, about 10cm (4 inches) of space is lost at the back, and the fabric cannot be attached to the rear bracket...
I also haven’t mixed up the seat and backrest because the backrest is clearly shorter, so the fabric definitely wouldn’t be long enough for that.
Please tell me this makes sense.
I
IKEA-Experte13 Aug 2016 19:38In the first of the three pictures, it is the same as in the original, but in the second one, it looks different.
The goal is not to understand the problem itself, but to identify an installation error, which is only possible if everything can be seen.
The goal is not to understand the problem itself, but to identify an installation error, which is only possible if everything can be seen.
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