5 Tips To Judge The Quality Of A Sofa

Living rooms and cozy spaces are incomplete without a comfy sofa to sink into. Everyone agrees that a good quality sofa is kind of vital for a home. Be it to provide seating for guests or to double as an extra bed, sofas are a must. So if you are on the lookout for a good sofa for your home, be ready to shell out some major cash if you are going for new, branded sofas. Or if you have budget constraints, you can always look up premium second hand sofa sets online. To be even more frugal, you could consider renting a sofa set if your requirement isn’t long term.


If second hand sofas are your aim, you would have by now realised that in Bangalore, there is no dearth for used household products. Thousands of sellers advertise their goods on classifieds sites, confusing the average buyer. To help you out, here are a few tips that will help you determine the quality of a used sofa set.

#1 Good Construction Material

Always check with the seller about the materials used in crafting the sofa. Dense wood, or natural wood types in general are quite durable. They are also fairly resistant to insect attacks. Unless the sofa has been damaged badly once and then restored, the wood is likely to stay in good condition. However, they might be quite expensive even for second hand goods. Engineered wood types or metal furniture are your best bets for cheap furniture.

The material used in upholstery too should be checked. Breathable fabrics are best however they are not as strong as rexine or synthetic materials making them more prone to tears and fraying.

#2 Physically Inspect The Product

This is absolutely necessary if you are responding to an ad on a classifieds site like Olx or Quickr, which are pretty much unregulated. Never trust the pictures that are displayed in the ad. When you physically inspect the product, you get not just check for flaws, you also get to sit on the sofa and get a real feel of it.

#3 Age Of The Sofa

Sellers, who are typically homeowners might not even be aware about refurbishment. They sell sofas in their homes to either upgrade to a better one or just to get rid of it. They rarely worry about spending a little bit to refurbish the sofa and improve its quality. So any product older than 5 years could be trouble unless made of good material and maintained exceptionally well.

Always check the bill to reaffirm the date of manufacturing stated by the seller. If you have no means to determine that, buy the sofa only of the quality is that impressive.



#4 Vendor Reputation

Very often, this is the one factor that could everything. A vendor with a considerable tenure in the space and one with reputation is more likely to check or even enhance the quality of the goods before they sell them to you. Which means you are likely to get good quality products from them.

As opposed to individual homeowners who sell through classifieds sites, experienced vendors are aware of what it takes to ensure good quality in furniture products. So if you choose to go with a reputable vendor, you might get a better deal.

#5 Buy From Guarented

Guarented has a major team consisting for carpenters, technicians, artisans and the likes - in short, a stellar team capable of manufacturing and refurbishing used sofas. We’ve been in business for more than three years and our customer testimonials will attest to the fact that we do nothing but the best to make a customer happy.

Browse our collection of awesome sofas and place your orders right away. What’s more? We give free service warranty for a entire year since date of purchase. If you ever need minor repairs or fixes for the sofa you buy from us, it’s on it. That’s how confident we are about the quality of our products!