What can I do to make my couch higher?

Question

I am older and my couch is still in fairly good shape but I find it too low and hard to get up out of it. Is there a fix for this too make it higher?

Gill Moreton · Answer

Hi, sorry you're having difficulties. Two options that spring to mind, depending on the design of your couch you could get wooden riser feet that your couches original feet sit into and raise the whole thing up . You can get them from mobility suppliers and online. The other thing is if there's room from the top of the seat pad to the arm rest, is to have an additional solid foam cushion that sits in the base and you put the original cushion pad on top of that. Hope that makes sense.

Julianna Hayden · Answer

Lowe's and Home Depot sell 'feet' that screw into the existing couch feet. They are usually only a couple of dollars each and come in different styles. They are bare wood so can be finished in any way you like.

Mary-Ann · Answer

You can buy bed risers feet which are made of rubber I believe. I think I ordered them from Sears for a client, but just google them and you will find them.

Linda · Answer

Go for the bed risers. They are inexpensive, durable and can be found at Home Depot 
Lowe's/ Bed & bath and other stores.

Morgan · Answer

You can replace the legs they screw off and look at home depot and lowe's are go to a cabinet maker to have them make the height you need.

Beth Pedersen · Answer

I purchased the post toppers that are used on decks and just screwed the into the existing legs.

Sharon · Answer

Bed risers will do the trick. They are inexpensive and easily found in many stores like Walmart

Bess W · Answer

I once used cinder blocks for this purpose...don't put on wood floors, I had carpeting. And paint blocks to match sofa fabric.

Jacki Nino · Answer

I have the same problem,I made a frame out of 2 X 4',then put plywood on top,painted it and put my recliner on it.It is just the right height now. :)

Carla Chilson · Answer

Mother with this problem. Brother cut 2x4 blocks, pre-drilled holes in blocks and legs of sofa. Attached blocks with 4' wood screws. Wasn't enough, he attached a 2nd block to each leg and glued a carpet swatch on block. To make it more stable, he attached 2x4's running around outside of all blocks.

Melody Drinkwater Wagner · Answer

I too had a hard time getting up off the couch. Yes, bed risers. Here's how they will look. I'm making a black skirt or black fabric covered board for the bottom of the couch. I purchased mine at Kmart for $8. Perfect!

Mary-Ann · Answer

Melody-I like the look of the bed risers as is. Very contemporary look!

Miriam Illions · Answer

@Dianne curious what you ended up doing?

Pamela · Answer

Being that we're 'plus size' at our house, we just removed the legs off the couch, purchased some landscape timbers from Walmart, and stacked a row of 2 of them all around the bottom. Now we can actually get UP off the couch!

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