RSC Furniture Repair

RSC Furniture Repair is a home-based furniture repair shop in St. George run by Rob Shearn. Rob works on solid wood furniture: fixing breaks and loose joints, refinishing the repaired area so it blends in, and taking on fuller refinishing when the piece calls for it. He also repairs moving damage on quality pieces. He does not repair particleboard furniture, but he will assemble new flat-pack furniture if the customer brings it to him in the unopened box from the store.

Work is by appointment. Most jobs start with photos: customers send Rob pictures of the piece, he lets them know whether it can be repaired, and if it can, they bring it to him. To send photos or set up an appointment, call (925) 336-9563 or email odieniwhiskey7@gmail.com. RSC Furniture Repair serves customers from St. George, Washington, Hurricane, Ivins, Santa Clara, Cedar City, La Verkin, Leeds, Springdale and Virgin.

Furniture care in Southern Utah's desert climate

Furniture in Washington County lives in a climate that is hard on wood. Summer highs in St. George regularly pass 100 degrees, annual rainfall averages around eight inches, and indoor humidity often stays very low, especially when air conditioning runs for months at a time. Wood gives up moisture in dry air and shrinks, so joints that were tight when a piece was built can loosen over the years. Chair rungs work free, glue lines open up, drawers start to stick or wobble, and solid tabletops and panels can develop cracks along the grain.

Sunlight is another factor. Southern Utah gets intense sun most of the year, and furniture that sits near a window or sliding glass door can fade, dry out or lose its finish on the exposed side. Once a finish cracks, clouds or wears through, the wood underneath is more open to stains, water rings and further drying.

Moving damage

The region has grown quickly, and many residents have moved to St. George and its neighboring cities from other parts of the country. Long-distance moves are one of the most common causes of furniture damage: legs snap or loosen, corners and edges get gouged, tops get scratched, and frames rack out of square. Furniture that spent decades in a more humid climate can also react to the move to the desert as the wood dries out. A good solid wood piece with this kind of damage can often be repaired and refinished at the damaged spot rather than replaced.

Why solid wood is worth repairing

Solid wood furniture is built from material that can be reglued, patched, sanded and refinished, which is why well-made tables, chairs, dressers and cabinets can be kept in service for generations. Particleboard and other pressed-wood furniture is different: once its core is crushed, swollen or torn out around a screw, there is usually little left to repair. That is why repair shops tend to focus on solid wood pieces. Repairing a good piece preserves furniture with sentimental value, often costs less than buying comparable new furniture, and keeps bulky items out of the landfill.

Services

• Solid wood furniture repair: breaks, loose joints and other damage on solid wood pieces.


• Refinishing: refinishing the repaired area, and fuller refinishing depending on the piece.


• Moving damage repair: fixing damage from moves on quality furniture.


• Furniture assembly: assembly of new boxed furniture brought in unopened.

Have a piece that needs work? Text or call Rob at (925) 336-9563 with photos to find out whether it can be repaired. Browse more home services in Southern Utah in our directory.