I hate sofas - specifically our old ones which I decided to break up in order to salvage the hard wood framing inside. My God were those things put together well. I've never seen so many screws and staples, the latter ranging from the normal 1cm size for tacking fabric to countless really heavy duty wire staples getting on for 2 inches long. It took me over 4 hours and numerous cuts, scrapes and other wounds to reduce the first sofa to its component parts and before I can use the wood I still have to de-nail it. The second sofa has been stripped of its fabric, padding etc. but still needs disassembling. Knowing the quality of the Ross fabric and having seen the amount of work that went into making them, now I know 3 things a) why they cost £600 each over 20 years ago, b) why they lasted so long without so much as a squeak and c) I'll never do this again!!!
