Best durable chairs?

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Rather than play elimination through poor customer experience, I'd like to get some suggestions from the Bigger Pockets community. We put in some tables & chairs into our beach condos, & the chairs are pretty low quality. The legs easily come loose & are very wobbly, as well as the backs bend in the contour of the lumbar support. Looking on wayfair or amazon for some decent replacements, but I'm afraid that everything I am finding will just break down from heavy usage.

These are studio units, so where isn't a ton of room. I am just looking for four standard chairs that will hold up for a few years.

Thank you all for your input.

Michael Baum · Answer

Hey @Jason Goretzki. So I would start looking on Craigslist, FB Marketplace and OfferUP for nice used USA made stuff.

Our dining set and breakfast nook set are both made in USA out of oak. Nothing fancy but they are tough. Nothing loose or broken after 6 years.

Toni Escuder · Answer

Don't go for the cheapest chairs on the market because they won't hold up and then cheap becomes expensive. Look at the assembly instructions before purchasing to see how the seat and legs are anchored together. Look for solid wood construction and check the weight capacity for each chair.

Colleen F. · Answer

@Scott Mac actually the TV solution is to put an outlet in the wall behind the TV especially since in this setup he probably isn't going to move it and that is ok by code. Drapes all the way across is a good idea.

Colleen Peterson · Answer

I purchased these chairs for a furnished rental for college students. They look amazing after 4 years.  https://www.amazon.com/HeuGah-Dining-Industrial-Kitchen-Leat...

Sarah Kensinger · Answer

Wayfair has some amazing furniture for STR, especially the commercial line! Remember the cheaper they are the quicker you'll be replacing them.

Jason Goretzki · Answer

Thank you for the suggestions, & the mock up drawing.   We had blackout blinds in our other unit, but little by little they were damaged.  The drapes/curtains have two rods, as there is one window & then the sliding doors.  This makes two drapes/curtains, one long & one short.  As for the chord, we've talked about relocating the outlet, but have not picked up the the phone to do anything about it yet.  Currently the TV is plugged into a 3 port outlet extender, with some USB chargers.  I think they're pretty nice.

Scott Mac · Answer

Have thought about re-arrainging the window coverings on one long rod and opening up the view (???)

And hiding that large TV cord inside the wall (if code allows) (???)

Do you think your customers might like Blackout blinds behind the sheer's as an option (???)

Just my 2 cents.

Scott Mac · Answer

For office use I have had good luck with steelcase.

It's not cheap, and some of it sells online (the custom stuff gets expensive).

They have chairs for people of greater weight too, which might hold up longer (???)

You might find something used that would work for you for cents on the dollar.

But it all seems to have a bit of an office feel to it.

https://www.steelcase.com/

Colleen F. · Answer

@Jason Goretzki  dining chairs?   metal frame. Try an office supply.  I cant tell you where because ours came from when my husbands office closed.  You see the armless ones are stackable too with an uphostered seat and back.

Yiwei Cheng · Answer

I'm sure there are good ones on there!  I just stay with the ones I know will last instead of looking through the websites.

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