Adding swivel base to lazy boy recliner

We want wall huggers in a swivel base. Try to find those. Found one place but they are twice the price. We back up to the Colo river in AZ for the winter. Like to swivel around to watch all the action on the river and also be able to recline in front of the TV without sticking out in the room so far.

bhh wrote:
I do furniture repair work, both to consumers and stores. I've done these a few times. A little carpentry and some new parts. The exact procedure will depend upon the configuration of the mechanism. (Many people call any recliner a La-z-boy, though that is a specific brand name, like Kleenex). Watch the videovideo here:


how-to and parts availability.

What are the skids/feet on the bottom of the ring made out of? DH thinks they will make chairs hard to move on the carpet. Have to move them to close our slides

bhh wrote:
I do furniture repair work, both to consumers and stores. I've done these a few times. A little carpentry and some new parts. The exact procedure will depend upon the configuration of the mechanism. (Many people call any recliner a La-z-boy, though that is a specific brand name, like Kleenex). Watch the videovideo here:


how-to and parts availability.

Thanks for the info! Ours are true La-z-boys...had them forever!

I do furniture repair work, both to consumers and stores. I've done these a few times. A little carpentry and some new parts. The exact procedure will depend upon the configuration of the mechanism. (Many people call any recliner a La-z-boy, though that is a specific brand name, like Kleenex). Watch the videovideo here:


how-to and parts availability.

to add to my story the chairs arrived and they did not work correctly when getting out of the recliners because they would hit the floor on the front. The man that delivered had to re work the install and said this is what happens when the low men on the totem do the work. He usually make the changed him self.


chevman

Check with Lazy Boy they sell swivel bases for there chairs. No big deal putting them on. Remove original base install swivel base did mine if the living room when I go my new chair. Kit should come with wooden shims so you can extend the springs to attach to the new base.

Dick_B wrote:
We have two recliners in our RV that swivel BUT I see no advantage in having them do so. Once they are set up, facing the TV, there is no need to use the swivel capability.
Perhaps your situation is different.

We have the large rear window that we like to look out when maybe the weather isn't cooperating to sit outside & drink morning coffee!

They installed swivel base on one of our recliners in our stick house. I thought it would be great, but I find even in a stable house, it turns too easily and hits the side table. (I'm a klutz so that may be the problem). They took the bottom feet off and added the swivel the day they delivered. I'm sure you can get them from the Lazy Boy store.....just call and ask. One con though.....It made my chair higher than my husband's and I'm very short legged....so I have to rock and rock to get it to "toss me out" (my husband says that's what it looks like).... :)

a couple of years ago when we replaced our camper's OEM recliners with Lazy Boys, as a condition of buying them, the store had to install swivel bases .... they did and we enjoy them

Jim

We have two recliners in our RV that swivel BUT I see no advantage in having them do so. Once they are set up, facing the TV, there is no need to use the swivel capability.
Perhaps your situation is different.