Like many other people that purchased these chairs, I misunderstood the seat height due to the bucket shape. When seated in them, I found them to be too short to fit my dining room table properly. I really liked them and didnt want to send them back. I placed the chairs on top of wood boards to get the right feel while sitting at the table, and determined they would need to sit just over an inch higher to fit right. It doesnt seem like much, but it is definitely a noticeable difference. After scrounging around the internet to find a way to do this, I found that gorilla swivel feet could be attached but would only add 0.75 of height. Back to the drawing board, I came up with a quick DIY solution that works great! You will need the following:
2 length of 1/2id schedule 80 pvc pipe
16 M6x45 button head bolts
1 can Krylon Fusion spray paint
Blue thread locker 24300
Acetone or brake cleaner
Hacksaw
The pvc pipe is strong and has very thick walls, providing the same inside diameter as the plastic nubs on the bottoms of the chairs, and the same outside diameter of the round supports for the nubs. Best of all, it paints easily if prepped right. I used a hack saw and easily cut 16 pieces of pipe that were each 1.25 long. I then chamfered the cutting debris off the edges by hand, stacked them on a string, hung them outside, cleaned them with acetone, and then spray painted them. Once they were dry, I pushed the pipes onto the chair bottoms in place of the included black plastic spacers. I then assembled the legs to the seats using the longer bolts (and a dab of thread locker) with the flat washers and lock washers that were included with the chairs. The chairs finally fit perfect and I couldnt be more happy with them. They look great and are very comfortable!
Easy fix for short chair height!
Like many other people that purchased these chairs, I misunderstood the seat height due to the bucket shape. When seated in them, I found them to be too short to fit my dining room table properly. I really liked them and didnt want to send them back. I placed the chairs on top of wood boards to get the right feel while sitting at the table, and determined they would need to sit just over an inch higher to fit right. It doesnt seem like much, but it is definitely a noticeable difference. After scrounging around the internet to find a way to do this, I found that gorilla swivel feet could be attached but would only add 0.75 of height. Back to the drawing board, I came up with a quick DIY solution that works great! You will need the following: 2 length of 1/2id schedule 80 pvc pipe 16 M6x45 button head bolts 1 can Krylon Fusion spray paint Blue thread locker 24300 Acetone or brake cleaner Hacksaw The pvc pipe is strong and has very thick walls, providing the same inside diameter as the plastic nubs on the bottoms of the chairs, and the same outside diameter of the round supports for the nubs. Best of all, it paints easily if prepped right. I used a hack saw and easily cut 16 pieces of pipe that were each 1.25 long. I then chamfered the cutting debris off the edges by hand, stacked them on a string, hung them outside, cleaned them with acetone, and then spray painted them. Once they were dry, I pushed the pipes onto the chair bottoms in place of the included black plastic spacers. I then assembled the legs to the seats using the longer bolts (and a dab of thread locker) with the flat washers and lock washers that were included with the chairs. The chairs finally fit perfect and I couldnt be more happy with them. They look great and are very comfortable!