Deconstructing a Quality Church Chair - Part 1

There are many styles and options to choose from when deciding on the right church chair for your church building. While color, shape, features, and quantity are all things to consider, underlying all of those is the most important question: is it a quality built chair? In this blog series we will be “Deconstruction a Quality Church Chair” so that you will know the elements that constitute a church chair constructed with integrity for guaranteed endurance through years of use.

In this first installment we will look at the very core of a church chair; the wood base for the seat and back. Through our 20+ years in the church furniture industry we have seen many types of wood used in chair construction including particle board, pressed board, chip board, and recycled board. While a recycled board may sound like a positive thing at first, when recycled is mentioned in regards to a church chair it means that it potentially was previously used as a concrete form on a construction site. Yes, we have seen it, complete with residue concrete traces and signs of heavy former use. You may be surprised what you find when you peel away the fabric and the foam of your chairs. We’ve conversed with many churches and pastors that have shown us stacks of church chairs with broken seats and backs after only a short time of use. We have taken special note of these chairs, deconstructing them to inspect the points of weakness that made these inferior chairs. Using weak or already used wood in a church chair is nearly a promise for a short lifespan and a disappointing end result.

We have found that the half inch thick plywood that is standard in all of the church chairs we offer is far superior to any other choices on the market for reliability and durability. We care deeply about the satisfaction of our customers and the integrity of our products. We offer warranties with all of our chairs because we believe in the quality of construction and materials used to complete them. Having a strong plywood core means that your church chair has the first step covered in the construction of a quality church chair.