My dinig table was damaged some time ago and I want to fix it. Any suggestions please?
Do you know if it is MDF laminate? Can you show us an inside view of the join where the horizontal member has dropped?
Is that white 'goop' a previous silicone repair?
Hi @krunalM_12,
I have the same questions as @Noyade does above.
Is it possible to get a photo from the underside of the table showing the inside of that join?
I'm trying to determine if the piece that has dropped is actually structural, or if it is simply decorative cladding over a frame.
If it is entirely decorative, then I'd suggest you can simply add some wood glue, such as this https://www.bunnings.com.au/gorilla-236ml-wood-glue_p1662680 and then clamp it while the glue sets.
If it is structural in nature, we will have to do a bit more investigating on the underside of the table. Things like angle brackets and screws are a likely fix, but we'll have to see it to be certain.
Let me know how you go.
Jacob
Yes, here are the photos
We tried clamping it but when we do, it creates another crack on the top
Thanks for those photos, they definitely help.
It looks like the issue might stem from how the damaged piece attaches to the framing with the bolts running through to the legs.
You can see there is, what appears to be a nail hole, here -
If you look above that, location, can you see nails going through from the outside of the table into the timber with the bolts through it?
Looking at the original photo, there's a good chance they were filled over to hide, them, but I'd say they are there. This makes me think the nails that were there have failed and thus the timber is no longer well connected to the end piece with the bolts in it.
So, my solution to the issue would be glue the damaged timber, using some clamps to hold it in place, and also screwing through the damaged timber into the piece with the bolts.
You can use a scrap piece of timber on the top of the table to distribute the load from the clamps and prevent further splitting.
For your screws, you should use two of these https://www.bunnings.com.au/zenith-10g-x-50mm-gold-passivated-countersunk-head-timber-screws-16-pack_p2420441 . Predrill a pilot hole for each screw with a 3.5mm drill bit, then countersink the hole with a countersink bit so that the head of the screw will sit below the surface of the timber. You can then fill over the screw heads with some wood filler in a colour that matches your table as closely as possible.
The screws will improve the structural strength of the join and the glue will hold the timber together, hiding the damage from the eye.
Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks Jacob, I will look into that and see it that works.
Just another pair of eyes.
I don't think your tabletop is splitting length-ways - if you re-orientate your photo my thought is you are seeing the edge of the tabletop settled into a large rebate.
Hard to draw/explain - but I think it's the rebated section that is splitting and descending.
Why the mortise/tenon looking cut out on the end? Does it stretch the full height of the wood?
If that is a nail hole, the nail would be traversing a 'wood-less' gap before striking the other side?
Seems odd?
