Leather Sofa Conditioning Schedule Cracking Prevention
Leather Sofa Conditioning Schedule Cracking Prevention A high quality leather sofa is a significant household investment, often costing between 2,000 and 8,000 dollars and reasonably expected to last 15 to 25 years with proper care. Yet the most common reason these sofas reach the end of their useful lives prematurely is not damage from kids or pets, but slow dehydration of the leather itself, which causes the surface to harden, lose its suppleness, and eventually crack along stress lines at the seat, the arms, and the back cushion edges. The Leather Industries of America estimates that more than 40 percent of leather furniture replaced in the first decade of ownership shows damage that proper conditioning would have prevented, representing billions of dollars annually in avoidable replacement spending. What is the right conditioning schedule for a leather sofa, and how does it vary by leather type, by climate, and by use intensity? Which products work and which are marketi...
