Furniture Repair in Modesto

We repair wood furniture. Chairs are the most common thing through the door, followed by dining tables, dressers, cabinets, bed frames and desks. If it is made of wood and something on it has come loose, cracked, or stopped working, it is the kind of job this shop was built for.

Chairs come in one at a time and in full sets. Dining tables come in with loose aprons, split leaves, wobbly pedestals and tops that have separated at a glue line. Dressers and chests come in with drawers that stick or fall through, sides that have pulled apart, and backs that have come off. Cabinets and buffets come in with failing doors, sagging shelves and broken hinges. Bed frames come in with cracked rails and stripped hardware. Desks come in with drawer boxes that have blown apart at the corners.

We also take the awkward jobs other shops turn down: odd shapes, mixed materials, and pieces that need a repair invented for them. Family-owned in Modesto since 1991 means we have seen most of it before.

Loose and broken joints. The most common repair there is. A joint that racks does not need new wood — it needs the old glue cleaned out, the joint fitted, and then re-glued and clamped properly. Squeezing fresh glue into a dirty wobble buys you a month.

Re-gluing and doweling. Where a joint has worn oversize, we dowel it, pin it, or fit new stock so the joint has something solid to hold. Done right, that joint outlasts the rest of the piece.

Cracked frames and split wood. Splits get cleaned, drawn closed and clamped, or patched in with matching stock when the crack has opened too far. Chair frames and sofa frames both come through.

Wobbly legs. Usually a joint problem rather than a leg problem, but sometimes a leg has broken through and needs a new section cut and shaped to match.

Sticking or broken drawers. Runners rebuilt, guides replaced, drawer boxes re-squared and re-glued at the corners, bottoms replaced. A drawer should glide, not fight you.

Missing hardware. Pulls, hinges, escutcheons, casters and locks cleaned, repaired, or matched as closely as we can find. On older pieces we would rather save the original hardware than replace it.

Compare the repair against what an equivalent piece would actually cost you new — not against the cheapest thing on the floor. The chair you already own is usually built better than a new one at the same money, and that gap gets wider on tables, dressers and casework. Send a photo and we will price the repair so you can make that comparison with a real number.

The honest note: not everything is worth repairing. Particle board with a printed vinyl veneer has nothing for glue to hold and nothing to cut into. When a piece is like that, we will tell you so and you will not pay us to find out. We would rather send you home than take money for a job that does not deserve doing.

Sentiment counts too. Plenty of pieces are worth repairing for reasons that have nothing to do with what they would sell for, and that is a fine reason. We just want you to know which kind of decision you are making before you make it.

If your piece needs surface work rather than structural work, look at furniture refinishing. If it is old and valuable, see antique furniture restoration.

Send a photo. Text or email a picture of the whole piece plus a close-up of the damage. That is usually enough for us to tell you what it needs.

Get an honest estimate. We tell you what the repair involves, what it costs, and how long it will take. If the answer is cheaper or simpler than you expected, that is what we will say.

Drop off or arrange pickup. Bring it to 301 Maze Blvd in Modesto, or we will collect it. We run trucks for piano and furniture moves anyway, so pickup is usually easy to arrange.

We call before we change the plan. If something inside the piece turns out different from what the photo showed, you hear about it from us before we keep going.

You can see finished work on the Before & Afters page. Those are all our own pieces.

Our shop is at 301 Maze Blvd in Modesto, and we repair furniture for families throughout the northern San Joaquin Valley: Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, Riverbank, Oakdale, Salida, Manteca and Stockton.

Nixon's Oak Tree House has been family-run since 1991. Bob, Jenny and Dick are the people who look at your piece and the people who work on it. Call (209) 524-6349 or request an estimate and send a photo.

How much does furniture repair cost?

It depends on the piece and the damage. A single re-glued chair joint is a small job and priced like one. A dining table with a loose apron, split rail, and two bad chairs is a bigger one. Send a photo and we will give you a real number before you commit to anything.

Is it worth repairing old furniture?

Usually, if the wood is solid and the joinery is real. Older furniture is often built better than what you would buy new for the same money as the repair. If your piece is particle board with a printed veneer, we will tell you it is not worth the labor.

Do you pick up furniture?

Yes. We move pianos and furniture as part of what we do, so pickup and delivery around Modesto and the Central Valley is usually workable. Ask when you call at (209) 524-6349 and we will sort it out with the estimate.

How long does a furniture repair take?

Glue needs time to cure, so even a simple repair is measured in days rather than hours. Most straightforward repairs go out in about a week or two depending on what is ahead of it on the bench. You get a timeline with your estimate.