How to assemble dining chairs

• Allen key (supplied)
• Cross-head screwdriver
• Soft cloth or rug to work on

Before you start, lay everything out on a soft surface (the flattened box works) and check it against the parts list in your manual.

• Back with rear legs
• Front legs or front frame
• Side rails
• Seat pad
• Bolts, curved washers and seat screws

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   Step 1: Unpack all the chairs at once and sort the parts into one pile per chair, so the bolts do not get mixed up.

2. 2

   Step 2: Lay the back frame flat on a soft surface with the bolt holes facing up.

3. 3

   Step 3: Push the side rails onto the back frame's dowels and fit their bolts with the curved washers, only finger-tight.

4. 4

   Step 4: Fit the front legs to the other end of the side rails the same way.

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   Step 5: Stand the chair on a flat floor and press down on the seat frame so all four feet touch.

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   Step 6: Tighten the bolts diagonally, a little at a time, until they are firm.

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   Step 7: Place the seat pad on the frame, line up the holes from underneath and fix it with its screws.

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   Step 8: Sit on the chair, rock gently and re-tighten any bolt that moved.

• Tightening bolts fully while the chair is lying down, so one leg ends up short.
• Mixing up bolts of different lengths, so a long bolt pierces the seat or a short one barely grips.
• Leaving out the curved washers, which spread the load around the bolt.