How do I Repair a Pressboard Desk?

Manufacturers press together layers of fibers to create pressboard, a building material. Although the material has a durable surface, the joints in pressboard furniture can weaken over time. Pressboard joints are not as strong as standard wood joints. Reinforce those loose, wobbly furniture joints with glue and metal furniture brackets.Furniture brackets will provide additional support to a desk surface and leg joints, which are particularly vulnerable on desks.

Things You'll Need

• Wood glue
• Bar clamps
• Screwdriver
• 4 L-brackets, with screws

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Carefully spread apart the loose joints of the desk. Squeeze wood glue between each joint that needs to be fixed.

   • 2

     Press the joints back together. Use a screwdriver to tighten any loose screws along the joints.

   • 3

     Clamp the glued joints with bar clamps. Allow the wood glue to dry overnight and remove the clamps.

   • 4

     Align an L-bracket at each corner underneath the desk's work surface approximately 2 inches in from each edge.

   • 5

     Screw the provided screws through the holes in the brackets into the underside of the desk surface and into the legs.