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Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 22:57
| I have 4 boys. My youngest is Autistic. He is 9. He is potty trained but when he is going through a period o adjustment he has deliberate potty accidents. Its his way of letting you have it I guess anyway he has ruined my 2 couches & I had to throw them out. These couches were scotch guarded & washable covers but too many accidents. Any suggestions of what kind of couches and how to protect them?? Thx |
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| Leather can be porous, so I would recommend a commercial grade vinyl. Naugahyde is one brand. But more important is to purchase a sofa that is "ready to assemble" and that also assembles together using standard module parts/components. Easy to replace any of the components that have been damaged. For instance you can replace or repair a seat cushion or arm or seat deck etc. Even with the same original material. No more throwing out the whole sofa just because one place needs to repaired. |
Here is a link that might be useful: replace or repair modular built sofas
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- Posted by Artichokey (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 12 at 3:02
| I have a fabric couch; the cushions that we sit on are covered with a twin-sized waterproof mattress pad, tucked around the cushions and secured with those little straps that are sold to hold dust ruffles in place, and then there's a machine-washable slipcover over the whole thing, including the back cushions. I expected that it would be obvious that one was sitting on a waterproof mattress pad, but it's not "crunchy" or uncomfortable at all. If I were concerned about urine on the back cushions, it would be pretty easy to put another twin-sized waterproof mattress cover around those: the slipcover fits over it just fine. Not the most elegant solution, but it got us through a "pee-on-the-couch" phase without any damage to the underlying cushions. Now if only I were confident that the "vomit-on-the-couch" stage were over... but that one seems to reappear a few times a year! |
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- Posted by patty_cakes (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 16:53
| Whatever you decide to buy, you might want to consider using a twin size waterproof mattress pad on the seating area when your son is sitting on the sofa. It can be removed for washing as well as when having visitors. |
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