Hancock Moore / Bradinton Young or Other?

[James Raynor]

Hi,

I am new to the forum. My wife and I are closing on a new home 10/06. I am renting out my old home and leaving most of the furniture behind. My wife and I want to finally look at buying great quality furniture. I have been looking at the forums and the consensus seems to be buy form H&M or BY (or Leathercraft?)

We are starting with our most important room, the family room. We want a sectional or sectional / love seat that recline. I noticed that H&M & BY don't sell a lot of motion seating? Are they still the best when it comes to reclining sofas?

I will PM Duane for prices, I only have a couple stores close to me in Florida that carry H&M.. a few more BY.

[drcollie]

Reclining sofas are costly, and there are some downsides to them, which is why you don't see many from makers. Some of the negatives:

1) Heavy, Typically 250 to 300 lb
2) No 8-way hand-tied spring deck
3) Movement cuts in the back where the back reclines. (unsightly)
4) Has to be away from the wall
5) End sections show more wear than the center over time
6) If a mechanism breaks, you almost have to repair it. I would almost never recommend putting one into a sectional end.
7) Not good in households with young children. Serious finger-pinching issues if kids play on the sofa (think: A Trip to the E.R.)

Bradington Young's recliner sofa is terrible in my opinion. The angles are all wrong and the dimensions / specs are not well designed for comfort.

H&M's are MUCH better, as are Leathercraft's. Also more costly.

Personally, I prefer a conventional sofa or sectional with a good ottoman. You get more comfortable seating and the ottoman will give you 90 % of what you get with recliner end units while bypassing all the issues above.

[James Raynor]

Thank you for the information. Currently we don't have a reclining sofa, we thought it would be nice / comfortable. I sent you a PM on the H&M info. Thank you!

James