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Moving a Dining Table in Watford

A dining table almost always fits once its legs are off. The difficulty is finding out whether they do come off, and whether the fixings survive it. A solid oak top with legs bolted through corner brackets comes apart in minutes. One with glued and dowelled legs does not come apart at all.

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Typical sizes and weights

TypeSizeWeight
Four-seater120 x 80cm20 to 40kg
Six-seater150 to 180 x 90cm35 to 70kg
Eight-seater or extending200 to 240 x 100cm extended50 to 100kg

Typical ranges, not manufacturer figures. Measure yours if it is going to be close, and check it against the door and stair measurements.

Will it fit?

Will a six-seater table go through a door?

With the legs off, on its edge, yes: the top is only a few centimetres thick. With the legs on, it goes through on its side only if the legs clear the frame, which a 90cm-wide table often will not.

Do extending tables come apart?

The leaves come out and the legs usually unbolt, though the runners stay attached. Store the leaves flat and wrapped, because a scratch on a leaf shows every time the table is extended.

How we move it

  1. Check how the legs are fixed before touching them
  2. Take the legs and leaves off, bagging the bolts
  3. Blanket the top and carry it on its edge
  4. Reassemble and check it stands level

Before we arrive

  • Look under the table to see whether the legs are bolted
  • Take the chairs off the table and out of the way
  • Tell us if it is glass-topped or marble

Glass and stone tops

Glass and marble tops are heavy and unforgiving. They travel on their edge in their own blankets, never flat under other furniture, and a large marble top is a two-person carry however short the distance.

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Moving a dining table: questions

Will you take the legs off my table?+

If they are bolted on, yes, and put them back at the other end. If they are glued and dowelled, the table moves whole and we plan the route for it.

Can you move the chairs as well?+

Of course. Chairs stack or nest in the van and are wrapped so they do not rub against each other.

Need a dining table moved in Watford?

Send us what it is, both addresses and the floors, and we will come back with one fixed price.

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