If you’re trying to move a pool table by yourself, figuring out what to do is your initial step. It will involve you completely disassembling a pool table, doing a bit of heavy lifting with some strong friends, and then assembling it while making it absolutely level. While it is possible to take on the task of moving a pool table with some friends, hiring professionals should seriously be considered. Sacramento Pool Table Movers has great professional installers who have moved each type of billiard table from old antique ones to modern outdoor ones. We have the expert experience to take it apart with care, label, and pack each part and then install the pool table into your new home.
Doing IT Yourself
Doing it on your own is an option. Being a handy, detail oriented person, with serious mechanical ability, some tools, and have a few strong friends. Seriously, pool tables are really heavy. The main surface is made from rock. Also, keep in mind that taking it apart is much more complicated than it looks. It is not a dining room table with a few legs to unscrew and leaves to take out. Removing the felt from the slate is a complicated process that could leave a person tearing their hair out. So is putting it back on. A pool table is probably one of the hardest things you can ever have to move. It’s heavy, bulky, wide, and surprisingly delicate.
This DIY tactic can have a dangerous affect to you and to the pool table. A lot of people make the mistake of attempting to treat it like a dresser or hutch by getting a bunch of friends to help, and end up straining it in all directions in order to fit through the door. Unfortunately, these maneuvers often end up with an injury to you or any of your buddies, and you can damage the slate or even damage a part. If you really want to know how to properly move a pool table, the steps are below. Read carefully and thoroughly. Sacramento Pool Table Movers will direct you through this process.