Sacramento Movers Share Tips On Preparing and Moving Pool Tables

If you have a pool table to move, most moving companies may not have the training or tools necessary to handle this specialty item. Your best bet for moving a pool table is likely to hire movers specializing in the removal of pool tables and pay about $200-$600 for the service. Two pool table movers in the Sacramento area are Pool Table Taxi and Sacramento Pool Table Movers. Be sure to make sure any pool table moving company you hire is highly rated with the Better Business Bureau and are fully licensed. Alternately you may opt to disassemble, transport, and re-assemble the pool table yourself. In that case, be sure you are familiar with the proper steps for preparing and moving a pool table.

Ask a few of your friends to come over for an hour or so to give you a hand with moving the pool table.  The weight of this piece will make it impossible to do it single-handedly. Set aside all loose parts in a box and be sure to label it. Remove the bumpers and felt to expose the wood. Use a staple remover to remove the felt from the table. Be careful not to rip the felt, especially near the pockets.

Next, use a drill to remove screws holding the slate to the table. Remember that slate is extremely heavy as well as fragile. Get your friends to help you move the two or three blocks of slate. Wrap each piece with a furniture pad and stretch wrap and place it carefully on edge inside the moving vehicle. Do not lean or stack any other items against slate.

At this point each person can grab a leg of the table and flip it upside down. Remove the legs from the frame of the table the remove the pocket pouches. Now that the table is completely broken down, wrap each section in furniture padding and stretch wrap keep the wood from being scratched, chipped, or damaged. Keep the frame of the table upside down as you load it onto the truck so that you will not need to flip it over again for assembly. Reverse the process to assemble the table at the ending location.

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