Best easy way to move 8x4ft snooker table?

nightrider1470 · 11 May 2015 at 23:39

I need to move my snooker table as I am getting new carpet. The next room is open and staight a head about 2m's away. I dont fancy the 4 man lift as it could bend or damage the cushions.

It obviously has 4 legs lol...

Any cheap ideas, dont mind spending £50

OhEsEcks · 11 May 2015 at 23:41

Put it at one end of the room while they lay, move it to the other end when they need to do that end.

Or £50 worth of rock climbing anchors and ropes and hang it from the ceiling.

Xordium · 11 May 2015 at 23:41

Hold two legs in the air roll carpet to the middle of the table put those two legs down pull up other two legs roll carpet all the way. Or move it around in the room ...

Mynight · 11 May 2015 at 23:42

Xordium said:
Hold two legs in the air roll carpet to the middle of the table put those two legs down pull up other two legs roll carpet all the way. Or move it in the room ...

This or cut it in half to make it easier to move.

OhEsEcks · 11 May 2015 at 23:43

Mynight said:
or cut it in half to make it easier to move.

The table, the carpet or the carpet layer?

GreatAuk · 11 May 2015 at 23:45

Could you wrap some rope round each of the legs and then do a 4 man lift with that (so hopefully shouldn't bend the cushions?)

Or failing that make a sort of sedan-chair arrangement with some long poles going under the table to lift it with?

Mynight · 11 May 2015 at 23:45

OhEsEcks said:
The table, the carpet or the carpet layer?

Any of the above doesn't really matter

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Carpet. Depending on the type they can be easily joined so you'd never know.

Edrof · 11 May 2015 at 23:46

Just be careful that you don't break it.

nightrider1470 · 11 May 2015 at 23:58

Some form of wheels on each leg?

Mynight · 12 May 2015 at 00:00

Then you'd still be lifting it. At each corner and running the risk of it bending.

pokerking · 12 May 2015 at 00:05

Pool jack with a thick board of wood the length of the table underneath, make sure its solid and strong enough to hold the weight of the slate, could buy two second hand?

http://www.homeleisuredirect.com/Assets/HLD/User/5264-pumptrolley.jpg

[FnG]magnolia · 12 May 2015 at 00:06

Put it on a treadmill until it takes off.

Uhtred · 12 May 2015 at 00:08

Carefully

Pawnless Endgame · 12 May 2015 at 00:11

Probably being pedantic here, but isn't 8' x 4' more like the size of a pool table? Pretty sure that snooker is double of that?

Love Mag's answer :-)

In all seriousness though OP, did you order the table originally? Do you remember how it arrived, logistics and all that? Then take it from there.

robfosters · 12 May 2015 at 00:27

Pawnless Endgame said:
Probably being pedantic here, but isn't 8' x 4' more like the size of a pool table? Pretty sure that snooker is double of that?

Love Mag's answer

In all seriousness though OP, did you order the table originally? Do you remember how it arrived, logistics and all that? Then take it from there.

A 16X8 snooker table. Blimey, you'd need some cue for that!

Mynight · 12 May 2015 at 00:29

11ft 8" by 5ft 10" is full size iirc.

Thekwango · 12 May 2015 at 00:43

Edrof said:
Just be careful that you don't break it.

I see what you did there....

Mynight · 12 May 2015 at 00:48

Argh how did I miss that pun

. Subtle I like

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djshauny1 · 12 May 2015 at 00:50

Nuke from orbit?

Hades · 12 May 2015 at 00:52

Edrof said:
Just be careful that you don't break it.

And cue all the puns...