What you get
- Slate sections wrapped and carried separately
- Rails and pockets labelled by position
- Frame levelled at the new address
- Honest advice on old cloth
- Happy to work with a billiards technician
Please do not simply carry it across the room
The slate bed is the problem and the point. A slate table can weigh several hundred kilos, and that stone top can crack if the frame flexes under it during a careless lift. Four friends and enthusiasm are not a plan. Bigger tables usually have a slate bed in three sections, sealed along the joints and levelled against one another, so the sensible approach for most moves is to take the table apart and carry each part separately.
How we take it apart
Every table is built a little differently, so we look at yours first and ask for photos of the underneath if we can. Then the job follows an order that keeps everything accounted for.
- Pockets and rails: removed and labelled by position, with bolts kept in marked bags.
- The cloth: released with care, as old or stapled felt may not survive a second fitting, and we will tell you if we think so.
- Slate sections: lifted off one at a time, wrapped, padded and carried on edge rather than flat.
- Frame and legs: dismantled where the design allows, and wrapped to protect the wood.
- Accessories: cue racks, balls and triangle all get packed together, so they arrive as well.
Levelling is what makes it worth playing
A table that sits slightly off will drift balls in a way that drives good players mad. So the placement matters more than you might expect. Before move day, measure your new room with the cue length in mind. A room that fits the table can still leave you unable to take a shot from the wall side. Check the floor as well, because villa tiles and majlis flooring are not always perfectly flat.
At the new address, the frame goes in first and gets levelled. Then come the slate sections, followed by the cloth and rails. Tell us early if you would prefer a billiards technician for the final cloth and fine levelling, particularly on a high-end or tournament-size table. We are happy to work alongside one, and we will tell you plainly when a specialist makes sense.
Heat, stairs and the villa majlis
Plenty of tables in the UAE live in villa majlis rooms, basements and rooftop games rooms, so stairs and tight turns come with the territory. Send us the table size, the route, and whether it is going up or down. Cloth and wood are not fond of heat, so we keep their outdoor time short in summer. You will have a clear written quote before the first bolt turns, anywhere in the seven emirates.
