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  • Will your legs work?
  • Sagging / bending tables
  • Add Bracing
  • Buy a self-supporting frame.
  • Add Extra Legs

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  1. Table Legs
  2. Choosing the Perfect Legs
  3. Choosing Legs for a Strong & Stable Build

Building Long Tables

You are planning on building a long table (2m+) and are potentially worried about if the legs will work. Are they strong enough. Will the table sag? This guide will help answer those questions.

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Last updated 11 months ago

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Will your legs work?

The legs themselves do not have an impact on how long your table can be. If the total weight is within the limits set out in our , then you're good to go from the perspective of the legs alone.

However, on long tables you will need to consider the structure of the material you are using and whether this will be strong enough to take the weight and not sag over time.

Sagging / bending tables

So you have finished your table and it didn't turn out quite as expected, maybe sagging in the middle or not feeling quite as stiff as you had hoped. Here are some options to get it fixed up!

Add Bracing

Buy a self-supporting frame.

Our will ensure a rock-solid table with little DIY effort. The frame bolts together into a rigid, self-supporting base and allows you to fit both extremely heavy (stone, very thick solid woods) and also thin/weak (i.e. MDF), non-structural (i.e. composites) or hard to fit (i.e. marble or glass) tops with ease.

Add Extra Legs

You can fix some extra legs to the table but this does not look so clean. We don't sell spare legs so you would need to buy another set for this option.

leg loading guidance
How to Add Bracing to a Table Top
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