Getting a dining table (large) through an entryway (small)
My husband and I have come by a lovely mid-century teak extendable dining table by McIntosh (similar to G Plan). But in a perfectly foreseeable turn of events we can’t get it through the front door: it’s 75.5cm high, while the narrowest point in our entryway (the doorframe) is 72cm. I was advised to trust the process, but it’s a definite no-go.
It’s a 100yo+ mid terraced house with no alternative entry points, so it’s this doorway (not in anyway removable) or nothing. How can we get this sucker inside and back together again?
I think we’ve ruled out the non-destructive options:
* Removing the tabletop: already done, as you can see. Bought us 1.5-2cm and some manoeuvrability (not enough)
* Removing the legs: legs are solid wood, stapled + glued either side of the apron
* Disassembling the apron: apron appears to be 4 pieces of bent ply, with the seams enclosed by the legs
Here is what else we’ve considered:
* Chopping off the legs (near the top, to maximise the glued surface) and re-joining with dowels + glue. We could also attach a flat metal bracket / mending plate, or sister another bit of wood, inside each leg to brace the joins?
* Cutting the apron in half on the long sides of the table (so the whole table is split into two) then either a mending plate or sistering another bit of wood inside to re-join the two halves
* Cutting the apron as above, then running two rails lengthwise attached to the legs (instead of attempting to restore the integrity of the apron as a support)
* Shaving 3-4cm off the legs is a nonstarter as we're both tall
What is going to give us the best chance of success here? Anything other options we are missing?
I can post some close ups of the leg and apron joins in comments if that helps. Thank you!