A marble dining table weighs roughly 75kg to 150kg depending on its size. A 110cm round comes in around 75–85kg, a 180 x 90cm rectangular around 110–125kg, and a 200 x 100cm around 140–150kg. Add 7–9kg per velvet dining chair, and a complete six-chair set is a delivery of about 170–180kg in total.
Weights by table size
The top does most of the work. Marble is dense — around 2,700kg per cubic metre — so weight scales directly with surface area. A steel base adds roughly 25–40kg depending on how substantial it is.
| Table size | Top area | Top only | With base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110cm round | 0.95m² | ~50–55kg | ~75–85kg |
| 130cm round | 1.33m² | ~70–75kg | ~95–110kg |
| 150 x 90cm | 1.35m² | ~70–75kg | ~95–110kg |
| 180 x 90cm | 1.62m² | ~85–90kg | ~110–125kg |
| 130 x 130cm square | 1.69m² | ~88–92kg | ~115–130kg |
| 200 x 100cm | 2.00m² | ~105–110kg | ~140–150kg |
Treat these as working figures rather than exact specifications — thickness and base design shift them either way. But they are the right order of magnitude, and they are what you should plan your doorway and your delivery around.
And the chairs
A velvet dining chair on a steel frame weighs roughly 7–9kg. So:
- Four chairs — around 30–36kg
- Six chairs — around 42–54kg
- Eight chairs — around 56–72kg
- Ten chairs — around 70–90kg
A 200 x 100cm table with ten chairs is therefore a consignment of well over 200kg arriving at your house in one go.
Putting those numbers in perspective
A 180cm marble table at 120kg weighs about the same as a full-size washing machine, or a large American fridge freezer. The difference is that a washing machine is a compact box with a flat base you can walk on a trolley. A table top is 180cm long, 90cm wide, rigid, and needs to stay level and edge-protected the entire way.
That combination — heavy, large, and unforgiving of being tipped or set down on a corner — is what makes marble tables specifically awkward to move, rather than just heavy.
Will my floor take it?
Almost certainly yes. UK domestic floors are designed for a distributed load of 1.5kN/m², which is about 150kg per square metre. A 120kg table spread across a 1.6m² footprint is well within that, and the seated diners around it are the same load any room is built to carry.
The thing worth thinking about is not the floor structure but the floor covering. A pedestal base concentrates the entire weight onto one or two plinth feet, which is a lot of pressure on a small area. On soft flooring — vinyl, cushioned lino, a thick carpet, or a softwood floor — that can leave permanent indentations. Felt pads or a purpose-made floor protector under the plinth spreads the load and prevents it. On a suspended timber floor, position the table across the joists rather than along a single one where you have the choice.
Can it get into your house?
This is the question to answer before you order, not on delivery day. The top is the constraint, because it is the one piece that cannot be dismantled.
- Standard UK internal door: 762mm (2ft 6in). A 90cm-wide top will not pass through flat — it has to go through on its edge, which is normal practice.
- Front doors are usually 838mm or wider, so the front door is rarely the issue.
- Stairwells are the real problem. Measure the narrowest point, and measure the turn. A 180cm-long rigid slab needs the diagonal space to swing round a half-landing. If your stairs turn twice, say so when you order.
- Lifts. Check the internal depth and the door width. A 200cm top does not fit most domestic lifts, in any orientation.
- Tight hallway corners. A 200cm slab turning a 90-degree corner needs roughly 1.4m of width at the corner to pivot.
None of this is unusual, and crews who deliver these every week solve it routinely. But they can only solve it if they know in advance. Mention upstairs flats, narrow turns and awkward access when you place the order.
Why two people, and why not a pallet courier
This is where the weight stops being a piece of trivia and starts costing people money.
A great many furniture retailers ship large items on a pallet network. That means a single driver, a tail-lift, and a delivery that legally and practically ends at the kerb — or at best, just inside your front door. The driver does not carry it upstairs, does not unwrap it, does not assemble it, and often cannot even wait while you look at it.
With a 120kg marble table, that leaves you with several problems at once:
- You have to move it yourself. Two-person minimum, and the two people need to know to carry a top on its edge rather than flat, because a large slab carried flat can flex and crack under its own weight.
- Damage is discovered too late. By the time you have unwrapped it in the hallway, the driver has gone and the paperwork is signed. Now you are the one making the claim.
- Assembly is yours. Fitting a base to a top means turning the top face-down onto something soft, aligning it, and bolting it up without over-tightening. Then two people lift the whole assembled table upright. That is a 120kg controlled lift.
- Weather. A pallet standing on a driveway in the rain while you work out what to do is a genuinely common story.
The alternative is a company using its own crews. Two people, a vehicle they load themselves, and the ability to unwrap the goods on the spot, take them back if you are unhappy, carry them in and assemble the table where you want it. It costs the retailer more, and it is the single biggest practical difference between two furniture orders at the same price.
Living with the weight
- Decide where it goes before it is assembled. Once it is together, moving it is a two-person job every time.
- Never drag it. Dragging a pedestal table puts all the lateral force through the joint between base and top. Lift, or slide it on furniture glides.
- Never lift it by the top alone once assembled, and never by one end.
- Do not sit or stand on it. Overhangs are the vulnerable part — a top is strong across its supported centre and much less so at an unsupported edge.
- Re-check the base bolts after a few months. Everything settles.
The upside of all that weight
Weight is not just a delivery problem — it is most of the reason to buy the table. A 120kg dining table does not rock when someone leans on it, does not shift when a chair catches a leg, and does not creep across the floor over the years. Nothing wobbles. You can put your full weight on an edge without the whole thing moving. That solidity is exactly what a light table cannot give you, and it is what people mean when they say a marble table feels expensive.
Every set we deliver is brought by our own two-person crews across mainland UK, unwrapped at the van for you to inspect on the doorstep, then carried in and assembled in the room of your choice once it is paid for — free of charge, with the packaging taken away. You can see the sizes and weights involved across all marble dining sets and the rectangular range, and how delivery day works on our cash on delivery page.