Wobbly table fix

Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026

24/7 Express Handyman Service fixes wobbly tables and chairs in Salt Lake, Park City and Heber. 6% to 8% is the usual final moisture content of lumber made into furniture and cabinetry, per the USDA Wood Handbook. (Wood Handbook, Chapter 13: Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes | USDA Forest Products Laboratory)

What wobbly table fix costs

Salt Lake City & Millcreek	e.g. $264
Park City & Summit County	e.g. $334
Heber Valley & Wasatch County	e.g. $334

Wobbly table fix in Salt Lake City & Millcreek is billed as a same-day call-out: a dispatch fee by time of day that covers the first 60 minutes on site ($199 daytime (7 a.m.–6 p.m. weekdays), $249 evenings and weekends (6–10 p.m., and all day Saturday and Sunday), $299 overnight (10 p.m.–7 a.m.), $349 holidays and declared storm nights (federal holidays, and storm nights announced before the storm)), then $150/hour in 30-minute steps, plus the $50 supplies fee and the $15 fuel surcharge. Example: a dining table and 6 chairs tightened on a weekday afternoon, about 1 hour: $264.

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Quick answers

Why do wooden chairs get wobbly?

Mostly because the joints loosen as wood swells and shrinks with indoor humidity. The USDA Wood Handbook links seasonal changes in wood moisture to dimensional changes and problems such as cracks in furniture, and a joint that moves a little each season eventually wobbles.

Can a wobbly table be fixed before dinner tonight?

Often, yes, when the wobble comes from loose bolts, a missing glide or an uneven floor, which can be tightened or leveled on the spot. A joint that needs regluing needs clamp time for the glue to cure, so that chair may sit out dinner.

Should a wobbly chair be glued or screwed?

Glue is the lasting fix for a loose wooden joint; screws alone tend to work loose again. The old glue is cleaned out, the joint is reglued and clamped, and screws or corner blocks are added only where the chair was built with them.

Wood pieces glued and held with clamps on a table during a furniture repair — Photo: Boohyabuddha, CC BY-SA 4.0

What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site

Tightens or replaces loose leg bolts, hanger bolts and corner blocks on dining tables and chairs.
Cleans out failed glue joints on wooden chairs, reglues them and clamps them to cure.
Levels tables and chairs with adjustable glides or felt pads and frees up sticking extension leaves and slides.

How it works

Photos or a short video of the wobble come in first, showing where the joint moves.
The job is priced in writing before work starts.
Quick fixes like bolts and glides are done first so the table is usable; reglued chairs are clamped and set aside to cure per the glue label.
Referred out: antique restoration, refinishing and upholstery (furniture restorer).

When to stop and call

If a chair leg is cracked through or the table sways under light pressure, stop using it and call. 24/7 Express Handyman Service can tighten or brace what can be fixed before guests sit down.

What happens next

The written scope and price come first; the visit is then booked around the deadline, and photos of the finished work follow.
Photograph the damage before anything is moved and keep every receipt; 24/7 Express Handyman Service provides an itemised invoice your insurer may ask for. The dispatch fee and job cost are paid by you on the day.

Every job 24/7 Express Handyman Service takes on is under $3,000 including labor, materials and any change orders (Utah Code §58-55-305); a change that would push a job over that line is referred to a licensed contractor, not written up as a second job. plumbing, electrical, HVAC, gas appliance / combustion system work is referred to a licensed trade.

Sources

Wood Handbook, Chapter 13: Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes | USDA Forest Products Laboratory — retrieved 2026-09-23

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Answered 24/7 by Tom or his dispatcher. 24/7 Express Handyman Service confirms the address, the zone rate and the dispatch fee, and takes a card, before rolling.