Table Bases Explained: How to Choose the Right Base for You

Table Bases Explained: How to Choose the Right Base for You.

A table base does more work than most people give it credit for. It carries the weight, keeps the top level on an uneven floor, decides how much legroom the person sitting at it gets, and sets the tone of the whole piece before anyone has looked at the top. Get it right and the table feels solid and considered. Get it wrong and you have a wobble, a trip hazard or a top that overhangs so far it tips.

This guide walks through what a table base is made of, the ranges we stock, the heights and finishes available, and which sectors each option tends to suit.

What is a table base?

Every table base is made up of three components.

• Base - The part that sits on the floor and holds everything steady. Most come with adjustable feet for uneven surfaces.
• Column - Connects the base to the top and sets the finished height of the table.
• Top Plate - Fixes the column to the underside of the top. Available cross shaped, sometimes called cruciform, or square, with pre drilled holes.

All three arrive in component form and assemble with the Allen head bolts supplied.

Our table base ranges

Golden Gate - Flat round base in D400mm, D580mm and D720mm, in coffee, dining and poseur heights. Brushed stainless steel, black, white or chrome, taking tops up to 1200mm diameter.

Cable Managed - Flat round base with cables routed up through the column. Supplied at D500mm and D720mm in brushed stainless steel, at desk and poseur heights, taking tops up to 1400mm diameter.

Sotra - Flat square base in brushed stainless steel, in two footprints and in coffee, dining and poseur heights, taking square tops up to 900mm.

Vancouver - Trumpet shaped round base with a plastic floor trim. Available at D500mm and D680mm in chrome, silver or white, at desk and poseur heights, taking tops up to 1400mm diameter.

Mega - Rectangular twin column base in grade 202 stainless steel with adjustable feet, spreading the load to support longer tops.

Bayside - Raised round base in chrome with a D500mm footprint, suiting standing and stool height settings.

Choosing the right table base

Start with the top. Measure your top and check it against the base footprint. The larger the top, the wider the base needs to be, and a top that overhangs too far will tip. If you are close to the limit, step up a size or move to a twin column base. (please be aware we do NOT supply table tops)

Then pick the height. Coffee height sits at around 450mm, dining and desk height at around 690mm to 720mm, and poseur or bar height at around 1100mm. Mixing heights is a simple way to create zones in one space.

Then choose the finish. Brushed stainless steel hides marks well and suits busy sites. Chrome is polished and reflective. Black is understated and durable. White keeps things light. Match the base to the chairs, flooring and fittings already in the room.

Finally, the details. Need power or data? Choose a cable managed base now rather than retro fitting later. Uneven floor? Adjustable feet solve it. Table being moved or stored? Look at our folding frames and legs instead.

Where our table bases can be used

• Cafés, bars, bistros and restaurants
• Hotels, lobbies and bedrooms
• Holiday parks, lodges, caravans and clubhouses
• Offices, desks, meeting rooms and breakout areas
• Co working spaces, libraries and study areas
• Canteens, refectories and staff rooms
• Boardrooms and long bench style tables
• Schools, colleges and healthcare settings
• Retail displays and shopfitting
• Kitchen islands, breakfast tables and domestic dining

Catalogues and configurator

Head over to our Eurofit Systems website for our full catalogues that give you full spec on all products and our Table Base Configurator which guides you through shape, size, height and finish and returns the components you need.