Exam rooms across NYC

Medical Exam Table Reupholstery

A cracked exam table top can no longer be cleaned properly. We recover the pads in new healthcare-grade vinyl and leave the table itself exactly where it is.

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The cabinet staysOnly the pads leave the room — base, motor and drawers stay put.
Pads back fastRecovered off-site and returned, so the room is not closed for days.
Any colorMatch the table you have, or change the whole suite.

When to recover

Where the Top Gives Out

Exam table vinyl is wiped down after every patient, and the disinfectant slowly dries it out. Medical exam table reupholstery is due the moment the surface opens — before that, a repair may still do.

A yellowed, stained exam table seat pad with fluid soaked into the foam — **Soaked and stained**Once fluid gets under a split, the foam holds it. Cleaning the top cannot reach it — the pad has to be stripped and the foam replaced. Foam replacement

A torn grey vinyl exam table seat with the foam showing — **Torn seat**Where patients sit down and slide back. Fix it

A split in the pink vinyl of an exam table seat — **Split vinyl**A crack that has opened through to the foam. Fix it

Grey exam table vinyl crazed into a web of cracks — **Crazing**Disinfectant dries the top coat into a web of cracks. Fix it

Fine cracks starting across a navy exam table seat — **Early cracking**The stage where a recover is cheapest. Fix it

Teal vinyl peeling off its backing on an exam table seat — **Peeling**The face layer lifts off its backing. Fix it

A worn, frayed front corner on a navy exam table pad — **Worn corners**The front edge takes every climb onto the table. Fix it

A standard exam table with a cabinet base, drawers and a pull-out step in an exam room — The cabinet, drawers and step stay in the room.

The seat and back pads of an exam table newly recovered in slate vinyl — Only the seat and back pads come off.

How it is done

Pads Off. Table Stays.

Our medical exam table reupholstery works on the part that wears, not the whole table. Here is a typical job, from the first bolt to handback.

Pads offThe seat, back and any foot section unbolt from the table frame from below. The cabinet is never moved or opened.

Strip and checkThe old vinyl comes off the plywood base. Foam that is soaked, crumbling or flattened is replaced, not covered over.

Pattern and cutEach pad is patterned from the old cover, so corners and radius edges fit the way they did from the factory.

Stretch and fixNew healthcare-grade vinyl is pulled tight over the foam and fixed to the base. Corners are pleated flat, with no seam on the seating surface to trap fluid.

Back on the tablePads are bolted back in place and the room is handed back ready to wipe down and use.

Works on most makes — manual and power tables, including tables from makers like Midmark. Pads are collected and returned through our pickup and delivery service.

Before & after

Same Table. New Top.

Every table below kept its original frame and cabinet. More in the before and after gallery.

A charcoal exam table with a worn top, beside the same table after reupholstery — Charcoal power table — a worn, scuffed top recovered in the same color.

A slate exam table with a cracked seat, beside the same table reupholstered — Slate table — a cracked seat corner, both pads recovered.

A burgundy exam table with worn vinyl, beside the same table reupholstered — Burgundy table — worn, dull vinyl brought back to the original color.

A sage exam table with cracked vinyl, beside the same table reupholstered — Sage table — cracks across both pads, recovered in matching sage.

A green exam table with a split seat, beside the same table reupholstered — Green table — a split seat edge and a cracked back, both pads recovered.

A grey exam table top split at the corner, beside the same table recovered in navy — Grey to navy — a split top recovered in a new color.

Eight exam tables side by side in white, taupe, grey, sage, teal, navy, burgundy and black vinyl

Color

Match It or Change It

Keep the color your tables already are, or use the recover to update the room. When every table in a practice is done together, they all match — see color matching.

A beige exam table beside the same table reupholstered in navy vinyl — Beige to navy, same table.

A range of exam tables in eight vinyl colors — A few of the vinyl colors we recover in.

Questions

Medical exam table reupholstery questions

Running more than exam rooms? Start at medical furniture repair for the whole practice.

How much does medical exam table reupholstery cost?

Medical exam table reupholstery is quoted per table from photos or a visit. The price depends on the number of pads, whether the foam needs replacing and the vinyl you choose — and a room of tables costs less per table than one. We do not quote off a list.

Do you move the table out of our office?

No. Only the pads come off; the cabinet, motor and drawers stay where they are. Pads are recovered in our shop and brought back.

Is recovering cheaper than a new exam table?

Almost always. The frame, base and power mechanism are the expensive part and they rarely fail. Replacing only the vinyl and foam keeps the table in service.

What vinyl do you use?

Healthcare-grade vinyl built to take daily disinfectant wiping, in the color of your table or a new one. See commercial vinyl.

Can you do all the exam rooms at once?

Yes, and it is the better way to do it: every table ends up the same color and finish, and the work runs over evenings or a weekend. See bulk projects.

A reupholstered blue exam table in a bright exam room

Next step

Recover Your Exam Tables

Send photos of your tables and we will tell you which need recovering and which can be repaired.

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