laminate flooring
I too have successfully installed tables over laminates. If the laminate flooring has not been installed yet, you can enhance the performance of both the table and the floor with these few tips.
Laminate floors have a resilient pad either attached to the plank or installed from a roll before the planks are laid down. This pad is designed to hold its memory, i.e., remain springy. The flooring acts as a structural membrane, dispersing concentrated loads (like a pool table leg) over a broader area.
Plan where the table legs will be and scrap or cut a 12 x 12 square of the resilient pad away at those points. Next, replace the pad with 12 x 12 peel and stick vinyl tiles. They are available in different patterns (thicknesses) so you can find a pretty close match to the thickness of the pad.
By doing this, you avoid having the floor dish down under the weight of the leg. This dishing is particularly noticable in the low light hours of the day and especially if light sweeps the floor from a low angle. Additionally, the foundation for the table becomes more stable, resulting in better long term levelness.
My most recent pergo job was to floor the gameroom and then install a ten foot snooker on top of it. We went back two months later to pergo her dining room as well and made a couple of bucks doing it.
Kerry
www.ridgebackrails.com