Hello everyone! I think this is actually the very first time I have posted anything here. I've been lurking and ghosting these forums for a few years.
I got a second hand table from a friend about a year ago. It's not an a GC or a diamond, it's what I could afford. Actually,he bought it brand new and the table was less than a year old when he had to suddenly get rid of it and offered it to me free.
Anyway, now, less than a year after having it I have noticed that one of the slate joints has shifted. So, before I call my pool table guy, I am hoping for a bit of advice so that I can approach him with at least a little bit of knowledge.
As far as I can determine there seem to be basically four factors that might cause this to happen.
1-some shift in the floor beneath the table.
I see this as very unlikely. The table is sitting on a tile floor over concrete, and there are no cracks evident. But, I suppose anything is possible
2- some fault in the actual installation. I have no reason to believe that this could be the case, The guy seemed to be very professional and I did check his credentials locally.
3-somebody has moved the table after it had been set up. All I can say is that nobody has ever played on this table when I was not in the room with them. The only 2 people living here are my wife and I, and she stays out of that room, even refuses to do any cleaning in there.
4- there is a flaw with the quality of the table itself. somehow I suspect this is what the guy is going to tell me when I call him.
I live in Florida, so the winter/summer humidity shift that was such a big issue when I lived up north is basically nonexistent.
Anyway, is there any other potential factor which I am overlooking?
I trust my table guy, but I also want to have a bit of knowledge before I call him.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.
I got a second hand table from a friend about a year ago. It's not an a GC or a diamond, it's what I could afford. Actually,he bought it brand new and the table was less than a year old when he had to suddenly get rid of it and offered it to me free.
Anyway, now, less than a year after having it I have noticed that one of the slate joints has shifted. So, before I call my pool table guy, I am hoping for a bit of advice so that I can approach him with at least a little bit of knowledge.
As far as I can determine there seem to be basically four factors that might cause this to happen.
1-some shift in the floor beneath the table.
I see this as very unlikely. The table is sitting on a tile floor over concrete, and there are no cracks evident. But, I suppose anything is possible
2- some fault in the actual installation. I have no reason to believe that this could be the case, The guy seemed to be very professional and I did check his credentials locally.
3-somebody has moved the table after it had been set up. All I can say is that nobody has ever played on this table when I was not in the room with them. The only 2 people living here are my wife and I, and she stays out of that room, even refuses to do any cleaning in there.
4- there is a flaw with the quality of the table itself. somehow I suspect this is what the guy is going to tell me when I call him.
I live in Florida, so the winter/summer humidity shift that was such a big issue when I lived up north is basically nonexistent.
Anyway, is there any other potential factor which I am overlooking?
I trust my table guy, but I also want to have a bit of knowledge before I call him.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.
