Carpet Suggestions for Bonus Room

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So last month I bought a house with a big enough bonus room (2nd floor) to fit a 9-footer. Although my dream of getting the table itself is still a long ways away (the down payment on the house totally depleted my funds), I will be replacing the carpet in this room fairly soon.

Keeping in mind that I'll eventually be putting a pool table in this room (hopefully), exactly what type of carpet do you recommend for a home pool room?
 
as long as the floor is level, "commercial grade" tight loop glued to the floor, no padding. it will look good, wear well and can act as an underlayment if you ever decide to put different carpeting in there.
 
If you can, get Olefin, also known as polypropylene
based carpet. It generally resists staining, fading,
abrasion, and moisture, making it a good choice for a
basement or playroom. Add to this a thick padding, and you should be good to go. This is recommended if you plan to do a LOT of walking around the table (heavy practice), like I plan to. If not, then just go to a local carpet supply place and get something with a deep pile.

The main thing is to choose a good, thick pad. Then again, since you are on a second floor, the floor may be softer than what my situation is. My carpet is laid over concrete, so I went with a thick pad.

I know you said you blew yer wad on the downpayment for the house, but if there were ONE thing I'd gladly go in debt for if I had to, it would be a pool table. If I were strapped for cash and the deal on the house were good enough, I would have tried to work a cashback deal with a higher closing price on the house, in order to finance the table.

If you foresee being able to raise the money on your own in the next year, I'd just put a table on a credit card, but BE SURE to pay it off as soon as possible.

Good luck,

Russ
 
If comfort around the table is important I would go with a good thick pad. Not to mention that a pad helps slow down the wear and tear process. Olefin is the right way to go I second everything Russ said.

I sold carpet for many years and good carpet can go a long way and lets face it, if you play a lot, this will be your highest traffic area in the house. When I say high traffic its highly likely a regularly used game room with a pool table can see 5 years of wear and tear in one short year without regular cleanings and weekly vacuuming.

I would highly recommend having it steam cleaned 3 times a year. Its just one room so this shouldn't cost you a ton. An average cleaning charge for a great room is about 100 bucks. The traffic pattern will show quickly if you don't have it professionally cleaned often.

Congrats and enjoy your gameroom buddy.
 
jsp said:
So last month I bought a house with a big enough bonus room (2nd floor) to fit a 9-footer. Although my dream of getting the table itself is still a long ways away (the down payment on the house totally depleted my funds), I will be replacing the carpet in this room fairly soon.

Keeping in mind that I'll eventually be putting a pool table in this room (hopefully), exactly what type of carpet do you recommend for a home pool room?
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I like my hardwood floor. They may be more expensive to start, but in the long run, are a lot less expensive than constantly cleaning and replacing carpet - plus, todays hardwood laminate floors are gorgeous and affordable.

Chris
 
TATE said:
I like my hardwood floor. They may be more expensive to start, but in the long run, are a lot less expensive than constantly cleaning and replacing carpet - plus, todays hardwood laminate floors are gorgeous and affordable.

Chris
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I love hardwood floors too. If you can find an alternative way to control the echo and acoustics nothing beats the old school feel of hardwood beneath you. Plus it opens up a whole new world of style and design ideas.

The only downside is that carpet with good padding is easier on the knees, back and feet.
 
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Although I would prefer hardwood for a pool room, the disadvantage would be the noise factor. And with the bonus room being on the second floor (why can't the south have more basements! :(), I wouldn't want to wake up the children/wife while I practice throughout the wee hours of the night.

Also, we're using the room currently as a play room for my 2-year old. I'd feel totally guilty taking that room completely away from her if I put uncomfortable hardwood floors. With carpet, she can still have her own little corner of the room to play while I execute my 100-ball runs (okay, so I'm off a decimal point). Not to mention, I would love to have my children playing along side of me while I play pool. So I'm pretty much set on carpet.

So far I have suggestions for Olefin or commerical grade carpet. I'll take both into consideration. Any other suggestions?

Also, if I use a thick pad, won't the pool table totally way it down such that you'd have huge craters the legs are? I'm also afraid that I'd have to constantly re-level the table as the carpet and pad settles over time.
 
jsp said:
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Although I would prefer hardwood for a pool room, the disadvantage would be the noise factor. And with the bonus room being on the second floor (why can't the south have more basements! :(), I wouldn't want to wake up the children/wife while I practice throughout the wee hours of the night.

Also, we're using the room currently as a play room for my 2-year old. I'd feel totally guilty taking that room completely away from her if I put uncomfortable hardwood floors. With carpet, she can still have her own little corner of the room to play while I execute my 100-ball runs (okay, so I'm off a decimal point). Not to mention, I would love to have my children playing along side of me while I play pool. So I'm pretty much set on carpet.

So far I have suggestions for Olefin or commerical grade carpet. I'll take both into consideration. Any other suggestions?

Also, if I use a thick pad, won't the pool table totally way it down such that you'd have huge craters the legs are? I'm also afraid that I'd have to constantly re-level the table as the carpet and pad settles over time.
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Why don't you P.M. MexPoolPlyr? He sets up tables and deals with these conditions a lot. With any carpet, you will have to re-level the table once it settles. He might know how long that takes, a couple of days to a week is my guess.

With a small child also think about the best protection for your carpet - and believe me, no kool aid in the pool room is the best protection!

Chris
 
jsp said:
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Although I would prefer hardwood for a pool room, the disadvantage would be the noise factor. And with the bonus room being on the second floor (why can't the south have more basements! :(), I wouldn't want to wake up the children/wife while I practice throughout the wee hours of the night.

Also, we're using the room currently as a play room for my 2-year old. I'd feel totally guilty taking that room completely away from her if I put uncomfortable hardwood floors. With carpet, she can still have her own little corner of the room to play while I execute my 100-ball runs (okay, so I'm off a decimal point). Not to mention, I would love to have my children playing along side of me while I play pool. So I'm pretty much set on carpet.

So far I have suggestions for Olefin or commerical grade carpet. I'll take both into consideration. Any other suggestions?

Also, if I use a thick pad, won't the pool table totally way it down such that you'd have huge craters the legs are? I'm also afraid that I'd have to constantly re-level the table as the carpet and pad settles over time.
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The thick pad will settle and its not uncommon to have to relevel after a few months just for good measure. I recommend checking the level yourself quarterly since you are on the second floor. If you are going with carpet you will not regret the thicker pad so long as you take good care of the carpet.

Not only did I sell carpet but I cleaned it for Stanley Steemer for 3 years. I know carpet inside and out. You could spend a fortune on good quality carpet and have it wear out in a years time with subquality padding and lack of cleaning in super high traffic areas.

Furthermore I was a Billiard Mechanic/journeyman for almost 8 years. Tables going on thick carpet is pretty common and in some cases you won't even need the second relevel.
 
Its hard to say. Anything can happen with a house. Concrete does help things out but I've releveled many tables on concrete, second floor or not. Homes shift and grounds change after big rains and so forth. It all depends.

Just make sure you get someone who knows how to level a table from the get go. As long as the slate is properly level to the table frame, simple relevels are easy, its just a matter of adding or subtracting shims from under the feet. You should only have to go under the slate once when its first assembled unless something catastrophic happens.
 
Bishop said:
The thick pad will settle and its not uncommon to have to relevel after a few months just for good measure. I recommend checking the level yourself quarterly since you are on the second floor. If you are going with carpet you will not regret the thicker pad so long as you take good care of the carpet.

Not only did I sell carpet but I cleaned it for Stanley Steemer for 3 years. I know carpet inside and out. You could spend a fortune on good quality carpet and have it wear out in a years time with subquality padding and lack of cleaning in super high traffic areas.

Furthermore I was a Billiard Mechanic/journeyman for almost 8 years. Tables going on thick carpet is pretty common and in some cases you won't even need the second relevel.
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Thanks for the recommendations Bishop. Since you've been a carpetman as well as a table mechanic, then I'm sure you know exactly what you're talking about.

Now what about color suggestions? :)
 
jsp said:
So last month I bought a house with a big enough bonus room (2nd floor) to fit a 9-footer. Although my dream of getting the table itself is still a long ways away (the down payment on the house totally depleted my funds), I will be replacing the carpet in this room fairly soon.

Keeping in mind that I'll eventually be putting a pool table in this room (hopefully), exactly what type of carpet do you recommend for a home pool room?
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Berber carpet with a nice pad, preferably a pad with a rubber top that way that spilled drinks won't soak into the pad!

Berber is close enough to commercial grade, but it looks better, and it wears about the same.
 
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