Moving a table for carpet - advice please.

[xhopex]

Over the summer I bought a used GC III that my father and I disassembled and then reassembled in my basement on a bare concrete floor reusing the old cloth. We were able to get the table very level and the seams are great. At the time we did not have the walls finished and the room was bare except for the table.

Now I have the sheetrock hung, and a crew is coming out tomorrow to finish it. In the next couple of weeks the room should be painted and ready for carpet, but I'm not sure how to handle the table.

I know that I want to have the cloth replaced and the table professionally leveled, and the pockets tightened up but I'm concerned about having that done on brand new carpet without letting the table settle a bit first.

So my question is:

Should I take the table apart, move it out of the room while the carpet is being installed and then have it reinstalled by a mechanic on the new carpet.

or

Lift the table onto rolling dollies and move it while the carpet is installed and then set it back down to settle before having the mechanic come in.

If I go with taking it apart, should I put the legs and frame in place once the carpet is in and just set the slate on the table so it settles? If so, for how long?

If I lift it onto some kind of rolling dollies, what is the best way to do that, and is it safe for the table?

Thanks in advance.

 

[NineBallNut]

I would take it apart, move it. wait till the carpet is in, set the frame back in place, set the slate on it and let it sit for a couple of days. this will ensure the table will settle into the carpet before you call a mechanice to come out and complete the setup

 

[RED LITE]

Move it out

Agree with 9-ball-nut. Disassemble, move, then return.

You should also talk to the carpet guys. I don't know of any who will attempt to install a carpet while any furniture remains in the room, especially a pool table; they need to stretch from wall-to-wall. So unless you can "roll it" completely out of the carpeting area of the room, your second option won't work anyway.

I do like your idea of allowing the table (including slate weight on top) to settle on the new carpet (and pad) before levelling. Suggest at least a week, more if you can. Professional installers can't do that without significant extra charges.

Good luck.

 

[realkingcobra]

Agree with 9-ball-nut. Disassemble, move, then return.

You should also talk to the carpet guys. I don't know of any who will attempt to install a carpet while any furniture remains in the room, especially a pool table; they need to stretch from wall-to-wall. So unless you can "roll it" completely out of the carpeting area of the room, your second option won't work anyway.

I do like your idea of allowing the table (including slate weight on top) to settle on the new carpet (and pad) before levelling. Suggest at least a week, more if you can. Professional installers can't do that without significant extra charges.

Good luck.

Look, I deliver and set up tables on carpeting all the time. If you take the table apart to move it out of the room, not a problem. Putting it back in and reassembling the table is not a problem either. The frame of the table is already use to having the weight of the slate on it, so it's not going to have to adjust to the weight all over again, the legs of the table are adjustable, so you can fine tune the level of the table if you happen to notice a roll later on, and besides, by the time the slates are ready to be leveled by a technician it'll already have settled into the carpet as far as its going to...it's a concrete floor not wood, so there's no reason to have to wait for any extended period of time to reassemble your table.

Glen

PS. If you're going to have someone come in and finish the job on your table, then save yourself some money, strip the cloth off the rails as well, it's not hard to do. Let the technician know his job is half way done, and make sure you get a price for finishing the job accordingly.

 

[xhopex]

Thanks to all the replies.

I'm going to take it apart and then put it back as Mr. Cobra recommends. Glad to hear I don't have to stare at my disassembled table for weeks (again)

 

[NineBallNut]

Look, I deliver and set up tables on carpeting all the time. If you take the table apart to move it out of the room, not a problem. Putting it back in and reassembling the table is not a problem either. The frame of the table is already use to having the weight of the slate on it, so it's not going to have to adjust to the weight all over again, the legs of the table are adjustable, so you can fine tune the level of the table if you happen to notice a roll later on, and besides, by the time the slates are ready to be leveled by a technician it'll already have settled into the carpet as far as its going to...it's a concrete floor not wood, so there's no reason to have to wait for any extended period of time to reassemble your table.

Glen

PS. If you're going to have someone come in and finish the job on your table, then save yourself some money, strip the cloth off the rails as well, it's not hard to do. Let the technician know his job is half way done, and make sure you get a price for finishing the job accordingly.

your right, I was just playing it the safe route, I also didn't take into consideration that the table already wieghs a billion pounds...lol So yes it should be done all at once. I was just trying to suggest a way that the consumer would never have to touch the table to adjust leveling in case it settled. We always assume that the mechanic will take every detail into consideration but that isn't always the case.

 

[JimS]

Thanks to all the replies.

I'm going to take it apart and then put it back as Mr. Cobra recommends. Glad to hear I don't have to stare at my disassembled table for weeks (again)

Just to be sure.. you should NOT attempt to lift or move the table with the slate installed. Damage is easy to do.