Tile Under Pool Table Feet?

UWPoolGod1

UWPoolGod1

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Should I put tile under a 7' Diamond Pro-Am's feet during installation or is it going to make any difference for settling? New carpet with probably thin pad underneath. Carpet was changed before I purchased the house. I looked at the pictures of your tables in the "Show us your HOME ROOMS !!" thread and some do and some don't.

Thanks!
-Todd
 
Contact glen aka realkingcobra he posted a way to distribute the weight of the table directly to the subfloor, bypassing the carpet.
 
Leave the carpet and let the table settle into it an compress it. Then do the final levelling. Simple and easy.

I let my table frame sit in place with the slate on it for about a month before setting up the table.

I would think that the table would slip around too much on tile unless you put rubber pads under the feet.
 
Table on tiles...

I put my table on tiles after I moved to my new house. It was good for about 2.5 years, then the tiles cracked one by one. Now my table sits directly on the carpet which has a pad under it. The basement slab is concrete. I've had to level it a time or 2, but not a big deal since my table has levelling feet.
 
I believe that unless the carpet is extremely hi-pile that the weight of the table is sufficient enough to be a non-factor.
 
If you're going to put in many hours on the table, in time you'll be glad that you put in carpet. Much easier on the feet.

The carpet is not an issue after the weight of the table settles in. At that time you might have to tweak it for level then you're good to go.

Protects the balls also when they go off the table plus being quieter if the table is inside your house.
 
I've had my table on three different carpets in three different houses and haven't had any problems.
 
Carpet is best:
Absorbs sound.
Cushions pool balls that hit the ground.
Easier on legs.

To solve your settling question, use the foot pads designed by RealKingCobra. Each one is a bed of roofing nails embedded into plywood and sized to fit under your table feet. The nails penetrate the carpet without damaging it and transfer the load to the concrete subfloor below. (Do not use these if the subfloor is wood. In that case, I would let the table settle before final leveling.)
 
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