Break Down Pool Table

If you want a pool table taken apart, contact us. Attempting to disassemble a pool table may damage the table if not done properly. We have skilled pool table technicians that can properly disassemble a pool table and advise on storage or shipment. The pool table components are heavy and can cause injury if not handled safely. Let us do the work, we have the knowledge and equipment to complete the job without damage to the pool table, house or people.

After years of playing on a pool table the cloth may need replacement. In some cases the owner just wants a different color of cloth. You pick the color of cloth, we will come to your home remove the rails and apply the new cloth.

If you are planning to move a great distance to a new home or location, you have most likely contacted a moving company. We work with moving companies and individuals to prepare the pool table for shipment. The pool table in most cases must be disassembled. We will disassemble the pool table and build a special crate for the slate. The pool table slate crate can then be handled safely by the movers and assured of its safe transport to its new home.

If you have recently moved to a new home from afar, your pool table was most likely disassembled and crated. We will re-assemble the pool table, re level and recover if needed. In some cases we work directly with the moving company to complete their moving contract.

There are many reasons for moving a pool table. You may be moving to a new home in the area. You may have purchased a used pool table and need it moved from the previous owners home to yours. You may be installing new carpeting and want the pool table moved to a different room. We handle it all, just give us a call. If you are moving to another home in the charlottesville area, we will disassemble the table for your movers and then reassemble when table arrives at new location.

Almost anytime a pool table is moved it will need to be re leveled. In some rare situations the table becomes un level to a structural change or abuse. We can re-level the pool table. Depending on the severity of adjustment, the rails may need removal to access the slate mounting hardware. The process to re-level the pool table is straight forward and it may be the time to reposition the table in the room if desirable.

After several years you may notice the pool table cushions are not as responsive or have irregular response. This means its time to replace the pool table cushions. The pool table cushions are usually glued onto the rail assembly. Therefore we will remove the cloth and rubber from the rails, glue new rubber and recover with new cloth. This is usually the time to replace the cloth on the table because the new cloth on the cushions will not match the older cloth on the bed of the table. For most customers when the cushions are replaced the table gets an overhaul with new cloth, cushions, re-level and anything else needed to restore your table to its original glory

Pool Table Lamp Installation

with any indoor sport you need a sufficient amount of light above a pool table. Pool table lights are often placed at the ceiling above pool table. These lights must be strong enough without hurting the eyes. This way, the players can clearly see the table, as well as the balls. Most pool table tops are deep green, and with poor lighting it is difficult to see anything but the green. Not only that, but a good light over a pool table also adds to the ambiance of the room. So much that people like to add neon lights around the perimeter of the room, in the darker areas, for an added effect.
If you want to install a stained glass lamp above your pool table, you should choose a light that has at least four 100-watt light bulbs in it. Modern stained glass lamps provide sharp looks and different colors to fit any lifestyle. You should consider height of the ceiling and room capacity when choosing the right stained glass lamp. The lamp should provide an adequate amount of light over the entire pool table. Also, the bottom of the light should hang down between 30 and 35 inches from the top of the table. Be aware that this type of lamp is usually heavy because of the thick glass and metal that frames it. You don't want a stained glass lamp to fall down from the ceiling, do you? To avoid this possibility, you'll need to secure the lamp in a special way, as opposed to a light weight lamp.

To start with, you'll need to remove any existing light before you proceed. If the light you're installing is a swag stained glass lamp that hangs from a chain on the ceiling, then you'll only have to install a metal hook for the lamp to hang on. To do this securely, you'll need to use a stud finder to locate a stud in the ceiling. You need to locate a stud as close as you can to the spot where you want the stained glass lamp to hang. Mark the found spot, and then use an electric drill to carefully bore a starter hole in the ceiling. Then, insert the metal hook and turn the threads into the ceiling as far as it will go. Finally, hang the swag stained glass lamp up on the hook, and run the decorative chain and wire up and out of the way.
On the other hand, if the stained glass lamp needs to be connected to an electrical box above it, then you'll need to install it to an existing one. If no box exists, you'll need to install one. It would be a good idea to check with your local codes and permits department before you begin. You'll need to be aware of what the specific laws are regarding the wiring. And, be sure that the electrical box you install has a stud in the middle of the fixture. Before you start this all, make sure you read and follow the manufacturer's instructions and pictures that came with the electrical box. Then, after you shut off the power to the room you're working in, you'll need to cut a hole in the ceiling for the box to go in. You'll need to run a wire, if there isn't already one, from your breaker or fuse box to the box.

Install the stained glass lamp onto the box by attaching the fixture to the electrical box. Use a hickey, which is a metal piece with a hole in the middle of it. The hickey fits over the stud and a nut is placed on it afterwards. It helps to secure the fixture to the electrical box which is secured to the ceiling. Finally, make sure you have everything connected properly, and then turn the electric back on.

Pool Table Leveling

Leveling a table is dependent on the type of table. For instance, on some tables the bottom plate that meets the floor turns and screws in and out, allowing you to change the table level with a twist of that plate. On other tables the legs are easily shimmed by sliding a thin piece of material under the leg.

Generally, if you have a few strong people handy*** and a level, leveling a table is not very complicated, and I think you should try to do so yourself before paying someone a not inconsiderable sum to do a fifteen minute job. First find out how your table is leveled, as in whether wood shims are appropriate (go to any woodworker's store and get some scrap veneer to use as shims). Then, just place a level at all ends of the table to see which leg(s) needs to be raised. Have two strong people raise up the side on which the leg is that you you need to raise and slip your shim in/screw the leg out. Try your level again. Keep repeating this process until your table tests as level at all ends.
Okay now that you've gotten the table fairly level, here comes the real test. Roll a cueball slowly at various places on the table and see if it rolls true. Make your final adjustments based on this.

If you want an even more accurate (but far more elaborate) way to test levelness, get a small piece of window glass or other smooth, uniformly flat surface, place that on the surface of the table and put a playing marble in the center. If it doesn't roll, the table is level. If it does roll, the direction of roll will tell you what sides needs to be raised, and the speed of the roll will tell you how far off true the table is. This is really only if you want to be obsessive. Needless to say, if a slow rolling cueball stays true, finely adjusting the table's levelness further is going beyond the call of duty. Moreover, if you have a table that shifts fairly easily from a push, in any event the table will not stay perfectly level for very long. Note that you need to test all ends of table (as you must also with your slow rolling cueball). If you were to do this test, I would perform it a few inches out from each of the six pockets.

One thing you need to know is that sometimes the slate slabs of the table are not level with regard to each other. If this is the case, you can level the table all day and never get it truly level. If you do have this problem, you will likely not be able to fix this yourself, but hey, if your table played level enough before it was shifted, your best leveling should restore it to how it was (or better than it was) before the shift anyway.