Pool Table Installation
Assembly, shimming and cloth, for a table that is staying where it is.
Installation covers the table that is in the room but not yet playable: delivered in sections, bought secondhand, inherited with a house, or taken apart by someone who did not come back. The frame is assembled and squared, slate is bolted to it, the seams are filled and sanded flush, cloth is stretched across the bed and fitted to the rails, and the table is levelled.
Shimming is the slow, quiet part of the visit. Slate is machined flat; floors are not, and in houses of a certain age they have had decades to settle into whatever shape they now hold. Shims go under the legs and, where a seam needs it, between frame and slate, and the bed is read again after each adjustment because every change moves something else.
What installation includes
One sequence, whether the table came from a showroom or a garage.
- Frame and legs assembled, squared and set where the room actually plays, clear of walls and furniture.
- Slate bolted to the frame, seams filled and sanded until a ball crosses them silently.
- Cloth stretched over the bed and fitted to the rails, pockets refitted.
- Rails bolted back, cushion rubber checked while it is accessible.
- Level read at the seams and each pocket, then confirmed with the cloth on.
Tables that have spent time in storage often arrive short of bolts, pocket irons or shims. Say so on the request and the crew can bring them rather than hunt for them mid-job.
What finished looks like
The bed is read for level at the seams and at each pocket before the crew leaves, and read again once the cloth is on. A table that sends balls to one rail on its own has not been finished.
Work is booked into a morning or an early afternoon window and confirmed when the quote is accepted. Buildings that require a lift reservation or a certificate of insurance need a few days' notice, so say so early.