q about pool table

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-29-2008, 08:24 AM

anyone had new felt put on their pool table? and if so, how much was it? also, will they come to your house and re-felt it or would i have to dissasemble it and bring to them. my pool table is badly in need of new felt. oh btw, is a bar room size table(8ft) i think

**00redws6** · 06-29-2008, 08:28 AM

my friend had his redone and they came to his house to do it. not sure on the price though.

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-29-2008, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by 00redws6

my friend had his redone and they came to his house to do it. not sure on the price though.

ok, cool. thanks for the response. surely it cant be that much.

**440 rwhp trans am** · 06-29-2008, 08:57 AM

yep i think it was $150-200. and well worth it. im looking to buy one right now!

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-29-2008, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by 440 rwhp trans am

yep i think it was $150-200. and well worth it. im looking to buy one right now!

thats not too bad. you wont regret getting one, their so nice to have. mines out in my man cave(garage) along w/ couch, recliner, tv, radio, and of course my fridge for alcohol.

**2002 WS6 KILLS** · 06-29-2008, 09:26 AM

They will come to your location, went with a custom color, and had a few other minor repairs done and it cost $655.00. Should be less for you.

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-29-2008, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by 2002 WS6 KILLS

They will come to your location, went with a custom color, and had a few other minor repairs done and it cost $655.00. Should be less for you.

woah, im not spending that much. fuck that. i hope your right about the should be less for me part. damn, just what exactly were the "minor" repairs?

**blk-ws6** · 06-29-2008, 03:37 PM

They should do it for about 150-200.. i did mine myself.. make sure you get a good cloth like simonis on it though. i got simonis 860

**BrntWS6** · 06-29-2008, 04:04 PM

Had mine done 3 years ago, guy came to my house and charged me $300.00. I called around too and he was the cheapest. Other wanted $400 - $450. Location will affect price too. Next time I'm doing it myself.

**GULLETT17** · 06-29-2008, 05:20 PM

i did mine . . . 12 bucks of orange felt from walmart did the trick. its not pool table quality tho. its kinda thicker, but if your not playin all the time its perfect. if not check out mueller. i think you can get a felt kit from them for around 50 or 60 bucks

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-29-2008, 07:36 PM

awesome. 'preciate the responces.

**dryheat** · 06-29-2008, 08:19 PM

I've had mine done several times. Plan on about 200. You may want to replace some/all of your rails while your at it. They looose their "bounce" after some years. There are several grades of felt too. Go for the better felt. Most shops will come to your place to do the work.

**2002 WS6 KILLS** · 06-30-2008, 06:54 AM

Yes, they replaced all of my rails, and repaired 2 pockets, that's why mine was $655.00. Also the custom color felt I chose cost a little more.

**GULLETT17** · 06-30-2008, 07:25 AM

imo its well worth it to do yourself. its just time consuming taking the table apart. all three of the ones ive done the felt was just held on with staples. very easy to remove and replace.

heres muellers, where my parents got their felt from:
http://www.poolndarts.com/85-Pool-Table-Cloth/

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-30-2008, 03:38 PM

if i do decide to do it myself, could i do it myself fairly easy or would it be alot easier if i had a buddy help stretch the felt..?

**Boomer Sooner** · 06-30-2008, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by 2002 WS6 KILLS

Yes, they replaced all of my rails, and repaired 2 pockets, that's why mine was $655.00. Also the custom color felt I chose cost a little more.

that makes sense why the price was up there a little bit. up until a few of ya'll mentioned it, i didnt even think about redoing the rails. but now that its been mentioned im going to also.

**blk-ws6** · 06-30-2008, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Boomer Sooner

if i do decide to do it myself, could i do it myself fairly easy or would it be alot easier if i had a buddy help stretch the felt..?

If you want a fast playing table and keep the felt tight, staple 1 end down... use alot of staples to keep it tight... then have a buddy stretch it as good as they can and staple that bitch down.. remember to use alot of staple or it will come loose and play crappy. I did my table with my sister.. And to check your rails before you think you need to replace them, squeeze them and if they are squishy your good. If they are hard replace them.

**GULLETT17** · 06-30-2008, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by blk-ws6

If you want a fast playing table and keep the felt tight, staple 1 end down... use alot of staples to keep it tight... then have a buddy stretch it as good as they can and staple that bitch down.. remember to use alot of staple or it will come loose and play crappy. I did my table with my sister.. And to check your rails before you think you need to replace them, squeeze them and if they are squishy your good. If they are hard replace them.

its seriously worth it to do it yourself and save yourself a couple hundred in labor for someone else to install it.