Pool Table Leg Protectors

[McCheez]

A thought just occurred.. I will have a pool table in the garage.
Now, I have a very dry garage. As a matter of fact I have a 4" concrete lip all the way around to keep water out and off my walls.

In the off chance there is a leak or the big door is left open during a windy storm, I want to protect the feet and lower legs of the table.
I thought of a waterproofing paint (like rinoliner) but that will be hard to get the bottom of the legs.
What do you think? I could paint before I assemble I suppose.. Or is there a product that I can slide over the legs? Perhaps a tray with maybe a 1" lip?

Thx

 

[ratdoggy]

You could just make up some plastic blocks to raise it an inch...
I'm sure no one will notice

 

[McCheez]

You could just make up some plastic blocks to raise it an inch...
I'm sure no one will notice

I considered that, but didn't want to affect the playing field. An inch isn't much until you are bending over the table reaching for that stretcher!

In all seriousness, most people probably wouldn't notice. If I did that I would put it on castors.

And being a slate table, whatever goes under has got to be load bearing.

 

[TK-421]

How aesthetically pleasing are you wanting it to look? Dimensions of the legs would also help.

If nothing else, just get some five gallon buckets and put the legs in those, that'll keep water off the legs even if you get several inches of water in the garage. It won't be pretty but it'll work.

The other thing you could do, depending on the leg dimensions, is try to find a jumbo sized version of these, that are meant for objects much larger than the average chair leg. http://www.amazon.com/ct-chair-leg-floor-protectors/dp/b00auniw02

 

[McCheez]

How aesthetically pleasing are you wanting it to look? Dimensions of the legs would also help.

If nothing else, just get some five gallon buckets and put the legs in those, that'll keep water off the legs even if you get several inches of water in the garage. It won't be pretty but it'll work.

The other thing you could do, depending on the leg dimensions, is try to find a jumbo sized version of these, that are meant for objects much larger than the average chair leg. http://www.amazon.com/ct-chair-leg-floor-protectors/dp/b00auniw02

Those are ideal. 5 gallon buckets.... eh... no.
I am definitely going for aesthetics here. I also considered contacting a local shop and having them weld something that will slip over... Not sure leg dimensions yet.

 

[77Mini]

I would get 1/2" aluminum plate. Have them cut into 4 pieces maybe 4"x4". Not enough height difference to ever notice. Not painting something on the legs that you will never get off. If you have more than 1/2" of water in your garage you have bigger problems to worry about.

 

[nadogail]

How about Black HDPE about 1" thick? or Hockey Pucks?

 

[rburke65]

You got a pool table in your garage?

 

[zendriver]

LOl, remembered I have a slate bed in the basement, that gets a little water, so now I have something else,to worry about!

Wood does not rot by getting water on it, only when it's exposed or absorbed for an extended amount of time.

IMO, if the legs are wood, I'd just use some formbys, etc.,wood protectent and where it meets the floor, a nice bead of clear silicon caulking, which is what I will do in the basement, if I ever get any time to do so.

If you ever want to bet on games, the table must always be perfectly level and is pretty heavy, so it needs to be on something toally solid.

 

[mmb617]

I would think that any pool table will have some type of height adjuster built into the legs for leveling purposes. Mine has big aluminum feet that screw in and out. The table is on a concrete floor in the basement and the feet provide plenty of clearance below the wooden legs. If I get water deep enough to contact the wood I've got bigger problems than the pool table.

Do the wooden legs extend all the way to the floor on yours? If so how are leveling adjustments made?

 

[Kevin54]

A thought just occurred.. I will have a pool table in the garage.
Now, I have a very dry garage. As a matter of fact I have a 4" concrete lip all the way around to keep water out and off my walls.

In the off chance there is a leak or the big door is left open during a windy storm, I want to protect the feet and lower legs of the table.
I thought of a waterproofing paint (like rinoliner) but that will be hard to get the bottom of the legs.
What do you think? I could paint before I assemble I suppose.. Or is there a product that I can slide over the legs? Perhaps a tray with maybe a 1" lip?

Thx

Go to WalMart in the kitchen section and find either some plastic tubs, or some tin baking pans that are close to the size that you need for the legs, and sit the legs into them and level the table

 

[cgrutt]

I would think that any pool table will have some type of height adjuster built into the legs for leveling purposes.

Slate is usually leveled to bed of table with shims. Legs should be as large and solid as possible. I don't think leveling feet would help with stability.

 

[larry_g]

Go to WalMart in the kitchen section and find either some plastic tubs, or some tin baking pans that are close to the size that you need for the legs, and sit the legs into them and level the table

X2 the baking pans and they can be painted to match the floor or covered with a dark cloth or skirting to blend in and disappear. Also the leg will not have to sit in the middle of the pan so the pan can be biased so it is mostly under the table.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[tinmanwpk]

What about spraying the legs with Plastidip? It goes on easily and also is removeable.

 

[mmb617]

Slate is usually leveled to bed of table with shims. Legs should be as large and solid as possible. I don't think leveling feet would help with stability.

Well you learn something new everyday. My table has big levelers built into the legs and it's a slate table, but it's also around 40 years old. It seems mighty stable to me.

If there is no provision for leveling the legs how do you deal with a floor that's not dead level, such as you would commonly see in a garage?

 

[AndrewDouglasBird]

If there is no provision for leveling the legs how do you deal with a floor that's not dead level, such as you would commonly see in a garage?

Pool tables are generally installed on flat floors, then like cgrutt said, the slate is shimmed perfectly level. In a garage, wood blocks would need to be used on one side. Most garage floors are sloped 1/4" per foot, so on an 8' table, you would need probably an inch or more (legs aren't 8' apart).

 

[cgrutt]

I've played on plenty of bar tables that have had big feet that probably are used to level the tables but these are moved around and abused a lot and it probably doesn't matter if they're absolutely level or not. Some slate tables, esp. older ones, are one piece, but it is more common to have three piece tops. In the case of a three piece top, you need to not only level it with the floor but also they have to be dead flat to one another, so you're really leveling three tops, not one (most of the time). The bed of the table typically has slots that allow for small variations in length of the leg if the floor is uneven. They basically level the bed of the table to the floor with the slots and then level the slate to the bed with shims. The seem is then filled with parafin wax (I've also seen it done with spackling compound but that can crack and leave bumps under the felt). At least that's how I've seen it done.

 

[bdamico]

Cow insemination anyone?

 

[RVDan]

I guess a plastic bag inside a sock slipped over each leg is unacceptable?