How to Install Table Felt

Felt is typically installed on gaming or billiard tables, but you can put it over any table for a smooth cloth surface. You can use any size table; however, if your table is wider than 60 inches, you may have to custom-order the piece of felt. Anyone with the proper arm strength to stretch out the fabric can install the felt in a little less than an hour.

Things You'll Need

  • Spray bottle
  • Staple gun
  • Scissors
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the felt over the table, making sure it is centered. The smooth side of the felt should be facing up.

    • 2

      Dampen the felt with water using a spray bottle. Just mist the felt, unless the felt's manufacturer instructs you otherwise. Some felts need to be wet to stretch properly.

    • 3

      Staple the felt along one of the short sides of the table. Make sure you staple into the table's edge, not the surface. Place about 10 staples spaced an inch apart into the center of this side.

    • 4

      Move to the opposite side of the table. Pull on the felt until it is as tight as you can make it, and place another 10 staples spaced an inch apart into the center of this side.

    • 5

      Move to the center of one of the long sides of the table, and pull the felt loosely. Place 10 staples spaced an inch apart into the center of this side.

    • 6

      Move to the opposite side of the table. Pull the felt as tight as possible, and place 10 staples spaced an inch apart into the center of this side.

    • 7

      Go to one of the corners, pull the felt tight, and staple it onto the edge of the table. Repeat the process on the opposite corner and then on the remaining two corners.

    • 8

      Look around the table for portions of felt that are not stapled. Pull the felt tight, and place staples about two inches apart.

    • 9

      Cut away the excess felt from the table using scissors or a utility knife. Cut the felt just below where you stapled it.