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1st pole – protecting the ceiling with bit of plywood?
I just ordered my pole this very weekend, an X-pole Xpert 45 chrome after deciding from a variety of sources that this would suit me best. Now, because I know it's coming, I'm going crazy waiting for it to arrive!
However, as my boyfriend owns the house and I am paranoid about ruining his ceiling, I'm considering getting a piece of plywood a bit greater than the dome, super glue a sheet of anti-slip rubber mesh on both sides of the wood to protect the ceiling and place between the pole and the ceiling each time I put the pole up. That way, I figure it'll distribute the pressure a bit more just in case I don't find the studs 100% correctly and also will hopefully prevent any marks being left on the ceiling by the dome.
Just wondering, has anyone else has tried and tested this method and has some advice for me? Also, I will be taking the pole down in between my pole sessions but to save time in assembly/disassembly, I was thining I would leave the pole in one piece behind the sofa rather than taking apart all the pieces. Is there any reason why all pieces must come apart between poling or is this an ok solution?
Thankful for any guidance you can share! 🙂
(also apologies if other posts has been written about this, I have searched the forum but not found an answer!)Also, only this week became a member and have already found so much gold on this site, especially in reading other members' experiences, love it so many thanks for providing this site!
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I use a stability board always. It does help distribute pressure. I suggest an inch thick.
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Yes, and you can even paint it the same color as the ceiling or buy some of that fake "texture" spray paint that mimics finishes like stucco…or whatever…to match the ceiling. Menards has a goody bin of dowels, end pieces, and scraps from custom cuts. I once bought boards there for 12 cents a piece to stack under the air conditioners in winter so they don't sit on the basement floor that is prone to flooding. You can also purchase sticky backed carpet tile or fake wood grain tile and custom cut it to fit over the board so it looks like whatever is already up there!
Joel Lessing
Forest Park, Illinois
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I just put up my "real" x pole…and just like my "fake", it is moving on me. If I put any weight into it, the dome slips on the ceiling. And if I make it tight so my dome doesn't slip, my pole doesn't spin and almost feels like it has a "catch" or a "spring" in it. Any suggestions? Or am I just used to my PS permanet pole that I can just spin with my hand it will do about 5 roatations on its own????? Maybe X poles don't spin as well?????? Help welcome….thanks!
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I used to have my x-pole in the loungeroom. (smack bang in front of the TV/hi fi system ha ha). Husband wanted me to take it down. We couldn't get it apart, so moved it in one piece into a corner of the "spare" room (which is on the way to becoming my pole room!) and adjusted the height just enough to keep it in place.
When we moved it to its new position in the room, husband and I put a piece of plywood between the dome and the ceiling, because, although the x-pole isn't supposed to mark the ceiling, we found that it did, and he didn't want another mark on the ceiling in my pole room.
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Lyme Lite how old is your X-Pole and what size is it.? Please advise.
As to spin X-Poles spin fine but a premanent pole will always spin better as there is less pressure on the bearings. We get complaints at compeititions with permanent mounts that X-Poles spin too freely!!!
As to it slipping if it is doing that there is clearly not enough pressure on the upper dome but it is not spining when there is pressure there is clearly another problem which we can sort.
Regards
X-Pole Tech Support
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oh wow, lots of responses already! Very helpful people on this site, thanks guys!
Poledancefan – I'm guessing that's a shop in the US? I'm actually in London https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif it's ok though, we got our own shops I can go to for supplies! However, as the piece of plywood wouldn't be permanently attached to the ceiling but just up when the pole is, I don't reallt need it to look like the ceiling, just offer some protection to it. I'm gonna try it and see how it goes.
Now if my pole would just show up sooner rather than later, I will be a very happy bunny!(Easter joke, haha!)
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Lyme, I had no problems when I fear set up my Xpole but when I moved into fellas and put up there I have had exactly the same issue. When on spiny it ‘catches’ or ‘springs’ back when you spin it. I found that the ceiling wasn’t quite level and put a piece of wood underneath it to level it out an that helped but still not smooth like it used to be 🙁
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If you are concerned about your ceiling then using a larger piece of board with a non-slip surface will help spread the load. However, it is important if you are going to do that, that the X-Pole Upper dome does not slip on the piece of board you are using.
So to make it safe add a ceiling plate to the board. it is only a piece of wood cut in a circle which the dome goes over. Screw this to your larger piece of board with the non-stick surface. The information on the ceiling disc can be found at
http://www.x-pole.co.uk/images/stories/UpperDomeCeilingPlate.pdf
This PDF shows how to use a ceiling plate to stop an X-Pole slippingon a steel girder (the link to the non-girder version does not seem to be working, we will post again when it is) the principle and dimensions are the same just leave out the battons on the plate and attach the plate to your board.
If you need any further help please email us at mailto:xpoletech@x-pole.co.uk or as you are in London give us a call tomorrow 01707 664111 and ask for tech support and we can help you with this.
X-Pole Tech Support
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X Pole Tech – Thanks, very useful! Perhaps you would be able to advise on another question. I'm going to be taking my pole down after each time I've used it as it's in the middle of the living room. Is there any reason why I can't (or shouldn't) leave all different parts of the pole assembled into one piece and simply adding the dome when it's come to putting the pole up? I was hoping to leave the pole pretty much assembled behind my sofa against the wall to make it quicker when it gets to putting the pole up but wasn't sure if this would cause damage to the pole.
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That's no problem at all. You do not need to dissassemble the whole pole but we would suggest you take the base off as well, only the 2x screws to undo, then the pole will lay flat on the floor.
X-Pole Tech team
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What size of board and what size ceiling plate should be used? Do u have the directions to it? Thanks.
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Lyme, I have the same problem with my X-Pole 50mm on spin its seems like there is a catch or something in it, not spinning easily.
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Lyme – Same issue with the ‘catch’ in the spin on 50mm chrome X-pole too 🙁
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Hi – Should the plywood be secured to the ceiling before trying to put the dome under it, or just shoved between the dome and ceiling?
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There is no need to secure the plywood to the ceiling – it will be held in place by the dome, but it is a two-person job to do this, of course!
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