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I just took measurements and laid down tape to mark off a 9' and 8' OS playing field. 9 would definitely require a shorty cue in the corners, but a 52" cue would probably do fine. 8' OS is tight but almost ideal with a 58" cue. Looking at the tape on the floor, an 8' OS table doesn't seem that...

@gutshot, thanks for the detailed drawing with the cue + stroke. Btw, the reason those dimensions don't quite add up is because near the stairs I didn't really measure the 15'4" and 7' precisely to the same spot. It's negligible though, as you can see, the strokes would be close to the stairs...

Ok, so I forgot that I had gotten this graph paper from a local pool table store, so I transferred the layout to that. With the 9' table, it has tight corners on the right side with the fireplace being the worst spot, but I feel like it might be manageable: With 9' table...

So, I recently finished getting rid of a few walls to make room for a pool table. An 8 foot table would probably be the largest table that would fit pretty comfortably, but I kind of have my heart set on a 9 footer so that I can practice and maximize my potential improvement. The space for the...

It's an auction but I can probably get it for a few hundred - excluding cost of shipping and set up, which would be local, so it's sorta negligible cuz I will have to pay that cost regardless. If it were a more well known brand I might go for it, but since it's a bit of a gamble I'll probably...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pulkvujoioxd4ds/Screenshot%202015-04-17%2018.34.11.png?dl=0 I have the opportunity to purchase this as a shelf pull from a reputable source I've bought other merchandise from in the past, but they basically have no information on what kind of table it is.

I just bought a house about a year ago and a pool table has been something I've always wanted. Like many, I don't have a room that would fit one, but I can make room with a little elbow grease :P One of the walls that needs to go is load-bearing, so I need a contractor to do the work. Can...

...a year later and I'm re-visiting this idea. Since then, I've only gotten two estimates to open up the space in the first diagram I posted above. The basement is no longer an option since it is now my home gym, and with the weird slope in that room, it was less than ideal. One was from a...

Thanks, I'll try that to get a better idea of what I'm looking at. I probably *could* remove the walls with the archways. The one on the left opens up to the foyer. I have a feeling that one may have lally poles hidden behind it though :S I hope I'm wrong about that. The archway at the bottom...

Yes, I made them with Google SketchUp. Not the news I wanted to hear, but kinda what I figured :/

...very helpful comments lol

Soooo.... I'm in the house now and got to take measurements. My original thought was to put a table in the basement, but it's a little less than ideal because it's a little short of the recommended size for an 8' table, it has a pair of lally poles that would interfere, and the floor feels a bit...

Cool, thanks. I'll check 'em out.

Okay, sorry for taking a while for the update, but I have been moving. The short version of the story is I decided not to get this particular table. I went to see the table and I wasn't all that impressed with the way it looked. The nail in the coffin to me was looking at the accessory rack as...

I was questioning whether the slate was under there too; something I won't know for sure 'till tonight. Thanks for the heads up on stuff to look for. This is all really useful stuff. I'll post my findings/pics later this evening.