bar table on the patio
I have a bar table on the patio. Deliberately bought it because they are as tough as nails and passed on a very nice furniture table.
My experience says that the table is too miserable to play on except from low fifties to low eighties. Others may have a wider tolerance but sweat dripping everywhere and getting on the cue shaft is an issue for me. A fan is a definite help on the high side, you are going to have to heat on the low side. A caution, some of the infrared and small portable heaters use a ridiculous amount of electricity, over thirty dollars a month and my company is pretty cheap.
My experience with window type AC units, 240V is much cheaper to operate than 120V units. Second hand information, the modern through wall units seem to be the way to go. Cry a little upfront for long term usability of the room.
They make a portable AC unit that rolls around. Dealt with three that worked very poorly, one worked great.
The sheet foam insulation with UV barrier to cover those windows is a serious consideration too. Can order it very thick or use double layers. Might take 15 degrees off of the high side just doing that. In general, insulation is a good investment. errant balls won't break foam like they will glass either.
Just a few thoughts. My neighbor loved visiting my cue shop. Well constructed and insulated I could easily heat it or run the temperature down to sixty-eight or seventy degrees on the hottest days of summer with the AC only running occasionally.
I am thinking about some temporary walls for the patio for wintertime play.
A final note: Temperatures from seventy-five to eighty-five only makes a small difference in how my cushions play. From low fifties to low sixties makes a world of difference. Close to two ball widths on just a one rail cross side bank. No idea how moving down colder than that will affect cushions.
I think controlling temperature reasonably well will make for many more hours of playing time on the table.
Hu