31 X 14 Room Size

Carpe_Diem

Carpe_Diem

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Good evening all,

I am looking at buying a house with a recreation room at 31 feet by 14 feet. Is this large enough for a 9 footer?

I know the 31 feet is more than enough but the 14 feet concerns me. I have been on 2 sites that reccomend a room size of 18 feet 8 inches by 15feet 6 inches for a 4 1/2 by 9 foot competition size table using a 60 inch cue.

Does anyone out there think I can get away with the 14 feet wide?
Comfterably.

Thanks for the help and support.

Cheers.
 
the playing area is 50" wide (9ft table is 50x100 playing area), putting a cue length on each side of the table(58" cue) totals 166".

14 feet wide (168") room, your cue stick would be right at the cue ball if it was on the rail with no room to stroke but the 1" on each side, you could do it but not comfortably.

I would measure the room exact, maybe there will be a few extra inches. Alternatively maybe an oversized 8 would be ok.
 
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The rule of thumb is add 10' (5 on each side) at a minimum for whatever size table you're insalling. In this case width-wise would be too small for all shots to be stroked comfortably.

Minimum for a 9" table would be 19' x 14.5'.

Dave
 
Thank you fellas,

Looks like that one is a no go. I want a 9 footer and will be purchasing a home with this in mind. I will keep looking.

Cheers.
 
You could always take the sheetrock off the wall, say at table height and 2 feet above... the length of the table and header it off, taking those center studs out ( if it's not a supporting wall) and make a nice shelf area. That'll give you another 4 inches or maybe even 6 if the walls are framed with 2x6s. :)
 
12squared said:
The rule of thumb is add 10' (5 on each side) at a minimum for whatever size table you're insalling. In this case width-wise would be too small for all shots to be stroked comfortably.

Minimum for a 9" table would be 19' x 14.5'.

Dave
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I know you said this is just a rule of thumb, but there is something inherently wrong with it, which I can't help but bring up every time this rule of thumb gets brought up with hopes that someone doesn't accidentally screw themselves without doing the math.

A 19' length gives 64" per end on a 100" length of play. But, a 14.5' width only gives 62" per side on a 50" table playing width. Home table buyers should take note in case they thought that by adding 10' to each dimension, that they'd get equal playing space per side. They don't. It's a simple math error.

The reason why I bring this up is because I've seen people say the same 19' x 14' 6", find their room measurement is actually 19' x 14' 5", and think "hey, I'm only 1" short." In fact, they've already started off 4" shorter by thinking 14' 6" was the way to go, and just got shorter by another 1".

In other words, if 19' is your suggested length, then 14' 10" is the corresponding suggested width for the same free stroking space, not 14' 6".

Fred <~~~ hope that made sense
 
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I would only consider putting an 8 foot table in a room 14 feet wide. You would be banging the walls on any cross side shot if the cue ball is near the side rails on a 9 footer.
 
Cornerman said:
I know you said this is just a rule of thumb, but there is something inherently wrong with it, which I can't help but bring up every time this rule of thumb gets brought up with hopes that someone doesn't accidentally screw themselves without doing the math.

A 19' length gives 64" per end on a 100" length of play. But, a 14.5' width only gives 62" per side on a 50" table playing width. Home table buyers should take note in case they thought that by adding 10' to each dimension, that they'd get equal playing space per side. They don't. It's a simple math error.

The reason why I bring this up is because I've seen people say the same 19' x 14' 6", find their room measurement is actually 19' x 14' 5", and think "hey, I'm only 1" short." In fact, they've already started off 4" shorter by thinking 14' 6" was the way to go, and just got shorter by another 1".

In other words, if 19' is your suggested length, then 14' 10" is the corresponding suggested width for the same free stroking space, not 14' 6".

Fred <~~~ hope that made sense
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Fred,

Thanks for the correction and clarification. Who knew that if you added 5' to every side you don't get the same clearance? I did the math and you are absolutely correct. No more rule of thumb for me:thumbup:.

Dave
 
How about keeping the table, and get shorter length cues?

Carpe_Diem said:
Thank you fellas,

Looks like that one is a no go. I want a 9 footer and will be purchasing a home with this in mind. I will keep looking.

Cheers.
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I used to have that problem, but not anymore. My Living-Dining-Kitchen Room is 35 x 40. Buying a hose to incorporate a pool Table can actually be a bit tough, because one room will have to be a dedicated room.

Myself, I am SELLING my 9 footer & will find a great 8 footer, so I can practice on a middle of the road sized Pool table. I will redo my rails by purchasing 9 foot cushions. My rails will be then be long enough, after cutting, to only have one cushion face, not 2 or 3.

At Magoos we have tournaments on Diamond Barboxes & Diamond Pro 9s. I feel that practicing on the mid-size table (8 footer) will give me some feel for the lower 7 footer & the higher 9 footer. JMHO
 
its really worth the effort to find a good room for a table, it is useless in a room thats too small, I have also found that a good pool room helps sell the house, I was suprised its usually master bedroom, her closet and kitchen in that order, a pool room is right under that-more so that a pool in some cases!!,

I did buy a 17,000 sqft house once that only had room in one area for a table-it sucked so bad I couldnt stand it, I never moved into it and sold it 2 years later, I broke even. I wasnt playing much then either but for me it will awalys be a priority in any house(dont have a box in my 2nd home :( ). In my current house my pool room is the best I have ever had and I use it more because it feels so good, I really got lucky it came out as nice as it did, I was very suprised, I did it as a tempoary thing until my house was finished, it came out so good i'm not moving it. I'm very critical of what I have, I dont like much of what I have. I'm a perfectionest and my room is just that.

hope this helped, sorry for bragging about my room but i cant help it


one last thing if the table is too big for the room, you just wont find yourself in there as much as you might think, unless you just totally dont care about playing good, which is ok for some but not dedicated players and the room will never feel welcomming just crowded. I would get a 7' table if a 9' wouldnt work. I dont like 8' boxes much-personal preferance. When ever the table is too big the room just isnt comfortable, its the zone thing I believe, like when someone stands to close it feels weird, same thing with a table thats too big just in a lesser way it isnt comforatble to be in a room like that, this applies to all furnishings, the scale of what you put in a room has to fit the room to make it pleasant to be in. I'm not making this up, I have read alot about over the years and ecperienced it too, as I have lived in all sizes of homes, just like if the bed is too big-it dosent feel as good.
 
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a 17,000 sq ft home would be 85 x 200. How in the world would that size house not have a room big enough to play Pool?
 
ceebee said:
a 17,000 sq ft home would be 85 x 200. How in the world would that size house not have a room big enough to play Pool?
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LOL it was more than one room:smile: . It was litterly falling apart, it was really poorly built, It did have the best home theater ever, but I never put in good electronics. I bought that house and my mom got cancer so I couldnt move her as she was too sick, so I never moved in-it started falling apart about 6 months after I bought it. I had more problems with it and I never lived there, walls were comming apart etc.
 
I would either go with a 7 footer or the 9 footer. If you choose 9' move it toward one wall and give yourself
plenty of room on 3 sides. I have had all three size tables and I feel the 8' wasn't good to practice on if you are going to play on 7' and 9' tables. The 8' is in between for my taste.
Good Luck,
Ken
 
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