Can I put a pool table in a Texas garage??

An option and a warning

They make a portable AC unit, roll around and it just needs a dryer sized vent. I tried two of them both very crappy. I'll make you a heck of a deal on an almost new one with less than four hours run time. It might cool a small closet if you loosely define cool. This was the warning, don't bite on one of those or buy it from somewhere with a no BS haul it back and get your dollars back guarantee. I'm done with those.

Now for a working idea. If the garage door, the 18' one, doesn't have to open and close for cars or another reason while your pool table is in there it would be very possible to raise it to four feet high and frame in that space to house a standard window unit. A couple of screws or screws and blocks to insure the 18' door doesn't move up and down and you are in there. You could of course raise it higher before framing if you need a walk in door there if say lawn mowers or other outdoor tools are still stored in the garage too. Framing in 18'x4' or 6' isn't very expensive and the nice part is that this is a conversion that can be undone pretty easily to return the garage to it's present state when you leave. A quick trailer rental and your entire framed front wall could move to the next place with you too.

Good luck whatever you do. Any table at home beats no table at home!

Hu
 
Why frame in a window at all?

Couldn't you just raise the garage door high enough to allow for a fairly large room AC (mounted on 2x4 platform at floor level), close the garage door down on it, and cut some plywood to fill in the gap between the bottom of the garage door and the floor on both sides of it (or one side if you put the AC on the side)?

A couple of fans near the AC unit will circulate the air inside the garage, and if the driveway slopes away from the house.....drainage isn't a problem for the condensation the AC will generate. If it slopes toward the door, run a tube from the AC drain to a lower place.

Total fix: sheet or two of plywood and your AC unit, all of which goes down in 5 minutes with very little expense or waste.
 
Great ideas, all! Awesome notion to just put the A/C unit on the platform and use plywood to close off the rest of the gap! That would be fantastic when we're out in the garage playing, but then the other 99% of the time, it would still be insanely hot out in the garage and if the pool table were going to be damaged by heat, this plan wouldn't help. I couldn't leave the A/C there with the loose plywood for an extended period of time (potential security breach).

— A/C to make it comfortable while we're playing, box the gap off with plywood.
— Dehumidifier to get rid of the moisture so it doesn't seep into the pool table.

The question still looms indefinitively: is heat going to damage the table? ... and will the swing from a 110°F summer to a winter as low as 30° damage the table?
 
Texas, huh? You might as well use your garage for something 'cause your pickup is probably parked on the front yard. (couldn't resist, Just kiddin'):wink2:
 
slowing the temp and humidity swings

ForbidInjustice said:
Great ideas, all! Awesome notion to just put the A/C unit on the platform and use plywood to close off the rest of the gap! That would be fantastic when we're out in the garage playing, but then the other 99% of the time, it would still be insanely hot out in the garage and if the pool table were going to be damaged by heat, this plan wouldn't help. I couldn't leave the A/C there with the loose plywood for an extended period of time (potential security breach).

— A/C to make it comfortable while we're playing, box the gap off with plywood.
— Dehumidifier to get rid of the moisture so it doesn't seep into the pool table.

The question still looms indefinitively: is heat going to damage the table? ... and will the swing from a 110°F summer to a winter as low as 30° damage the table?
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I have a lot of expensive equipment stored in a very similar climate without climate control. It is doing just fine but it is also in a heavily insulated storage building. The least fun project of all is insulating the garage but that is probably the single safest thing to do to protect a table. Weather sealing and insulating slows the swings in temperature and humidity. Rapid changes are what usually cause you grief, think pool cues in a closed car where the temperature can push 140 degrees in a few hours. You can get the plastic wrapped fiberglass which is a little less annoying to work with or the solid foam. If the garage walls are unfinished your dad might even allow the foam over the walls.

Hu
 
Can you post pics of the garage? How big is it? The air conditioner under door idea isn't a good idea.Standard spec doors ride on a curved track, when the door rises the top move away from the opening accordingly. A two foot opening would leave a large gap at the top which would need to be addressed.
Installing a window(sized for the size of air conditioner needed) in one of the walls and insulating walls and roof would be the way to go. IMO
 
Your dads house right?... take the garage door off. Leave the tracks in place in case you want to put it back up at a later time. Go to Home Depot and get a window, a door, 20-8ft. 2x4's and 3 or 4 - 4x8 siding panels and frame it in. It's easy to do and a lot less expensive than you may think. Can easily be removed and the garage door reinstalled at any time. Can be done in one weekend. I have a window unit in my room that cools and heats and it works perfectly.
 
claymont said:
Can you post pics of the garage? How big is it? The air conditioner under door idea isn't a good idea.Standard spec doors ride on a curved track, when the door rises the top move away from the opening accordingly. A two foot opening would leave a large gap at the top which would need to be addressed.
Installing a window(sized for the size of air conditioner needed) in one of the walls and insulating walls and roof would be the way to go. IMO
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Good point. I forgot about the top gap.

Actually, it may improve the property to add a window in that garage big enough for a nice wall AC unit.
 
NewStroke said:
I have mine in the garage in Dallas. I did insulate the walls and put an insulated door on and my table is holding up well. I would get real worried if the sun hits the garage door directly for an extended period, that would get hot.
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the sun hits my garage door for hrs each day

with an ac on the way, im thinking to get that thermosheild that's for garage doors to help block heat,

the heat here make for days and days of near unbearable conditions in there, muggy, my billiard cloth doesn't play as slick as those in air conditioned environments, and wife just wont let me put it in the living room
 
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