I'm buying a house soon, and I'd like to get an idea for how much room around the pool table I need to comfortably play. I would prefer a standard 9 foot table, but if need be I can do a bar table. Any help would be great, thanks!
How much room do I need for a pool table?
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Last time there seemed to be some debate with my answer by some, so I will say in my opinion...15 x 20 is minimum for a 9 footer.
I think big enough so the cues don't hit the wall is the generally accepted consensus after these threads run their course.
Add a foot to each dimension in this chart....all the charts are done by guys selling tables who don't understand the concept of a backstroke. Add an extra 2-3 feet beyond that to any side where you want to seat people.
Add a foot to each dimension in this chart....all the charts are done by guys selling tables who don't understand the concept of a backstroke. Add an extra 2-3 feet beyond that to any side where you want to seat people.
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It's like the best work resource I have when I'm looking up spellings of unfamiliar terminology and words. I love it. :smiling-heart:
You just go here and type your question: http://lmgtfy.com.
I don't want to dismiss this device, because it's not terrible and it's old mostly sage advice. So, not that your post isn't going to help, but to me it's one of the more … loose pieces of advice to a very important question. And I think we as a forum community owe a little more tightening up considering how loose the billiard retail outlets are when they give their awful room dimension advice.
Let's tighten it up:
Because adding 5' to all way around the table from rubber rail edge is not the same thing as adding 10' to the table size, once you do the actual numbers, you'll be scratching your head wondering why it isn't.
If the advice is that you only go 5' from the rubber edge, that's not bad, but that normally would leave you a very short stroke if any if you consider a standard 58" cue plus tip plus bumper. So, you might want to add 4" to the advice.
If the advice is that you simply add 10' to the table size -> 9' table goes to 19' x 14.5' , then you will be left wondering why you don't have as much room on the width compared to the length. It's a "table really isn't twice as long as the width" idea.
In the end, I like saying that a 9' table with 50" x 100" playing surface should have at least a 19' x 14' 10" room to have equal minimum comfortable stroking around the table. However, as die hards, a bigger room would be better to add stuff like chairs. Guys with long stretch out stances would probably need the roomier space.
Respectfully,
Freddie <~~~ or add 6" your stick measurements + playing surface
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Of course more room the better, I thought the question was "How much room do I need?"
WillCastillo
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I've the same problem... but I already bought the house and the room I have is a 15' x 15' 9'' but it has a wide open in a corner so I wonder if I have any option. I've attached a little diagram of the room.
I play on 9' tables in my league, and have two 9' tables at work so my speed is used to 9' tables.
I wonder if I'm just f* up and I have to admit that my table is going to be a 8' table instead -at best, or if that open space in the corner give me some room to place the table in a weird yet functional position.
In the future, I'm planning to get ride of that door (main entrance to the room) and enlarge the opening you see right beside it (I'm going to change it for a column in the middle leaving an small "foyer" there.
So... it's just a dream for me having a 9' pool table in that space?
I play on 9' tables in my league, and have two 9' tables at work so my speed is used to 9' tables.
I wonder if I'm just f* up and I have to admit that my table is going to be a 8' table instead -at best, or if that open space in the corner give me some room to place the table in a weird yet functional position.
In the future, I'm planning to get ride of that door (main entrance to the room) and enlarge the opening you see right beside it (I'm going to change it for a column in the middle leaving an small "foyer" there.
So... it's just a dream for me having a 9' pool table in that space?
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Take another piece of paper scale it to the size of the table OD plus 5 ft on each side and the ends. Lay it in the picture you have, that will answer your question, I do not think even an 8 ft table will fit without having a short cue for that corner (upper left).
A 9 ft will fit except the same corner issue.
In rough terms, a 7' is really the only option and you still may have one slight corner shot trouble spot . My thought is that if you can't make all areas fully clear, then make all but one fully clear. Don't split the difference and leave half the table compromised. Do something like this (RED), leaving 64-66 inches from the wall to inside cushion on the right and bottom sides of the table. At least you'll have a nice seating area which is too often overlooked. Oh...and buy a 42 inch cue and mount it on the wall by the upper right corner, you're gonna need it.
Yes, a 9' is definitely out. A 9' Gold Crown is 9.5 feet long overall. Your bridge hand could be all the way out at the edge plus just under 5 feet of cue. That's where the general need for over 19' comes from. Ten feet of cue room, 9+ feet of table. You'd have nice room on the sides but need 36 inch cues to break and shoot anywhere arount the head or foot. Yes, the doorway could give you a free break stroke, but picture a 9 footer (YELLOW) with the bottom right corner in the same spot as the 7' table shown
Yes, a 9' is definitely out. A 9' Gold Crown is 9.5 feet long overall. Your bridge hand could be all the way out at the edge plus just under 5 feet of cue. That's where the general need for over 19' comes from. Ten feet of cue room, 9+ feet of table. You'd have nice room on the sides but need 36 inch cues to break and shoot anywhere arount the head or foot. Yes, the doorway could give you a free break stroke, but picture a 9 footer (YELLOW) with the bottom right corner in the same spot as the 7' table shown
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Congrats on the upcoming purchase Chris! I would say 15' x 20' minimum. I've got my 9' table in an 18' x 18' garage and a short cue is needed with the cue ball frozen on the short rail(s) shooting up/down table.
Thanks for nothing. Your passive aggressive comments are very rude and immature, JAM. If I wanted Google to tell me, I would have Googled it. I came to AZB to hear about what people think based on their experiences and what they feel is best. So far I've gotten good responses and now I know what I need. Keep the smart-ass passive aggression to yourself.
Thanks! I have to go back to the house and measure, but I think the space is 16 x 24. Should be plenty of room, but I also want furniture and a bar in there
Please read my earlier post. Maybe you'll get what I'm saying.