Pool table inside house vs. in backyard
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there's no right answer.
big house is ready to have table, but you will be heard easier.
Backyard needs to be built and is more of a getaway.
Having a table at home is the nutzzzzzzzzz
big house is ready to have table, but you will be heard easier.
Backyard needs to be built and is more of a getaway.
Having a table at home is the nutzzzzzzzzz
Lock in the pool table now,you may never get that building in the backyard
I bought the house sans wife. I hope that's all right. 
I hate when I'm looking into buying something and someone points out its resale value but in this case it's something to think about. A second free-standing, livable space will certainly increase the value of the property but are people going to want to buy it? I know that if I weren't a pool player, I would pass because I would have no use for the extra building.
(It's probably a non-issue and I've only bought one house so my opinion isn't worth much to begin with.)
I hate when I'm looking into buying something and someone points out its resale value but in this case it's something to think about. A second free-standing, livable space will certainly increase the value of the property but are people going to want to buy it? I know that if I weren't a pool player, I would pass because I would have no use for the extra building.
(It's probably a non-issue and I've only bought one house so my opinion isn't worth much to begin with.)
In our very midst stands a man of great wisdom. :thumbup:
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I bought the house sans wife. I hope that's all right.
I hate when I'm looking into buying something and someone points out its resale value but in this case it's something to think about. A second free-standing, livable space will certainly increase the value of the property but are people going to want to buy it? I know that if I weren't a pool player, I would pass because I would have no use for the extra building.
(It's probably a non-issue and I've only bought one house so my opinion isn't worth much to begin with.)
You can put your weed in it.
You may think Paulie is joking.
I have seen some awesome in house pool rooms but none quite compare to the feel of a detached pool room that is built from ground up to be a pool room/loung with the bar, the jukebox, the whole works.
You get somewhat of a sense of "going out" when going to your little pool room in the back yard when it is a detached thing like that, instead of just "going downstairs to play pool". I personally would love to build a private pool room with the bar, the old school juke box with 50's and 60's tunes, lounge style seating, fairly dark lighting but for over the table, ect... I have never seen that done well in a "inside the house" pool room quite like it can be done in a building built for that exact purpose.
You get somewhat of a sense of "going out" when going to your little pool room in the back yard when it is a detached thing like that, instead of just "going downstairs to play pool". I personally would love to build a private pool room with the bar, the old school juke box with 50's and 60's tunes, lounge style seating, fairly dark lighting but for over the table, ect... I have never seen that done well in a "inside the house" pool room quite like it can be done in a building built for that exact purpose.
not much for options, what about a garage or workshop?
i'm especially not keen on number 1. any wife i get i better not be able to fit a pool table anywhere in her.
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I have had both.
My first house had a detatched garage and I put an old Gandy inside. It took "effort" to go play. You had to consider the weather and humidity. When my wife was in the market for a new home, my only stipulation was it had to have a private gameroom for a new Diamond. She found the house and I have the entire second floor gameroom. A couple of months later I bought a new 9' Diamond Pro. I play an awful lot more pool now that my table is inside.
Jamie
I have had both.
My first house had a detatched garage and I put an old Gandy inside. It took "effort" to go play. You had to consider the weather and humidity. When my wife was in the market for a new home, my only stipulation was it had to have a private gameroom for a new Diamond. She found the house and I have the entire second floor gameroom. A couple of months later I bought a new 9' Diamond Pro. I play an awful lot more pool now that my table is inside.
Jamie
Good point, I have found that you play more when it is "easier".
It's a decision that you can't change your mind about, that's for sure. My first house was full of compromises, having come from the apartment mindset of "move in 6-12 months if I don't like it." There were several things I learned from that house, but the 2 that stuck out the most were: minimum 2 car garage, non-negotiable, and there has to be an area that can be devoted to a pool table without sacrificing another room, like the living room or dining room. For what it's worth, the in-house poolroom is excellent. I don't think I'd play as much if I had to go to a separate building.
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In the house. First off, it is probably just a little more convenient, and second, if you ever have to sell the house, buyers may not want a separate building in the yard and you might not sell it as quick.
Either way you have it, you still have a wife in the equation. So no matter where the table is, remember....you can run, but you cant hide.
Either way you have it, you still have a wife in the equation. So no matter where the table is, remember....you can run, but you cant hide.