Pool Tables in Garage - Any Problems?

[cuejoey]

Good question. Any ideas out there? I know about huge dehumidification units being in the industrial painting industry but not much about small home units. Does anyone else have specific units for their pool room in the garage?

you can get a nice dehumidifer at Menards.get the largest capacity one.it will work more efficiently.also get one that has a digital reading.it will tell you the humidity level and then you can set it to the level you want.very easy to operate.....good luck

 

[rackmsuckr]

We have a Diamond in our 3 car garage. Got pretty green carpet from Craig's list. Have 2 heaters but no humidifier/dehumidifier yet. This will be our first winter.

This summer, Mike liked playing with the garage doors open, but we live on a corner and I felt uncomfortable letting people see into my house, but he didn't care...didn't care about the bugs either.

The Diamond light centered itself perfectly between the 2 main garage doors and the garage door opener has electical outlets to plug in the light. Neither one of us has played hardly at all since Reno though.

 

[jay helfert]

I will more than likely be purchasing a used 9ft Gold Crown III from our own "ajrack" as he has several in storage here in Vancouver.

Good choice of tables. Put some padding down under the carpet. It will be more comfortable when you play long sessions. Get a good cover for your table when you are not using it. It will help preserve and protect the rubber on those cold Washington nights.

If you use a gas heater, make sure it is vented properly. You don't want to have an accident. And be sure the area around it is clear, so there is no fire hazard. Better safe than sorry. Otherwise you are in good shape. Turn it off when you are done playing.

By the way, for a garage table setup, a shop style fluorescent fixture works great. You want the kind that takes two 8' (T96) tubes. It will provide all the light you need for a 9' table, and is not expensive. Hang it about 36" to 42" above the table. The edge of the fixture can be as low as 32" above the bed of the table. A couple of chains with eye hooks work fine to hold it. Make sure the chains and hooks are heavy duty. That fixture is not light.

I've done quite a few of these setups in garages. A double garage is usually great. About 20' x 20' or larger. You won't have a lot of room for storage around the playing area though. After you add barstools and stuff, you will find that you need all the space. If you keep it strictly a poolroom, you'll be fine.

And yes, the floor is probably canted slightly for drainage. But a good table mechanic should have no problem setting up your table nice and level.

One last thing, a small refrigerator packed with beer will fit in the corner. Have fun!

 

[cuejoey]

In addition to all the other comments, if you play with the garage door open you may need to watch out for insects, especially ones that may want to actually join in the game.

During flying ant season at one point I was vacuuming the table between every shot!

I have seen advertised a giant roll-up screen door for a garage that I am tempted to get for next summer.

those with garage doors:Menards in the garage door dept.you can order a garage door screen which has zippers and velcro.very well made i have one.easy to install.then say goodbye to da bugs.

 

[UWPoolGod1]

Yeah i am also planning to purchase one of those large diamond lights, or get one from Varney Cues reference from another thread. Waiting for a response from him. Tourney Used 51" wide diamond lights are $500 from the rep who emailed me.

 

[jediphil]

my table is also in the garage i dont have a garage door as i dont bother putting the car in there.

it has a normal steel storage type door and a couple of windows

i live in the north of england so humidity is never really an issue LOL but at the moment cold is a problem as it seems to slow down the table and there is less bounce off the cushions.

you need to watch for condensatation - dont make it so airtight that this becomes an issue.

as for heat you can buy heating tubes which can be fitted to the sub frame of the table and heat the slate directly from underneath here is a link to a uk company just so you can see what they look like you will need 4 3 foot tubes

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=102502&ts=55427&id=51805

hope that helps

 

[Hal]

Another main concern with a pool table in the garage is not to run over it with your vehicle.

 

[Cue Crazy]

I use to spend alot of time on a small barbox that we have in a garage with 2 open sides. The only good thing I could say about it, was it helped me make ajustments better when out playing under different table and felt conditions. The conditions were constantly changing with the climate & humidity outside, and were more extreme then the differences in tables that were in climate controlled areas, so that made the ajustments seem easier. It was alot to deal with though, when cold It was cold , when hot it was hot, bugs were bad, so candles were burning and the bug zapper was drawing more into the area . When It rained or was foggy, the felt got damp, sometimes wet to the point you could see the the wet spots. I would'nt recomend a nice table in those conditions. I think we paid 100 bucks for ours. It was a good one piece slate table, with good rubber that just needed recovered, so we bought some felt and did it ourselves, probably only had 200 bucks into It. Still have the table, but I wore the rails slap out over the years, and what little time I have to play now days is spent on the 9 footers. My slope was'nt as bad, but I did still have to ajust the feet taller on one side of the table. I had one snag that required a shorty cue also, so a 2 car garage would have been alot nicer.

Greg

 

[CaptainHook]

This thread really make me sad I sold my Table years ago.