I started playing pool at about 12 years old, my dad had a little carom table (5ft) and we would play on that. Later I started playing in a pool hall that was open for kids in the afternoon and kicked us out at like 8pm.
I played throughout my youth and in college I was in my collegiate team.
When I returned from college and started working pool was put on a backburner and when the family and kids came it was put further on the backburner.
I picked it back up about 4 years ago, but with kids and work etc., my practice time was limited to about 4 hours a week.
This is when I started researching into how I can put a table at home for more practice time. I didn’t want the table to be in the middle of the house, I want to be able to practice when the kids are asleep and I don’t know if a table in the middle of the house would pass the wife test
I decided to build a pool room adjacent to my garage and when it was completed I would cut a wall from the garage to the room to have access from the attached garage. Oh and I decided I would build it all by myself.
Let me start by saying, I am not a contractor, or handyman, I am an IT guy that happens to be good with tools. My dad was always super handy and I was fortunate enough to have picked up a lot of knowledge from him. I still learn a lot from him even though he is less active now.
I bought a table in April of 2015 and had it shipped to Curacao. Table is a Gold Crown 3 piano black. I got the table from craigslist and had a mechanic break it down and crate it for export.
Table arrived well and it looks great. Haven’t taken the slates out of the crates yet, but judging by the staple holes, this table has not been recovered all that many times, my guess would be twice.
I live on a Caribbean island and the houses here are all built using cement blocks and concrete. The island where I live (Curacao) does not get hurricanes and it is very dry (hasn’t rained for weeks now). So I don’t really know why we don’t build more with wood, but I guess wood is more expensive to import here.
Since building with concrete and blocks is way out of the scope of my skillset, I decided to build the extension using wood, siding and drywall. I still need a concrete floor, so I unfortunately had to pay a contractor to complete that part.
May of 2015. Concrete patch is ready! floor is 16.5' wide and 24' long. I figure I can put the table a little off center and have some space at the end for a tv and a couch. Don't know if that will fit ok, but I guess we will see when we get there.
October of 2015. Wood and building materials are delivered. No more excuses, time to start the real fun. Was a little busy with other things and kept procrastinating the start of the project. But no more, from now on all my free time is spent working on this project.
Stay tuned for part 2......
I played throughout my youth and in college I was in my collegiate team.
When I returned from college and started working pool was put on a backburner and when the family and kids came it was put further on the backburner.
I picked it back up about 4 years ago, but with kids and work etc., my practice time was limited to about 4 hours a week.
This is when I started researching into how I can put a table at home for more practice time. I didn’t want the table to be in the middle of the house, I want to be able to practice when the kids are asleep and I don’t know if a table in the middle of the house would pass the wife test
I decided to build a pool room adjacent to my garage and when it was completed I would cut a wall from the garage to the room to have access from the attached garage. Oh and I decided I would build it all by myself.
Let me start by saying, I am not a contractor, or handyman, I am an IT guy that happens to be good with tools. My dad was always super handy and I was fortunate enough to have picked up a lot of knowledge from him. I still learn a lot from him even though he is less active now.
I bought a table in April of 2015 and had it shipped to Curacao. Table is a Gold Crown 3 piano black. I got the table from craigslist and had a mechanic break it down and crate it for export.
Table arrived well and it looks great. Haven’t taken the slates out of the crates yet, but judging by the staple holes, this table has not been recovered all that many times, my guess would be twice.
I live on a Caribbean island and the houses here are all built using cement blocks and concrete. The island where I live (Curacao) does not get hurricanes and it is very dry (hasn’t rained for weeks now). So I don’t really know why we don’t build more with wood, but I guess wood is more expensive to import here.
Since building with concrete and blocks is way out of the scope of my skillset, I decided to build the extension using wood, siding and drywall. I still need a concrete floor, so I unfortunately had to pay a contractor to complete that part.
May of 2015. Concrete patch is ready! floor is 16.5' wide and 24' long. I figure I can put the table a little off center and have some space at the end for a tv and a couch. Don't know if that will fit ok, but I guess we will see when we get there.
October of 2015. Wood and building materials are delivered. No more excuses, time to start the real fun. Was a little busy with other things and kept procrastinating the start of the project. But no more, from now on all my free time is spent working on this project.
Stay tuned for part 2......
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