Questions on pool room in my house

I have an 8 footer and my room is 14 x 22. You'll be ok on the 14 but I don't think the 18 is enough. I know the internet says 18 is enough but I seem to remember testing with my cue when I was having my floorplans made and it wasn't enough. I made mine 22ft long hoping I could put a small sofa in there but it wasn't enough room.

Either way... be xtra sure before u buy the table. Kuz it would suck either way: buying an 8 footer and realizing there was'nt enough room or buying a 7 footer and realizing there WAS enough room. :)

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I have a friend that had to have a 9 footer in his house and there are spots where you need a short cue. He hates it and regrets being pigheaded.
 
Schon9ball'r said:
It's been a long time coming but I am finally going to be able to put a pool table in my extra bedroom (14x18) very soon. I have a couple of questions about the size of my room and my floor.

1) My house was built in 1973 and the room I'm putting it in is located upstairs. I'm trying to see what I need to do to make sure the floor will hold. Do I need to brace the floor, etc.?

2) I would prefer to put a 9' in there if I can find a decent one for sale. If I put a 9' would that pretty much take up all the room I will have? i.e. can I put stuff around like seating, etc. and still be able to comfortably shoot?

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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To shoot without obstruction, you need 4 ft on each side of the table. Thus a 9 ft table with six inch rails would need a rom that is 14' x 18' if the table is in the center, thus you have the minimum sized room needed to make it work well. You can put some chairs and stuff in there, but people may have to occasionally move out of the way.

You never hear people regretting buying a 9' table as long as the room fits it. The game is what will be the focus. I would stick with a nine footer there. I believe Brunswicks web site has a page that tells you what size room you need for the table size you have.
 
Here you go: http://www.brunswickbilliards.com/helpful_information/room_size_requirements.html

14 x 18 for a nine footer and standard cues is what they suggest. Maybe they just say that to get people to think they have enough space for a table, But that would seem kind of crazy. I'm surprised so many people are telling you this won't work given the recommendations. I am only saying it will because of the recommendations. My room is larger, so I am not certain.

Instead of taping it off, you may want to put a sheet of plywood on a table in the middle of the room and see how that fits if you were shooting. That would be = to the playing area of an 8 footer, so youwuold need to remember that there would be rails there also.
 
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mantis99 said:
To shoot without obstruction, you need 4 ft on each side of the table. Thus a 9 ft table with six inch rails would need a rom that is 14' x 18' if the table is in the center, thus you have the minimum sized room needed to make it work well. You can put some chairs and stuff in there, but people may have to occasionally move out of the way.

You never hear people regretting buying a 9' table as long as the room fits it. The game is what will be the focus. I would stick with a nine footer there. I believe Brunswicks web site has a page that tells you what size room you need for the table size you have.
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Please explain. How is 4 feet, which equals 48", enough on each side of the table when the standard pool cue is 58"?
 
Settle for the 8' table and buy yourself a short cue for the one in a thousand times that you will have to use it. Don't forget, if you are on the rail and shooting up or down the table, there is no problem. It is only when you are against the rail and shooting straight across.

But I agree, I wouldn't go with the 9'.

Bob
 
Schon9ball'r,

One thing to keep in mind is that whatever size table you choose, you can cheat a little bit (couple of inches) on the length if you need to. If you are really close lengthwise, give your self a little extra at the foot end of the table at the expense of the head end.

The reason is that the cue ball will probably find itself against the foot rail more often than the head rail. You don't need the room at the head end for breaking obviously, because no one I know places the cue ball against the cushion when breaking.
 
I just want to add that while I LOVE having a pool table in my house, my den is only about 12 x 19, so there are many places I have to use the 48" cue. :angry:

Great for practice, but terrible for anything serious, like trying to set a "high run", because sooner or sooner, you will have use the short cue which will cause you to miss a make-able shot and end your run..... :mad:

--> It helps that I have a sliding glass door on one wall, so anytime I have to make a shot from that wall, I open the door :D
Living in warm so cal helps too.

--> hint for home table buyers, buy the smaller table if your room is small ! Think about adding windows, doors, or half walls for more cue access. Also use low furniture, that is lower than the table height.
 
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Schon9ball'r said:
It's been a long time coming but I am finally going to be able to put a pool table in my extra bedroom (14x18) very soon. I have a couple of questions about the size of my room and my floor.

1) My house was built in 1973 and the room I'm putting it in is located upstairs. I'm trying to see what I need to do to make sure the floor will hold. Do I need to brace the floor, etc.?

2) I would prefer to put a 9' in there if I can find a decent one for sale. If I put a 9' would that pretty much take up all the room I will have? i.e. can I put stuff around like seating, etc. and still be able to comfortably shoot?

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I have not read the responses yet so this may be duplicate information; however, I have some experience with this because I have a table on the 2nd floor of my house in a game room.

1) I would recommend hiring a structural engineer to come over and check out your area. He will be able to tell you if you will need a brace under the structure.

I did this and was told I didn't need one; however, I had one installed anyway because I wanted to ensure that I did not have any problems in the future.

2) The room is a little small for a 9' table. For a 9' foot table, I have found the minimum size of the room should be 19 x 15; however, I think it would be fine for an 8' table.
 
I was wondering the same thing when i moved into my house. i took brown wrapping paper and taped it together the exact size of a 8' table and put it in the room to ensure I could shoot. I found out real quick that I couldn't do a 9 footer like I wanted but the 8' worked out real fine. The visual of the paper helped me a lot more than just measuring. Just a thought..
 
I vote to cram the 9 footer in there. It barely makes it at 14 X 18, but it fits. Get some spring hinge chairs that lay flush on the wall when not in use.
 
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