Show us your HOME ROOMS !!
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Yes. Doesn't require carpet stretcher, but I think it was actually more work. The tiles are really nice if something happens to a section, just keep backup's on hand (which has happened already). I laid it over laminate flooring that had a vapor barrier below it, so it has more give than the concrete slab would, otherwise it wouldn't work well.
I'm just starting the renovation for my future pool room on our lower level. Have had carpet over concrete since we moved in...and, with kids and all, the carpet was trashed. Tiles should make it easy if a path is eventually worn around the table. Going to put some laminate down next week and the wife and I are still discussing whether we might put a rug, runners, etc down in the table area. Also going to relocate the ceiling wiring this week...currently have two ceiling lights wired in parallel and I have a Gold Crown light I will put up to center over the table location. It is in original condition with the fluorescent bulbs, but I have seen some discussion here about rewiring them for LEDs and your comment on dimmable LEDs brought that to mind...
I'm still doing my room so no pictures yet. What I've noticed is just how many are lucky enough to have 8' + ceilings. I don't have that, and put in recessed lights, and don't even think I could put in a hanging light if I wanted to, I found some cool 60's swag pendant lights, but just thought they would be too low. I want to dim the lights in the room, and still have the table lit, but don't see many options.
I think some of the lights like the Diamond and the Gold Crown's can be mounted directly to the ceiling. You might want to look into that as an option.
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Not a big fan of suspended lighting for pool tables; they can block viewing angles, and they can get in the way while you're playing. The reason they are lowered closed to the table is to get the most out of a little amount of light. My four recessed 2x2 LED's put out 3700 lumens each, nearly 15,000 total! They dim (0-10vDC) so you can take them to any level you like, but they mostly sit at full power, believe it or not.
Suspended luminaires can add a nice architectural element, but that's usually on higher ceilings and larger rooms where more sight lines to highlight the table are needed.
I may be mounting my Gold Crown light directly to the ceiling...I just have an 8 foot ceiling in that room and I'm quite sure that the light will be bright enough at that height. Some of the guys have the higher ceilings and have mounted the GC lights using three poles and hiding the cords and it looks really sharp. The BCA does have a standard out there about the amount of light hitting the table surface, etc, but I think the objective, at least for the table, should be having an even amount of light across the entire table...if the over lights are too small (think using a 3 light fixture on a 9 foot table), there will be considerable drop-off at the ends. A lot has been changing in the light bulb industry the past several years. With incandescents going away, we had LED's installed in our Ops Center at work and the light temp just sucked with those first ones. We eventually got those replaced with a better light temp LED that was dimmable (the very first ones were not, be sure to check which bulbs you are buying) and that made for a much nicer lighting of the room. With the low power requirements of LED bulbs, there are many today that run off batteries and a remote, and I am even considering some of those for around-the-room lighting (my walls and ceiling are all finished and I don't want to open them up to run a lot of wiring).
Small but mighty
Here's my brand new small but mighty home room. A lot of forum members helped me with questions about everything from how to hang the light to what color paint is best, so thanks!
Shout out to Jay Spielberg and the crew from A1 Billiards for a terrific setup.
And yes, that pole does get in the way occasionally - less than I expected and it hasn't spoiled the fun yet.
Here's my brand new small but mighty home room. A lot of forum members helped me with questions about everything from how to hang the light to what color paint is best, so thanks!
Shout out to Jay Spielberg and the crew from A1 Billiards for a terrific setup.
And yes, that pole does get in the way occasionally - less than I expected and it hasn't spoiled the fun yet.
That is a really nice room WillieCornbread. With time you will learn to shoot shape around that pole
great room Willy! 
I had the lolly, or is it lally columns in my basement, too, and ultimately removed them but that ended up being a big engineering and carpentry job but I'm real happy I did it.
I had the exact same column wood wraps that you do, mine were from Home Depot. They actually looked very nice and I rec'd lots compliments on them.
They do offer a matching top finish moulding for them that looks very nice for where the columns meets the ceiling.
best,
brian kc
I had the lolly, or is it lally columns in my basement, too, and ultimately removed them but that ended up being a big engineering and carpentry job but I'm real happy I did it.
I had the exact same column wood wraps that you do, mine were from Home Depot. They actually looked very nice and I rec'd lots compliments on them.
They do offer a matching top finish moulding for them that looks very nice for where the columns meets the ceiling.
best,
brian kc
Thanks guys
I got some estimates for having the column removed, but they were really expensive and would have meant I couldn't get the table for at least another year while I saved up - decided the extra table time was worth working around the pole.
I got those pole wraps from Home Depot also, they are really a great easy solution. I bought the end and top caps but when I was putting them in place I felt like they called attention to that super-low ceiling and decided against them...
Funny story - in those pics the light looks super bright...because it is. I put the light baffles in upside down at first and shot for a few hours while my retinas were being burned out before I realized something wasn't right, lol
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I got some estimates for having the column removed, but they were really expensive and would have meant I couldn't get the table for at least another year while I saved up - decided the extra table time was worth working around the pole.
I got those pole wraps from Home Depot also, they are really a great easy solution. I bought the end and top caps but when I was putting them in place I felt like they called attention to that super-low ceiling and decided against them...
Funny story - in those pics the light looks super bright...because it is. I put the light baffles in upside down at first and shot for a few hours while my retinas were being burned out before I realized something wasn't right, lol
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Is it just me but I don't see any pictures in this post.
edit, they just appeared this evening at home.
edit, they just appeared this evening at home.
Here's my brand new small but mighty home room. A lot of forum members helped me with questions about everything from how to hang the light to what color paint is best, so thanks!
Shout out to Jay Spielberg and the crew from A1 Billiards for a terrific setup.
And yes, that pole does get in the way occasionally - less than I expected and it hasn't spoiled the fun yet.
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lemons to lemonade
@Willycornbread
A disaster took place at my home not long after I had Glen (Real King Cobra) here to completely fixup my GC1.
Basically, a kitchen leak came down into my rec room and completely wet my table along with some walls, ceiling tiles and the carpet. It was a freakout scenario.
I called Glen for advice, he said he was in VA but he would come back up to CT to redo my table and a few days later he was here. Amazing!! :thumbup:
I decided that as long as I was getting into some rec room reconstruction, why not get rid of the lally columns and so I did.
The poor carpenters (friends of mine) were tortured with this install that they said was way overengineered by the architect. A bunch of lam-beams sandwiched by 2 3/4" steel plates running almost the entire length of my basement.
Just getting the 2 steel plates into the basement and in place took 3 days.
They said I can now land a 747 on my roof.
A temporary support wall had to be built before removing the columns, then install the laminated beams and plates, then pretty it all up.
Friends and family thought I was nuts.
I say all's well that ends well. :wink:
best,
brian kc
@Willycornbread
A disaster took place at my home not long after I had Glen (Real King Cobra) here to completely fixup my GC1.
Basically, a kitchen leak came down into my rec room and completely wet my table along with some walls, ceiling tiles and the carpet. It was a freakout scenario.
I called Glen for advice, he said he was in VA but he would come back up to CT to redo my table and a few days later he was here. Amazing!! :thumbup:
I decided that as long as I was getting into some rec room reconstruction, why not get rid of the lally columns and so I did.
The poor carpenters (friends of mine) were tortured with this install that they said was way overengineered by the architect. A bunch of lam-beams sandwiched by 2 3/4" steel plates running almost the entire length of my basement.
Just getting the 2 steel plates into the basement and in place took 3 days.
They said I can now land a 747 on my roof.
A temporary support wall had to be built before removing the columns, then install the laminated beams and plates, then pretty it all up.
Friends and family thought I was nuts.
I say all's well that ends well. :wink:
best,
brian kc
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Oof - that's a hell of a lot of work, but I'm jealous of an unobstructed large table. I remember reading about that leak - that sucks so bad.
Im trying to decide whether to keep a cover on the table whenever I'm not playing in case of this type of thing, but I really like being able to just wander into the room and hit a few...
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Im trying to decide whether to keep a cover on the table whenever I'm not playing in case of this type of thing, but I really like being able to just wander into the room and hit a few...
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Brian....Now thats a Man Cave.
Nice room and table. with a setup like this your tropy case is gonna get prett full !!
-Steve
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Of course the horse had already left the barn!!! I love the #leaksmotivate. Out of chaos comes opportunity ... and you certainly took advantage. No more need for the "shortie" anymore and I like that you got off the tan cloth. It was nice before the damage and now it is Super nice. Enjoy, Brian.
