Some help please with building a pool room.

MasterClass

MasterClass

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I understand that a 9 feet table is 9' by 4.5'

From the guides i get in the net. It says i will need 18' by 14' space.

Is it really necessary?

I seen a lot of guys here with beautiful pool rooms. Please give me some advice. I have a slight space constraint. The most i can come up with is about 17' by 13'

I don't really wanna settle for a smaller table.

What do you guys think?
 
MasterClass said:
I understand that a 9 feet table is 9' by 4.5'

From the guides i get in the net. It says i will need 18' by 14' space.

Is it really necessary?

I seen a lot of guys here with beautiful pool rooms. Please give me some advice. I have a slight space constraint. The most i can come up with is about 17' by 13'

I don't really wanna settle for a smaller table.

What do you guys think?
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Add 10' to the length and 10' to the width to determine the minimum space needed for your table. This gives you the required 5' needed on each side to shoot without constraints.
 
that is the desired space not the required space. The thing is that if you go smaller than that you will be a little tight in some areas. Meaning you may have to use a shorter cue or jack up on your shot. The old rule of thumb is to have 6' of space off the rail to the wall. Good luck with your project.
 
MasterClass said:
I understand that a 9 feet table is 9' by 4.5'

From the guides i get in the net. It says i will need 18' by 14' space.

Is it really necessary?

I seen a lot of guys here with beautiful pool rooms. Please give me some advice. I have a slight space constraint. The most i can come up with is about 17' by 13'

I don't really wanna settle for a smaller table.

What do you guys think?
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19' x 14.5' is really what you want and more is better. Some tables you might get by with 18'x14" but that's REAL TIGHT. If you go 9' table in 17'x13' you will be using a trouble shooter cue alot.
 
hangemhigh said:
Add 10' to the length and 10' to the width to determine the minimum space needed for your table. This gives you the required 5' needed on each side to shoot without constraints.
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What he said, and no less. That may still require you to move chairs out of the way when you shoot.
 
MasterClass, it don't sound good for the 9 footer. Do you have any other room options? What about an exterior room...do you have too much grass to cut.:grin: A room outside the house with provision for electric could work and if you move would be a sell point as a garden shed/shop. :)
 
I'll agree with everyone that said you don't have adequate space for a 9' table UNLESS you're ok with a lot of cramped shooting and/or jacked-up shots.

Diamond makes a wonderful 7' table though! :)
 
If you want to convince yourself that the responses you're getting here are valid, try this. Measure the playing surface of a 9' table--it's probably something like 100" x 50". Then get a roll of plastic sheeting and cut a piece that size. Put that piece in your room. Then get down over it with a cue stick and imagine how many shots with balls near the rail (the edge of your piece in this example) will give you problems. Your wishful thinking is natural, but I think you'd regret trying to put anything other than a 7' table in the space you have.
 
I wouldn't think of anything less than 20'x15' for a full size table !

I would rather have 25x20 so you can back up and move around better.

But I know that kind of space is very hard to find in a home or basement.
 
The play area (cushion nose to cushion nose) on a 9 ft table is 50" x 100". An 8ft OS is 46" x 92", and an 8 ft is 44" x 88".
This'll help you get the gist of room required to play comfortably. w/ a 57" or 58" cue.
 
If you go with the smallest space you can get away with, unless you have 4 walls and a table the chairs and other things will get in the way all the time. You will be constantly moving things to get a proper stance or backswing. It won't be very comfortable for playing by yourself or with others imo.
 
MasterClass said:
I understand that a 9 feet table is 9' by 4.5'

From the guides i get in the net. It says i will need 18' by 14' space.

Is it really necessary?

I seen a lot of guys here with beautiful pool rooms. Please give me some advice. I have a slight space constraint. The most i can come up with is about 17' by 13'

I don't really wanna settle for a smaller table.

What do you guys think?
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Don't compromise .
You must have a 9' table.
so ,
You must buy a bigger house
 
Get a quality 8 foot table with tight pockets and be done with it......it will make for an easy transition, whether you go up or down....also, 8 footers are more than plentiful, you should easily be able to get a smoking deal on a used table....

A 9 footer in that space will be more than tight.....
 
Big Perm said:
Get a quality 8 foot table with tight pockets and be done with it......it will make for an easy transition, whether you go up or down....also, 8 footers are more than plentiful, you should easily be able to get a smoking deal on a used table....

A 9 footer in that space will be more than tight.....
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He doesn't have enough room for a 7' , much less an 8'.
 
Some help please with building a pool room
wow , thank god you just wanted advice on dimensions . The title of the post made me think you wanted us to show up on Saturday w/ hammers . . .
 
If you know the exact outside dimensions of the table, just add two cue stick lengths per side, because you gotta figure when the cue ball is frozen to the rail and you shooting directly at it, the distance needed for your practice swings are approximately the distance between the outside of the table and the nose of the rail, otherwise get some short cues.
 
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