Guide to Adding a Pool Table Setup to Your Game Room

For many homeowners, owning a pool table is a dream come true. Why not create your own game room for friends and family if you have the space and enjoy playing? With a home pool table, you can have future gatherings and spend many hours in solitude practicing meditation. But how can you incorporate that enormous table (and the play area it requires) into your house plan? To make it work, you’ll need a fairly large room, a design for a fantastic pool area, and a few useful storage solutions, but you’re not alone. Other billiards enthusiasts have worked on the problem with their ideas, plans, and construction abilities.

7 Ways to Fit a Pool Table in Your Home

Here are several creative ways to incorporate a pool table into your house:

1. Size Your Room and Table

You should begin in your pool room. The moment may have come to evaluate the largest possible rooms in your home, or you may already have a designated space prepared for conversion. You can change the layout of the living room, turn a bedroom into a new use, cover a porch, or even dedicate a sizable shed. Measure the area with a tape measure or a laser rangefinder. Calculate the distance from doorways, from walls, and after taking into account any generally fixed furniture.

In comparison to foot space, you require greater “air-space” (the area above the waist). Because of this, choosing seating and wall decor for your play area is common. In order to play pool there comfortably with conventional 58″ cues, you should match the size of your room to the size of the table.

Keep in mind the following measurements:

  • Regulation Nine

Table Size: 4.5′ x 9′

Room Size: 18′ x 14′

  • Home Eight

Table Size: 4′ x 8′

Room Size: 17′ x 13’4″

  • Compact Seven

Table Size: 3.5′ x 7′

Room Size: 16’2″ x 13’1″

Bonus Tip:  A few tight spaces won’t be a problem. The majority of indoor pools have at least one tight spot.

2. Consider Built-In Storage and Seating

One of the best ways to organize a pool area at home is to incorporate your features. When seats and storage are built into the walls, they don’t take up space in the center of your pool area. Players must circle the table, position themselves, and wave pool cues in all directions, particularly upwards. Build down, then. To create more room, create cabinetry that hugs the walls or even integrates into the walls. Counters can be constructed, and low-set furniture can be placed for additional storage.

Similar to this, a row of chairs or, even better, a built-in loveseat couch can make your pool area feel both cozy and roomy. By providing comfortable sitting all around the gaming area, you may eliminate strewn chairs.

3. Look for Double-Door Walls

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One of the best methods to extend a tiny pool area is using double doors. Place the pool table close to the patio doors or a set of double doors that divides the living areas in the middle. This can increase your gaming area and make it simpler to interact with others outside of the pool-cue area. Double doors are excellent for opening half the table, even though they won’t solve all of your tight corners.

4. Consider a Secret and Useful Billiard Door

Smaller doors can be made to serve two purposes to save space. Your doorway becomes a storage area for pool cues, equipment, and running scoreboards thanks to a disguised billiard door. This is a terrific idea to make a door that would otherwise be an inconvenience in your pool room useful. Billiard doors can also provide privacy by hiding, for instance, the home’s bedroom hallway from visitors during game nights.

5. Get Friendly With the Bar

The area where your pool table is located will work nicely whether your home already has a bar or if you intend to add one. Pool cues can swing above bars because of their lower placement. Additionally, you can laze about against the bar while your friends shoot shots. Keeping some of your pool supplies in a bar is also practical.

6. What About Furniture That Folds Away and Convertible Pool Tables?

Making your pool room multipurpose is an additional choice. For instance, some households might cover the pool table so that it doubles as a dining, craft, or homework table during the day. The other furniture is then moved out of the way and the cover is taken off when it’s time to play. In order to make space for other activities, you can also place gliders on your table and push it towards the wall when not in use. Some pool tables are even portable enough to fold.

As an alternative, you may make the surrounding furniture you already have convertible. With unfolding walls and fold-away furniture that clears to the walls more fully than any stack of chairs, make it simple to make room for billiards.

7. Expand the Room

You might think about performing minor home improvement, like knocking down a wall or expanding your pool area. Modern families would prefer to use living rooms, dens, and dining rooms as one large open space rather than having them divided into separate areas as is the case in many homes. You can make space for your pool table today while also increasing the long-term worth of your home by removing interior walls (but preserving the support columns).

You have a fantastic chance to finish off your pool area with renovations that include the installation of built-in storage, furniture, a bar, and a billiard door.

6 Qualities to Look for in a Pool Table 

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Given that buying a pool table is expensive, there are several choices. This brings up the question of how to choose one that will offer the quality you need so that you may expect to use it for many years to come.

1. Hardwood Construction

A flimsy pool table won’t just fall apart more rapidly; it can also have an impact on how the game turns out. Although the cost of a pool table with a solid wood frame and strong legs may seem costly, it is an investment in the lifespan and quality of the game.

Consider this: Pool table weight is supported by the table’s legs and frame. These parts must be strong and offer excellent screw holding as a result. Solid wood outperforms particle board and plywood in a number of ways.

2. A Level Surface

You are aware of how useless the table may become if you have ever tried to play pool on a sloped or uneven surface. A top-notch pool table from a reputable manufacturer will have some type of surface quality guarantee. Additionally, some pool tables come with moveable legs that may be adjusted to level the table in the event that it is moved to an uneven position or loses its level.

When speaking of the surface, a diamond-honed finish is excellent. If the slate is made of three pieces, a matched slate is likewise recommended. Finally, the ideal thickness for slate for pool tables is 34 of an inch.

3. High-Quality Rails and Cushions

Rails should be constructed from hardwood, just as the pool table’s frame and legs. When the ball makes contact with them, the vibration is reduced as a result. If you’re thinking of buying a pool table with laminated rails, be sure the laminate is a high-pressure laminate. All cushions should also have canvas backing since it helps the cushion stay attached to the rail.

4. High-Quality Pool Table Felt

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A minimum of 80% wool is present in the best pool table felt. Compared to felt that has more nylon, this is more resilient. Additionally, glue and staples won’t be strong enough to hold a pool table surface in place; instead, heavy-duty adhesive and screws are needed.

5. Rubberized Pockets

Rubberized plastic is softer and can tolerate continuous contact with balls and cues, whereas hard plastic can fracture and break over time.

6. Attractive Design Details

You might not think about pool tables when considering design elements. Pool tables are no different from any other piece of furniture you add to your home in that they should enhance the look. Choosing a pool table that fulfills your performance and design requirements is especially crucial if you intend to play a lot of pool. For instance, small features like leather pockets, hand-carved ornamentation, the way the wood is finished, and the color of the felt can all help a pool table rise to the level of becoming an eye-catching center point in your house.

Conclusion

The pool table is typically surrounded by fun-loving individuals. They are all set to laugh around, make advice, and tease. Between friends or strangers, these social encounters foster ties. With family, the nicest aspect is that there is no age restriction on who can hold the stick. For the adults, it offers a chance to socialize while the kids enjoy some delightful time away from the television.