How strong does a floor need to be to support a pool table?

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Phred asked:


I’m thinking about putting a pool table in the room over the garage. The floor is 3/4″ plywood over 2×10’s that are 16″ on center. They span about 15 feet. Will that need to be reinforced?

Rick
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    2 Responses to “How strong does a floor need to be to support a pool table?”

    1. DC Says:
      April 15th, 2008 at 3:45 am

      For sure an foot table you were to put more weight.

    2. pcbeachrat Says:
      April 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

      The recreational ones.
      For iton 16 inch centers and stoutit will even hold the real slate pool tableswhich are much heavier than the recreational ones.