Archive for April, 2008

How large would a room need to be for me to have a pool table?

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Dana asked:


I want to surprise my husband with a new pool table, but I am not sure that the spare room I have available is a large enough space. What are the minimum room dimensions to accommodate play on a standard size pool table?

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

Monday, April 14th, 2008
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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How do I move an 8 foot pool table down three flights of stairs?

Monday, April 7th, 2008
Gabriel R asked:


Found a free pool table, 1″ single piece of slate in a 3rd floor room. I am pretty knowledgeable with the dismantling and refinishing, but how would you get it down three flights? I hear that piece of stone could be up to 1000lbs. The table is free and I am not willing to spend more than $150 which pretty much covers new felt and bumpers that I will assemble. It had to get up there somehow, but getting it down seems like quite a challenge. Any ideas are welcome.

Donald
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