Pool Table Measurements A Guide To Fitting Your Available Space
Depending on the intended use of a pool table, it will come in several sizes. Proper pool table measurements can be a guide as to whether or not the average home can handle its bulk. A nine foot table might work fine in a pool parlor or at the local bar, but will most likely be too huge and ponderous for an average basement or den. The size will also be a determining factor in the prices of various tables. A standard size for a pool table is seven foot. That should work out to about a two to one ratio with the length being twice as long as the table is in width. The playing surface of a seven foot table is seventy six inches in length by thirty eight inches wide. You can check the pool table measurements and then compare to the amount of space you have in the room you plan to use the pool table in. This is considered a standard sized pool table and the average size used in most home environments.
An eight foot pool table is considered the regular size and is the size most commonly found in billiard parlors or neighborhood bars or saloons. The surface of these tables will measure ninety two inches in length by forty six inches wide and these measurements generally allow for a margin of error of about one eighth of an inch. This table will fit into many homes if they have a basement with plenty of room.
The nine foot pool table measures one hundred inches in length by fifty inches in width. These measurements all fulfill that two to one ratio mentioned above, always allowing for that one eighth inch margin of error. This size table is considered tournament in use and size but still may be referred to as official or regulation size. It depends on when and where the table is used and for what purpose.
There is also a 6 foot pool table that can be found on occasion. This size is used in homes that do not have enough space for larger ones yet people wish to play pool at home. They may be covered by a piece of plywood and then used as a dining top table or as a poker table.
Typically the game of pool or pocket billiards needs some room space in which to play without bumping into the walls nearby. A small table, six to seven foot requires a room size of approximately thirteen by sixteen foot. The larger size pool table, such as the eight footer needs at a minimum fourteen by seventeen foot. And the super size nine foot pool table needs every bit of eighteen by fifteen feet of room area in which to comfortably play the games that pool players want to play. Sofas or chairs can be around the pool table because the area most needed to play is above the height of the table itself. So take your room measurements and then check your pool table dimensions for just the right fit for fun and games.
