Our easy to read pool and snooker table room size guide to help you chose the right size table for your space this website uses cookies.
Pool table room size requirements.
You can get away with less area if you use shorter cue sticks.
We re looking at this under the assumption that you ll be playing with a regulation size 57 58 pool cue.
What we re providing here is the minimum space requirements for setting up a 7 foot 8 foot and 9 foot table in your game room.
You have a room with an available area measuring 16 feet 8 inches by 14 feet.
Take a few moments to ensure you re choosing the right size table for your billiard or game room.
Seven foot tables vary in size.
Playing pool at a bar pool room or someone s house with their own table you ll usually find these are 8 x 4 tables and with a standard pool cue size of 58.
10ft x 5ft pool table 12ft x 6ft full tournament sized tables available in pool tables and snooker tables.
The pool room size needed then is the length of the pool table plus 2 times the length of the cue and the width of the pool table plus 2 times the length of the cue.
The standard cue size is 48 and most pool tables come with this size cues but off course there is a range of longer or shorter cues if needed custom made cues and shorter half length cues.
For an 8 foot table which has a 44 x 88 playing field your ideal room size would therefore be at least 44 120 13 8 wide and 88 120 17 4 long.
But if you don t have that kind of space or the time and budget to enlarge the space or build a new one you still have a few options to get a decent sized table in your home.
Lets look at an example.
Suggested room size requirements for a 4 foot by 9 foot regulation play pool table are a room of 14 by 19 feet and even a smallish sized pool table of 3 foot by 7 foot typically needs a space of 13 by 17 feet.
9ft x 4 1 2 ft full sized american pool table.
If your room does not meet these minimum size requirements many billiard retailers will suggest that you can still put a table in and use short cues 52 or 48.
Simply use the chart below to determine the minimum space requirements needed for a particular table and cue combination.
8 is an oversized 8 foot table.
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