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How wide should I make my game-room if I want to fit a "full-size" pool table in it?

Home Improvement Asked on March 22, 2021

I’m starting to look at finishing my basement, and am playing with a couple different layouts. I definitely want to put a pool table down there – and later sell the house with this being one of the big selling points. Length shouldn’t be an issue, but how wide does my room need to be to properly fit a full-size pool table and comfortably play on it?

3 Answers

You need enough room to be able to properly line up and execute any shot. I would say you need at least 5 to 6ft "elbow room" around the table.

A regulation sized pool table is 4.5'x9'.

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So your room needs to be 14.5' x 19' to 16.5' x 21' (which sounds very large).

Correct answer by ChrisF on March 22, 2021

At a minimum, you'll want 5 feet in every direction around the table to have enough room to use a full size stick. They do of course make short sticks for tight areas though. Not ideal, but it's an option if you don't have 15' or so to work with.

Answered by Eric Petroelje on March 22, 2021

Here is another good source for sizing a room for various sized pool tables.

This table (borrowed from that site) is a good rule of thumb when using full sized cue sticks.

Table Size        Minimum Room Size  Playing surface  
3.5' x 7'         16' 8" x 13' 6"    39.5" x 79"  
4' x 8'           17' 4" x 13' 11"   44" x 88"  
4.25' x 8.5'      17' 9" x 14' 1"    46" x 92"  
4.5' x 9'         18' 4" x 14' 6"    50" x 100"   

Answered by JohnFx on March 22, 2021

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