Is there a rough guide to knowing how large of a room I need for a 9-foot billiard table?

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Large holes and chips: Kerr-Vel Slate Patch (hard, accurate)
Broken or cracked slate: Slate Repair Glue
Seams: Billiard table wax (harder type of beeswax)

Application of above substances takes some skills.

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A pool table has 6 pockets and uses a standard 'stripes and solids' ball set; also known as 'pocket billiards'. A pure billiards table has no pockets and uses only 3 balls. A snooker table has smaller pockets and balls, a very large playing surface and is played primarily in England.

There are three common sizes for billiard tables. 3.5 On 7, 4 on 8 and 4.5 on 9. The table width should be half the size of its overall length. If you watching billiard tournament on TV you probably wonder why the tables look so big, most cases you would be right because in tournaments they use the 9 feet tables and most pool sellers supplies up to 8 feet table.

Humidity can **** all the moisture out of the wood of your billiard table creating cracks along the surface. I would strongly suggest placing a humidifier in the room with your billiard table to eliminate any such occurrences.

Owning a billiard table comes with many responsibilities and cleaning it is one of them. Try to clean your table more often than once a year to not only keep it looking good, but to prolong the life of the table itself. I found you a great how-to guide that will take you through the steps of properly cleaning your billiard table. Hope you find it helpful.

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Felt-Pool-Table-Top

Billiard cloth is made primarily from wool with a blend of nylon. Unless you are playing on your table on a daily basis, you can get away with only changing the cloth every few years.

It obviously depends of what size table you are buying. I found you a great chart that outlines the various table sizes and the dimensions the room should be for each.

There are three standard sizes for billiard tables - 7-foot (3.5' X 7'), 8-foot (4' X 8') and 9-foot (4.5' X 9'). The standard height of a table is between 75-80cm when measured from the playing surface to the ground.

In general you have 4 main billiard game types. The mostcommon are the 8-ball and 9-ball, Pocket and 14.1 continuous. These are allplayed on pocket tables. There's another type that is played on a table with nopockets and is called Carom.