Billiard room sizes
One of the most common errors when designing a game room is
not making it large enough for the billiard table. You need
room for the table and cue sticks while playing. The most popular
table size is 4'x8', and the standard cue length is 57".
Room Size Chart
How big of a room do you
need for a billiard table? |
| Table size |
Cue length |
| 36" |
42" |
48" |
52" |
57" |
60" |
3 x 6
Bar Table
34 x 64 |
10' x
12'6" |
11' x
13'6" |
12' x
14'6" |
12'8" x
15'2" |
13'6" x
16' |
14' x
16'6" |
3 1/2 x 7
Bar Table
39 x 78 |
10'5" x
13'8" |
11'5" x
14'8" |
12'5" x
15'8" |
13'1" x
16'4" |
13'11" x
17'2" |
14'5" x
17'9" |
4 x 8
Bar Table
44 x 88 |
10'10" x
14'6" |
11'10" x
15'6" |
12'10" x
16'6" |
13'6" x
17'2" |
14'4" x
18' |
13'8" x
18'6" |
4 x 8
Over Size
46 x 92 |
11' x
14'10" |
12' x
15'10" |
13' x
16'10" |
13'8" x
17'6" |
14'6" x
18'4" |
15' x
18'10" |
4 1/2 x 9
Regulation
50 x 100 |
11'4" x
15'6" |
12'4" x
16'6" |
13'4" x
17'6" |
14' x
18'2" |
14'10" x
19' |
15'4" x
19'6" |
5 x 10
Billiards
58 x 112 |
12' x
16'6" |
13' x
17'6" |
14' x
18'6" |
14'8" x
19'2" |
15'6" x
20' |
16' x
20'6" |
6 x 12
Snooker
63 x 136 |
11'9" x
18'2" |
12'9" x
19'2" |
13'9" x
20'2" |
14'5" x
20'10" |
15'3" x
21'8" |
15'9" x
22'2" |
Bumper
Pool
30 x 46 |
8'6" x
9'10" |
9'6" x
10'10" |
10'6" x
11'10" |
11'2" x
12'6" |
12'0" x
13'4" |
12'6" x 13'10" |
The Calculation
The calculation is pretty simple. Add up the following:
Playing area
+ 2 x (the cue length plus 1 inch)
+ 2 x 6 inches for back swing
Example:
44x88 table with 57" cues
88"
+ 2 x (57+1)
+ 2 x 6
= 216" or 18'
Nag, nag, nag
By the way, according to the dictionary, you play the game of billiards on a billiard table in a billiard room. "Billiards" is a noun, and "billiard" is an adjective.
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