Room size guide

A cue needs room to come back.

The table is only part of the footprint. Every shot needs space behind the cue, so the room has to be bigger than the table by enough for the cue you actually play with.

The drawing shows the case Steve sees most: an 8-foot table with full-length 58 inch cues. The dashed line is the open floor the chart leaves around the table, and the cue is drawn at the same scale as the room. The full chart is just below.

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Plan view of an 8-foot table in a 13 foot 6 inch by 17 foot roomAn 8-foot table with a 4 by 8 foot playing area sits in the middle of a room 17 feet long and 13 feet 6 inches wide. A dashed line inside the walls marks the open floor left for cue clearance, and a 58 inch cue is drawn at the end of the table to scale.17'13'6"Open floor for the cue8-foot table4' x 8' playing area58 in cue, to scaleMinimum room: 13'6" x 17'

Minimum room, by table and cue.

These are the shop's own minimums. Find your table on the left, then read across for the cue length. A is a 48 inch cue, B is 52 inch, and C is the full 58 inch cue.

Minimum room size in feet and inches by table size and cue length
TableA48 in cueB52 in cueC58 in cue
7-foot tablePlaying area 3'5" x 7'11'6" x 14'6"12' x 15'13' x 16'
8-foot tablePlaying area 4' x 8'Drawn above with the 58 inch cue12' x 15'6"12'6" x 16'13'6" x 17'
8-foot oversized12'6" x 16'6"12'6" x 16'13'6" x 17'6"
9-foot table12'6" x 16'6"13' x 17'14' x 18'

Sizes are minimums, room width by room length. Playing areas are printed only for the standard 7-foot and 8-foot tables; ask Steve for the exact footprint of the oversized 8-foot and 9-foot tables.

Measure it the way the table will be set up.

Wall to wall. Take the room width and length at the floor, then check again at shoulder height. Baseboards, fireplaces and a stair rail all eat into the clear space a cue needs.

Count the furniture. A sofa, a bar or a cabinet on the long wall counts against you. If it stays, measure to it, not to the wall behind it.

Walk the delivery path. A slate bed comes in pieces, and every piece has to get through your doorways, around the landing and down the stairs. Measure the narrowest point, and tell Steve about it when you call.

Short on room? A shorter cue is the usual fix, and it is why the chart has three columns. A 48 inch cue can bring a tight room into range, as the A column shows. Steve will tell you honestly if the room is a stretch. Ready to plan the setup? See new table installation.

A burgundy felt table with turned legs set up in a finished basement

Send Steve your room measurements.

Tell him the room, the cue and the stairs, and he will say which table fits. Or browse the Brunswick line first and bring your numbers to the showroom on Route 300.

Brunswick tablesContact SteveCall (845) 597-5532