Can You Have A Pool Table Outdoors?
It’s been a long and unending wet and cold season, finally the sun arrives. You’re out in the garden, relaxed with your friends, family and neighbours, stomachs full and air heavy with the scent of a recently finished barbeque. You fancy playing some pool but would hate to go inside when the sun is beaming. That’s why you buy an outdoor pool table.
What Is An Outdoor Pool Table?
A good pool table will be carefully made and installed to ensure a consistent and precise play surface. However, this is made with the idea that the table will be under consistent, mild conditions indoors. Outside is a different story, the changes in humidity, temperature and rain, sleet and snow will quickly and irreparably damage an indoor table. If you want to enjoy a game of pool, snookers or billiards outside you’ll have to look into an outdoor pool table. We’ll go over how a garden pool table offers a quality experience while still being weatherproof. We’ll also go over a few different types of outside pool tables that might suit different needs.
How Does An Outdoor Pool Table Work?
There are three important parts of your pool table that affect how it plays. The frame, the cloth and the bed. A good pool table will have a precision cut and laid slate bed. Thankfully this component is already resistant to the elements.
The wooden frame is not so lucky. The type of wood used in a full-size indoor pool table would warp and twist if overexposed to the elements. They’re not waterproof to a level you need outside. This would affect how the bed sits and upset your play. Outdoor pool tables are built with treated woods that are weather and water resistant – like a marine plywood. This means they won’t be damaged if there’s a surprise rainfall – as is likely to happen in the UK!
Finally, there’s the cloth. A pool table cloth is a vital part of the play experience. Most cloths are not equipped to handle more than a spill. Particularly the pure wool cloths would be rapidly damaged beyond repair. Thankfully you can use a nylon blended cloth which is much more durable and resistant to water. We would advise the use of a heavy-duty cover if the table would be exposed for an extended period however. An outdoor pool table finds the perfect compromise between a durable, resistant table that can be comfortably outside and a pool table built to tournament standards.
Beyond The Standard Outdoor Pool Table
An outdoor pool table is the perfect addition to your garden or terrace yet you might still be concerned about the space it occupies. Thankfully there exists the outdoor pool dining table. It has all the benefits of a pool dining table but built to withstand the weather and nature. Now you can have a great sized table for your barbeque or garden party and transform it into a pool table when needed. If you need even more space, you can look at a folding pool table. These tables have foldable legs so they collapse down to a very thin profile just a bit thicker than the bed that can be easily stored away when not in use.
At Home Pool Tables we offer a range of outdoor pool tables with free accessories and delivery and installation. We strive to extend the same level of customisation and customer service to our outdoor tables as we do to our renowned indoor ones. Check out our catalogue, give us a call or drop by our showroom and we’ll help however we can.
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