There are a few things to consider when purchasing a pool table that have an effect on the price and quality of your table and therefore, your game. Note that the term pool tables refers to the table used to play billiards, snooker, and all other cue-sports similar to this. The differences between these games are the rules and sets of balls used, not the table itself.
Pool tables are constructed in a wide variety of sizes and there can be great variation in the quality and construction methods used. The main reasons for the range in sizes in pool tables for sale are simply that an authentic full-size table is huge and a consideration of the various costs of a full-size table. Pool tables are invariably a perfect rectangle with the width being half the length. A standard full-size English Billiards table measures 12′ long, and, therefore, 6′ wide! These days it is not difficult to locate tables measuring nine, eight, and seven feet long respectively, which are more realistically suited for people’s homes.
When buying a pool table it is important to consider the construction materials used. Of these the surface is by far the most important feature....