How to Cover a Billiard Table

Pool tables are a lot of fun, but in many game rooms, they end up taking up a lot of space when they aren't being used for a game of pool. Adding functionality to a pool table when it's not being used can save you a lot of frustration about the wasted space. Considering covering the pool table so it has additional functionality as a table when it's not being used. It can also serve as a decorative center piece for your game room.

Instructions

1

Measure the dimensions of your pool table. Keep in mind the dimensions listed on an advertisement for a pool table are the playing area dimensions, and not the exterior dimensions. An an example and pool table that is three and a half feet wide by seven feet long, is actually four feet wide and 84 inches long when covering the entire table. A table that is four and a half feet wide and nine feet long is actually five feet wide and 110 inches wide when covering the entire table.

2

Purchase or locate a piece of plywood that meets the required dimensions for your table, to cover the entire surface of the table. Guidelines are given in step one, but you should measure your table from side to side both lengthwise and the width to be sure your plywood is the correct size.

3

Cut the piece of plywood to the proper dimensions using your power saw if you can not purchase a piece that size requirements exactly.

4

Place the plywood on top of your pool table. This plywood does not have to be permanently affixed to your pool table, it is used to add additional functionality to the table and protect the playing surface when it is not being used.

5

Locate or purchase a large rectangular tablecloth to cover your pool table and plywood with. This now allows you to rest objects that are light weight on the table. It can even be used as a table to eat at.