
FAQ
Ideally you will need 5’ ( 150cm ) around the entire table to be able to cue properly.
A 12’ x 6’ Snooker Table you would need a room size of 22’ x 16’ ( 6.6m x 4.8m ) or a 7’ Pool Table your Room size would need to 17’ x 14’ ( 5.1m x 4.2m ) as a minimum.
For more information on table vs room size individual product pages.
No, not normally. A ground floor is preferable and a concrete floor is always best, however Snooker and Pool tables can be installed on all types of surfaces. Wood floors, tiled floors, carpeted floors.
For any above ground floor installations always check with a professional the construction of your floor to ensure the floor will take the weight of your Snooker or Pool table.
Snooker Table slates;
• A 12’ Snooker Table comes with 5 pieces of slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
• A 10’ Snooker Table comes with 5 pieces of Slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
• A 9’ Snooker Table comes with 5 pieces of Slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
• An 8’ Snooker Table comes with 3 pieces of Slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
Pool table slates;
• A 9’ Pool Table comes with 3 pieces of Slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
• An 8’ Pool Table comes with 3 pieces of Slate joined to make one complete playing surface.
• A 7’ Pool Table comes with 1 piece of slate complete.
• A 7’ English Pool table essentially has smaller pockets ( as you would typically find in a pub in the UK ) and is supplied with 2” (51mm )balls and is fitted with a wool cloth. ( napped similar style to Snooker cloth ).
• A 7’ American Pool Table is always slightly larger than a 7’ English Pool table, the pockets are bigger and the balls are larger 2 1/4” (57mm) balls and is fitted with a worsted cloth ( faster speed cloth ).
• Riley ( BCE Distributors Limited) Deliveries are FREE of charge to Mainland England and Wales. Additional delivery charges will occur for Scotland & Northern Ireland.
• Overseas, we have shipped and installed tables in more than 80 countries around the world. Riley ( BCE Distributors Limited ) will arrange to ship your table ( Fully insured for all risks ) so it arrives in your country of choice in perfect condition. We will then arrange for one of our Fitters from the UK to fly out at a pre-agreed date to fully assemble and install your table. This is a chargeable Service.
• Absolutely, a 25 year warranty subject to normal wear & tear when a table is installed by one of our Fitters, ( UK manufactured tables only ). If a table is not installed by a fitter from Riley ( UK ) or the table is manufactured overseas a 5 year warranty applies.
• Ask your sales representative the length of Warranty applicable to the table of interest before you buy.


