Garden Snooker Room
Hello all,
I am new here, and wanted to ask for some advice as I am finally in a position and lucky enough to be able to fulfill my dream of owning a full size snooker table.
However, before I can own one, I need somewhere to put it. We have a generous sized garden and I am thinking of having a 6m x 8m summer house built at the end of the garden. I was hoping that some people on here may have some knowledge of construction and can assist with some questions I have, mostly regarding the foundations/base.
I've found a local company that will build a timber framed 6m x 8m building. He's given various option for the base, but I wanted to get opinions on what others suggest. I've asked for the concrete base to be insulated as I want it to be useable all year round.
He has suggested a 300mm steel re-inforced concrete base, insulation then a screed. I've done a bit of research and I'm not sure a 75 to 100mm screed on top of insulation will be upto the task of supporting the weight of a 1200kg snooker table, is it likely to crack and break up?
Alternatively, he has suggested the option of a concrete slab, with insulation then an 18mm OSB. I personally think the OSB will move around and not be strong enough.
From my research on google about concrete bases, I was thinking this option...hard-core, sand blinding, dpm, insulation, dpm and then 200mm steel reinforced concrete slab. With the insulation being a high compression load bearing type.
Any thoughts, suggestions or opinions as to what the best base will be. I have read on Riley's website that it is a bit of a myth about floors needing to be reinforced (unless on an upper floor for example).
I know that garages don't need to have a thick slab in order for them to take the weight of a car, but at the same time most garages aren't insulated, so this is where I am a little unsure. Don't want to spend all this money and then the base crumbles a few years later!
Thanks in advance.
Mekiz
I am new here, and wanted to ask for some advice as I am finally in a position and lucky enough to be able to fulfill my dream of owning a full size snooker table.
However, before I can own one, I need somewhere to put it. We have a generous sized garden and I am thinking of having a 6m x 8m summer house built at the end of the garden. I was hoping that some people on here may have some knowledge of construction and can assist with some questions I have, mostly regarding the foundations/base.
I've found a local company that will build a timber framed 6m x 8m building. He's given various option for the base, but I wanted to get opinions on what others suggest. I've asked for the concrete base to be insulated as I want it to be useable all year round.
He has suggested a 300mm steel re-inforced concrete base, insulation then a screed. I've done a bit of research and I'm not sure a 75 to 100mm screed on top of insulation will be upto the task of supporting the weight of a 1200kg snooker table, is it likely to crack and break up?
Alternatively, he has suggested the option of a concrete slab, with insulation then an 18mm OSB. I personally think the OSB will move around and not be strong enough.
From my research on google about concrete bases, I was thinking this option...hard-core, sand blinding, dpm, insulation, dpm and then 200mm steel reinforced concrete slab. With the insulation being a high compression load bearing type.
Any thoughts, suggestions or opinions as to what the best base will be. I have read on Riley's website that it is a bit of a myth about floors needing to be reinforced (unless on an upper floor for example).
I know that garages don't need to have a thick slab in order for them to take the weight of a car, but at the same time most garages aren't insulated, so this is where I am a little unsure. Don't want to spend all this money and then the base crumbles a few years later!
Thanks in advance.
Mekiz
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