Properly measuring your room for a ping pong table must include the clearance needed around all 4 sides to comfortably play. Allowing 60 inches along both sides, and 60 inches on both ends will give comfortable allowance for playing the game.

Ping pong tables may be available as free standing or as conversion tops for pool tables. If you are planning on purchasing a conversion top for a pool table. It is most important to properly cover your pool table and to allow enough height between a billiard light and the surface. In this case, hang a billiard light no less than 42 inches above the surface of the conversion top while in place.