Randyj said:
My "other question" is ... whatcha gonna do when you or the next home owner decides to chunk the pool table? Will it look goofy if there is no pool table? Do you need such a plan B?
I like your kind of thinking! We just bought the house and plan to live in it for a long time. But I know, best laid plans and all that. So I have two thoughts on your question. First, the light is actually almost in the center of the room, so no it won't look goofy. Second, it seems I'm getting a lot of practice in sheet rock patching from other minor remodel projects, so I have no trouble with the idea of patching the hole.
Its funny how one thing leads to another. I used to be afraid of such projects, but then you go out and get flat screen TV. Turns out that TV's today aren't what they use to be. Now you need a receiver, DVD player, surround sound, cable box and who knows what to make the fancy flat screen look its best. You find the dangling cords and equipment look pretty ugly, so it is decided to hide the equipment in the bar cabnet just 10 feet away. It's just adding a couple of new AC outlets and running cable in the wall, how much can that cost. Turns out a lot. A pro wants $1100 dollars to do all that and I'm one of those guys that can buy a lot of new tools for $1100 dollars. So now I'm in the remodeling business.
Anyway a long story short, patching sheetrock is no big deal to me if it came to that.
I think I'm safe however, my wife is really picky about such things and she likes the idea as well.
Thanks for the reply.
Beary