Tennis table for cottages: benefits, recommendations for selection and self-assembly

It is hardly possible today to find a man who does not know what table tennis is and how to play it. This sport is so fond of people of different ages that in the city in almost every district there is a sports club where you can compete with your friends. However, to pay money for sports in a semi-illuminated indoor space, where there are plenty of people who wish, is one thing, and having your own tennis table for a dacha is, as they say, quite another matter. In windless weather on the street or in a spacious ventilated indoor space, it will not only help you to have a great time with your friends, but will also bring great health benefits. In addition, the tennis table for the dacha contributes to the activation of the cardiovascular system, develops coordination of movements, improves the respiratory system, relieves stress and simply gives an excellent mood.

Recommendations for selection

It is quite natural that for many of us the decisive factor affecting the purchase of a sports equipment is the price. However, do not rush with the acquisition, if you get a tennis table to give inexpensive. The fact is that its cost largely depends on the type of countertop. To make the right decision, you first need to decide where your new tennis table will be located. For a summer residence it can be as a place hidden in extraneous eyes on open space, and the closed premise. In the first case, you should ask the seller if the countertop can withstand moisture and temperature changes. If it turns out that the tennis table you like is all-weather, for a summer cottage it will be an ideal option. Of course, it will cost more than usual, but you will not have to worry about its safety in case of sudden rain, fog and other vagaries of the weather. But when choosing between a professional and amateur type of tennis table, you can save and stay on the last option. The difference of the latter is that its table top has a more even and high-quality surface, so the ball rebounds better. At the same time, the amateur tennis table for dachas is more compact, quickly assembled and easier to carry. It is also important that it costs much less.

Self-assembly

If the price of the table in sports stores is too "biting" or simply there is a desire to make a little pomasterit, a tennis table for cottages can be done by yourself. To do this, you need two boards with a length of two and a half meters as a stand under the court and two sheets of plywood (or chipboard) with a thickness of 16-20 mm for the table top. Instead of the legs of the table we will use triangular construction goats. If they do not remain after the construction of the house, they can be easily done by oneself. The dimensions of the countertop are better to make the standard: 2.74 x 1.525 x 0.76 m. Well, and the free space for the game should be about seven by five meters. We expose the goats so that they are strictly level and parallel to each other. The distance between the upper support bars should be approximately 90 cm: in this case, each of the halves of the table will be supported in the middle. After that, we screw the boards to the goats with screws, put the sheets of plywood on them, join them together and fasten them to the rails. Then it will remain just to polish the countertop, cover with antiseptic, varnish or paint to protect it from moisture and buy rackets, net and balls.