It is unlikely that today you can find a person who would not know what table tennis is and how to play it. This sport is so loved by people of different ages that in the city in almost every district there is a sports club where you can freely compete with your friends. However, paying money for sports in a semi-illuminated enclosed space, where there are plenty of comers, is one thing, and having your own tennis table for a summer residence is, as they say, a completely different matter.
In calm weather on the street or in a spacious ventilated room, it will not only help to have a great time with friends, but will also bring great health benefits. In addition, a tennis table for summer cottage helps to activate the cardiovascular system, develops coordination of movements, improves the respiratory system, relieves stress and simply gives an excellent mood.
Selection recommendations
Naturally, for many of us, the decisive factor affecting the purchase of sports equipment is price. However, do not rush to the acquisition if you come across a tennis table for an inexpensive cottage. 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, this can be either a place hidden in the open, or a closed room. 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 residence this would be an ideal option. Of course, it will cost more than usual, but you won’t 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 an amateur type of tennis table, it is quite possible to save money and stay on the latter option. The difference of the latter is that its countertop has a more uniform and high-quality surface, so that the ball rebounds better. At the same time, an amateur tennis table for summer cottage is more compact, quickly assembled and easier to carry. It is also important that it costs much less.
DIY assembly
If the price of a table in sports stores is too “biting” or if you just want to craft a little, a tennis table for a summer residence can be done on your own. To do this, you will need two boards with a length of two and a half meters as a stand for the court and two sheets of plywood (or chipboard) with a thickness of 16-20 mm for the countertop itself. Instead of table legs we will use triangular construction goats. If there are none left after the construction of the house, they are easy to make with your own hands. The dimensions of the countertops should be made standard: 2.74 x 1.525 x 0.76 m. Well, the free space for the game should be about seven by five meters. We expose the goats so that they are strictly on the same level and parallel to each other. The distance between the upper support strips should be approximately 90 cm: in this case, each of the table halves will be supported in the middle. After that, we fasten the boards to the goats with screws, put sheets of plywood on them, join them together and fasten them to the slats. Then it remains only to polish the countertop, cover with an antiseptic, varnish or paint to protect it from moisture and purchase rackets, net and balls.