A while back we were given an awesome ping-pong table top. It’s a full regulation size table measuring 9 feet long and 5 feet wide, and is a great quality table. The only thing we needed to do was construct a base for it to sit on. We threw around a few different ideas; using sawhorses, building a frame out of lumber, screwing it to 4 or 6 legs, but never really came up with anything great. So we forgot about it for almost a year.
But the other day, for some reason, Emma decided that we should finally build that base for our ping pong table. We started brainstorming again, and were about to run to Lowe’s for some building materials when we figured we should check out how stable the table was. We realized that it was very stable just sitting on something, and after a few measurements, we settled on a 6 foot long plastic folding table. The folding table is 29 inches tall, and with the ping-pong table on top, it is just shy of the regulation height of 30 inches.
This simple solution saved us from having to build a complex base, and allowed us to start playing way sooner than expected. It’s also portable, and able to be broken down completely and put away. But not that we’ll want to put it away because playing ping pong is so much fun!
June 29, 2016 at 8:14 pm
Thank you! I think you just solved my problem!
June 30, 2016 at 9:06 am
You’re so welcome!
July 28, 2016 at 5:09 pm
Hi! Since you’ve used this table solution, i’m wondering how it has held up. Is the table sturdy under the fold up table? I’m in the same situation and need a solution for the base of our ping pong table…
thanks
Lynne
August 2, 2016 at 12:03 am
Hi Lynne!
We’ve found that for our use, it has held up super well!!!
Hope it does the same for you!!!
October 2, 2016 at 8:30 pm
Hi everyone. Just bought a ping pong table on kijiji. Not too smart. The picture looked great. When we arrived, the owner helped us load it on our roof top and we were off. When we got home , we couldn’t make it stand up as there appeared to be some brackets missing. Not only that, the table we purchased was not the one we saw in the ad. Not too bright on our part.
So we shall try your idea. Fraser and Alice