RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

You need to tap the rockies;)

RE: Man-Cave / Gameroom ideas
 

nice stuff there rick

question since wherethe men of the house why to we get stuck in the hole in the ground

RE: Man-Cave / Gameroom ideas
 

personally, I like the idea of a drywall ceiling, but that limits access to pipes and electrical after the fact... i'm working on a combo drywall/drop ceiling for mine... drywall around thing like duct work and etc and drop ceiling everywhere else... the walls are going to be rough finished in half log pine siding (then varnished to preserve the look), with wrought iron wall sconce lighting in most areas with a few recessed can lights in certain areas... I'm working with a much bigger room and i'm actually splitting it into two areas, one where the TV and entertainment area will be and the other will be where the pool table, bar, and lounge area will go (my brother works for brunswick so i've got that pool table and bar furniture thing covered, hehehe!!)... there is a half wall i've already put up to cover up the posts and divide the room so the project has already begun... I happen to be a homebrewer as well so i'll have a wet bar with a two tap tower for my brews, in the back of the basement we're leaving it unfinished for storage and installing a 4person sauna with a window to the billiards area, it's either a sauna or a powder room and the powder room will cost way more... but it will take me another 2 yrs to finish it off as i'm not financing any of this... wife wasn't sure about it until i finished the half wall and started describing it, now she's really excited about it...

RE: Man-Cave / Gameroom ideas
 

I think mounts look so much better on white walls I will be finshing the inside of my game room this witer [after the season] It's 28x28 with seisser tusses ,drywall or plastering is the way to go . But first I need to come up with the right lighting. Track lighting would be easyer to adjust and add on for futuremounts ,That I hope to get. I have nearly 30 mount now ,looking forward to posting photos this spring.


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RE: Man-Cave / Gameroom ideas
 

think about recess lighting it is god for task lighting also they also have new ac light that has cable that goes through a box and get turned into dc it is real efficient and saves you money and is compact

RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

I think I would LOVE to tap the Rockies :D[8D]

RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

Thanks Jeff,

I have an ejector sump in the basement.It's separate from the ground water sump pump and is code where I live.Here all new buildings musthave an ejector pump. I just ranpipe along the base of the wall in the unfinished back room to the ejector. I Laid it out so the bar wouldn't be too far from the ejector.

The size of the room(s) you are actually looking at is as listed in my post. My office is 12x20 and the other side is 15x20. The back room (unfinished part) is about 10x27 It may seem like a lot but add in the furness, water heater, ejector, freezer chest, gun safes, workbench, etc... It makes it pretty cramped.

I also store my poker table and chairs back there as well as my hunting gear. Most of the long term storage goes in the crawl space. It's all concrete but it's only 3ft from the floor to the Joyce's. I actually use a creeper to get around in there.:D

The paneling is considerably more than drywall and was my biggest cost when buying my supplies. I'm looking over my receipts as I type this and I spent $2,282.12 on the paneling only. The ceiling materials were $826.28 The electrical materials (including all lights) were $1,819.43. The lumber cost was $589.57. Add in the cost for the carpet, doors, hardware, insulation,bar materials etc... and it adds up quick.[:@]

I never have a problem putting money into a house though...good investment....and I geta "man cave" out of it to boot.:D

RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

Anytime Dan!.....I'm partial to the "Captain" my self as you could probably tell.:)

RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

alot of you gus talk abot sump pumps am i the only one with 6 floor drains

RE: Man-Cave / in the ideas
 

Sorry John. Pet peeve (I'm a builder)....

JOISTS!!...:D (I could list more...."masonary"; "Mezzaline"....I've heard 'em all!)

Thanks a lot for the info. We're moving ahead....and I hope to have it completed before our little mini gettogether here in the spring. I don't have the extra space you speak of, now. My Cooper's (my 8 yr old Lab) room in the basement will be able to be utilized when she's no longer with us (10x30). But, for now....she needs her space, too;).

I hope it all works out and I can get the weights out of the main man room. Treadmill will be nice in there.....run and catch a game at the same time.

I hope my budget holds up.....but either way....it's happenning!