I should have known that....my bad.I knew it didn't look right when I was typing it.[&:]

Man caves are fun to build. I helped my brothers with theirs as well.

Remember lighting is going to be important in not making it feel like a real cave. Reflective lighting onto the ceiling would bea nice touch and good for movie viewing. Using eitherwall mountedreflective lighting or creating a shelf/soffit to hide lighting. Recessed can lights are a good idea with that low a ceiling. I would prefer drywall ceiling with false wood beams. Later work and repairs on piping is a consideration, but no different between other floors and disaster repairs should be covered by insurance anyways. Because of lighting I would stick with wood up to chair rail height and wallboard above. Wood pieces on seams was a great idea. I've seen weathered salvaged wood used and it was great. They also used sections of bowling lanes as their bar counter (good timing on a bowling alley being redone). You could also use split logs for posts ( a lot more work but neat effect ) but boxing them in with wood is a good option. Put in twice the number of recepticles that you think you will need. Run sound (surround sound) and network wiring before you add the walls. Have network outlet near TV area for future uses (direct video/dvr). Some cabinets for displays (trophies/plaques/pics/books) with lighting along one wall.

OK, here are pics of my man cave, hope you can get a few ideas from me.


















Hope you get a few ideas here.

EXCELLENT!

I'm thinking I REALLY liked that wallpaper someone posted before (menard's? - looked like a barn wall). I may do that one one entire wall....maybe 2. I want the majority of the walls to be light, though. Can lights are what Lisa wants....and I have no objection. I may do some small track lights, too....for accent (mounts?). I'm going to make shadow boxes....without a glass front (for golf/baseball and for hunting, also)...and put things such as a glove/golf club/scorecards/sheds/licenses/tags/arrows/etc...

If you have skills and want to get real fancy you can hide reflective lighting inside the beams so that they shine up onto the ceiling.

Yes the only finishing I did was spot the screws. That is why I used the ruff cut lumber as I do not enjoy finishing drywall. Actually looked pretty good set up like that.

Another tip is if you go this route make surelay out your framing so youhave equal drywall "borders" on each end of the wall. Much like if you werelaying out an acoustic grid ceiling. Know what I am saying? If not each end of the wall would look odd with different spacing from the corner to your 1X6 taper edge covering.

About the monolithic comment.... I am not sure how you could ever have a drywall system that is monolithic unless you glued it to a block or concrete wall.....????Even then I don't think itcould be considered monolithic as it would still be a panel system with seams and or butt joints.
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I have a dual sump pump setup in my basement.... Most homes outside city limits don't have floor drains as there is no city sewer service.

I only used the "monolithic" term to mean "virtually" seamless (taped and finished). The way you described it....the joints left behind the trim would act as control joints (allowing for expansion and contraction of materials).

I fully understand about the "spacing". Good "heads-up".

I have floor drains. My basement bathroom drains into my septic system....and the sink floor drain/washer floor draingoes to.......well.....lets just say it goes out of my house

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Sounds like you have under ground sewers in your home, meaning the sewer pipes go down through the basement floor?My sewers here are"over head" sewers where the sewer pipes that come from the up stairs run just below the joists and then go out side through the side of the foundation about 5ft from grade, well below the frost line.

If that's the case then you won't need an ejector pump. If I were to put in a basement bathroom all of the sewage must be "ejected" through the ejector pump up and out to the city sewer system. That's another reason why I don't want a bathroom in my basement. If that pump ever fails............Someone has to pull it out and install a new one.[:'(]I have plenty of bathrooms upstairs, I don't need another.

But, the up side is overhead sewers keep waste from backing up through the floor drains in the event of flooding. The only drain in my floor is plumbed directly to the ejector and it's there in case my water heater fails.

I was talking about basements with my brother who lives in NC when I was down there for Thanksgiving. He was telling me that basements are not as common down there. He has one because being a transplant (19 years) he was always used to having one. He said it definitely reduced the number of prospective homes when he was looking to buy.

Here's a couple of before & afters of mine...my brother & I refaced the fireplace this spring & I changed the carpeting. I like the half paneled walls to keep the room a little brighter.... Still a work in progress.