Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Its been a while since my last man cave post. here's a few pics of the other half that i'm working on in my (limited) spare time. while the other half has my guitars, pool table and recording gear, this side will have a wet bar/kitchenette, small lounge area w/ home theatre setup, library and a full bath. bathroom (after ripping out the metal shower stall) shower stall area, showing subfloor ripping up subfloor.. going to go down to concrete, and do tile for floor to gain max ceiling height new door (by the way, these are a pain in the ass to install with only 1 person.. ugh old flange was too tall, and rusting apart. so i cut drain lower. will cut again once i determine final floor thickness. this pic shows a replacement flange that will be used, shown here only temporary. next post will be wetbar area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 wetbar area, "before" pic pile o' debris (one of many) now we're getting somewhere preparing to run electrical - wall sconces, ceiling cans, outlets, gfci by future sink wetbar area after bein gutted to studs. the brick veneer {censored} was really a pain in the ass to get rid of. let there be light-uh! continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Very Cool Stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BB123 Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 The bathroom wallpaper would've went so well with a paisley tele too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 electrical wiring done view looking towards bathroom from wetbar. my little boy is helping me clean up one of the 4 original 1960's hopper basement windows many of them were not framed, so in prep for drywall, I framed them properly ripped up floor tile in the kitchen area.. this will be ceramic tile eventually built-in bookcase by the bathroom starting insulation i really hate doin insulation. note the $14 epiphone bar stool (i have 4 of them). thanks MF! continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 before insulating the kitchen area, I constructed what will be the front bar wall.,. did this before insulating so i don't accidentally rip holes in the insulation while banging hammers shot of the bar, standing in the kitchen area. made a 'u' shaped half wall, securing to floor with construction adhesive and special nails. used a cripple stud to keep the wall in right 90degree angle while glue set next comes sheathing inside corner. a fridge will be here, hence the outlet. the short pieces of 2x4 in corner are there to give me somthing to screw to when drywalling it later next is the moisture barrier continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 diamond mesh, secured with galvanized nails. this stuff is sharp so you gotta be careful scratch coat of mortar. this is my first ever masonry project so i'm a little apprehensive. now just let it dry for 48hrs now its dry, I can continue insulation (did I mention I hate insulation?) the silver tape is because I was being a little thrifty by trying to get some of my scraps to fit in the cavity.. I had long slices that weren't quite wide enough, so i just used 2pcs and taped the seam. Insulation done. halle-freaking-lujah moved my fridge in (temporarily) to get my drinks cold! continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 storage area behind kitchen.. i keep my boxes, guitar cases etc here took some time to rewire some things since I'm anal. the blue wire is cat6 which I fished up to my living room so i can have a network drop there for future upgrades. the two white wires are stereo audio from my 7.1 receiver.. these will be going to the back deck (outdoor). right now they're not poking out of the house, but it is a planned upgrade when i build a new deck later next year. my network / cable center. ran all new RG6, fed by a RG11 from a grounding block. my cable modem and router sit on the shelf, along with network patch panel. the black wires are cable lines which go throughout the house. had a lot of fun crimping my own connections.. here's the RG11 / grounding block in my garage. glorious back to the main project drywall!! the purple stuff is moisture resistant by the way. if you look closely on each side just about 1' down from the joists, you can make out the two rear speaker wires poking through the drywall. I'm goin to do a drop ceiling in this half because there is a kitchen above which will be remodeled in the future and I want access to the plumbing / electrical for that when the time comes continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 area behind bar wall view towards bathroom. the tv will be mounted on the far wall in prep for the home theatre, here's some outlets, cable line, ethernet port. the bundle on bottom is the 5.1 speaker wires. I have them on the other side, waiting until i have a tv mount and figure where I want to put it before I poke the speaker wires throught he drywall. the wires also run inside the wall for suround speakers at the rear ordered 4 custom windows, they took forever to get here and were a pain in the ass to install. here's my proposed kitchen layout.. the cabinets and granite aren't cheap, so i'm kinda holding off on that for now.. next step is drywall taping and mudding.. then sanding and then primer / paint. then going to try my hand at the stone veneer for the bar wall. i'm leaving the bathroom for last. thats all for now kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 freaking awesome. thank you for sharing. and come to my house when you're done. i'll put you to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Ben! sounds like a plan.. you better have beer though and a guitar for me to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 This {censored} is amazing! I love that shelf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Ben! sounds like a plan.. you better have beer though and a guitar for me to play! you can count on a ton of beer. i might even have an extra guitar for you to play too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 by the way, here's some earliest photo I can find of the basement. Unfortunately I don't think I took any pics of it before I started ripping in to it. here's a glimpse of the other side, which is almost done.. just needs carpet and trim (which will wait until the other half is done) hope you guys enjoy my little photo journal.. I have tons more pics showing most every step but won't bore you guys to death.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looking good! I'm scheduled to graduate college next May (if all goes well, it's going to be a hell of a semester). I know it won't happen for a long while after that, but one of the things I'm really looking forward to is getting a house and building my own man cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesguitar65 Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Man, that is one great looking man cave!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 This {censored} is amazing! I love that shelf... thanks man! this shelf built-in took me a long time, lots of work.. its drywalled on every side, so there was a lot of taping too. major PITA but the end result was worth it. I'm very proud of it. its got a capacitive touch switch so you can vary the amount of light. and I designed it to fit my collection of engineering textbooks almost perfectly. (almost because i forgot to account for the thickness of the drywall. so its about 1" too short (width-wise) on each shelf but not that big of a blunder I suppose. here's a pic to give you an idea of how much taping is involved for such a small area.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sailorofdarknes Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 That is one hell of a nice Man cave! You do very nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looking good! I'm scheduled to graduate college next May (if all goes well, it's going to be a hell of a semester). I know it won't happen for a long while after that, but one of the things I'm really looking forward to is getting a house and building my own man cave. congrats on your upcoming graduation.. and yeah owning a house is great.. i've done a lot of home improvement projects on mine already, but this one takes the cake. its nice to be able to make it your "own" ya know? i've learned alot (self-taught) about construction/electrical/plumbing/drywall/finishing/masonry since buying a house in 05. it also is a great way to save money since your labor is always "free". lol. good luck man and hang in there those last few months of the semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 That is one hell of a nice Man cave! You do very nice work. thanks, but i make a lot of mistakes.. which photos don't always show. my mudding isn't perfect (god damn that is an art form in itself), there's a few spots where I didn't quite build it up / smooth it out good enough. but then again it didn't cost me $ to hire a pro.. so its a tradeoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Wow looking very good! That basement layout looks very familiar, do you live in the midwest? Illinois or Wisconsin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted November 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Wow looking very good! That basement layout looks very familiar, do you live in the midwest? Illinois or Wisconsin? Nope, northeast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 i tip my hat to you... great job... not only are you making yourself a killer space, you're increasing the value of your home... so it's win/win i've done two reno jobs on houses now... bit over it i think.... i've been so lazy with the place we're in now... my music space is ugly, but functional... you might just inspire me to get off my butt and get stuff done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Awesome job, Mario. Good that your kid is helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looks great so far! By the way, that purple board is called "Barney board" after the famous dinosaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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