My New Man-Cave - under development....

[BarryW]

Well, we got our keys to the new house and thought I would post a thread about putting together the new man-cave. This thread will develop over a long period of time as we will not be moving in immediately so hopefully the new set-up will be ready by the time we move. It will take weeks though!!


First up - the outside of the house. It's upside down, ground floor is a garage, utility room and loo. On the first floor are four bedrooms and a bathroom while on the top floor is the lounge, kitchen, dining room and loo. My man-cave will be in the garage.






Here is the garage as it was three weeks ago when we we able to go and take a look.






Here it is now, my area will be the alcove bit at the back, dimensions 93 inches wide and 46 1/2 inches deep. Plenty of room for a seperate airbrush/painting area....






I am now planning the work area before getting a carpenter to install it. I will put up a plan of what I am doing next.

[Guest]

I love seeing these develop. I have, for the very first time an indoor dedicated space where I can build and paint but it is cramped. I keep looking at the unused summer house at the top of the garden with the idea of insulating and lining it and fitting it out. Just not sure if I would be as eager to go up the garden in winter and wait for it to warm upops:

[colin m]

And here's where I get a bit jealous, being squeezed on the end of a computer desk I have to share with everyone else in the house. I'm going to show this thread to the wife - that will probably get me a tent in the garden......................

[papa 695]

Great idea Barry I'm looking forward to seeing your new man cave develop

[Guest]

Very nice space Barry!


Looks ideal for a man-cave

[Vaughan]

Looks very promising Barry plenty of daylight.

[Guest]

I really like seeing other man caves and spaces.


It always gives ideas of ways to alter or do something else with my own space.


I genuinely appreciate my better half who has let me take over a 12' x 11' room off the back of the lounge.


It's my man-cave, office, workshop, computer and music room all in one.


I do hanker after a (big) insulated shed to use for paint etc, plus somewhere to build in a nice detailed scenic Scalextric.....


Keep us posted with what you do.


Roy.

[stona]

Very nice Barry. You've got a clean slate to start with which should mean you can purpose build something to suit you and how you work, you lucky beggar


Cheers


Steve

[monica]

Very nice space Barry,


will be interesting to see what and how you use it,

[BarryW]

I hope this can be seen. I am doing this on my phone and won't see whether it works properly until morning. It's a plan of what i want to do. There may be some adjustments.

[monica]

can see it fine,

[BarryW]

I am still a long way from even getting the bench installed but I have packed everything up ready to transport.






And the stash plus my 'spares box'






I will be seeing the carpenter tomorrow morning to show him the plans and get a price and hopefully a date for the job shortly after. Then it will be some floor covering.


My thoughts on the floor. If you have any suggestions they would be welcome.


I want a low nap carpet, a royal blue preferred. The colour will make dropped parts stand out while a low nap will prevent them from bouncing too far and without small parts getting lost in the tufts.

[Dave W]

I've got a ribbed black rubber mat under my work bench. Dropped parts seam to stop where they drop and not fly off in all directions.

[stona]

I want a low nap carpet, a royal blue preferred. The colour will make dropped parts stand out while a low nap will prevent them from bouncing too far and without small parts getting lost in the tufts.

I admire your optimism Barry!


I have a slate floor, definitely imparting a good bounce and camouflage for errant parts, so not recommended. I do have a red rug, very short nap, behind but I'm not sure that this helps much either. Some parts manage to bounce of the slate, seemingly acquire energy quite contrary to the laws of physics, and then smuggle themselves under the rug. It's nearly enough to make you believe that Uri Geller isn't the nasty little con man that he is and that some strange powers do operate in our universe.


Cheers


Steve

[BarryW]

That carpet monster Steve!!


I am thinking of getting the carpet fitted so there are no edges for bits to creep under or for the carpet monster to hide and have everything under the table off the floor. In theory dropped pieces should be easy to spot....