View Full Version : The never ending project
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:09 PM
Three years in the making and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. When you have a baby, work like a dog and try to spend as much time with the kids as possible, these things take time. But I have added 400-plus square feet of living space (good for when I sell).
I have two weeks to finish the bar (sides and top). Carpet is installed 3/21 and then I'll trim up the cabinets. A few pics.
The bar
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:10 PM
ceiling (subflooring sheets and lattice strips)
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:10 PM
ceiling to floor cabinets and closets
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:11 PM
larger view
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:11 PM
from the other end of the room
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:12 PM
where the big screen will go
Stargazer
03-06-03, 12:13 PM
Nice grid! Love the closets and cabinets...I'd give up a quarter of my bedroom if it could become a closet!
BearBryant
03-06-03, 12:19 PM
ceiling is not level
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:22 PM
Originally posted by BearBryant
ceiling is not level
kinda looks that way in the pic, doesn't it? But yeah, it is.
did you put the speaker wires in the walls?
lj4three
03-06-03, 12:24 PM
did you insulate the walls with duct tape?
nice place there grid. what kind of flooring you gonna put in (go with burbur carpet in the tv area, you can get all types of mess out of that carpet, or go with tile).. have you done the all the work yourself?
BearBryant
03-06-03, 12:24 PM
Originally posted by gridfaniker
where the big screen will go
too small
Be sure to relocate the bodies BEFORE you sell the place and move out.
lj4three
03-06-03, 12:29 PM
oh yeah, you better have more than 1 shitpot down there. id hate to see what would happen if you and meatpile ever got together.
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:35 PM
Originally posted by BearBryant
too small
For what? I'm only putting a 36-incher in
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:39 PM
Originally posted by lj4three
did you insulate the walls with duct tape?
nice place there grid. what kind of flooring you gonna put in (go with burbur carpet in the tv area, you can get all types of mess out of that carpet, or go with tile).. have you done the all the work yourself?
everything: drywall, cabinets, and the ceramic tile behind the bar. Father-in-law and i did the wiring. The carpet won't be burber, just a regular short pile. walls are insulated with half-inch foam sheeting. I used two-by-fours for furring strips so's I could have flush-mounted electric outlets.
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:40 PM
Originally posted by Boo
did you put the speaker wires in the walls?
Yes. They're on either end of the bank of cabinet/closets and in each of the other corners of the room.
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:41 PM
Originally posted by lj4three
oh yeah, you better have more than 1 shitpot down there. id hate to see what would happen if you and meatpile ever got together.
No bathroom. I'm gonna have a Depends dispenser mounted on the well.
did you put in a wire for a rear center speaker? that's what the latest and greatest technology has....i think it is dolby digital and dts....
left front, front center, right side, left side, sub, and rear center....
builder
03-06-03, 12:46 PM
Hey Grid....nice work. For the rest of ya'll, bugger off. The man has worked hard.
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:48 PM
Originally posted by Boo
did you put in a wire for a rear center speaker? that's what the latest and greatest technology has....i think it is dolby digital and dts....
left front, front center, right side, left side, sub, and rear center....
what about right front? I don't have a rear center, only right, left and center front and left and right rear and the sub. Guess I'm fucked 'cause I ain't taking the ceiling down.
I'm gonna put in a hammock behind the bar
BearBryant
03-06-03, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by gridfaniker
I'm gonna put in a hammock behind the bar
banana?
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 12:54 PM
Originally posted by BearBryant
banana?
Yeah. It'll be like a slingshot I can use to fire beers around the room.
Where did you reinforce for the gravity boot area.
gridfaniker
03-06-03, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by reb
Where did you reinforce for the gravity boot area.
In a couple places. Gotta keep the concubines happy.
Shrapnel
03-06-03, 03:06 PM
What? No bunny cages?
how much has this cost so far? that's AWESOME. it's in your basement, right? i wish i had a basement to work in. if/when i want to expand, it's out back.
how did you start? did you get an architect to do the plans? have you deviated since the beginning?
SilverSurfer
03-06-03, 06:31 PM
So, when do we get to come visit? Looks like it'll be a good place for a TBR party. :D I'm up that way at least once a year. And I live in the boonies too.
mailman
03-06-03, 07:42 PM
jolly good show there grid, it looks nice but just 36 ins?
Look at how much you've spent already a little more won't hurt. :)
gridfaniker
03-07-03, 08:41 AM
Originally posted by LarryD
how much has this cost so far? that's AWESOME. it's in your basement, right? i wish i had a basement to work in. if/when i want to expand, it's out back.
how did you start? did you get an architect to do the plans? have you deviated since the beginning?
It's cost about a grand and the carpet will cost another $1200. I think when all is said and done it will be about $2500 (that's without TV, tap system and other toys). I did the plans myself and about 99 percent of the work.
I only deviated once, and that's when the SI swimsuit issue came in the mail. what a mess.
gridfaniker
03-07-03, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by SilverSurfer
So, when do we get to come visit? Looks like it'll be a good place for a TBR party. :D I'm up that way at least once a year. And I live in the boonies too.
any time. lots to do (in the summer). the lakes and wineries, Niagara Falls and the casinos, toronto, golf, cheap beer, outlet shopping.
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