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DNA Dan:
French drains around your foundation are an absolute must. Sounds like you are in "good hands" with a contractor you are comfortable with. That's a very important and delicate place to be.

Regarding the bar, as long as they don't install a bunch of non-supporting walls and leave you with an open finished basement, you should be able to mock up some objects to see how tight it will be in there. Putting in cabinets or bartops once everything is completed is easy. Hell you could even build your own fake walls if you really want them down there for privacy. Personally, a nook with some scotch decanters and a wine area is all I would need. I just don't see the point in dragging food down there to cook and stuff unless it's a full on kitchen. Have you considered a dumb waiter? You could prep foods in your kitchen and send them down. The only things I could see being really useful is a small sink, an ice maker, beverage fridge and a microwave.

ChadTower:

That's good advice. Food prep is a completely different animal than a wet bar and minifridge. It's also overkill unless your kitchen is super inconvenient from that location. I have known several people who put in a second kitchen during a remodel and they all ended up using it pretty much for extra fridge storage. The cabinets filled up with random crap and the ovens went unused for long enough that you couldn't use them anymore without a serious cleaning.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: javeryh on December 02, 2012, 06:01:16 pm ---I've changed my thinking a bit on what I want to do. I'm still thinking about a projector and a 120"+ screen with theater seats but I'm rethinking the need to cram a bar in there. Maybe just a "nook" of some sort with a small sink and a mini fridge/microwave. Of course I'm still putting about 4-5 arcade cabinets down there.

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I am not fully decided, but with the space I have (approximately 15' x 17' room) I think I'm going to go with the 60" LCD. It'll still be possible for me to go 100" screen if I want, I don't want to have to always sit in the dark to get the best watching experience and 100" seems like it'll be too big and I'll have that first row in the theater effect.

DNA Dan:
For movie watching I'd go with a panasonic VT50 plasma. They still make them in 65". I have an older version of this TV at a viewing distance of 14 feet and it still looks fantastic since the day I bought it.

javeryh:
I agree with you guys about the kitchen. The only food prep item I'll have is a microwave, a refrigerator and a sink. No oven, no stovetop, etc. I can always cook upstairs and bring it down.

--- Quote from: leapinlew on December 05, 2012, 03:17:30 pm ---I am not fully decided, but with the space I have (approximately 15' x 17' room) I think I'm going to go with the 60" LCD. It'll still be possible for me to go 100" screen if I want, I don't want to have to always sit in the dark to get the best watching experience and 100" seems like it'll be too big and I'll have that first row in the theater effect.

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That's why I had the basement designed with no windows! It will always be dark down there. TVs are so cheap so I don't think you can go wrong even if you change your mind later on.

So check this out... my basement is a mess!

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