Malenko's gameroom

[Malenko]

this is my basement, not the room PBJ called my rape dungeon (which is my garage) I took a brazillion pictures, but I only posted the highlights.

So I started by framing out a utility room.


Then after I did all that I framed out the bathroom: (not shown jack hammering up the concrete to move the sink/toilet drains that were roughed in wrong by the builders)


Then drywall went up (not shown, all the plumbing and electrical)


spackle tape etc


primed:


painted:


flooring and most of the baseboard in:


Not shown in the previous pix were the rounds of patching, sanding, and paint touch ups.



Bathroom area-
You can see the concrete patching between the 1st and 3rd chalk lines


tiled, grouted and sealed: (not shown how much ---smurfing--- work a tile job is)


fin:

Not shown, stand up shower install, terlet installation, and putting in that vanity. Everything is sealed and water tight.



opposite all that work is where the games are:




things moved since the last pic I put up of the game room. Windows need painted and curtains need put up too.

[mafiafan123]

Wow! Looks great I wish I had an extra room to do that with .

How long did it take you?


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[Malenko]

Technically 4 years, because I framed the utility room then didnt do anything until Feb of this year. Then everything was done in about 6 weeks , working after my real job and on weekends.

[thomas_surles]

Looks good. No fancy lights or wall decor?

[pbj]

Nice lineup.  It's good to see some different pinball machines than the usual. 

[luizw81]

Room looks awesome!

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[Nephasth]

Where's my like button?

[javeryh]

Wow awesome.  I'm so jealous of all that space!  We chose movie room over game room for our basement.  No room for both, unfortunately.

[Malenko]

Looks good. No fancy lights or wall decor?

The ceiling lights are pretty baller LED thingies. I put pot lights in above the laundry nook. As for Wall decor, this is all I got:

[meltman]

There's nothing to say except that I'm super duper jealous!

One day...

[Mike A]

Sweet game room.

[jdbailey1206]

Sweet rape dungeon part duex. 

[jennifer]

That is really nice, I can appreciate the amount of work that was, especially done tired, and on weekends, Awesome ... That Comet in the corner seems really dreamy I hope there is a build thread around here somewhere on that, because I missed out on that one.

[gingecko]

Wait a sec, I thought this was "Build your own arcade CONTROLS"? Not "Build your own ARCADE!"!?

Great work on building that own rooms and a nice selection of machines there. It's funny, seeing the picture where you filled out the gaps in the wall, my first though was "Can I use spackle tape to fill gaps in my arcade build?!".

[opt2not]

This is definitely a classier rape dungeon. Nicely done. 

What happened to your driving cabinets?  Did you end up selling 'em? 

[sleong]

 Nice setup and great work done to the room. 

[leapinlew]

Love it! I finished mine years ago and have loved it. Is the gameroom plank vinyl? I'm starting to really like that stuff.

One suggestion, put a hinge door stop on that exterior door. It looks like it could hit your, looks like, Dynamo cut corner cabinet.

[yotsuya]

Love it! I finished mine years ago and have loved it. Is the gameroom plank vinyl? I'm starting to really like that stuff.

One suggestion, put a hinge door stop on that exterior door. It looks like it could hit your, looks like, Dynamo cut corner cabinet.

Lew, did you lay your plank vinyl over an existing floor, or did you pull up at was there?

[leapinlew]

Love it! I finished mine years ago and have loved it. Is the gameroom plank vinyl? I'm starting to really like that stuff.

One suggestion, put a hinge door stop on that exterior door. It looks like it could hit your, looks like, Dynamo cut corner cabinet.

Lew, did you lay your plank vinyl over an existing floor, or did you pull up at was there?

The last couple times I've put in floors, I used old school 3/4" hardwood. What I like about the vinyl plank is it seems like it is very durable. Especially if you have dogs. It looks killer. 

If I had laminate, I'd go right over it. If it was tile, a floating floor, or hardwood - I imagine the original flooring material would have to come up.

[Malenko]

That is really nice, I can appreciate the amount of work that was, especially done tired, and on weekends, Awesome ... That Comet in the corner seems really dreamy I hope there is a build thread around here somewhere on that, because I missed out on that one.

I have a ton of pix of that project, I'll try to get a thread up by the end of the week.  Its the actual first pinball I ever played. It was at the go kart track near my house, and my uncle bought it when the placed closed its doors. Sat in his basement for 30ish years. Ton of work to get it back up to snuff. Stripped PF, vectorized print on vynil, 5 layers of automotive clear, new FreePlay40 ramps and probably the best lit Comet in existence.

What happened to your driving cabinets?  Did you end up selling 'em?

They are in the garage. My lofty dreams of building 2 cabs for head to head wont come to fruition, but I'll likely mix and match the best parts to make one really good cab. Still no idea wehat Im going to do with the Midway Universal I have.

Love it! I finished mine years ago and have loved it. Is the gameroom plank vinyl? I'm starting to really like that stuff.

One suggestion, put a hinge door stop on that exterior door. It looks like it could hit your, looks like, Dynamo cut corner cabinet.

The more expensive plank stuff more durable, thicker, etc. No stop on the door needed, that door is unused (we never go into the backyard) and we're putting the house on the market. If the cab gets dinged during house tours I can fix it
Its currently running Magic Sword till darksoft releases their Multi CPS1 kit.

[yotsuya]

Love it! I finished mine years ago and have loved it. Is the gameroom plank vinyl? I'm starting to really like that stuff.

One suggestion, put a hinge door stop on that exterior door. It looks like it could hit your, looks like, Dynamo cut corner cabinet.

Lew, did you lay your plank vinyl over an existing floor, or did you pull up at was there?

The last couple times I've put in floors, I used old school 3/4" hardwood. What I like about the vinyl plank is it seems like it is very durable. Especially if you have dogs. It looks killer. 

If I had laminate, I'd go right over it. If it was tile, a floating floor, or hardwood - I imagine the original flooring material would have to come up.

I have tile, but I’ve heard you can lay it over it. Thanks for the info.

[Vigo]

Great work, brother!! Nice and spacious.