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| nitrogen_widget:
I did this in my basement. Except, my basement walls are stone and my floor was dirt. I dug the dirt out by hand and wheelbarrow'd it out the back. put in drain tile and filled the whole thing with stone and cement. It has a 7ft ceiling (slightly less at the beam) but i'm 5'8" so not worried about banging my head. I was in my early 30's, though. took the week off and literally lost a whole pant size when I was done. Also, jelly of anyone with a basement that isn't freezing cold in the winter and has wet floors in the warmer months. |
| javeryh:
This is going to be awesome. 27x27 is a huge space. I waterproofed as well. My house is coming up on 100 years old. Partial stone walls, brick, etc. When we put an addition on, part of the deal was to dig the 6 ceilings down to 8.5 and waterproof the entire basement. We ended up with the French drain on the inside and 2 sump pumps plus a backup as well as waterproofing the outside of the foundation. We dug all the way down and installed a double membrane on the outside that sticks up about 1 from ground level. There is also piping that gets pumped out to the street. Its been bone dry ever since going on 8 years. We used to have standing water down there every time it rained. |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 06, 2020, 02:44:56 pm ---This is going to be awesome. 27x27 is a huge space. I waterproofed as well. My house is coming up on 100 years old. Partial stone walls, brick, etc. When we put an addition on, part of the deal was to dig the 6 ceilings down to 8.5 and waterproof the entire basement. We ended up with the French drain on the inside and 2 sump pumps plus a backup as well as waterproofing the outside of the foundation. We dug all the way down and installed a double membrane on the outside that sticks up about 1 from ground level. There is also piping that gets pumped out to the street. Its been bone dry ever since going on 8 years. We used to have standing water down there every time it rained. --- End quote --- I still remember like it was yesterday.... you agonizing about moving vs adding on.... you lured us in with your promise of an underground arcade and then what happened? Javery?! THEN WHAT HAPPENED?! You barely have room for your arcade games because you built an awesome theater. |
| pbj:
Who the hell needs a theater these days? Throw a flat screen and sound bar on the wall and done. I don't think movies are even shot to be seen in theaters anymore. Not like any of us look up from our phone long enough to pay attention anyway. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 07, 2020, 04:50:56 pm --- --- Quote from: javeryh on August 06, 2020, 02:44:56 pm ---This is going to be awesome. 27x27 is a huge space. I waterproofed as well. My house is coming up on 100 years old. Partial stone walls, brick, etc. When we put an addition on, part of the deal was to dig the 6 ceilings down to 8.5 and waterproof the entire basement. We ended up with the French drain on the inside and 2 sump pumps plus a backup as well as waterproofing the outside of the foundation. We dug all the way down and installed a double membrane on the outside that sticks up about 1 from ground level. There is also piping that gets pumped out to the street. Its been bone dry ever since going on 8 years. We used to have standing water down there every time it rained. --- End quote --- I still remember like it was yesterday.... you agonizing about moving vs adding on.... you lured us in with your promise of an underground arcade and then what happened? Javery?! THEN WHAT HAPPENED?! You barely have room for your arcade games because you built an awesome theater. --- End quote --- Ha! Yeah - time is FLYING. My oldest, who I built my first ever cabinet for, is about to turn 16. It's crazy. No regrets on the theater - we use it every single night. TV, video games and, of course, movies. We do family movies some nights, date night for just the two if us some nights, kids (used to) have friends over and everything in between. It still has the wow factor and we still really enjoy it. I still need to figure out how the equipment works though! I calibrated the receiver with the microphone that came with it and that's it! |
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