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Any Authentic Home Game Rooms?
stevejt:
If you are going to build a agarage to make into a game room, you can't set any plans down for layout now. It is alot easier if you can stand in it empty and deceide where you want things to go. And after they are all in there, you will probably move them all around again. I have rearranged mine many times. Even had to add electric outlets.(pain in ass after rocked and painted.) I even moved walls twice over the years. I framed, insulated, wired (elec, phone, cable), rocked and painted the tomorrow room by mtself in about 4 days. Notice only 1 coat of spackle. I just needed a little of my own space real bad. The other room was done twice. Due to remodeling the walls and ceiling had to be ripped out to reinforce the frame. While the rock was off, I deceided to take down a wall, and move another. The only point I am trying to make here, is things look REALLY DIFFERENT on paper. Having a planned layout is great. Just don't think it will look the same when its done, and you are standing IN THE MIDDLE of it. Build the garage as big as you can afford or get a permit for. It would be SO MUCH BETTER to have extra space then to ALWAYS wish you had a little more.
Steve
GameOver:
Thanks for the feedback. Land of the Lost? Lost what....$20k? :)
Our street name is Obscurity, that's where the name came from. I'm sure it'll change again before all is said & done.
Stevejt - I wish I had your skills! Sounds like you were able to knock a lot out in 4 days. All that would take me (and my father in law) a week, probably much longer! That's ok - I really enjoy building stuff, even if it takes a while. I agree about the planning, but I needed to know realistically what we could fit in a 20x20 space. While the plans are very rough, it is somewhat to scale. Wasn't sure what I could fit in that size space, and I agree, if possible, we'll make it bigger than 20x20. That's really not as big as it seems. It's all still very preliminary.
Heck, maybe we could start having kids parties in there (for a small fee, of course!). That would help offset some of the expense over time...hmmm....well, I need to rationalize this somehow. Pass that bottle back over here...
stevejt:
--- Quote ---Land of the Lost? Lost what....$20k?
--- End quote ---
I live in NY, where everything is OVERPRICED. I see ads in the penny saver, and other small local papers for a 24x24 garage completed for $16k. I am thinking about haveing one just framed myself. For $20k, you should be able to do better than 20x20. Like I said, go for the bigger garage, that is the ONLY thing you can't change later. And on everything fitting, is very different that liking it when you are in the middle. The area always looks SO MUCH smaller when you are standing between 2 machines, or whatever.
What ever you do, good luck!!! And remember, it only has to make YOU and your family happy! Doesn't really matter what the rest of us think.
Steve
the3eyedblindman:
where do you buy real arcade cabs, besides auctions??
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