Mancave 2.0

[Spandangler]

Hey gang
Thought I’d post pics on here of my new cave. I moved house just over two years ago but actually tombstoned all the pins in April 2019 in preparation for the move.
Some great friends bailed me out for staorage over the years @BigBear77 and @Dave Playman thank you so much.

The new house has a double garage which is a nice space but the cost of moving, then unexpected bills and COVID meant building the mancave was delayed and delayed.
As with anything there is compromise. In this case 50% of the space is storage because I’m a massive hoarder.
Bigdug to the rescue.
Still shuffling things around for the best setup and yet to setup all the pins. Just waiting for some assistance this weekend from @Dave Playman
So here’s a couple of pics of the progress so far. Can’t wait to get flippin’ again.

 

[replicas]

That looks fantastic Gaz, so much more space than your last games room.

 

[Rob zombie]

Wanna swap??

 

[mufcmufc]

Wanna swap??View attachment 146401

SDS drill with chisel attachment is your friend

 

[Rob zombie]

SDS drill with chisel attachment is your friend

I did consider that but frankly it scared the life out of me after opening up the first chimney breast. The tiles came up pretty easily by hand although I'm now the noisy neighbour apparently. Cast new concrete steps yesterday too. Will have to do a thread on it once it's finished. I certainly miss my old mancave!!! Unfortunately the price of downsizing to live by the sea.

 

[Dave Playman]

Game room looks awesome mate! Don’t thank me, thank you for lending me a couple of your games! Was a real privilege to be a temporary custodian.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow to get the rest set up

 

[Steve Hawley]

I like BigDug and I cannot lie! (Do you think he'll come north to do mine? )
This is really interesting for me. Wrestling with wanting to convert the integral double garage, but panicing about what the hell to do with the crap that is in there now, and where to do any true 'garage' jobs, if I convert it.
So, wondering whether there is some sort of halfway house.
I'm so 'Pindecisive', it's killing me!

 

[Spandangler]

Haha. I bought a 14x8 shed and threw all the stuff from the garage in there. Anything that won’t fit is going on the bigdug . Just do it mate. You’ll be forced into figuring out a solution in quick time and it’ll all be fine

 

[Jsyjamie]

Good work!

Where did you get your flooring from @Spandangler

 

[Spandangler]

I got it from a company local to me called Duramat. Was £700 for a double garage pack. They deliver for about £40 nationwide.

 

[Steve Hawley]

What needs to be done about heating etc? Worried about pins getting damp or 'extreme' temp changes - thoughts?

Oh, and I like the JFDI approach - I am coming round to that!

 

[Spandangler]

What needs to be done about heating etc? Worried about pins getting damp or 'extreme' temp changes - thoughts?

Oh, and I like the JFDI approach - I am coming round to that!

The walls, floors and ceiling are insulated with celotex within an inch of their lives. I have 2 oil filled rads I’ll tick over in the winter. If it’s anything like my old single garage with the same insulation, I put the rad on for an hour before I went in there and it stayed warm all night and never dropped below 10 degrees. Humidity is the most important thing to keep regulated.
I’ve had an extractor fan installed as well to circulate the air.
I’ll see how it goes this winter and can install a rad easily if needed.

 

[Martywolfman]

Wanna swap??View attachment 146401

I hate to tell you this, but I think you've cracked one of those tiles

 

[replicas]

The walls, floors and ceiling are insulated with celotex within an inch of their lives. I have 2 oil filled rads I’ll tick over in the winter. If it’s anything like my old single garage with the same insulation, I put the rad on for an hour before I went in there and it stayed warm all night and never dropped below 10 degrees. Humidity is the most important thing to keep regulated.
I’ve had an extractor fan installed as well to circulate the air.
I’ll see how it goes this winter and can install a rad easily if needed.

Sounds about right to me.

 

[Spandangler]

Got the last working machine in. Just Rocky to go. Man it’s good to have em all in a row. It’s been literally years since I played pinball properly. Mojo is back. Lookout everyone .

 

[Dave Playman]

Incredible setup mate! New games room looks the nuts Solid lineup of classics

 

[Rob zombie]

Looks great. Black is the new black.

 

[Jmac]

Looks great mate. Good work

 

[David_Vi]

I love it!
When do we get an invite?
I haven't played a real Funhouse yet.

Where did you get the stools?

 

[Spandangler]

I love it!
When do we get an invite?
I haven't played a real Funhouse yet.

Where did you get the stools?

Mate you are pretty local to me. Hit me up.
The Rolling Stones Stools were a lucky eBay find, collection only in a village in deepest darkest Norfolk. Luckily a mate from work lived in that village and picked them up for me so got them for about £40. The cushion covers have torn in several places since i got them though using them to support pins when I put the legs on .
The Williams one was from pinball heaven.

 

[M4carp]

What garages were made for and a great lineup
Looks really good in black and like those lights that go behind the pins, great job


Ive got 2 of those stools from pinball heaven, they look good in a pinroom but expensive

 

[Spandangler]

Thanks bud. Yeah those stools are pricey!!!

 

[David_Vi]

I'll have a look at those stools, still quite sometime before I can start work on my pinroom

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Oooooo lovely system 11 games there mate,do like a system 11 line up!

 

[Spandangler]

Oooooo lovely system 11 games there mate,do like a system 11 line up!

Cheers Dave. Everyone has their favourites. Some like EM’s, others can’t see past the early ss Ballys. Me, I just love system 11.