Man Caves

**Joe 90** · 04-07-2021, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Or a 2 bar fire and 50p for the meter.

I have one of those electric open fire look heaters to keep it warm in winter, cost £20 from a charity shop a few years ago.

**Joe 90** · 04-07-2021, 05:37 AM

Sourced a couple of 6ft x 3ft double glazed windows from a skip and spent the day fitting them into a home made frame. Quite impressed with them and how much my costs are reducing from my initial plan.

#recycleandupcycle

Plus there's a few struts missing on Blackpools South pier

**Saint Willy** · 04-07-2021, 06:11 AM

Thieving pikey. There’s no way you got sheets of unbroken glass that just happened to be gently laying in a skip

**AntRobertson** · 04-07-2021, 12:12 PM

Might have to start looking at some sort of display case / stand thing for me latest Man Cave additions:

**Saint Willy** · 04-07-2021, 12:51 PM

Have you left them in the boxes or opened them up to play broom brooms?

**Edmond** · 04-07-2021, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Might have to start looking at some sort of display case / stand thing for me latest Man Cave additions:

I was gonna do magic shelves for 10 or so models that I have that are around the same size, and have them together on one section of a wall. One for each model.

That was around 2 years ago so haven't gotten round to it yet.

**AntRobertson** · 04-07-2021, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Have you left them in the boxes or opened them up to play broom brooms?

Opening the boxes decreases the value apparently...

...So yes, vroom-vrooms!

Originally Posted by Edmond

I was gonna do magic shelves for 10 or so models that I have that are around the same size, and have them together on one section of a wall. One for each model.

Shelves is defo the better option aesthetically.

I probably won't go that route for similar laziness reasons and makes it kinda permanent too.

**Joe 90** · 05-07-2021, 01:19 AM

Very nice chaps.

To felt or not to felt the roof, that is the question.

A few options out there, rubber, fibreglass etc...

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**Saint Willy** · 05-07-2021, 05:06 AM

Any more handy skips nearby filled with sealant and felt?

**Edmond** · 05-07-2021, 10:57 AM

Perhaps just taking the skip and adding some windows is an option.

**Joe 90** · 16-07-2021, 01:35 AM

Was rained off for a week or so but now the glorious British Summer has returned with a vengeance .

The unrelenting heat was intensified by the 4m x 4m rubber roof covering I opted for, the adhesive was going off within seconds so i had to be quick.

Managed to get the roof covering on in under an hour and lost about a litre of beer sweat in the process.

Letting it settle so the creases drop out..

A last minute trim around the back end..

Brushing the creases and bubbles out..

This rubber roofing is all the rage at the moment and lasts for 50 years.

Some people even grow grass and have rooftop gardens.

BTW in pic 2, those pieces of 2.4m CLS timber were £3.50 last month. Today £5.50!!!!
The bloke in the trade centre reckons they'll be £8 next month because of the demand and rationing has had to be implemented.

It appears every man and his dog is building a mancave/office/summer house/ chalet or shed.

**Backspin** · 16-07-2021, 01:38 AM

Would be an easy convert to a chicken coup

**Saint Willy** · 16-07-2021, 01:41 AM

Rubber roofing? Okaay.

**Joe 90** · 16-07-2021, 01:45 AM

This video helped..

**Looper** · 20-07-2021, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

This rubber roofing is all the rage at the moment and lasts for 50 years.

With a bit of luck you might be able to make a gimp mask from the off cuts

**armstrong** · 05-08-2021, 12:55 PM

Bigger desk because it looks like we might be here a while.

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**Joe 90** · 26-08-2021, 01:58 AM

Progress is slow, but I'm getting there..

Floor insulation...

Acquired a French door for a tenner..

Looks reasonable..

A shortage of plywood and other materials is slowing the job down, so I've been buying a few toys...

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Water proofed the rear with felt.

Hoping to have the main wing finished this week then the spa extension starts.

**havnfun** · 26-08-2021, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Yeah bit bloody hard to miss innit!

It's one of the few clocks that actually works in the whole place too. Hate it but the missus won't let me move it (fully aware that's Man Points deducted from Man Cave too).

As long as ya "man cave" is connected to the house and she can see what ya're doing it's ok

**bsnub** · 27-08-2021, 04:21 PM

A proper shack. Look at the gap in the door frame. Must have lined that up after his usual bottle of rotgut brandy.

**somtamslap** · 27-08-2021, 04:30 PM

That's a great job from scratch, mate. Nice one!

As soon as I've moved into a bigger house I'll copy you. But moving into a bigger house in the UK means saving up for several thousand years.

**dirk diggler** · 27-08-2021, 05:17 PM

Build one in the woods and live in it!

**Joe 90** · 04-09-2021, 03:46 AM

^^ Nice one Slap, good luck with it all.
^ You'd be surprised how many people go off grid with their log cabins in the woods Dirk, loads on YouTube.

Update on the progress.

Floor underlay has gone down at a cost of £50 ..

The pallet wall feature is taking shape, the Man City dart board will be the central feature on this wall..

How a pallet wall should look like when sanded, varnished and completed...

Managed to source the remaining timber for the interior this week so hopefully I can get it all boxed of and finished soon.

Then theres the matter of an extension to the left for the spa and outside decking area/veranda.

It's a marathon not a sprint

**Saint Willy** · 04-09-2021, 03:56 AM

Are you supposed to get building permission for stuff like this? Or do they not mind shanty dwellings appearing?

**Joe 90** · 04-09-2021, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Saint Willy

Are you supposed to get building permission for stuff like this? Or do they not mind shanty dwellings appearing?

No permission needed unless it's over 3m tall, besides my garden isn't overlooked and private so no worries on the appearance being offending to a strangers untrained eye.

**dirk diggler** · 04-09-2021, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

the Man City dart board will be the central feature on this wall..

Will you have a window on the adjacent wall so you can stand the legal distance from it?

Standard height from the floor to the bullseye on the dartboard is 5 feet 8 inches, while the oche (distance between the front of the board and the toeline) should measure 7 feet 9.25inches.

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