Man/Woman Cave/Den Update 15th Oct

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I'm just in the process of having a Man cave built at the top of the garden and wondered if any members here have a special hide away.

Stage 1 Take down 2 sheds and level ground for the builder.

Man Cave Stage 1 by foggy4ever, on Flickr

Stage 2 Return from work to find builder had dug out foundation

Man Cave Stage 2 by foggy4ever, on Flickr

Stage 3 Again returned from work and they've been wacking away, 2 tonne down 2 to go

Man Cave Stage 2.2 by foggy4ever, on Flickr
 
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Will be watching this with interest. Good luck with the build :thumbs:
 
slinkery said:
Will be watching this with interest. Good luck with the build :thumbs:
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Cheers, it should develop quite quickly, it also helps that the builder lives 20 yards away:D. It should look like a small bungalow with patio doors when finished.
 
foggy4ever said:
Cheers, it should develop quite quickly, it also helps that the builder lives 20 yards away:D. It should look like a small bungalow with patio doors when finished.
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You'll turn your back one day and she'll move her mother in there ............. :eek:
 
neil_g said:
aww threads like this make me jealous..

we want lots of man toys and gadgets! :D
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Well the list will be tools, some studio gear, scalextric, beer fridge, pool table and projector....for now :cool:
 
Is your cave going to have a lock on It? If so, take the key in with you so that your oh can't lock you in. A colleague of mine did this to her hubby (accidentally) and then couldn't understand why he hadn't come in for his evening meal. He was locked in for over 3hrs :lol:
 
foggy4ever said:
I'm just in the process of having a Man cave built at the top of the garden and wondered if any members here have a special hide away.
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I had a 27'x14' sectional garage built at the back of my garden last year. Currently it houses a kit car I'm working on and some of my toolkit.

There's no one that I'm hiding from though!
 
Make sure its got sky tv and a bar :naughty:
 
If all goes well, I'll be buying a house that has a brick build games room (currently complete with bar, full size pool table and two fruit machines) at the end of a 101ft garden :D

Although the pool and fruit machines will go with the current owner, the bar will remain ;)
 
Russ77 said:
If all goes well, I'll be buying a house that has a brick build games room (currently complete with bar, full size pool table and two fruit machines) at the end of a 101ft garden :D

Although the pool and fruit machines will go with the current owner, the bar will remain ;)
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What times the party start:D I think all of tp should turn up and check out your optics :naughty:
 
foggy4ever said:
Well the list will be tools, some studio gear, scalextric, beer fridge, pool table and projector....for now :cool:
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Scott,

You forgot "bed" for when you're in the dog house:lol:

Sounds a great plan - hope all goes well.

Ken
 
Nikon Ken said:
Scott,

You forgot "bed" for when you're in the dog house:lol:

Sounds a great plan - hope all goes well.

Ken
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Ah true i did forget that :lol:
 
H.J.H said:
Is your cave going to have a lock on It? If so, take the key in with you so that your oh can't lock you in. A colleague of mine did this to her hubby (accidentally) and then couldn't understand why he hadn't come in for his evening meal. He was locked in for over 3hrs :lol:
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I will have the ONLY set of keys :D

onomatopoeia said:
I had a 27'x14' sectional garage built at the back of my garden last year. Currently it houses a kit car I'm working on and some of my toolkit.

There's no one that I'm hiding from though!
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Sounds like the perfect place to be for getting your hands greasy.

pepi1967 said:
Make sure its got sky tv and a bar :naughty:
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I don't want to make it too comfy or she might make it my permanent home.
Russ77 said:
If all goes well, I'll be buying a house that has a brick build games room (currently complete with bar, full size pool table and two fruit machines) at the end of a 101ft garden :D

Although the pool and fruit machines will go with the current owner, the bar will remain ;)
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Sounds pretty cool, my garden is about 115ft before the Cave is built.

Nikon Ken said:
Scott,

You forgot "bed" for when you're in the dog house:lol:

Sounds a great plan - hope all goes well.

Ken
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Cheers Ken, after it's all finished kellie will have to be careful sending me to the dog house as I won't complain.
 
I suppose you chaps deserve a hidey-hole.....we tend to turn the entire house into our dens :lol:
 
all men should have a den A place to relax and chill out. The women have all got them they call them KITCHEN :D
 
onomatopoeia said:
I had a 27'x14' sectional garage built at the back of my garden last year. Currently it houses a kit car I'm working on and some of my toolkit.

There's no one that I'm hiding from though!
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My dream :-D
 
foggy4ever said:
Well the list will be tools, some studio gear, scalextric, beer fridge, pool table and projector....for now :cool:
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I could give you a hand....




What's your address.... ;-)
 
label all your DVD 'collection' with boring names such as 'the olympics opening ceremony', 'fa cup final 1984' etc... so that they will not arouse suspicion :naughty:

i converted a double garage into what we call 'the red room'... red carpet, red chair, man united shirts on the wall etc.. then a HD projector hooked up to sky HD and PS3... as long as i'm fed and watered i could easily live in there :thumbs: Very cheap and easy to wire the little £40 speakers in all corners of the ceiling and a mother of a sub behind the reclining chairs for cinema experience :clap:
 
mxfun said:
I could give you a hand....




What's your address.... ;-)
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I'm naming it the Bat Cave and we all know that location is secret :D

leftcurl said:
label all your DVD 'collection' with boring names such as 'the olympics opening ceremony', 'fa cup final 1984' etc... so that they will not arouse suspicion :naughty:

i converted a double garage into what we call 'the red room'... red carpet, red chair, man united shirts on the wall etc.. then a HD projector hooked up to sky HD and PS3... as long as i'm fed and watered i could easily live in there :thumbs: Very cheap and easy to wire the little £40 speakers in all corners of the ceiling and a mother of a sub behind the reclining chairs for cinema experience :clap:
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Floor space should be about 30 sq metres for permitted development.....ish ;)Already have an oldish projector that will be fine for the standard DVD collection and an old surround sound system. It's about 25M away from the house so running a cable won't be cheap :(
 
OH has the spare room as his "den" or skip as i call it, needs a good clear out. the recently acquired fruit machine lives in the dining room though. think im far too good to him as it was me who got the fruit machine and said it could live in there
 
panther_87k said:
OH has the spare room as his "den" or skip as i call it, needs a good clear out. the recently acquired fruit machine lives in the dining room though. think im far too good to him as it was me who got the fruit machine and said it could live in there
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Its only fair. You have the kitchen as your den. :D
 
hmm i need to build one of these with our imminent arrival.. hammock for me, hammock for the cat..

sky+ and 32" will do... BBQ......
 
It dont look good to me :shake: you got nothing in place as as an escape route :rules: unless you are good at jumping 6ft fencing :lol: Enjoy it when it is done :thumbs:
 
u8myufo said:
It dont look good to me :shake: you got nothing in place as as an escape route :rules: unless you are good at jumping 6ft fencing :lol: Enjoy it when it is done :thumbs:
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I can out run the boss :D and 6 ft fences are easy....not like the scene from Hot Fuzz :lol:
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Concrete base done, all mixed on site with about 10 tonnes of ballast.

Man Cave Stage 2.4 by foggy4ever, on Flickr
 
How many tons did it take to lay and how thick is it?
 
pepi1967 said:
How many tons did it take to lay and how thick is it?
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12 tonnes of ballast delivered and about 1 to 2 tonne left. Not too sure on the thickness but looked about 14-16 inches at the edges for the walls and about 8 ish for the floor area but they are guesses.
 
Lynton said:
hmm i need to build one of these with our imminent arrival.. hammock for me, hammock for the cat..

sky+ and 32" will do... BBQ......
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Your missing a beer fridge and suitable bush for calls of nature :thumbs:
 
looking good. coming along now :thumbs:
 
The windows to big the wife can get through that easy :D
 
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