Custom Pool Room

Nine ... corner said:
It looks like (look at the early pics) it's nestled in between two other structures so while it is easy to say, "Hey why didn't you make it bigger", but that was a possible consideration. In my current home I had to "settle" for an 8 footer due to space constraints but I've grown "accostomed to its face" and the world moves on. Hey, rookiepsu ... it looks great, I'm sure you'll spend many a happy hour playing in it and best of luck. Keep sending us updates. :thumbup:
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Thanks! And yeah, we were limited by its location between our house and garage, so we couldn't go wider than 16ft. We could, and should have, gone longer to about 24 ft but I'll be happy with it as is. We're not going to have furniture beyond the 2 front corner tables (small ~2ft) with 2 stools at each. A TV and a dart board on the back wall and an AC/heat unit near a window. As someone mentioned before, though, the build is almost as good as the room itself will be :) I'm enjoying that part a ton. :)
 
Rookie...... VERY nice and I'm envious and jealous at the same time,lol. When it's all said and done, what would you ESTIMATE you have invested in just the materials to do the job ??
 
Dirtbmw20 said:
Rookie...... VERY nice and I'm envious and jealous at the same time,lol. When it's all said and done, what would you ESTIMATE you have invested in just the materials to do the job ??
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Thanks :) I think I'm in about $6k so far, with the interior yet to go. We could have gotten in under $5k but we decided to go a little better in some areas. We did floor insulation, which isn't critical but will help, especially since there's airflow beneath it. We also sheathed the walls beneath the T1-11 which we didn't have to do, went 16" centers on the roof trusses when we could have gone 24", and laid 2 layers of 3/4" OSB on the floor when we could have done 1. Shingles would have been a little cheaper than the Ondura and vinyl siding would have been a little cheaper than the T1-11 at the current price of lumber. When it's all said and done, I think I'll be in right around $8k. AKA: Double the estimate that I gave my wife when getting the go-ahead from her. Oops!
 
All the T1-11 is now up except for the back gable center section with vent. The overhangs are all done minus the trim. The front is all trimmed out except for the corner boxes and 1 last strip of trim to go along the bottom of the top section. Slow going with all the detail work, but it's getting there :)
 
It already has 3/4" T&G OSB on 16" OC joists. Once the door goes in, another layer of 3/4" OSB is going on top of that.
 
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The siding is all up and most of the trim is done. The door is now in. Trim around the windows and door, and down the sides and then the fascia is all that's left to do on the outside.
 
Are you running a whole seperate power pole for the building or you gonna pull power off your houses's electrical box ??
 
You might want to think about putting a strip of chicken wire around the outside at ground level to keep out the "critters". Skunks love living under small buildings like that.

Bet you're really looking forward to getting your table in there! Good job!
 
Dirtbmw20 said:
Are you running a whole seperate power pole for the building or you gonna pull power off your houses's electrical box ??
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I'm pulling from my house's power. a 20a dedicated for the portable AC/heat, and 15a for the lights/outlets.
 
Neil said:
You might want to think about putting a strip of chicken wire around the outside at ground level to keep out the "critters". Skunks love living under small buildings like that.

Bet you're really looking forward to getting your table in there! Good job!
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Good idea, thanks!
 
rookiepsu said:
When it's all said and done, I think I'll be in right around $8k. AKA: Double the estimate that I gave my wife when getting the go-ahead from her. Oops!
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Just tell her what I always tell my clients that the 'engineers estimate is the price of construction in heaven! Down here on earth, the prices are subject to change."

Besides, sometimes, it's better to beg forgiveness than ask for permission!

Great job on the room!
 
It's been a while since I've posted, and progress has been pretty slow for the past couple weeks. My wife had her knee replaced, so things have been pretty busy on my end. I got the seams sanded down on the floor OSB that swelled from rain because I didn't seal them. That was a pain in the ass. Once those were taken care of, the second layer of OSB was laid. The wiring is roughed inside and for the 2 outside lights and outside outlet. I'm doing a 3 pairs of recessed lights, with a separate dimmer for each pair. The light above the pool table is going to be 3 double fluorescent 4' bulbs with a custom built box fitted around it, flush-mounted to the ceiling and run on 2 switches (one for the outer 2 pairs and one for the center) to allow for different lighting. I picked up the portable AC unit, all outlets, lights etc, so those are all ready to go. I got the insulation in the walls and visqueen installed on walls and ceiling. I picked up the drywall as well, and will be starting on that Friday. I'll be blowing in the insulation in the ceiling once the drywall is up.
 
I haven't posted an update in forever here...mainly because work, family, real life, and league have been getting in the way of progress for a while. I'll post some pictures this weekend, though. I've finished the drywall, and drywall finishing, ran the electricity and hooked up a couple outlets and the outside lights so I don't have to run extensions all over my yard anymore and built the corner closet that houses the panel box and will provide some small storage area. I picked up the door for that and a quartz heater, and put the AC away for the year. I won't need that until next year :) We'll be painting, most likely, this weekend. I still need to blow in the ceiling insulation as well, then it's just trim, carpet, table and other fun details to go.
 
Some pictures from today. I got the walls/ceiling primed. In doing my drywall I discovered a couple things. First, it's A LOT harder than I thought it would be, even though I knew it would be tough. Second, drywall finishers don't make nearly enough money, regardless of how much they make. You couldn't pay me enough to do that for a living. Anyway, so everything turned out fairly well. The walls are nearly perfect and most of the ceiling is OK. The seams I was worried about (the butted seams on the ceilings) actually turned out very well. Better than the factory seams on the ceilings, actually. Overall, I'm happy with them. I'm excited to get the paint on there and can see the light at the end of the tunnel finally.
 
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