Creating my Smoking Lounge!

[icantbejon]

So I convinced the wif that she really needed an at home Smoking Lounge and now I'm moving forward with the project. In it...I'll have my kegerator, which flows with my own (generally) tasty beer, my humidor, a dart board and a flat panel tv. Seems like it could be damn near perfect. Figured I'd share the progress with you guys!

The back half of my garage will be the room I'm using, and here is the beginning of the dividing wall:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_13-45-44_910.jpg

The frame completed
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_14-30-26_223.jpg

My buddy Matt giving a helping hand...easily bribed with a few cigars and some beer.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_15-05-42_766.jpg

The outer wall complete
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_15-57-58_676.jpg

[icantbejon]

Getting the insulation in so this can be a 4 season room.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_16-47-16_841.jpg

I'm getting into the action...with my flashy work jeans.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_17-12-23_930.jpg

My neighbor Jake doing his part...more cigars and beers out the window
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_17-32-35_497.jpg

Moving right along
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-18_17-12-43_356.jpg

First layer of mudding done...ran out of time this weekend to get the work done.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-03-19_11-09-14_152.jpg

[irratebass]

Looking good, keep it up and keep us updated.

[CigarSquid]

Looks good. That is awesome. Can't wait to see more.

[BigAsh]

Mac already invited me to come over when his room is done...Nice of you to do this for him Jon...:D

Looking good!!

[STEVE S]

Looking good, keep us posted.

[tengel78]

Looks good so far. I wish I could do something like this.

[kelmac07]

Looking good Ferg. :tu

[mase]

Looks good!

[jluck]

Awesome!

[Mark THS]

Looks good. Doing anything for ventilation or going au natural?

[Ogre]

Looking good brother.

[cjhalbrooks]

I want one

[LigaPrivadaT84]

:tu:tu

[gbum]

looking good,lucky bastid
good luck jon! :)

[Gooner]

Nice! :tu

[icantbejon]

Looks good. Doing anything for ventilation or going au natural?

Gonna put in ventilation on the back wall. Still researching the right option. In my head, getting something as simple as a bathroom fan would work in a room this small. I should be able to just pipe that outside and be fine.

[Dave128]

Awesome idea! No room in the garage, but have been trying to convince my wife to do something similar in the basement.

[Taki]

Good looking start brother :tu Keep us updated!!!

[racerX]

Thanks for sharing.

[Mark THS]

Gonna put in ventilation on the back wall. Still researching the right option. In my head, getting something as simple as a bathroom fan would work in a room this small. I should be able to just pipe that outside and be fine.

if you're in need of any ideas- see what me and my brother did: www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom

The "Process" section has some nice tips on ducting/venting

[irratebass]

if you're in need of any ideas- see what me and my brother did: www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom

The "Process" section has some nice tips on ducting/venting

Amazing room!!!!! I love the step by step, photos and pricing even great job man....Wish I had the means and know how.

[icantbejon]

Got the primer coat painted in the room. Now it's time for the exhaust fans. Any recommendations for quiet, powerful and reasonably priced fans is welcome!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-01_14-37-40_740.jpg

[smitty81]

Got the primer coat painted in the room. Now it's time for the exhaust fans. Any recommendations for quiet, powerful and reasonably priced fans is welcome!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-01_14-37-40_740.jpg

you have a window in that room don't you?

I use a walmart box fan in the window and it works rather well. I can sit about 7' from the window and you can see the smoke float towards the window when its on.

[Blak Smyth]

I was looking into quiet bathroom fans for mine, just a thought.

[kaisersozei]

Got the primer coat painted in the room. Now it's time for the exhaust fans. Any recommendations for quiet, powerful and reasonably priced fans is welcome!


I was thinking about this since you brought it up on Saturday--where do you want to vent the fan? The problem with a lot of kitchen/bath fans is that they have exhaust tubing which needs to be run somewhere. You have two exterior walls (well, technically 3) so I'm not sure a bath exhaust will do the trick. Basically you'll be cutting a hole directly in an exterior wall. Bath fans usually don't have very good damper systems, so you'll be open to the elements year round.

I'm kinda stumped, maybe a craftier BOTL can offer up better advice.

[Blak Smyth]

I was thinking about this since you brought it up on Saturday--where do you want to vent the fan? The problem with a lot of kitchen/bath fans is that they have exhaust tubing which needs to be run somewhere. You have two exterior walls (well, technically 3) so I'm not sure a bath exhaust will do the trick. Basically you'll be cutting a hole directly in an exterior wall. Bath fans usually don't have very good damper systems, so you'll be open to the elements year round.

I'm kinda stumped, maybe a craftier BOTL can offer up better advice.

What about a bathroom exhaust fan with dryer duct and damper?

[smitty81]

If you don't want to go the box fan rout, you can just put an exhaust fan in the wall that has metal shutters that open and close when you turn the fan on and off. There is a cover that you can put on the outside of the house over the shutters in the winter time.

[kaisersozei]

What about a bathroom exhaust fan with dryer duct and damper?

The problem is that I don't think Ferg has any room to run the ducting since he's on exterior walls. Could be wrong.

[Blak Smyth]

The problem is that I don't think Ferg has any room to run the ducting since he's on exterior walls. Could be wrong.

To bad the portable wall mount scrubbers are so pricey.

[lilninjabuddy]

I've been looking at these. What about an exterior-mounted fan?

[trendo]

Gonna put in ventilation on the back wall. Still researching the right option. In my head, getting something as simple as a bathroom fan would work in a room this small. I should be able to just pipe that outside and be fine.

In my oppinon, bathroom fans dont pull the scfm needed. I looked into various ventilation forms for my own room, and ended up making a home made system. I hung a boxed gable fan from the rafters in my attic space, and plumbed it to the room. It pulls something like 1500 cfm, and cost me a total of 100 bucks. And because it is hanging from the rafters, it is virtually silent.:2

[icantbejon]

Thanks for all the input everyone. I came to the same conclusion Troy...I was going to do a bathroom fan but I don't think it will pull enough. I want at least a 1000 cfm fan. I think I found a fan, or type of fan, that will work well.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/fan.jpg

These are wall mounted, from the inside, and have a cover. It's capacity is 1500 cfm and it seems like it will be relatively quiet. I found a few varieties of these and the only thing this is missing is a speed control. I might look for that. If any one is interested in more research on this fan, here it is: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/exhaust-fans/exhaust-and-supply/10-exhaust-fan-shutter-mounted

[icantbejon]

Oh, and I currently have a window fan in as well for a short term fix. I only have the one window though, so I don't want to block it. Also, I am going to temp control this room so I don't want to leave a window open during middle of winter.

[jluck]

I would go with a much higher cfm fan remote mounted as far away from smoking space as possible and run ducting to the room. That would make it easy to have multiple extraction ports for a more consistent air exchange and not dragging all the smoke past one persons head/face going to one common fan. This is how I will do mine.:2

[357]

Check out MarkTHS's brother's cigar room. http://www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom He gives step by step pics and parts lists. He includes switch operated baffles for both the inbound and outbound air ducts AND for the internal HVAC ducts so smoke doesn't backdraft into other parts of the house. He also includes an in-duct heating coil for inbound fresh air that auto heats the air if it's under 70 degrees F.

He did all of it on a pretty reasonable budget.

[SteelCityBoy]

I love seeing stuff like this! Can't wait to see the finished project! Keep us updated! :tu

[Don Fernando]

guess on my next trip to the US, I have to visit VA

[lilninjabuddy]

if you're in need of any ideas- see what me and my brother did: www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom

The "Process" section has some nice tips on ducting/venting

Your room was the inspiration for my garage room! (Which is still a work in progress, and likely will be for some time!)

Amazing job!

[icantbejon]

Check out MarkTHS's brother's cigar room. http://www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom He gives step by step pics and parts lists. He includes switch operated baffles for both the inbound and outbound air ducts AND for the internal HVAC ducts so smoke doesn't backdraft into other parts of the house. He also includes an in-duct heating coil for inbound fresh air that auto heats the air if it's under 70 degrees F.

He did all of it on a pretty reasonable budget.

Yeah, this room is pretty damn sweet but I'm not operating on this kind of budget. A 1500 cfm fan should be more than enough exhaust my 11 x 14 room.

[kaisersozei]

guess on my next trip to the US, I have to visit VA

Why, yes... yes you do.

[Tbagley]

Threads like this can provide great motivation, has me thinking of turning a workout room to smoking den! Workouts can be had out in the garage.

[Blak Smyth]

Threads like this can provide great motivation, has me thinking of turning a workout room to smoking den! Workouts can be had out in the garage.

I like your attitude! :tu

[trendo]

Thanks for all the input everyone. I came to the same conclusion Troy...I was going to do a bathroom fan but I don't think it will pull enough. I want at least a 1000 cfm fan. I think I found a fan, or type of fan, that will work well.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/fan.jpg

These are wall mounted, from the inside, and have a cover. It's capacity is 1500 cfm and it seems like it will be relatively quiet. I found a few varieties of these and the only thing this is missing is a speed control. I might look for that. If any one is interested in more research on this fan, here it is: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/exhaust-fans/exhaust-and-supply/10-exhaust-fan-shutter-mounted

:tu

Looks like that will pull plenty of air. If you can find a way to isolate the fan from its mounting points with rubber, you can probably keep the sound to a minimum. Another way you can control noise is to put a fan dimmer on it, you may not need that thing on high.

Good luck with your room, be sure to let us know how that fan works out for you!

[trendo]

if you're in need of any ideas- see what me and my brother did: www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom

The "Process" section has some nice tips on ducting/venting

I spent a lot of time on that website when trying to design my room. Thanks for taking the time to make all that information available:banger

[Ncpsycho]

I want something like this for my workshop for cigar smoke but its 14'x20' i think i would need something much larger

[icantbejon]

I want something like this for my workshop for cigar smoke but its 14'x20' i think i would need something much larger

They have much larger fans, but my room is small enough for the 10". They have up to 16" fans that pull damn 3000 cfm.

[357]

I spent a lot of time on that website when trying to design my room. Thanks for taking the time to make all that information available:banger

Mark's brother used an adjustable 1200 cfm fan. He said they never turned it above 50%, even with 3 guys smoking in there. I forget the dimensions of his room but it would be a good guide.

The most important thing I've read for reducing noise it putting the fan as far from the room as possible, having it pull the air through the duct and push it outside.

[RichieBklyn]

Wow, what a greeeeeat idea!

[icantbejon]

:tu

Looks like that will pull plenty of air. If you can find a way to isolate the fan from its mounting points with rubber, you can probably keep the sound to a minimum. Another way you can control noise is to put a fan dimmer on it, you may not need that thing on high.

Good luck with your room, be sure to let us know how that fan works out for you!

I plan on getting a dimmer switch as well. I don't imagine I'll need this thing on full blast very often. What kind of rubber at the mounting points? Rubber washers or something else?

[trendo]

I plan on getting a dimmer switch as well. I don't imagine I'll need this thing on full blast very often. What kind of rubber at the mounting points? Rubber washers or something else?

Yeah, like rubber washers/grommets/straps. The more vibration you can keep off of your walls, the quieter it will be. I hung my fan (its ducted so the setup is a bit different from yours) from the rafters with rope, and rubber exhaust hangers, its super quiet.

A dimmer would be awesome, just make sure you use a fan dimmer. A light dimmer would burn up.

Good luck!

If you want some ideas about how to trim the inside, I used a plastic grate which is made for the inside of fluorescent lights. It lets through lots of air, but does a good job of hiding whats behind it.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/trendo50/photo-4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/trendo50/photo-5.jpg

[icantbejon]

Got the door and window framed in:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-06_10-11-49_585.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-06_16-10-43_572.jpg

And then added in a shelf to display all my homebrew bottles:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-08_15-20-15_324.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-08_16-01-12_509.jpg

[icantbejon]

Yeah, like rubber washers/grommets/straps. The more vibration you can keep off of your walls, the quieter it will be. I hung my fan (its ducted so the setup is a bit different from yours) from the rafters with rope, and rubber exhaust hangers, its super quiet.

A dimmer would be awesome, just make sure you use a fan dimmer. A light dimmer would burn up.

Good luck!

If you want some ideas about how to trim the inside, I used a plastic grate which is made for the inside of fluorescent lights. It lets through lots of air, but does a good job of hiding whats behind it.

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/trendo50/photo-4.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/trendo50/photo-5.jpg

Are those heat lamps on the outside of your fan or just lights?

[icantbejon]

Clicking the below image will take you to a video that provides a nice compare/contrast to what the room looked like before the window and door framing, as well as the shelf.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/th_2012-04-05_12-54-39_182.jpg (http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/?action=view&current=2012-04-05_12-54-39_182.mp4)

[CigarSquid]

Looking good.

[trendo]

Are those heat lamps on the outside of your fan or just lights?

Just lights, no need for heat lamps here!

[kaisersozei]

What options are you considering for the floor?

[Hem]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[icantbejon]

What options are you considering for the floor?

I'm going to put in a laminate floor....get something that looks ok but won't absorb too much of the smoke. I was initially just gonna put carpet down, but the more I thought about it I realized I would be replacing carpet in the room on a bi-yearly basis to get rid of the smell.

Once I settle on the flooring choice, as far as color, I will be staining the shelf in the same color.

[kaisersozei]

I'm going to put in a laminate floor....get something that looks ok but won't absorb too much of the smoke. I was initially just gonna put carpet down, but the more I thought about it I realized I would be replacing carpet in the room on a bi-yearly basis to get rid of the smell.

Once I settle on the flooring choice, as far as color, I will be staining the shelf in the same color.

Yea, for temperature stability, you'll want to cover up that slab. There's a big difference in the gym area of my garage (where we installed laminate wood.)

[icantbejon]

Bought the flooring yesterday....gotta let it sit for a few days to "condition" to the room it will be in and then get it installed.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/flooring.jpg

Also kept doing my homework on the ventilation system and realized I was in serious need of a fresh air intake. So at least one more hole to cut in the siding.

[icantbejon]

Progress continues...I got the exhaust vent cut into the wall and installed.

Started cutting the hole out...that proved to be a real pain in the ass!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-26_16-10-46_711.jpg

My first breakthrough to the outside...can't lie, I was nervous as hell cutting this out. Didn't want to ruin my siding.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-27_14-32-53_291.jpg

Cut the entire body of the fan out.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-27_15-19-38_934.jpg

And up she went.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-27_20-19-05_547.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-04-27_15-37-08_672.jpg

Had some wiring issues, mostly because I'm not an electrician...but it's up now and working very well. I am going to box that area up and insulate it some so I don't hear it as much. Gonna pretty up the outside as well. I'll keep posting progress!

[levrac68]

Looks great so far. :tu Hoping to find myself in the same project next year with part of my basement.

[abanytime]

Looking great!

[OLS]

DO BE advised, starlings will find their way in there in a WEEK. So go ahead and cover that with a screen while you are
doing that whole thing and before you go inside for the real fun......ehh, I guess the screen is on the inside, so they
won't have much fun once they nose that flapper open.

[icantbejon]

DO BE advised, starlings will find their way in there in a WEEK. So go ahead and cover that with a screen while you are
doing that whole thing and before you go inside for the real fun......ehh, I guess the screen is on the inside, so they
won't have much fun once they nose that flapper open.

I plan on boxing it in and covering with a grate so it looks nicer. Just haven't gotten there yet.

[stevesmoke]

This is my dream! Keep up the good work

[trendo]

I plan on boxing it in and covering with a grate so it looks nicer. Just haven't gotten there yet.

How loud is it? Would you be able to watch tv with the volume at a normal level?

[icantbejon]

How loud is it? Would you be able to watch tv with the volume at a normal level?

It's a little too loud to watch tv at a normal level, IMO, just barely though. I listen to music without problem. I think as soon as I frame it in, it will no longer be an issue.

[proguy747]

http://www.canfilters.com/images/MAX14.JPG

This is what I have with a return air grill in the ceiling. It is ducted inside the attic and shoots out the side of the house. Super quiet and 1700 cfm

[abanytime]

icantbejon, any recent updates?

[icantbejon]

icantbejon, any recent updates?

Actually yes...finally! Got a lot of work done this weekend while the wife was out of town. Funny coincedence.

Started putting the floor down on Fri
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-17_13-29-36_41.jpg

Things went pretty fast honestly, specially due to several interuptions.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-17_16-17-30_991.jpg

Cutting out around the stair was about the hardest part, and it wasn't challenging.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-18_09-53-17_483.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-19_15-11-45_559.jpg

Cut around the water heater, which I'm going to hide away.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-19_15-11-37_960.jpg

That finished the flooring for now. I'll be heading out to get the corner round soon.

[icantbejon]

Then I started putting up a few decorations....just little stuff.

Cut out the bottom of an old humidor and put it up on the wall to cover the verizon fios box in the garage.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-20_14-39-25_289.jpg

Got this picture at CI Fest this year, it had to go up.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-20_15-52-31_649.jpg

Finally, I got my AC/Heater unit up and running. It's going to move in the long run, but for now it functions.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-05-20_15-32-16_157.jpg

[chaase321]

Looking really good Jon! Congrats on how it is coming along and how easy it was to put the floor down :tu

[Big Bert]

This is awesome, one day I too will have this and then I'll get kicked out of my house lol. Good going man it looks top notch

[icantbejon]

Thanks fellas.

[czerbe]

Great job buddy the pictures rock :banger:banger

[Blak Smyth]

Looks good Jon, I didn't even see any of those pictures at the fest. Perdomo is much better than the Gurkha signs that where floating around. Looks like this is going to be a great space. Keep posting pics, I am enjoying watching the transformation.

[abanytime]

It's looking great!

[OLS]

Everything about rolling cigars on your thighs is great till you pull out the chaveta.

[icantbejon]

Looks good Jon, I didn't even see any of those pictures at the fest. Perdomo is much better than the Gurkha signs that where floating around. Looks like this is going to be a great space. Keep posting pics, I am enjoying watching the transformation.

I got the last of these from the Perdomo booth. You had to buy two of their samplers to get it. Then got Nick to sign it, which was pretty cool.

[cobra03]

Looks awesome Jon. Im coming down to Richmond the second week of July if your around i'd love to stop over and see it in person.

[Hem]

That lounge is going to be awesome! Was the wood hard to put down? We are seriously considering doing it ourselves in our home but I don't have any experience with it. We were shooting for some laminate or composite..the real stuff is EXPENSIVE! lol

[jluck]

sweet!

[HollywoodQue]

That's awesome Jon, gives all of us some inspiration to do the same thing in the near future...:tu:tu

[icantbejon]

Looks awesome Jon. Im coming down to Richmond the second week of July if your around i'd love to stop over and see it in person.

Scott, as far as I'm tracking right now we'll be around in early July. Let me know when you're in town and we can set something up for a visit.

That lounge is going to be awesome! Was the wood hard to put down? We are seriously considering doing it ourselves in our home but I don't have any experience with it. We were shooting for some laminate or composite..the real stuff is EXPENSIVE! lol

I went with the laminate as well, and it wasn't hard to put down in my opinion. It was my first experience laying it and it went smoothly. My only real suggestion is making sure you have a sliding miter saw because a regular miter isn't big enough to cut through the pieces. Other than that, it is really just cutting it to fit and using the spacers. I think we're going to end up using this in more of the house now that I know how. Real wood is super expensive, I agree. My dogs have totally ruined the real wood we have in the house so I'll never use it again.

[BigAsh]

:tu:tu ....lookin' good Jon!

[icantbejon]

Staying to box in my fan. The damn right side pulled in on me while hanging and is not level. Driving me absolutely crazy! I will fix with shims doing drywall, but still annoying.

I lined it with window screen to prevent bugs from getting in as well.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-06_11-05-28_424.jpg

Also put in a dimmer switch for the fan, which reduced the nose considerably.

[Ogre]

Looks like you are making progress. Looking good!!!!

[Big Bert]

Can't wait to see this finished its gonna be legen.... Wait for it..... dary .... Legendary...

[Ciro]

Room looks great! Might have to cut my garage in half and create a smoking lounge.

[czerbe]

Very nice buddy

[icantbejon]

Got my drywall up now....still have to fix the edging but ran out of time today. Pesky kids coming home.....they always detract from construction time.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-06_17-13-14_309.jpg

[roro16]

Looks great man...I'm just up the road from you in Varina..you might have to invite me over sometime!!!

[Blak Smyth]

Got my drywall up now....still have to fix the edging but ran out of time today. Pesky kids coming home.....they always detract from construction time.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-06_17-13-14_309.jpg

Nice, really clean job!

[icantbejon]

Looks great man...I'm just up the road from you in Varina..you might have to invite me over sometime!!!

Anyone is welcome any time dude! Just ask any of the jackasses around here and they'll have my address.

Nice, really clean job!

Thanks man.....I'm with with how it looks.

[icantbejon]

Getting some more stuff done.....nothing big though.

Got the light switch covered up finally. I'm gonna put another electric socket in before pulling out the paint again.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-12_14-38-22_881.jpg


Got some pictures up:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-12_15-31-12_745.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-12_15-31-28_577.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-06-12_15-31-36_701.jpg

[Ogre]

Love that art work!!!!!

[lilcgrsmkr]

I got the last of these from the Perdomo booth. You had to buy two of their samplers to get it. Then got Nick to sign it, which was pretty cool.

your man cave looks kool:) wow! kool..signed by nick perdomo? nice!!
more pics of man cave please? im jealous...my husband doesn't want me smoking in the house..but i got a patio i chill out and smoke:)

[Hem]

Looks like it's coming along nicely! Jealous for sure! :)

[WittyUserName]

Looks great Jon! Thanks for posting pictures.

[icantbejon]

Got a chance to do some more work in the lounge finally.

Started by centering the support brackets on the shelf, they were driving me crazy by off centered:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-05_14-07-45_44.jpg

Then I started staining the shelf. I took the idiotic way for a while, trying to tape off the shelf and carefully stain. This was exceptionally time consuming and stupid of me.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-05_14-46-59_258.jpg

Got frustrated with that and just removed the second half of the shelf and stained it outside....took about 5 min, whereas the first half took me over an hour.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-05_15-44-56_72.jpg

Finished staining
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-06_10-11-27_767.jpg

Then I had to decorate a bit! Put up all the custom labels I've made so far up.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-06_15-03-36_770.jpg

[chaase321]

Looking good brother!

[irratebass]

:tu

[KeithK]

This Is def cool. I'll continue to follow this. Keep up the good work!

[363]

looking great!

[icantbejon]

Decided not to wait for putting on paint after all....wanted that ugly hole in my wall to go away. That being said, I think this turned out to be the best spackle job I've ever done. Working on this room is really teaching me how to better work on things:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-06_15-43-58_562.jpg

I also put up some shelves...I've been trying to use some random junk that I've bought over the years and never put up in the house, for whatever reason. I put this one, and a matching one up across the room:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/2012-07-06_15-49-19_405.jpg

[waffle]

Looks like the two sets of most recent pics are missing... would love to see the progress as the first parts look great!!

[icantbejon]

All the photos that got deleted....sorry, created a photo album on my photobucket and didn't think of the ramifications. Follow the previous posting tag lines and pics will make sense.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-05_14-07-45_44.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-05_14-46-59_258.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-05_15-44-56_72.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-06_10-11-27_767.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-06_15-03-36_770.jpg

[icantbejon]

Cont:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-06_15-43-58_562.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/2012-07-06_15-49-19_405.jpg

[363]

its looking really nice!

[waffle]

Looks awesome, now if I could just find somewhere at my house to convert....

[kaisersozei]

Where's my chair, Holmes?

[icantbejon]

Where's my chair, Holmes?

You actually have to come to the house, and sit in the room, before you qualify for a chair. And to think....so much good beer to drink too.

[kaisersozei]

Sounds like that beats the hell outta standing on your driveway next to Matt's 400,000 BTU "Surface of the Sun" propane burner.

[Mr. Moustache]

Nice work so far

[icantbejon]

Thanks. I haven't had an opportunity to do any work in here recently and it's driving me crazy. I guess I need to stop smoking cigars and making beer during all my free time and do some actual work here.

[IBQTEE1]

Looking good.

[hotreds]

You go, guy! Hope you can join us!

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=57157

[dogface_313]

Looking great!

[icantbejon]

Got some furniture in the room now...and I pretty much live here now. It's still not done...I haven't done the corner round yet or finished with the decorating. My kegerator is now sitting basically where I stood to take this photo so it's not visible. But that certainly adds to my happiness.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll105/icantbejon/The%20Smoking%20Lounge/IMG00644-20120826-1715.jpg

[363]

looks like an awesome spot to chill and have a smoke, thanks for sharing the progression with us!

[lilninjabuddy]

Wow. Call me jealous, that room looks fantastic.

So.. are you gonna leave the room that bright yellow?

[icantbejon]

So.. are you gonna leave the room that bright yellow?

It's not nearly as yellow as this pic makes it seem....bad lighting I guess. I picked the color, so I guess at this point I'm stuck with it.

[irratebass]

Looks great Jon! I'm sure you will have be enjoying/breaking it in.

[Dave128]

Looks like an awesome space. Enjoy!

[hscmit]

looks great

[STEVE S]

Looks great, now it is time to enjoy your cave. :tu

[Ogre]

Looking good brother!!!!

[Zane]

Road trip to Jon's house!

[Big Bert]

Oooo nice I likey!!!

[HollywoodQue]

Great Man Cave brother!!!

[Mentallyrechartd]

This looks great, man! Big congrats on the room. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to adjourn to my uninsulated, no a/c cluttered garage...

[lilninjabuddy]

It's not nearly as yellow as this pic makes it seem....bad lighting I guess. I picked the color, so I guess at this point I'm stuck with it.

Hah. Yeah, I heard that. Once I paint, that room is gonna be that color forever. I hate painting!

[icantbejon]

Hah. Yeah, I heard that. Once I paint, that room is gonna be that color forever. I hate painting!

Agreed....one of my least favorite things to do....ever!

[lilninjabuddy]

Ever.

[Ciro]

Looks amazing!

[lilcgrsmkr]

NICE! of course we are all jealous!! looks great:)

[icantbejon]

Thanks everybody....it's been a great project and I've loved doing it all myself.

[squishy]

Can you come build me one LOL. Great job

[timatraw]

Hey Jon,
How's the ventilation work in the room when you have a couple guys smoking cigars? Im trying to turn my porch into a smoking room and need to figure out how to get the smoke out. Whats the unit in front of the window?
Thanks.
Tim

[icantbejon]

Hey Jon,
How's the ventilation work in the room when you have a couple guys smoking cigars? Im trying to turn my porch into a smoking room and need to figure out how to get the smoke out. Whats the unit in front of the window?
Thanks.
Tim

Ventilation works quite well with 2-3 people smoking...that's the most I've had in there smoking at one time. When I crank it all the way up, it moves a lot of air. The unit in front of the window is my AC/heater unit. Works quite well.

[iaMkcK]

I am still blown away by how inspiring it was reading through this thread. Makes me want to do something similar. Alas, I'm not too much of a handy craftsman. One day.. One day.. :-p

[363]

Ventilation works quite well with 2-3 people smoking...that's the most I've had in there smoking at one time. When I crank it all the way up, it moves a lot of air. The unit in front of the window is my AC/heater unit. Works quite well.

Good to here, I am thinking of getting the unit you linked (which I am assuming is the one your using) How is the sound level with it?

[Sadden]

The lady and i are planning a house right now. Good news. I get a smoking lounge. Bad news its about 5 years away....