Mancave Advice

[jay35]

I am in the process of starting to finish my basement and would love some advice or websites that helped any of you for ideas etc....

Much appreciated.

[Redneck Rebel]

One resource I've been tapping is this: Easy2DIY.com: Home Improvement Home Repair Help (http://www.easy2diy.com/index.asp)

I'm loving the how-to articles. Gives me a little more confidence to tackle the stuff I've not done before.

[Quads]

What is it that you need help finishing? Drywall? Plumbing? Electrical?

[jay35]

Thanks Redneck.

Quads my bar for example. Not really sure how to build an awesome bar. Looking for plans or ideas.

[Quads]

Several threads on it in the forum if you take a look there.
Several people with picks from start to finish, and others with picks to generate ideas.
barplans.com is one site that I know a few have purchased from and found what they need. With a little creativity, planning and research, you should be able to build whatever you want without having to pay $40 buck for instructions on buying 2X4's and how long to cut them.

[Trann]

What Quads said said.

[kfordham281]

I used http://www.barplan.com and found it to be worth the $20. I had previously never built anything so the plans were a huge help.

You can take a look at start to finish pics of my man cave here: http://perfectmancave.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23362

[jay35]

Looks like this project is on hold. I started tearing down some insulation and found mold. My house is a year old and there is freaking mold. WTF!!! Have a specialist coming Monday.

[Redneck Rebel]

Looks like this project is on hold. I started tearing down some insulation and found mold. My house is a year old and there is freaking mold. WTF!!! Have a specialist coming Monday.

Unfortunately not an uncommon discovery in new homes. I remember about 8 or so years ago an entire neighborhood of newly constructed homes in the Cincinnati area was found to have mold problems. Builders don't take pride in their work anymore. Building a home used to be something that was done by skilled craftsman, now it is done by anyone who can pass a general contracting test and hire a crew for bottom dollar and cut costs at every turn.