New Man Cave-Complete with 2 days to spare.

Well, I finally gave into the fact that it is freaking cold here in Massachusetts, and decided to move indoors, so to speak. I am having a 12' x 18' building built that will be my own personal escape from reality. Hopefully the shell will be up in 5 weeks or so, and ready for my finish work.

So far I have the general concept of bar, leather furniture, tv, etc down, but I would like suggestions on ventilation so that my wife and kids may visit me from time to time.

Has anyone out there done this that may know the most effective way to keep the cigar smoke from infiltrating everything?

Is rigid foam insulation better than fiberglass for this purpose?

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edelrionyc

It's all about ventilation. I smoke in my apartment all the time and there is not one trace of smoke smell in it. What I do it open a window on one side of the apartment then open another window on the other side of the apartment. The one window allows fresh air to come in while the other window becomes the exhaust. Works great. So in your case if you go with bathroom vents etc. make sure that they are opposite side from each other and that one is sucking in fresh air while the other is blowing it out.

ENFIDL

very cool man!

rzaman

Very nice...Congrats Paul!

Gaetano7890

Nice man very nice. My wife says when we remodel are house I can turn one room into a smoking room. I'm very jealous though until then I will have to go outside which I still do enjoy. It's 25tonight with 15 mph winds man I wish I had a indoor area. Enjoy man now all you need is a stinky ashtray or two and you will be all set somebody send me his addy so I can send him one.

twistedstem

i didnt notice was there a mail box on there??

pross

Had 6 of us int there Friday night, and I can tell you ventilation will be a hurdle. I was using a window fan to exhaust, which helped, but was not enough to keep a non smoking friend happy.

Wiring starts next week.

Rain

Pross, can I threadjack and put some pics of MY new man cave up?

pross

Jack away. Love to see it.

Rain

pross:
Jack away. Love to see it.

Hahaha, so you can laugh

I'll take a few. My "man cave" is really just me clearing out a section of the garage to use for whatever the **** I want.

Rain

The blue chair is kind of the boundry. Everything behind it, my wife has to go through and decide what she wants to keep before I throw it away.

pross

Drywall, leather couch, power..you are way ahead of me.. I have 100 foot extension cord and cable running across my lawn. My wife thinks I am frickin nuts...

Rain

That couch cost me...because I had to buy a new one for the living room! Pross, PM me your addy. I have something for your man cave.

rzaman

Very nice set up. Thanks for sharing Randy.

Rain:
The blue chair is kind of the boundry. Everything behind it, my wife has to go through and decide what she wants to keep before I throw it away.

Bigshizza

Hey Randy, have you ever been enjoying yourself in there and all of a sudden the garage door opens? Btw isn't it nice enough there to be outside most of the time?

Rain

Haha, no on the door, I have it open most of the time. I could be outside most of the time, but I need the man cave to mix two of my hobbies...gars and pc games.

Bigshizza

Rain:
Haha, no on the door, I have it open most of the time. I could be outside most of the time, but I need the man cave to mix two of my hobbies...gars and pc games.

Fo sho!!

reggie713

Bigshizza:
Hey Randy, have you ever been enjoying yourself in there and all of a sudden the garage door opens? Btw isn't it nice enough there to be outside most of the time?

that would be hilarious!

0patience

Bigshizza:
Hey Randy, have you ever been enjoying yourself in there and all of a sudden the garage door opens? Btw isn't it nice enough there to be outside most of the time?

Define "enjoying yourself". ROFL!
I'm sorry, but you know someone was thinking it.

ehehat

I'm wanting to do something similar in my garage. Smoking lounge and game room. What can I do to safely and relatively cheaply heat/cool it?

Rain

For a garage, I guess it depends on hot hot/cold it gets. In CA you might be able to get by with a nice fan. I guess if not, you'd need to look at a window AC/Heating unit. To be honest, though, those are just guesses.

jadelt

0patience:
Bigshizza:
Hey Randy, have you ever been enjoying yourself in there and all of a sudden the garage door opens? Btw isn't it nice enough there to be outside most of the time?
Define "enjoying yourself". ROFL!
I'm sorry, but you know someone was thinking it.

Sick people we are..... I had the same thought !

Hey Randy, nice cave..... perfect with the desk and PC. Hope to see it one of these days !

Shaun.Harrison87

I am hoping to do the same thing when the wife and I get a house this fall!

KingoftheCove

I'm jealous.....
I tried "converting" one of my backyard sheds using two windows, one for intake, and one for exhaust using fan, etc.......failed miserably..........I probably could have done a better job of it.....but after waiting 3 weeks for the smell to finally get out of my shed (multiple ozium treatents, door left open, etc.) I decided to give up.

Based on my failure, and few things I've read, you'll want a REALLY good ceiling exhaust fan first.
Then, the interior of the cave should have no carpeting, rugs, traditional couches, etc.
Leather and wood only for flooring, walls, furniture, and such. You want nothing that can absorb odors.
Finally, the pot-belly stove or similar is a great idea too!

Rain

jadelt:
0patience:
Bigshizza:
Hey Randy, have you ever been enjoying yourself in there and all of a sudden the garage door opens? Btw isn't it nice enough there to be outside most of the time?
Define "enjoying yourself". ROFL!
I'm sorry, but you know someone was thinking it.
Sick people we are..... I had the same thought !

Hey Randy, nice cave..... perfect with the desk and PC. Hope to see it one of these days !

All of my BOTLs, even Seagarlover, have a lifetime invitation to stop by!

Rain

Complete with man cave dog.

pross

Making some progress on man cave. Basic wiring done. Ventilation installed. I opted for a Panasonic Whisperline inline fan, with two pickups. The fan is rated for 340 cfm and is supposed to be very quiet at 1.7 sones.

Since the room is just over 200 square feet, with 8 foot ceilings, this should replace the air in the room just about 12 times per hour. This should be adequate, and I can supplement with a window fan if the need arises.

Rain

Nice progress! Herf at Pross' house.

pross

Been working hard on man town lately. Getting close. Building is wired, insulated, and dry walled.

The lower chair rail will be 1 x 8 tongue and grove pine, as well as the ceiling. Wood being delivered tomorrow.

shooting for a 90% completion for Super Bowl.

pross

And I finally found nice propane stove for heat!

beautiful condition off Craigslist. Just had to reseat thermocouple to get it working. Seller didn't think it worked. Took me 5 minutes to get working.

Glock1975

Looking good pross, what kind of flooring u going with?