I enjoy all the projects people put in the DIY section so I thought I would share a recent project of mine. I built a 16 × 24 wood frame storage building about 5 years ago with hopes that I could one day convert it into a place to hang out, watch some ball games, and drink a few beer. For the past 5 years I have watched that building fill with all of our junk. Old furniture, tools, Christmas decorations, anything we didn't have a place for was packed in there. A few months ago, after barely being able to open the door from all the junk, I decided to get rid of some things and start on my man cave. It took a while but I finally found a place for everything I wanted to keep, sold a bunch of things, and threw away the rest. I was left with a bare bones, studs showing, empty canvas. I do not have any pictures of the first few weeks of work but it was mainly wiring (for electrical, internet, and sound system), and insulating everything. I needed a place to store some left over junk so my next step was to build,floor, and finish out a loft.
After completing the loft I got to work on siding and wainscot. For the siding I used left over Engelmann Spruce logs from our house build that I cut into 1/2" siding. For the wainscotting I went with rusty tin.
Next came the ceiling.
My next step was to do something about the dirty floor. I sanded, and then stained the concrete floor.
I decided to sheetrock the sitting area where the tv would go, so next up was sheetrock. My first, and last, time ever dealing with sheetrock.
I wanted the tv area to be dark so I went with Bachelor Pad Gray. Of course I had to go ahead and hang the tv too.
After a lot of trim work I started moving some things in, but something was missing. I decided I needed a bar. I made the bar from wooden pallets, old tin, and a couple of cedar slabs. My son helped me finish out the top.
The rest of the work was just moving things in and cleaning up. I still have a few small things left to do but I am pretty happy with how it all turned out considering this is my first attempt at any kind of carpentry work. Here it is now.
After completing the loft I got to work on siding and wainscot. For the siding I used left over Engelmann Spruce logs from our house build that I cut into 1/2" siding. For the wainscotting I went with rusty tin.
Next came the ceiling.
My next step was to do something about the dirty floor. I sanded, and then stained the concrete floor.
I decided to sheetrock the sitting area where the tv would go, so next up was sheetrock. My first, and last, time ever dealing with sheetrock.
I wanted the tv area to be dark so I went with Bachelor Pad Gray. Of course I had to go ahead and hang the tv too.
After a lot of trim work I started moving some things in, but something was missing. I decided I needed a bar. I made the bar from wooden pallets, old tin, and a couple of cedar slabs. My son helped me finish out the top.
The rest of the work was just moving things in and cleaning up. I still have a few small things left to do but I am pretty happy with how it all turned out considering this is my first attempt at any kind of carpentry work. Here it is now.
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