Gun Room is nearing completion...(a preview)

[Vincent]

Very nice. I like all the wood. I love the soft warm glow wood gives. I have part of one "den" that is a converted garage. not as nice as yours but it is a start.

For 12 years of my first marraige I had a whole spare bed room as my gun/project room. It is so nice to have a roomy, clean, well lit place to do your thing.

 

[bulgron]

I have to agree that the wood on the walls is probably a fire hazard. Wall board is a much better choice.

I like the idea of having a lock on the door -- keeps the wife from turning the man cave into a storage closet.

 

[Irwin]

Looks Great, Though it appears you are missing a fridge for drinks.

 

[Cliff47]

What, no indoor test/practice range??

 

[Rembrandt]

Got diverted today, been installing the computer system, been struggling with the wireless keyboard and mouse and routing phone lines.

I'll try to answer all the questions....

- Room is 12'X9', plus it's next to a stair well, that area has been converted into a closet for hunting clothes and gun cases.

- I used wood rather than sheetrock for a specific reason. There is quite a bit of plumbing and electrical along walls and in the floor joists from the kitchen above. If I ever need future access to those areas, a few sheet rock screws and the plywood can be easily removed.

- The Martini is an original, not a copy.

- No picture, but just outside the door is an old Dr Pepper pop machine for the liquid refreshments.

- Paper towel dispenser?....That's a great idea! I'll put it on the list of things to do.

- No ventilation, but there is a window if the Hoppe's gets too strong.

 

[sig228]

Very Nice

Maybe you can sell the idea to "Man Caves." It's certainly something that they haven't tried yet.

As to the plywood fire hazard, I wouldn't change it, it gives the room a lot of character at a cheap price. I would, however, coat it with a clear stain with a fire retardant such as this.

Keep up the good work and show us the final product!!!!

 

[bpk1]

That's a nice setup you have, I think the wood looks fine.

 

[wolfman01]

Wow, great work. It certainly makes my little closet look and feel like - a closet. Maybe I'll have the space to set up something nice like this in my next place. Two thumbs up here!!!

 

[highfive]

Wow that is so nice.... I wish I had the space.....congrats it's awesome

 

[brandyspaw]

Very nice set-up!!!

I also wish I had that much space. At our old house I had an entire large
room dedicated to work on and store guns as well as reload ammo. In our current house all I have is a corner of a storage room that I share with storing
Christmas decorations, food and canning jars.

I hope when we move again I can build another totally dedicated room with
more shelving, drawers and cabinets.

 

[JKimball]

I like the wall mount gun rack idea. Do you remember that scene from "Tremors" where the worm busts into Bert's basement? I'd hang up as many guns as I could, not just the ones being worked on. Or do you already have a separate safe for that?

 

[03Shadowbob]

Nice. But in order for it to be a man-cave, IMHO, you need a mini-fridge and a Mac-tools calendar with scantily clad women.

 

[hso]

- Compressed air lines

What's the compressed air for?

 

[Noxx]

What's the compressed air for?

My guess is, anything he can get away with using it for, air tools are fun.

 

[MD_Willington]

Do the doors on the corner cabinets interfere with each other when you open them?

 

[AJ Dual]

What's the compressed air for?

Very useful in gun cleaning.

It's not a "must" but it's very, very convenient. Blowing dust off of safe queens that haven't seen daylight in years. Cleaning/dusting optics. Getting solvent and gunk out of tight spaces. Cleaning complex mechanisms that are difficult to tear down and re-assemble. Blowing melted/heated cosmoline out of milsurps. Blowing dust off of wood/stock refinishing projects.

Air tools would be a bit of overkill for a gun room, but I could see an air powered die grinder or high-end Dremel-like tool being handy, as well as spray bottles for applying gun finishes for metal or wood.

 

[Madmardig0n]

Looks really good; I like the roll away benches. I assume you're using a safe for firearm storage due to only having part of the basement? Personally I would partition that area off and do some kind of reinforced/vault style setup. Then you don't have to worry about running out of room in the safe

 

[kd7nqb]

I like it, so what kind of rent would I be looking at if I moved in? I promise to help cook and clean. LOL.


Congrats on a job well done.

 

[Rembrandt]

Do the doors on the corner cabinets interfere with each other when you open them?

- Corner cabinet doors don't hit each other, but they are close.

.....I'd hang up as many guns as I could, not just the ones being worked on. Or do you already have a separate safe for that?

- Gun safe is in another room, too many Grandkids running around to leave any in the open.

What's the compressed air for?

- I thought everyone use compressed air....AJ Dual got it right. Cleaning guns with compressed air is a must. Allows you clean complex mechanisms like trigger assemblies and such without disassembly. If I had room there would be a solvent parts washer installed.

Nice. But in order for it to be a man-cave, IMHO, you need a mini-fridge and a Mac-tools calendar with scantily clad women.

- Full blown pop machine is just around the corner for refreshment, No MAC-Tools or their calendars allowed here, only Snap-On at this house.

 

[Houston Tom]

Looks Great I wish I could talk the wife into letting me have a room to turn into a man room,

 

[lepmik]

Terrific looking room, but where's the stripper pole??

Seriously, a nice setup, one to be envied.

 

[Lonestar49]

Oh My God!!

...

I WANT ONE..

Rembrandt, you live up to the name..

WELL DONE, well done


LS


PS.. I added all your pics to my Pic folder for my slide show for down PC screen-time.. Just an inspiration, really

 

[scott5]

More things

Hey Rembrant,
I just thought of another thing/s to put in your man-room.

How about a ten pound ABC fire exstinguisher on the wall chest high outside your man-room door.
And another one waist high on one of those cabnets close to where you are going to be most of the time, then another one on the other side of the room.

You never know when somthing might start going, and it's better to have it and not need than need it and not have it.

I have two in my reloading room, one up high and another one on the floor within two steps if something decides it likes lots of heat.

Just my $0.02 worth.

 

[Crunker1337]

You should add a secret entrance for THR members? Maybe?



Really nice work. It must've been expensive.

 

[Bentley8]

I'll second Scott5's recommendation about the fire extinguisher. I had a small fire break out in my man cave a couple of years ago. A pail of used oily rags got hit with some sparks while I was doing some grinding. No damage done, happened in the middle of a concrete floor and I had a fire extinguisher handy, but it did scare me.