My wife gave me a green light on building an addition to our home primarily to house a mancave. We'll also be building an extra bedroom so my boys don't have to share, but mostly it is the mancave.
I am quite excited about the prospect and right now I have a clean slate. I've been pondering what I want to do with it and the space I'll require.
The knowns are:
It will be on the first floor (which for my house is similar to a basement since the living room, master bed and kitchen are all on second story)
I must have a wetbar and a corner for fitness equipment.
I plan to put my kids drumsets, keyboard and guitar in another corner.
I would like very much to have a pool table, but it is not mandatory.
A card table is low on the needs list but would be nice.
I will probably put in a wide TV, BUT NOT FOR HOME THEATER - My living room has a drop down screen for that and is far more comfortable than I expect the mancave to be. The mancave TV will be for X-box and noise while entertaining. I'm not too into sports but my guests probably will be.
I figure I can fit all of that into about 600 sf. not including the new bedroom. I also have seen and heard of some neat ideas regarding themes. Some are a bit over-the-top ; like a few that were actually made to look like caves or one that was made to look like the interior of a spaceship. Others are too typical; like a sports bar, car zone or college fraternity.
I've considered tikibar, western saloon, or railroad station (I have a softspot for model trains) I'm not limited to any of those. I live in Florida and have a Florida style home - metal roof, wood siding, etc. My wife is Canadian - which my college buds (California State University, Chico 1990 - very big party college) find funny given the vast number of times we drank beers and watched Strange Brew together.
I was wondering if anyone here had and advice from when they built mancaves and also if anyone had any suggestions or unique ideas for a theme I may want to entertain.
As I said - right now I have a very blank slate. I won't be able to commit until July. I expect a budget around $80k-$100k. I plan to post the design and construction process so long as there is interest and activity in the thread. I am very open to ideas or suggestions.
Let me know if you want to hear more, and if you have any words/advice/ideas/cave lore/llama jokes to contribute please share.
I am quite excited about the prospect and right now I have a clean slate. I've been pondering what I want to do with it and the space I'll require.
The knowns are:
It will be on the first floor (which for my house is similar to a basement since the living room, master bed and kitchen are all on second story)
I must have a wetbar and a corner for fitness equipment.
I plan to put my kids drumsets, keyboard and guitar in another corner.
I would like very much to have a pool table, but it is not mandatory.
A card table is low on the needs list but would be nice.
I will probably put in a wide TV, BUT NOT FOR HOME THEATER - My living room has a drop down screen for that and is far more comfortable than I expect the mancave to be. The mancave TV will be for X-box and noise while entertaining. I'm not too into sports but my guests probably will be.
I figure I can fit all of that into about 600 sf. not including the new bedroom. I also have seen and heard of some neat ideas regarding themes. Some are a bit over-the-top ; like a few that were actually made to look like caves or one that was made to look like the interior of a spaceship. Others are too typical; like a sports bar, car zone or college fraternity.
I've considered tikibar, western saloon, or railroad station (I have a softspot for model trains) I'm not limited to any of those. I live in Florida and have a Florida style home - metal roof, wood siding, etc. My wife is Canadian - which my college buds (California State University, Chico 1990 - very big party college) find funny given the vast number of times we drank beers and watched Strange Brew together.
I was wondering if anyone here had and advice from when they built mancaves and also if anyone had any suggestions or unique ideas for a theme I may want to entertain.
As I said - right now I have a very blank slate. I won't be able to commit until July. I expect a budget around $80k-$100k. I plan to post the design and construction process so long as there is interest and activity in the thread. I am very open to ideas or suggestions.
Let me know if you want to hear more, and if you have any words/advice/ideas/cave lore/llama jokes to contribute please share.
