I havent finished my basement yet and was wondering if anyone has a room dedicated to cigar smoking in their basement? Is there even a way to build a room and not have the smell of smoke in the house? The wife would kill me if I spent all the $$$$$ to build a room and the smell of cigar smoke lingered anywhere else in the house. My father inlaw insists that this cannot be done as he has a friend who tried.
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of course there's a way. I have plans to do the same thing. In my basement i have the floor beams of the first floor exposed where i can see the subflooring of the first floor. I also have well windows in the basement that are about 18" x 30". I'm going to drywall the ceiling and walls and when i tape and mud the seams, the room will be "air tight" meaning that the smoke will have nowhere to go but either out the door or the window. In one of those windows i'm gonig to install a filtered vent. The vent will draw air, or cigar smoke out and the filter will keep it from actually taking the air our and makeing it cold in the winter. The filtered vent will actually be some sort of smoke eater. They can be had for a few hundered bucks. I havent' done real thorough research on them yet, but i know from talking to people they do exist and they dont' cost 1000's of dollars.
I expect my whole project to coast around $2K +/- $500 and i'll have a room about 12 x 15 complete with flat screen TV and recliners and seating for up to 6 people. 4 people would be ideal, but 6 could fit. i've got a full size beer fridge in the basement already, so it will be right outside the smoking room.
Fortunately for me, my wife enjoys smoknig the occassional cigarette, but she hates the way the house smells for a few hours after we smoke one in the basement, so a room design for smoking is ideal for both of us.
I plan to start my in the Spirng sometime.
As for your father-in-law...he'lll never be on your side. He'll swear he smells smoke before you ever build the room.
I expect my whole project to coast around $2K +/- $500 and i'll have a room about 12 x 15 complete with flat screen TV and recliners and seating for up to 6 people. 4 people would be ideal, but 6 could fit. i've got a full size beer fridge in the basement already, so it will be right outside the smoking room.
Fortunately for me, my wife enjoys smoknig the occassional cigarette, but she hates the way the house smells for a few hours after we smoke one in the basement, so a room design for smoking is ideal for both of us.
I plan to start my in the Spirng sometime.
As for your father-in-law...he'lll never be on your side. He'll swear he smells smoke before you ever build the room.
Volusianator
BoM Nov '07 & Jan '09
I still want to build like a 16'x16' shed out back, get electricity, TV, finish it and have that be my Man Cave!
jmatkins
BoM January 08
That is what I am aiming for.
Mybe I'll just do it anyways, cigar smoke smell or not. I was planing on a 18x22 room. Fan vented outside along w/a smoke eater/air purifier machine. Leather couch and chair and of course a beautiful flat screen. This room will also double as my dining room and bedroom :yes:
If you have a room like this let me know how your "Smell" situation is going.
If you have a room like this let me know how your "Smell" situation is going.
Greg
BoM October 2006
Remeber to remove the carpeting, drapes or cloth couches as these all tend to hold odors. Keep it all wood and leather.
For the smoke, I think a well ventillated room (plus well sealed!) should suffice. This might be a hassle, but maybe make it an outside entrance only (obviously, I don't know if you have an outside entrance, so you might have to build one :grin
if you're affraid the smoke might escape through a door into the rest of the house.
For the smoke, I think a well ventillated room (plus well sealed!) should suffice. This might be a hassle, but maybe make it an outside entrance only (obviously, I don't know if you have an outside entrance, so you might have to build one :grin
if you're affraid the smoke might escape through a door into the rest of the house.
Make sure whatever fan you go with exchanges all the air in the room frequently. Also, if you are sealing up the door, you will need to have some air coming into the room from outside or somewhere, so that you don't have a vacuum. If you can, have the exhaust fan in your ceiling, and have the motor in another spot, otherwise it may get loud.
I have two balconies.... but I really only use one. And now with the cold... I don't even use that. http://www.ryandeyer.com/cigarroom/cigar_room_photos.html
That is pretty cool room. It's huge.
I fugure he has a family that will be using that basement as well. a 50" screen and volume control from the room works well as a comprimise.
At the very least a poker table. I'm looking at a room big enough for a large leather couch and chair w/ottaman. TV inside the room, surround sound, dark wood interior. Now if I could only get this done by The Masters.