Okay guys....I've officially began my much anticipated project.....
Build a detached cigar smoking room at my house.
opeyes:
I've been wanting and daydreaming about it for few years now....I have a little extra $ saved up and some time off of work(7 weeks maternity leave for the newborn coming any day now), so here it goes....
Background: of course I wanted the thing to be as huge as possible, i wasn't even concerned about the backyard loss(especially because my house is 3 houses from a 8 acre park...plenty of room for the {future} kids), BUT I did not want to deal with the city and getting a permit. Mainly because in my city they make it tough...many visits/inspections are required, the permit cost, that long wait times for the appointments/visits/inspections, etc.
SO because of that I decided to do the largest size room allowed without a permit. 120 sq feet. 10'x12'....the size of an average spare bedroom in most modern day houses.
Its only about 60% of the size I originally wanted but I can still have a few leather couches, the mini fridge, the keg-a-rator, the scotch/liqueur shelf, wall-mounted flat screen, and a table.
Anyways, this last weekend I had the concrete poured, anchor bolts and conduit placed....now, the man work starts! Framing, insulation, drywall, siting, roofing, etc...
I'm not a building expert, In high school, about 6-8 years ago, I built 2 of these type of detached rooms with my father. I remember some parts of it ...but not that much. So for help I have my father(an expert builder), a few books on the task at hand, and some of you guys....
That leads me to some of my questions for the "you guys" part....(hopefully we have some construction guys on this forum and/or some guys who have completed this project already.) :help:
1) Ventilation. A HUGE priority. Any realistic suggestions? I was thinking 4(1 near each corner) bathroom type exhaust fans. I did read elsewhere about an external exhaust system....but I'm budgeting a few hundred, not thousands on the Ventilation.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICS ON FOLLOWING PAGES, I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE VENTILATION.
2) A/C. One of the main reasons I'm building it is due to the tons of HOT 95-108 degree days we get here. Im tired of freaking sweating while smoking. I BOUGHT this: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11206378&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1 (in the $250-$500 price range). IT SEEMED TO BE THE BEST ONE FOR MY APPLICATION.
3)Any other tips?
For now thats all I got....I will add more of my comments and questions as they come up.
And if interest exists I'll post pics as it progresses....
Cheers,
Matt
(artofdesign)
Build a detached cigar smoking room at my house.
opeyes: I've been wanting and daydreaming about it for few years now....I have a little extra $ saved up and some time off of work(7 weeks maternity leave for the newborn coming any day now), so here it goes....
Background: of course I wanted the thing to be as huge as possible, i wasn't even concerned about the backyard loss(especially because my house is 3 houses from a 8 acre park...plenty of room for the {future} kids), BUT I did not want to deal with the city and getting a permit. Mainly because in my city they make it tough...many visits/inspections are required, the permit cost, that long wait times for the appointments/visits/inspections, etc.
SO because of that I decided to do the largest size room allowed without a permit. 120 sq feet. 10'x12'....the size of an average spare bedroom in most modern day houses.
Its only about 60% of the size I originally wanted but I can still have a few leather couches, the mini fridge, the keg-a-rator, the scotch/liqueur shelf, wall-mounted flat screen, and a table.
Anyways, this last weekend I had the concrete poured, anchor bolts and conduit placed....now, the man work starts! Framing, insulation, drywall, siting, roofing, etc...
I'm not a building expert, In high school, about 6-8 years ago, I built 2 of these type of detached rooms with my father. I remember some parts of it ...but not that much. So for help I have my father(an expert builder), a few books on the task at hand, and some of you guys....
That leads me to some of my questions for the "you guys" part....(hopefully we have some construction guys on this forum and/or some guys who have completed this project already.) :help:
1) Ventilation. A HUGE priority. Any realistic suggestions? I was thinking 4(1 near each corner) bathroom type exhaust fans. I did read elsewhere about an external exhaust system....but I'm budgeting a few hundred, not thousands on the Ventilation.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICS ON FOLLOWING PAGES, I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE VENTILATION.
2) A/C. One of the main reasons I'm building it is due to the tons of HOT 95-108 degree days we get here. Im tired of freaking sweating while smoking. I BOUGHT this: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11206378&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1 (in the $250-$500 price range). IT SEEMED TO BE THE BEST ONE FOR MY APPLICATION.
3)Any other tips?
For now thats all I got....I will add more of my comments and questions as they come up.
And if interest exists I'll post pics as it progresses....
Cheers,
Matt
(artofdesign)
