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blueeyedogre

blueeyedogre

Lifer
Oct 17, 2013
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Who has one? Who wants one? I know for me there is no choice. Between my pipe cleaning, gun cleaning, rifle restorations I'm doing, and pipe restorations I want to start, a dedicated "me space" is needed. Next year is house shopping and I have already decided that if there isn't enough room in the garage for a man cave then I'm going to build a "man shed". I was looking on the net for ideas and I must say that there are a few!! Also it has occurred to me that heating a smaller shed in the winter would be cheaper and easier then heating a whole garage. A shed about 10x8 I think would be lots of room for my projects and room for me and a few friends to enjoy a pipe. Thoughts?

 
voorhees

voorhees

Lifer
May 30, 2012
3,834
939
Gonadistan
This has been discussed before, but I will post a picture of my den(actually the spare bedroom). Houses all of MY stuff. Has changed a bit, but you get the idea.

Every man needs space for himself. I usually go here when my wife is watching something I don't want or she is in bed.


 
nscoyote

nscoyote

Might Stick Around
Oct 19, 2013
54
0
I dont have a mancave so to speak, my shop has wifi, a woodstove, light, stereo, bbq and comfy seating. but i spend most of my time in there working on bikes.

 
zack24

zack24

Lifer
May 11, 2013
1,726
2
Assuming that we manage to complete the house purchase on a shortsale, I'll be in man-cave mode in December. Starts with red and white diamond plate flooring in a 450' garage, a false wall at the back for storage and hiding the 7.5hp compressor. Butcher block countertops on all the workbenches for my pipemaking. A leather couch and chair with big screen tv, and a beer refrigerator with some tasty brews...

 
brdavidson

brdavidson

Lifer
Dec 30, 2012
2,017
5
I have a 10x8 shed that works fine for me, might be a touch small for a few guys to come over though. I can get 2 of us in there with all my other gear and that's about it. I think a 10x10 would be ideal if you have the room.

 
yazamitaz

yazamitaz

Lifer
Mar 1, 2013
1,757
1
Coming along nice Pylorns, although you look like you brought a LOT of sanding work to yourself with the many cuts in the sheetrock. Is that because you were working and hanging alone?

 
pylorns

pylorns

Lifer
Aug 20, 2013
2,116
353
Austin, Texas
www.thepipetool.com
@yazamitaz pretty much either myself or my father in law who helped with the sheetrock/floating. The 10x12 room is a bit awkward because it didn't have evenly spaced studs and there is a LOT of power in there so in a lot of cases it was easier for us in some cases to do smaller sheets.

 
flyguy

flyguy

Lifer
Nov 20, 2012
1,018
4
Here's my Man Cave:
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ghost

ghost

Lifer
May 17, 2012
2,001
4
I've posted pics before of my basement rec room/cave, but this summer I repainted it and did a few other things. I'll post pics again eventually, as it's not really done yet.
However, the big job I did was to pull out all the carpeting and replace it with resilient vinyl tile. It's really made a huge difference in terms of lingering pipe smells down there. It doesn't get rid of it of course, but it's a great improvement.

 
phred

phred

Lifer
Dec 11, 2012
1,754
4
Given Colorado's highly variable weather (and temperatures), I'm thinking that a "Man-Shed" would be an ideal solution when we move into our next house - the current one has a postage stamp sized back yard and a very picky HOA... I grew up in a 10x10 bedroom, so I suspect that would be about the right size for a den. We're planning to look for a 2-car garage for storage and shop space.

 
mikeklumpp

mikeklumpp

Might Stick Around
Jul 18, 2013
98
0
hong kong
hong kong has the highest rent in the world - i would love a man cave but here i am happy to have a corner by the window where i smoke - in texas i had a 10x8 shed - only problem was if i hd company - work space + lounge space + the rest of my crap - did not leave room for more tha one visitor

 
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