# The Man Cave ' my office ' **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873 "2009-12-04T09:21:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/1 "2009-12-04T09:21:21Z")
So… since i have my daughter on the way… i decided to make a office in the basement and start getting the nursery done where my computers used to be upstairs… this was all built in 1 week. The man Cave… start to finish. 1 week project. thanks to: Dan,Snakebite and Pat ’ pat smoked cigs and held up some drywall with his gut 😃 #1 there was a old bench in my way and some fucked up wiring and lighting. ![http://i50.tinypic.com/v2zh8x.jpg](http://i50.tinypic.com/v2zh8x.jpg) #2 had to do some foundation/wall repair ![http://i47.tinypic.com/2ywj19e.jpg](http://i47.tinypic.com/2ywj19e.jpg) #3 all fixed including block windows ![http://i50.tinypic.com/20zcsw5.jpg](http://i50.tinypic.com/20zcsw5.jpg) #4 drink beer and put up walls ![http://i48.tinypic.com/2nqyzvc.jpg](http://i48.tinypic.com/2nqyzvc.jpg) #5 wiring for outlets ![http://i46.tinypic.com/24ffnev.jpg](http://i46.tinypic.com/24ffnev.jpg) #6 pick out some pimp recessed lighting ![http://i50.tinypic.com/b6olxu.jpg](http://i50.tinypic.com/b6olxu.jpg) #7 wire some more ![http://i49.tinypic.com/2ilyphi.jpg](http://i49.tinypic.com/2ilyphi.jpg) #8 drywall ![http://i46.tinypic.com/24y63c0.jpg](http://i46.tinypic.com/24y63c0.jpg) #9 door ’ no its not crooked, just fucked up angle i snapped pic on ![http://i48.tinypic.com/10e3aeu.jpg](http://i48.tinypic.com/10e3aeu.jpg) ![http://i49.tinypic.com/25hn6td.jpg](http://i49.tinypic.com/25hn6td.jpg) #10 8 foot black marble style desk ![http://i47.tinypic.com/2eznr0i.jpg](http://i47.tinypic.com/2eznr0i.jpg) #11 32" plasma, carpet, outlet covers etc ![http://i47.tinypic.com/ideq6g.jpg](http://i47.tinypic.com/ideq6g.jpg) Pics make room look small but its not small like the pics make it out to be. Ill update thread when i wall mount the other 32" plasma and 4 more 22" monitors and get the air brushing done on back wall 😉 ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/2 "2009-12-04T09:41:11Z")
Nice work, so I take it you’re back in Buffalo? ---
**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/3 "2009-12-04T09:44:32Z")
NICE! ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/4 "2009-12-04T09:48:13Z")
Nice. You should put an outlet behind the wall mount so you don’t have the power cord hanging down. ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/5 "2009-12-04T10:07:11Z")
> [@camarojoe](#): > > Nice. > > You should put an outlet behind the wall mount so you don’t have the power cord hanging down. funny ya said that, im just about done doing it. already did it with cable line. just gotta go get a bit more wire. putting up another box where other 32" is going also. i love the clean look. ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/6 "2009-12-04T10:08:00Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > Nice work, so I take it you’re back in Buffalo? yup yup i do hate ny thow. :biglol: ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/7 "2009-12-04T10:10:14Z")
looks nice! ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/8 "2009-12-04T10:13:09Z")
> [@camarojoe](#): > > Nice. > > You should put an outlet behind the wall mount so you don’t have the power cord hanging down. :word: Hide those wires. Looks cool. I want to see some more pics because those definitely make the room look tiny. ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/9 "2009-12-04T10:14:20Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > :word: Hide those wires. > > Looks cool. I want to see some more pics because those definitely make the room look tiny. yeah the pics do. took them with my bb storm. i mean the desk is. 8 feet long and looks small. lol ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/10 "2009-12-04T10:26:52Z")
Needs some baseboard edging to hide the drywall/carpet gapping. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/11 "2009-12-04T10:36:19Z")
Looks like a cool get away. ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/12 "2009-12-04T10:36:48Z")
> [@choko](#): > > yeah the pics do. took them with my bb storm. i mean the desk is. 8 feet long and looks small. lol well theres the problem right there, if you had a iphone the pics would look bigger hahaha ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/13 "2009-12-04T10:39:46Z")
Needs more stripper pole ---
**Author:** ![Joehip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Joehip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joehip)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/14 "2009-12-04T11:23:05Z")
Did you do the glass block yourself? I want to install some in my basement, but have no clue how to go about doing it. ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/15 "2009-12-04T11:26:14Z")
Nice work :tup: And off topic…did you paint the back bumper of your vette black? Is it 2 tone now? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/16 "2009-12-04T11:29:08Z")
Not a fan of how you ran the wires for the lighting. You should have drilled through the floor supports instead of mashing them between the sheetrock and the supports. Definitely would have put an outlet behind the tv too. I’m sure you’ll get some base molding in soon too. Aside from those qualms, I think finished basements rock. Instant equity 🙂 edit: I think I have the same lights up in my kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/17 "2009-12-04T11:31:48Z")
Put a co detector down there if you have a furnace or water heater in that basement. ---
**Author:** ![NeOn9787](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neon9787/32/7466_2.png) [@NeOn9787](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NeOn9787)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/18 "2009-12-04T13:20:53Z")
damn and i thought my man cave was sweet lol ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/19 "2009-12-04T13:54:53Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > Not a fan of how you ran the wires for the lighting. You should have drilled through the floor supports instead of mashing them between the sheetrock and the supports. Definitely would have put an outlet behind the tv too. I’m sure you’ll get some base molding in soon too. > > Aside from those qualms, I think finished basements rock. Instant equity 🙂 > > edit: I think I have the same lights up in my kitchen. i did drill through the floor beams… the yellow wire is the wire i ran. the white wire is another wire that was there. i also ran that threw holes in the beams 😉 base molding i just got, gotta do. remember. start to finish in 1 week for all this takes a normal person alot longer. so now its just the finishing touches./ ---
**Author:** ![choko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choko/32/7240_2.png) [@choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/choko)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873/20 "2009-12-04T13:55:32Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > Put a co detector down there if you have a furnace or water heater in that basement. 2 furnaces… thats on my list to do tomm. also. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-man-cave-my-office/76873.md?page=2)