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pjvader
10-14-09, 05:29 PM
please feel free to ask any questions
built at the bottom of the garden! 26ft x 22ft +7ft porch

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from the back
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from the front
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before the invasion
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after the invasion
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laying the foundations etc
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before the walls and ceiling and insulation
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adding the cabling (electrician said there was more cabling in here than a modern house!)
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my attempts at keeping it neat!
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the panasonic ae-3000
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shoes off! slippers on! (the porch area)
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119" screen, ae-3000, onkyo 876, mission E5 series 7.1 speakers, sky-HD, sony blu s-350+ps3,toshiba hd-dvd ep35, hauppauge hd-pvr, htpc

bhuttman
10-14-09, 08:18 PM
I like the (IKEA) coffee tables there. And you provide slippers to your guests? That's some great hospitality - but do the floors really get cold?

Nice stuff.

antwon412
10-14-09, 08:46 PM
nice

why the roll up screen? is there a plasma behind it?

BIGmouthinDC
10-15-09, 08:04 AM
Thanks for sharing it looks great

Tell us more about,
dimensions, it looks pretty big?
Soundproofing considerations (complaining neighbors?)
How you heat/cool it
How about a picture of the finished building?, I'm curious about that multi level design and what you did with that lowered bit in the front.
Also I see you are in the UK so I'd be curious what you had to do to satisfy the local government, did you have to get permits and have it inspected etc?

pjvader
10-15-09, 11:47 AM
I like the (IKEA) coffee tables there. And you provide slippers to your guests? That's some great hospitality - but do the floors really get cold?

Nice stuff.

no, no cold feet just gonna try and make the carpet last a bit longer ;)

pjvader
10-15-09, 11:50 AM
nice

why the roll up screen? is there a plasma behind it?

i was doing it on a budget and could get that screen for £110 (119") so i went for it and can change it at a later date if needed it also hides the connectors for the 2 "height" speakers for future use:)

pjvader
10-15-09, 11:52 AM
Are those dvd on the shelves? How many!

yes the 1st and 2nd racks topfew shelves are blu+HD the rest are dvd's i have no idea how many ill count them and and add some new pics soon (nearly full now) i used to own a dvd store so i picked up a few through the years

pjvader
10-15-09, 12:00 PM
Thanks for sharing it looks great

Tell us more about,
dimensions, it looks pretty big?
Soundproofing considerations (complaining neighbors?)
How you heat/cool it
How about a picture of the finished building?, I'm curious about that multi level design and what you did with that lowered bit in the front.
Also I see you are in the UK so I'd be curious what you had to do to satisfy the local government, did you have to get permits and have it inspected etc?

dimensions are 26ftx22ft with a 7ft porch

its soundproofed by wood/membrane/polystyrene/membrane/wood
I looked into pro sound proofing and it would have cost nearly as much as the building itself:eek: as it is now all you can hear is the occasional low rumble if you stand on the decking any further away than that and its all gone

its heated and cooled by a 12000btu air conditioning unit (only £99 from wickes!) and it does its job very well:)

outside pics in a bit!
we had the local planners check it all out and it was all ok so we didnt need to compromise on anything, which was nice!

Dradius
10-15-09, 02:58 PM
Looks great man! Did you have someone build the building for you or DIY?

pjvader
10-15-09, 11:01 PM
Looks great man! Did you have someone build the building for you or DIY?

i designed it then had a company called garden pleasure build it then i did the interiors when they came back they couldnt believe it was the same shed that they built:eek: