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i will post a few pictures next week. the interior is looking great. all the drywall is done, textured and painted. am still going to do some accent stripes. the mancave is drywalled, textured and painted and tile shower is underway. as soon as the shower is done, the floor will get done. i am also doing the finish electrical and such.

i ordered the air lines for the inside. i am using aluminum rapidair piping with quick disconnects and their air manifolds. very cool stuff. great people to work with. will run 6 drops and about 260feet of 1" aluminum tubing. i saw it in a commercial machine shop and they owner loved it. easy to install and change. not a terrible premium over copper either.

pallet racking is picked out for back wall and workbenches. you can make some cool workbenches with pallet racking i found a place to get new that is about the same price as used and i can get exactly the sizes and colors i want.

and for those that know me well, knowing the mancave is a light blue inside is no surprise....ha

tom

Should have said something. I have a 5 gallon bucket of interior light blue paint the builders left me.

Hah, I bet it took closer to a 55 gallon drum to paint the interior....................

Happy Holidays to all. I hope you are close to your families.

a few updated pictures and progress.  

all electrical is done.  i just finished trimming out the zillion outlets and switches and 50a receptacles.  there are over 80 circuits in the shop.  my electrician buddy said i was a little nutty on that but i have lots of control....

the drywall and painting is all done.  

the shower is partially tiled and hopefully will be finished in a week or so.  

i installed 18 can lights in the man cave after experimenting with lots of different wattages and color temps of LED lights.  i like 5000k.  yesterday darlene and i installed all the hvac ceiling vent louver covers.  i put a NEST Protect smoke and CO detector in as well.  

this week the rapidair aluminum airline system will arrive and i will get after installing that.  

darlene and my daughter laura are designing the wall stripeing that will kinda matching the stripes on the newell.  

i also need to finish putting the crushed granite around the shop.  i have over 200 tons of it sitting in piles 

i am working on the network, home theatre and tv cabling now as well.  there will be a tv in front of the toilet (of course), one in the shop and one in the mancave.  along with speakers out in the shop area.  

still have alot to do.  but....the hot tub was installed last week so it is ready and waiting for you all....

and.....sharknado struck in the shop over christmas.  not sure how to get the flying sharks out of there.  

tom

I LOVE IT! We are looking forward to visiting again after it is complete....
BTW , If you are trying to decide on which style window shade to use in the mancave I like the one on the right! ;-)
It has kind of a Midwestern "homey" look to it.....

thanks dean, the cardboard window coverings kinda just fit in. ha

tom

Aluminum foil is way more effective and looks cooler....

Darlene painted the stripes on the mancave. I operated the lift

Stripes match the colors on the newell

Working on the driveway and RV pad this week to get ready for Clarke and Elaine arriving this weekend

Tom

Nice touch!