I'm having my basement finished and wanted to share. Two bedrooms, family room and most importantly... A 9x29 foot long game room. I'm having extra outlets put in every room as when rooms are not needed as bedrooms then they become game rooms too. .

Anyways on with the pics.

Before things get going.
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And as things start.
Looking through wall that hides furnace.
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Family room.
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Other end of game room.
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More updates to come.

Thanks guys. I can't wait till its done.

The room is actually L shaped so I had them put the door to the furnace room as far over as they could so I don't block it with a pin. In the bottom part of the L shape I can get two more in. So counting those two and measuring the main wall I think I can get a total of 13.

No black paint. I thought about it but also wanted to add extra insulation above gameroom for sound. I'm doing a drop and going with 2x2 tiles with track lights on a dimmer.

No. The duct work will be drywall. The drop will be 3 to 4 inches from floor joists. The main sewer drain that runs the length of the house will be hidden in the wall of the arcade.

I really lucked out on this house. It had rained for three days straight when I came to look at it and you couldn't smell any moisture in the basement. And with the height of the walls I had to get. Plus the heated garage is a nice bonus.

Around 1300 Sq ft. Not big enough but still decent.

That's what I think will happen too. The contractor quoted me $23,500.00. But I'm sure it will be pushed up a little more. The other quote I got was $29,000.00. Guess what one I went with...so far he's doing a great job. Keeping me in the loop with the small changes that have to be made. And giving me options on how he should continue. He wants my SWE1 so I said we "might" be able to work that into the deal. I'm not telling him yes or no till I get the final price when the works all done. If the game keeps him on track and keeps him doing a good job then I'll use it as bait. Lol. It is only star wars and I'm really bored with it anyway. We shall see what happens.

Yeah a TV is going in family room. I'm having them put an outlet and cable hook up hi on the wall. And also add the speaker wire for the surround sound.

Thanks Ryan. You should come down sometime when it's all done. And give pinbot a workout for old times sake.

I'm going with carpet. After playing my games on the cold cement I decided I didn't like cold feet.

I could probably do the work but it would take me a few years of head scratching before it got done.

I'm going with a contractor to get it done hopefully in a month or two.

That's right. That winter sucked. But now if we have another, I'll be all cozy in my finished basement/arcade.

I'm having insulation installed by all the foundation walls.

Thanks. It's exciting to see the progress so far.

Actually 13 is my lucky number. My son was born on the 13th, my last name starts with the letter M (13th letter of the alphabet), shoe size is13, my locker number at work is 13 , and my random license plate number has a 13 on the Jeep I bought that was 13 years old when I bought it. So yeah 13 comes up a lot in my life.Lol. but I'd love to have one extra pin if I can squeeze it in there.

Funny Don C.

Thanks for the tip. The contractor said something about some new padding product that is ment for concrete basements. We'll see when the time comes.

Anyway time for some updates.
Inside family room looking towards the bedrooms.
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Inside the arcade looking at bedrooms.
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For now it's going to be at the far end of the room. But as kids move on to start their lives I'll use one of the rooms to work on the pins. The other room for more games. I'm having extra power ran to the rooms including the family room, just in case the pins take over that space too.

That's awesome. I bet you were happy as a kid in an arcade to find that deal. I'll keep my eyes open and see what I can find. Thanks for the tip.

On a side note. One of the guys working said he had a glass that had some crazy painting on it. Said he was told it went to a pinball. He told me he'd give it to me for a chair I already had in a dump pile ready to go to the dump. Done deal. Lol. So it looks like I'm getting a Al's garage band backglass for wall art.

Another good idea. I could mix an match colors and come up with my own patterns.

Yeah those are cool! I really like them.

Here's the backglass I scored for a chair that I was throwing out anyway.
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New updates.

The door jams for bedrooms.
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The framing to hide the furnace trunk and main beam of the house.
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I'm having french doors go here for the arcade.
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A contractor.

Framing is done.
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Box to hide sewer clean outs. Going to put a heat register vent over this one so if needed I can still get in to it.
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This one I'm having them drywall over. If I add a door to hide this one I know the kids would use it as a trash can. I'd rather cut through the drywall if I ever need to, then have my walls become full of trash.
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I'd say they the two of them working on this kicked some ass for 5 1/2 days of work.

Thanks for the link and idea guys. I just worry that it will be used as a trash can for a teenage boy as its in his room. And even though I'd give him an ass whipping if he did. I think it would be to tempting to just throw things in the wall. Im covering it. If I have to add a door later then I will. Its easy enough for do.

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Wiring, heat ducts, and insulation in. Little by little it's coming along.

Oh and I got the surround sound wiring in myself.