Quoted from PoBoyPinball:As my collection kept growing graduated up to about a 18X30 space
That's quite a bigger portable! 
Looks good
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2 weeks later
Quoted from schudel5:Well, here's half of the gameroom.
When is your pinball party?
1 month later
Quoted from j69:It did look like this with 2 pretty rare posters to match the pinball/video game
The 2 Posters, SS pinball and the SSF2X pcb are gone now to be replaced with SF2 champion edition pcb (the one I grew up playing) and IM pinball
j69 Where did you get the multi-color speaker inserts (or lighting) on the IM? Or do you know where the original owner got them from?
3 weeks later
Nice toppers and swap boxes! 
That reminds me that I need to get my swap box wish list together with dimensions that I need for a spring order.
1 week later
2 weeks later
Quoted from Kawydud:Video taken before league night at the house. » YouTube video
Where did you get the IM light up side rails (armor)? Nice collection.
1 week later
Quoted from Pintucky:Does grandma play? My mother played my pins up until 3 months ago when she passed away at age 91. One of the last things she did before she died was buy me a NIB Iron Man VE. It was fun to watch my mother play, because she would get excited and start yelling and occasionally she would let fly some expletives when a ball would drain!
Mike in Kentucky
My 84 year old mother-in-law loves WOZ the best. She is a fairly strict catholic, so she uses swear word substitutes (that most people never hear out of her) to yell back at the witch. I sit there a laugh quietly at her reactions while she plays. AC/DC is the evil pin that she will not touch.
1 week later
Quoted from MustangPaul:I also give a quantity discount on my Leg Light-Ups and I also have a couple of supporting products available now too.
I'll have a quantity order coming sometime this spring ... It's on my list. I already got the beatmaster shooter rod housing compliment mod. I'll need some blacklight carpet in about a year for a 12 x 19 pinball area. I like that look. The lit up playfields on the ceilings are pretty cool too. Great game room! Wish I was closer for the open house.
What other products/mods do you make?
Quoted from MT45:Thermostat was a battle with my wife, newer Sterns are too big and cover it up!
Alien has a low profile thin back box ... just sayin.
Quoted from ramegoom:Googling switch plates, I found that people were using pinball flipper buttons (arcade button switches) to make wall switch covers. So, I got to work on my laser and cut some plastic sheets (multiple layers, colors and thicknesses), then used six arcade buttons, cut down and shortened, and made me a cool looking wall switch plate. Removed the cover and placed this thing right over the switches at the foot of the stairway in my game room. Very cool results.
You should sell them. I'd buy one for my game room. How about the lightup flipper buttons? They would light up when that particular switch is turned on. Yellow flipper lightup for on, maybe blue or blacklight flipper buttons when they turn off ... then the flipper button turns off on a 10 second delay. Or maybe have all the flipper buttons turn on with a motion detector so that they can be seen in the dark.
Sorry ... just thinking while typing. I'm planning some motion detectors in my new game room that I'm designing. LED accent lights will automatically turn on when motion is detected. Maybe some black lights too for my black light carpet area. I have family members that leave lights on all night quite often. It bugs me. Motion detectors for the accent lighting sounds like a solution.
Quoted from Pintucky:I need that badly in my game room. If you don't mind, once you figure out where to buy the motion detector (and anything else you are kind enough to tell me about), I wish you would post it here.
Good luck with that project. I'm EXCITED!!!
Mike in Kentucky
Will do. I have a few motion detectors in mind. One is low voltage (maybe just to trigger a relay) that is also sound activated - typically used in automated lighted conference rooms. No motion, but people talking keep the lights on. In my case, the pinball machine noises will keep the lights on too.
I'll probably start a new "I'm building a game room" thread to document the progress and ask for some advice as I go, as others have done. Mine will take a few years to complete, as it will likely just be a every other weekend work. I'll start the thread with a 3D CAD walk through video of my general new game room layout. I just have to add more pinball machine models in my old 3D CAD layout as I bought more pins ... and might as well plan on adding 1 or 2 more. You know ... planning ahead for pins my wife wants. Ya, that's it.
2 months later
Quoted from snowvictim:I've called this a minibackbox, which I intend to hang on the wall of my gameroom.
Nice ... I'll take 3 or 4 of those. 
2 weeks later
Quoted from tmick73:Here are some pics of our gameroom. This thread has been awesome for inspiration. For any 80's skaters in the crowd, there are signed Hosoi and Cab decks on display
Nice ... and I caught the Golden Tee Fore Play ... 
Quoted from KirboTurbo:2 of my favorite things in 1 room, Pinball & Golf! Things got a little crazy one night with some of my buddies, so i had to make a rules sign.
Nice collection! Where did you get the rules sign made? I want to copy and get it personalized for my game room.
Quoted from PanzerFreak:New addition for the game room, Hyperspin Arcade cabinet! I've been playing before and after work since I got it, haha.
I got one of those last month when we went to the Ohio show ... only about a half hour from where the show was. We like it a lot. The sound is great for the games that have the quality sound. Some of the Pinball Fx games are pretty good (sticking to pinball).
Quoted from pinnyheadhead:Looks cool, but I am not familiar. What is that, what games are on it, how does it work and how much is it?
It's a multicade that has maybe 10,000 games or so. Mame, Video Pinball, Pinball Fx, Various Atari platforms, Various Nintendo Platforms, Sega, Gameboy, Daphne, PopCap games, Golden Tee, and a few other platforms of games. It has a subwoofer for good depth of sound for the more modern games that have good sound. Here is a link for features:
https://vimeo.com/146194654
We like it a lot. We don't need a bunch of arcades ... this satisfies all of that. I think it was $2495.
Quoted from KozMckPinball:Did it fit thru a normal door?
What PanzerFreak said. It has rollers on it that work real well on hard floors. I'm glad I have an Escalera to get it into my basement though. It's big and heavy. Once you get it into position you lower leg levelers so that it wont roll around.
Quoted from jyeakley:I have one as well - Chris is a great guy! He also does themed wraps. I went with Street Fighter V. There is a switch by the controllers that allows me to control my PlayStation 4 from the arcade...thus playing Street Fighter V from the arcade itself (PS4 is in the compartment under the controls).
I also loaded an additional 90 Visual Pinball games on mine (working with Chris to get in next update) - the default games were unimpressive.
Outside of visual pinball, the overall game selection is awesome! Over 9000 games loaded, spanning many different systems.
Oh, YOU got that one. We saw it there and Chris was a lot heart broken that you insisted on that one. It was going to be his own personal one. Great guy.
I'm waiting for the hardware and software updates too. Should be a couple of weeks. He said he re-vamped Visual Pinball. If you were a part of that push - thanks!
Quoted from Who-Dey:How much are those games and why do they have 2 screens?
$2495 for the stock Game Gate one without any customs like what jyeakley has. Customs are extra. Top is just a marquee.
Yes - all of those and all of the classics. Space Invaders has a few versions - Mame and a couple of Atari emulator platforms.
Centipede (can use the track ball), all the Pacman and Mrs. Pacman games, etc.
Quoted from pinnyheadhead:Yeah are some games dead or don't work right? Do they all work right with 2 players?
Seeing the Game Gate made me think of upgrading from my 96-1 Galaga cab??
I've had a couple of issues with a few games on one emulator that he can't replicate and thinks it is a file issue, but all of the other platforms work fine. Chris can tell you how to change what buttons do what and how to change your preferences for resolutions and such. To solve my issues, Chris is supporting this absolutely fantastically. I'm getting a new hardware upgrade in a week or two for better, multiple CPUs and updated hard drive. With that many games, and that many game emulators, some are bound to not work right, but we haven't found one Mame game (out of the hundreds on there) or other popular well-known games that doesn't work right. Chris gives great support, but has not tested every single game. He mentioned that not many give him feedback, so I'm helping with that too. There is a way to remove games from the menu that do not work right too. Give him some feedback to help us all out.
2 weeks later
Quoted from MustangPaul:Hmmmmmm now there's an idea...in a crossed swords pattern.
There's always the doorway moldings ...
3 weeks later
Quoted from Goronic:I don't know about you guys, but I'm thinking I could use a few more pinball machines!
Pull the trigger on that WOZ!
1 month later
Quoted from ThatGuy:I think my room needs to, has to have a Star Wars Pro, don't you think?
Quoted from Tuna_Delight:Your room deserves a SW Premium!
Why wimp out on the big ticket item? Go for the gusto and get the premium for that room. I agree with Tuna_Delight.
2 months later
Quoted from Yelobird:Nice setup Lefman! What slot do you have there? Have a few to keep mama happy myself. Can't have a pinball arcade without a Pinball Slot machine!! I even customized the front with custom cut face plate and inlaid real gold plated pinballs. To much time on my hands.....
Where can one find the digital slot machines like the Michael Jakson one you have? Looking to find/see the prices for a used IM or WOZ digital slot machine. I have the toppers for those. Internet searches come up blank for those kind of slots.
Quoted from Yelobird:Slots are Very much like Pinball. You can buy one arm bandits just like Vegas for $200 all the way up to 15K if you want the cool newest hot theme especially if its still in the casino. Example, a $200 standard old style slot machine no problem. If you want to find the same machine in a Pinball Barcrest link I showed that title is Hot and hard to find and pushes upward of 2k Plus. All depends on your tastes and wallet. lol If you let me know what type game you want I am sure I can point you in the right direction and make sure your looking at a fair deal anyway. Its an odd market like pinball.
I can't post a pic in a pm to you, so wondering if a used WOZ slot that goes under this topper and behind this surround is as much as the WOZ pin, or is it more reasonable? I didn't find one on the forum that you reference. You can pm me with any info or suggestions to not take this thread off topic. I have a similar IM slot topper too.
1 week later
Quoted from Goronic:Turned my garage and unfinished basement into a family fun floor
Not huge, but I like it very much.
In Progress pictures:
And After:
Great looking space for family fun! Plenty of room for that WOZ that you want ... or is it DI now? Awesome Iron Man bust, and I know you have the Weta Smaug head there somewhere too! Very classy and tastefully done.
4 weeks later
Quoted from Goronic:This reminds me I need to update my home insurance info. Sad to see, good luck.
Me too! An extra rider is worth it if that is required ...
2 weeks later
Quoted from Pinzap:What is this strange phrase of which you speak?
This is the phrase we say to our spouses.
Quoted from Kerry_Richard:Hello Pisiders... I really enjoy my game room. Not only for the pins... but the feeling I get when I'm in it. I wanted to share some picts that I have of the colors / flavors / custom signs (neon & wood) and custom clocks I've made or have had made;
I like the WOZ backlit translite frame ... I have already bought material to try to do something similar. Just haven't had time to do it. Did you make that? If so, I'll PM you for details to see if it is like what I plan to do or see if you have a better solution.
Quoted from MustangPaul:A Pinsider makes them too. Anyone know if he still makes them? What's his name again?
If you are talking blimpey with the swapbox, he stopped making them at least for now (from his last post in his thread).
3 weeks later
Did this pop up on anyone else's Facebook page? Just curious ... didn't know where else to post it, but since the description says it's for you to wear while playing pinball in your game room, I thought this would be the place.
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/1551997534831788/?rt=11
1 month later
My "temporary game room" during a long basement remodel project has been "approved" (with some thought steering) to be our "Arcade Room" for a long project ahead. I do have a game room build thread, but it doesn't get updated until I finally get some time do accomplish something - just updated. Anyway ... The current pinball lineup is in the following photos in the completed "Arcade Room" during a party we had after Christmas. Couches will be moved out as we acquire more pins. We did acquire a WOF pin since the party and put that where the F14 pin is. Time to move a couch or temporarily leave the F14 in another part of the basement. The F14 is the least played among family and friends anyway. Minimal progress ... in the spring I "should" have more free time to work on the rest of the basement game room and new bar.
1 month later
Quoted from SDTMinSTL:This may get some eye rolls but...
Seeing all the great rooms that are here, and with my obsessive need for planning our pending basement addition, have any of you ever made a digital mock up of your room with the machines for placement and layout ideas? Say a scale drawing or some sort of interior planning software? Was just curious if anyone had used anything. I am looking for something really simple to use. Autodesk makes a program that is free for personal use homestyler but it looks to be a little too intricate for what I am looking for.
Any ideas?
I used Chief Architect for my plans. The first page in my game room thread has some images and a floor plan.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/game-room-in-hell-a-multi-year-project
It even lets you do a 3D walk through
Note that these are now out-of-date for my game room and I need to update them. I took over another section of my basement for "the arcade" for pinball and that room is now finished. The rest of the basement remodeling starts soon, so I need to adjust my plans and do another virtual walk through before I start.
2 weeks later
You need to add some shoots to that ladder collection, then it's game on. Shoots and Ladders!
Game room is looking good.
1 month later
Quoted from gliebig:Just got my table and chairs for the new room. Waiting for my carpet to be cut.
I got that table, but my wife didn't want a stool shining light up her butt. Go figure.
2 months later
Quoted from bob_e:Bad Idea .... How would you keep your beer cold?
Buy a Trilogy Brewing pin for that location! ???? 
Quoted from Boof-Ed:I got sick of wiping dust off the glass.
It’s easier to do this and take the towels off when I do sit there and admire them, and that happens quite often. I find myself turning them all on and just sitting and admiring the light show with a big smile.
I totally agree, but ... went with a different kind of look.
20180712_194214 (resized).jpg20180712_194227 (resized).jpgQuoted from Micky:Where did you get all the towels from?
They are fleece blankets approximately 50"x60". I found them in internet searches. AC/DC was found at liquidblue.com. Aerosmith is an Aero fan club only thing, but someone was selling theirs on eBay. IM and WOZ were also on eBay (cheapest), but saw them at other online places also. TH - the only place I could find that was on Amazon. To me the key thing is to get them in a "portrait" layout/orientation so that it looks better. I had a different AC/DC blanket that was "landscape", but it didn't look right. I have a few more to find/get. I guess I'm a little odd with this, but some people are starting to use this idea too.
1 week later
Quoted from tamoore:I might be buying a new house, so I might be saying goodbye to my basement arcade... Pretty much all of it. I think I'll be able to keep 8 pins, a jukebox or two, and maybe a video game.
Here are some "reminisce" photos from aboot two years ago.....
Let me know when you have the "Estate Sale" ... I'll head on up with my trailer and help you clean out some of that stuff.
3 weeks later
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Some areas have a higher water table than others - we constantly have water surrounding our foundation so a sump would be a good idea if we started seeing water coming in.
what can you do if there's a power outage and the pump can't pump?
My wife wants me to buy a whole house generator, which is about the price of a pinball machine. She also wants a new pinball machine. Hmmm. Which do I buy? Dah - the pinball machine keeps winning that battle.
Quoted from Pinzap:Nice space!! But hmmm... I can’t help but think that something seems to be missing. Can’t quite put my finger on it though.
They must be upstairs ...
1 month later
Quoted from MustangPaul:I spy my mod on your games. What a great room.
Still waiting for you to start making them again 
2 weeks later
Quoted from BorgDog:Those must be DartStadium™ lights!
It's missing the Orion bulls eye though. Gotta add that too.
I want to get a Bluebird 2 slot one day and if I did, I would set it up for penny plays, and put a bowl of pennies out for people to use. If they win, the jackpot goes back into the bowl. If they play using their own pennies, then they would get to keep their winnings.
Quoted from Lawnboy:I have a BB2 I would put in as a trade towards a pin [quoted image][quoted image]
LOL - No pins that I want to give up yet (haven't sold any yet). We would likely get a WOZ or Alice in Wonderland. Not a rush, but please send me the overall width of the BB2. I acquired/bought 2 different used surround toppers and a double topper for newer model WOZ slots from a Vegas casino that light up and I want to see if a BB2 would fit in the opening for them. If not, I might just put a large digital picture frame in it for pinball related pics from our "pinventures" around the country … maybe some of the short pinball hype videos.
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We had a party in our game room yesterday with family and friends. There is still a lot of remodeling to do, but … the party must go on. Here are some pre-party pics of the "arcade room" and a video link to a quick walk through that includes the other areas. Waiting on a JJPOTC to be delivered in a couple of months … the couch in the arcade room will soon be history.
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Quoted from twoplays25c:Kudos to you, Sir - nicely done!
May I seriously ask how you power all that?
Do you have dedicated separate 40amp lines in each wall, or what?
is there a dedicated master breaker panel(s) or some such so everything keeps-a-runnin'?
Just curious.
Or, are you on the Utility Company Friends & Family Plan?
Has anyone received an email from their power company telling them that they used an excessive amount of power last week? I did. With these smart meters they found what had raised the power load for the neighborhood for a Saturday. I had a Thanksgiving party with 9 pins, 2 subwoofers, 1 jukebox amp, 10 neons, TV with surround sound, and the normal other lights on, and some other stuff. The following Wednesday I got an advisory that the unusual power usage would increase my power bill by about $50 for the month and gave me tips to reduce my power consumption. I couldn't believe that they are watching that closely.
Quoted from MustangPaul:can't a married guy have at least one room to himself.
I told my wife that after we buy the next pin, we are going to have to decide which one to sell. She said, "Let's see what else we can get rid of to make more room to keep adding without selling." She used to hoard boxes of old useless crap "we might use one day" that we still haven't gone through ...
2 months later
Quoted from f3honda4me:We are doing some remodeling in our basement and I am debating trying to put down radiant in floor heating for our gaming area. We have a rather large finished basement, around 1200 sq feet, and here in wisconsin the basement is always cold. In winter it can be significantly colder than the rest of the house above ground level. When the people before us finished the basement, they only put one single vent from the main furnace/AC trunk line by a back wall of the basement. It is nowhere near enough to heat the basement. We had to install an ERV just to deal with an abnormally high CO2 level, but of course that adds to the cold since the incoming air is cold in winter.
But, my concern with the radiant heating is the cost. I'd be doing the area most used by gaming/myself which is around 500sq ft. Electrical "dry" radiant heating install doing the labor myself would probably run $3000 just in materials alone I think? And trying to install a "dry" hydronic radiant heating system I think would also be just as cost prohibitive. I could also consider hiring someone for HVAC to install a couple new vents off of the main heating system and that might be cheap since they would not have to go through any finished areas?
Looking for thoughts on those that have used radiant heating, costs, vs using HVAC etc?
Buy more pins and turn them on ... believe me, that adds heat to the room 
I have zoned heating/cooling/dehumidifying. There are 11 programmable thermostat zones in my house for heating and cooling (3 in the basement), the whole house dehumidifier works with the HVAC system, but can also add a zone of activity for just the basement. If my pinball room gets too hot, I make it a mandatory instant priority zone to keep it cool. It works fantastically and saved 60% on my natural gas bill. The down side is when power goes out for more than 4 hours, I have to re-program it all.
2 weeks later
Quoted from Goronic:Anyway, back to the game room pics
Took these just now - a little cluttered in the 'movie room' ...
Little bit of everything - though an extra pin or two would be nice.
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Ummmmmm … where's that Weta Smaug bust that I'm jealous of?
1 month later
Quoted from brad808:It's essentially a normal touchscreen PC monitor with wires running through the wall under the stairs to a PC and amplifier for the inwall speakers above the pins and a subwoofer below. The PC is running a program called "albumplayer" with a theme that I modified to remove any type of admin and settings features, etc. This way it's fool proof and people can't accidentally screw things up. They can create playlists, search songs, change volume, things like that but all else is hidden and requires me to input key combination from a keyboard to show everything else. It's locked down on "party mode". All music is stored locally on an SSD. I think I have around 60,000 songs on it, bunch of albums, all different genres and I update it with the latest billboard charts because the girls like to dance to club beats. If it's playing and nobody has selected any new songs for a playlist it will auto dj from whatever folders, artists, genres, etc I allow. Easily one of the most used items in my game room and fairly cheap to get setup, just requires a bit of time setting it all up and keeping it updated every few months. Not everyone that comes over is a gamer but everyone loves music and there is something on there for everyone.
I have that software also with a 42" touchscreen monitor that is fantastic and Bluetooth connectivity to our CD jukebox. Still learning things about it and I will have to search for the lockout features you mentioned. I started loading up some of our own concert photos and configured them for the related bands. It's great to see a mix of the internet photos and our own scroll across the screen for the bands. I saw that you can do things with videos also ... more to discover later down the road. I would recommend it also.
Thought I would update pics of our pinball room in our game room basement. Last weekend we had a "Stressing the Dam in Hell Spring Party" with family and friends. Depending on general power usage in our area, we get switched back and forth between the main power grid and the power from the Dam in Hell, MI. Last fall we got switched to the main grid the day after the party and got an email from our power company 4 days later saying that our "smart meter" indicated that we had used an abnormal amount of power the week before. The day before this party we got switched … is Facebook reporting my parties now too? Anyhow … here are some photos.
First I had to wake up the party workers, get them out from under their favorite special blankets, clean them up a bit, then put them to work. I put tags with the year the pin was manufactured and the Pinside ranking. Some people thought this was "old school" until they read the tags and played them for a while. The final stats for the games played by non-pinheads (in case anyone is curious) was as follows:
Wheel of Fortune = 61
AC/DC = 54
JJP Pirates = 53
Iron Man = 50
Dialed In! = 46
Aerosmith = 38
NASCAR = 37
WOZ = 25
Hobbit = 24
F-14 = 21
Total games = 409, roughly 70 games per hour spread over the 10 pins.
Considering that the JJP pins are easier to get multi-balls for mediocre (at best) players and take twice as long to play as the Sterns that I have, they were fairly even on time. Pirates was played all night pretty much.
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Someone several posts up was curious about the Digital Jukebox software. Mine is setup with a 42" HP touchscreen (that I bought off of Craigslist) and a very inexpensive mini Windows 10 PC (from Amazon) that pulls music from a network storage device (NAS) with Raid 4 on it. The mini - PC then plays the music via Bluetooth to my "real" Jukebox. I still have to setup all of my CDs in the jukebox with labels and as an over-ride to the Bluetooth if someone pics some CD music selections instead. i.e. The Bluetooth is setup as "background music".
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Yes, Paul … there are some leg light ups - but 2 pins didn't get them installed in time for the party … next time. 
Quoted from Looking4FirstPin:Sorry for the newb post, but where do you guys get the licensed dust covers for your pins?
Mostly Amazon and EBay - 60" max for length. I get the fleece blankets/throws in most cases. NASCAR was tough, but found a woven one that looks ok. WOF is really tough ... might have to have one made special. Some people get themed towels. I like the fleece as "maybe" less UV light gets into the playfield and side panels. I buy them more to keep the dust off of the glass though as there is only a small glass block window in that room.
1 month later
Quoted from jorge5240:Last thing my neighbors think I am insane!!!!
My daughter thought that about me and my growing game room also … until I showed her some pics in this thread. By the way … you all are a "bad influence" on me according to her. Yet she gives me some of her "Architectural advice" that I think is great. She's "seeing the vision".
8 months later
Latest pics of our game room before a party. Still lots of remodeling work ahead. Pinball room is done redecorating, exterior paneled walls will be drywall, interior paneled walls will be moved to make larger spaces and drywalled. Can't wait … and it's filling up. Years to go … it'll get there eventually.
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Yep, I hope so. If not, maybe GB Prem or LE is next (and put where the multicade is). TBD.
Quoted from heni1977:kingbw I am glad to see you still have F-14!
Yes we do. I haven't sold any pins yet. But F14 will be the first to go once I get 2 more pins. Only about 30 plays in the last 5 years. However, my wife has sentimental feelings for it as it was our first pin nearly 30 years ago. Might have to keep expanding pin real estate in the basement. My niece in-law is claiming first dibs if/when we sell as she grew up playing it at our house since she was about 5 years old, so she has some sentimental attachments to it also. She has a young one and 3 pins herself now in Florida. Her husband likes pinball too. So, it might have a future home.
F14 is a fun pin but all of the muggles that come to our parties like the newer pins better.
7 months later
Quoted from RetroGamerJP:When I finished the basement I bit the bullet and paid $1200 (installed) for a "whole home" dehumidifier unit that work in tandem with my basement HVAC and it was the best investment I could have made. It uses the same vent / returns as the the current system and ties into the existing condensate pump. It comes on automatically to maintain whatever humidity level you set. Never have to empty it and just change the filter on it same schedule as the main unit. Have never had to deal with humid or musty basement, it literally feels like the rest of the house regardless of the weather or seasons.
I did the same thing, but also have a second "zone" for just the basement besides the HVAC system that has ducting to areas in the basement. It helps to circulate the air in the basement as well.
1 week later
Quoted from MrMikeman:Ooohh can I pretend I have kids(that aren't grown up and gone)?
Buy the end of the pandemic, I'm sure you could rent them pretty cheap. You might even be able to get paid to "borrow" some kids for an evening of pinball.
1 year later
Some updated photos from a party last night. Still a lot to finish off in the main part of the basement, but figuring out what works and what doesn't with different layouts. We have a few more walls to knock down and add a bar.
A work in progress...
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Here's a recent tour of my unfinished basement. The amount of stuff is about done. I still need to knock down walls to another room and replace with a nice sports bar kind of thing, and replace all paneling with drywall. Getting closer.
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:Where did you get that cool “pinball rules” poster?
I had about 25 of them printed up by a fellow pinsider that's in the printing business about 3-4 years ago and I sold them behind the scenes at Expo and VFW shows in the parking lot. I may have 1 or 2 left, but I would have to hunt for them - might be a lost cause to find them again at this point. He made one for me that was a little more costly that I could back-light in that frame.
1 year later
Hold my beer. About 20 years ago I installed zone heating and cooling. Every room (13) gets a thermostat with 4 events per day in each individual zone controlled room from one panel. We only need to make the rooms that we occupy comfortable. We typically have a routine with work and when the kids were in school so room schedules were pretty consistent. This saved approximately 60% on our heating/cooling bills. [Bringing this back to game rooms] This is great for when we have parties with 30+ people, 20 pins, lots of other arcade type things, neon lights, etc. In the spring or fall, the downstairs game room areas can get AC and the upstairs can get heat when needed (taking turns from the same HVAC system). I also incorporated a whole house dehumidifier for the zone system to turn on when needed with the HVAC or on it's own just for the basement. This keeps the pins that are in the basement at a balanced humidity and decent temperature ranges. I can also just turn on the HVAC fan on to specific rooms to circulate air when the heating/cooling isn't called for.
20230719_201455 (resized).jpg20230719_201507 (resized).jpgQuoted from mollyspub:Afraid to ask what this costs !?!?!
20 years ago ... it was about $1600 for the controller including the 5 expansion modules and thermostats to make 13 zones and about $100 per motorized duct damper. My total was a little under $4k. I did all of the labor and wiring myself. I did about 2 rooms per day, taking my time while the old system was still active. Dampers are still about the same price, but I don't know current controller costs. It would be less for fewer zones. It paid for itself within 3-4 years with the savings.
(The cost of 2 toppers)
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