Finally building my reloading room! (pic heavy) UPDATE #2

Spawn-Inc

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I bought my first house back in May and after alot of repairs (1930's house, idiot people attempted reno's) I have finally started building my reloading/gun/work room in the basement. The basement is boarder line tall enough (6 foot tall in most places) so i couldn't put in a ceiling. I tore down the existing wall and wood panelling to discovery several issues (Mice, bad plumbing and electrical) that have since been fixed. I didn't insulate the new wall because mice will likely get back in (until i can properly seal the house up) but i did put in vapour barrier.

I put a 2x6 along the wall screwed into the studs and built the rest with 2x4's. The top of the bench is a single layer of 3/4" plywood with ikea 1 1/8" thick counter top screwed and glued to the plywood. The 3 support legs are 2x4's glued and screwed together with two 3/8" lags into the foundation. Not as over built as I originally planned but plenty strong enough for my purposes. Ammo, component and tool storage is to the left with more to come later on. The left side of the bench will be all my presses, the middle i plan to wall mount a monitor for reloading info/entertainment and on the right side will be my casting / powder coating station.

I was able to get a 240 cfm exhaust fan for free from work for the casting section. I attached a 8x8" duct to the fan and plan to have two or three 4" round flexible ducts coming off it to go to the various spots that need exhausting. I will be putting in a filter rack in the main duct then a pre filter for the powder coating station. I wanted a lot of plugs so i didn't have to put in power bars so 18 outlets went in but of course after i boarded, mudded and painted i then thought about putting air lines and central vacuum piping for the bench but it's not the end of the world.

Anyhow enough rambling, here is the progress so far.























































 
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It looks great, very well thought out. A good idea for all the receptacles you installed too. You can never have to many.
 
Thanks y'all, can't wait to get loading again, been almost a year since I've loaded any ammo, thankfully I had lots of loaded ammo on hand.

silverfoxdj said:
Don't forget the water :)
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I thought about adding a wash station for cleaning up and for my stainless steel tumbler (once I build one) but it would have been to much work to get the drain setup. The laundry tub isn't far away so I may add something down the road.

HChammer said:
Nice! Mine is just framed and set up temporarily until I come up with the best layout.. what are the dimensions of your room?
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17.5' x 10-12'
 
Spawn-Inc said:
Thanks y'all, can't wait to get loading again, been almost a year since I've loaded any ammo, thankfully I had lots of loaded ammo on hand.



I thought about adding a wash station for cleaning up and for my stainless steel tumbler (once I build one) but it would have been to much work to get the drain setup. The laundry tub isn't far away so I may add something down the road.



17.5' x 10-12'
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That will work..congrats
 
How much space is between the basement wall and the frame wall? It could just be the photos, but it looks like almost a 2 foot gap -- almost as if you were deliberately building a secret passageway :)

What is the gap and why did you go with that? Just wondering.
 
coreyd said:
It looks good. Much bigger than mine. You said:



yet you built your walls on top of the wood flooring?
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MDF said:
How much space is between the basement wall and the frame wall? It could just be the photos, but it looks like almost a 2 foot gap -- almost as if you were deliberately building a secret passageway :)

What is the gap and why did you go with that? Just wondering.
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I put the wall in the same place it was before. I wasn't able to move the wall closer to the cement wall becuase at the base/foundation it sticks out 8" for some reason. Also the flooring came with the house so I wouldn't be able to move the walls without redoing the floor. It would have been nice to have it a bit wider but meh.
 
You did a great deal of work and it looks great. It's always a challenge to adapt a very old home to something acceptable to today's standards and expectations without some compromises. Enjoy!
 
Spawn-Inc said:
I put the wall in the same place it was before. I wasn't able to move the wall closer to the cement wall becuase at the base/foundation it sticks out 8" for some reason. Also the flooring came with the house so I wouldn't be able to move the walls without redoing the floor. It would have been nice to have it a bit wider but meh.
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Thanks for the note. The photos make the space look bigger than it is. I am guessing that base/foundation thing is due to someone lowering the basement floor at some point.

Whole thing looks good, by the way!
 
MDF said:
Thanks for the note. The photos make the space look bigger than it is. I am guessing that base/foundation thing is due to someone lowering the basement floor at some point.

Whole thing looks good, by the way!
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If it was just the drywall up you might be able to sneak behind but with the studs there I'm sure not fitting behind there. I discovered the bathroom addition was built over an old basement entrance which you can see in the pictures somewhat. no gold, cash, diamonds or guns though :( i contemplated hiding one of my gun safes in there but i suspect it would be moisture city, plus it would split up the bench.

sharp shooter said:
Not big enough. Just kidding. Looks great!
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That's what she said..
 
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