Man Cave Cigar Lounge: The Ultimate Guide to Cost, Ventilation, Insulation, Construction and Decor
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- A comprehensive overview of the planning and construction I did for building-out my in-home cigar lounge. I discuss placement of the lounge, sizing the room, structural considerations, power outlets, insulation, ventilation, flooring, wall color and deciding on finishes.
Cost of the project is included toward the end of the video.
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AC Infinity T6:
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I put the same exhaust fan in mine I went with the 10”. I went with the 10” aluminum ducting with no insulation. I put mine upstairs in bonus room so I had to add an electric dampner to mine so I could close it and keep ac/heat from escaping the room when I wasn’t using it. Good content! A lot of people don’t explain enough about ventilation and I watched videos for months trying to figure it all out! Thanks for the detail of the build out! Congrats looks good!
Thanks for watching Derrick.🍻
I wish I'd have gotten a fan with a larger opening, I bet it's a significant gain for exhausting power and better on noise. It sounds like you've got a great setup; the higher up in a house the better for smoke. Enjoy your bonus room. Thanks for commenting, have a good one.
I am getting ready to refinish part of basement for man-cave/cigar lounge. What exhaust fan would you recommend now? @@BeardedMoon
@@johnorlando643 Hey John, I've been happy with the infinity in-line jet style fan. I keep it running on a low setting at all times and set it higher when I'm in there having a cigar. Go for the bigger sizes, if you can, because it will exhaust better at a lower setting and also help with noise. But that style has worked for me with this set up, best of luck and enjoy your room!
Thanks so much! As all have mentioned in the comments, we greatly appreciate your adding these videos, as they are so helpful! @@BeardedMoon
@@johnorlando643 Thanks for saying that John! I'm glad the info is useful in some way.🍻
Very well done! I went through the same process and came to the conclusions you did. The proof is in the pudding, and since it is working, the conclusions are correct. I do have an Infinity 8” inline fan but even at 10,the highest speed, it is 5-10 decibels less than the television or music that is always on. Probably because the fan is up in the attic space. I also added the sound reducer that is an option. It doesn’t lower the volume but does reduce the high frequency wine to a comfortable level. Thanks for a Great explanation of your cigar lounge build.
Thank you WintersWay!
Yeah, my fan is tucked in the ceiling right above where I sit. I should have installed a dampener. It's still not too late, I'll either add it or wait until I have to replace this fan.
Your room build-out video is top notch, outstanding information and footage!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words; means a lot from a fellow cigar room brother!
Just got my 10" ac infinity through roof system done. It pulls a massive amount of air. Very happy. Keeps a negative pressure that pulls fresh air into the rest of the house and doesn't allow any smoke to escape. Through roof with a 1:3 ratio cfm:cubic feet is the only way to go. Also got a 4" infinity fan I'm going to attach to two carbon filters for filtration after im done using the room to kill the smell. Even with the vent smoke particles still clings to stuff and 'off gas'. Carbon filter stack will handle that.
Great setup, enjoy.
This content is golden brother💯 Really good info and great guide to start planning a cigar lounge💯
I'm very happy to hear that Thor; it's exactly why I put the video together.
Thanks watching and for letting me know there was something in there to help you💪🍻
Great setup brother, thanks for the content going over all the beautiful work. Enjoy 🎉
Big thanks man, I appreciate that; wanted to get some of this info out there.
how about a video tour of the lounge
@@leonardpiggie9243 That's a solid idea Leo, I'll probably package a room tour up when I get around to building out a bar for the room. Thanks for watching💪
Bro you answered so many questions that i had for my whisky room. My step is literally just like yours. In the same location of my basement. I went with the 8" duct but need to find a decorative exhaust panel for outside. Great video!
What up whiskywatches?! Thanks for watching and for the dope comment.
Sounds like you have a great room setup.
Agreed it's tough to find a good exhaust cover that closes when the fan isn't running but also looks good.
Enjoy your your lounge!
Looking to build out my upstairs room too. How's the noise with the 8" fan? Mine will be in the attic, so out of the room. Just wondering if the 10" would be a lot better for the noise. I'm already looking into the silencer as well. Might be over thinking lol
Two huge things to keep in mind. First use insulated duct. This will cut down 80% of your noise that you might encounter. Secondly make sure you have some type of makeup air coming in the room. Even if it’s a 1” opening under the door. If not your exhaust won’t be as effective.
As a bonus suggestion use bands to secure the exhaust fan. If you hard mounted to a surface, you may hear the resident sound from the vibration going through the wood or whatever you mounted to.
@@Woboito13 Go with the larger size. It allows you to run the fan at a lower speed and that can keep the noise down.
@@whiskywatches Outstanding advice! I'm going to go in and install bands for the fan so I can get it off the joist. Thanks!
Dope mann ...Been looking for this type of video... Do you think you should of put two or three exhsut fans?
Appreciate that AllAccess; love your channel, great info and you guys do serious work.
I think size and noise are the biggest considerations with both types of fans. For clean air the Rabbit is king. For expelling the smoke it's the exhaust fan doing the work. For a room my size (15x15) one of each is fine, but I could easily move up to two of each type of fan. As long as the noise isn't overwhelming, the more the merrier!😎
This is the perfect video. Making mine and this was so useful.
Very happy to hear that PvtSaunders! Thanks for letting me know.
Best of luck with your build💪
Well done video. I am doing my room now. I will be using alot of what you said for what I do. Thank you.
Thank you bluemag, it's great to hear that some of the information was useful. Good luck with your room!
AC Infinity offers an Inline Duct Silencer attachment for your 6 inch fan. I'm running the 8 Inch with the 8 inch inline duct silencer.
Solid recommendation, thank you.
Did you guys have to add access to the AC Infinity unit in the ceiling? I saw they have a carbon filter that needs cleaning?
@@michaelmaringione9823the idea is to install a roof vent and just take it straight out the ceiling through the attic ducting and out the roof... use a fan and carbon filter in the room as a scrubber..
Why didn’t you build a humidor as well?
Would have been ideal to include one
@@brucebanner3502 What's up Bruce banner?
A walk-in humidor wasn't in the plans for me; for the amount of cigars I keep on hand at one time a thermoelectric wineador works great.
However, I do have unfinished space left behind the room and I wish I would have put in a storage closet or a half bath.
Maybe some other time in the future. Thanks for watching!
You’ll want to add an Ozone machine to get rid of residual smell - works great for your clothes too. I also added a tin ceiling to my room to keep smoke out of anything pores.
Awesome advice MrParadigm. Both of those recommendations would be very appropriate in a cigar room.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@BeardedMoon we'd be best friends in real life:)
@@MrParadigm1981 No doubt about it brother! 🍻
While an ozone generator works very well as you point out there is s significant downside. Ozone will deteriorate some materials such as rubber, plastics, fabrics, paint and metals. This occurs over time and is dependent on many factors but worth watching.
Great video but I wish you had done a voiceover for the videos and pics of the room and it’s construction rather than have them to the side. I wanted to see what you described (so I can copy it!).
Thanks for watching and for the feedback Michael. Just in case it's more in line with what you were looking for, I do have a "construction start to finish" video that shows a little more of the process: ua-cam.com/video/3xZ3zBP3UDE/v-deo.htmlsi=7jWA5EBtVD_1WKib
Good luck with your build, hope it comes out great!
You might have answered this but do you keep your humidor in you room as well?
Hey nwjs, yup I keep the humidor in the lounge💪
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Dude u don’t show the finished room?
Thanks for watching and for the feedback Vinny. I really wanted this video to be an overview of how to get a solid cigar ton squared away, so I focused more on the prices than my room itself. I've still got some projects I'd like to do before I consider the room finished. Once I get a bar in, I'll show more of the room!
how about a video tour
Thanks for watching and commenting Leo🤙
I've got a few projects to complete for the room. Video tour will be a nice way to show that "finished" product.
No video walk through? No pics of the whole? 😢
Thanks for watching and commenting Z!
This request has been pretty regular, so I'm going to update my bourbon storage a little bit and put a video together showing the room.
Have a good one!