Custom Finished Basement Walkthrough 2018

This is a follow up video to my basement Bar Build. I have roughly 15k in the entire basement from wiring and drywall to projector and surround sound. All work was done by myself except the granite install and finishing the drywall and I’ve never done something like this before. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Air Stone
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[@kentuckyjustice1408]

You've created a nice basement area. Anyone would be proud to invite guests over, to be entertained there. Good job.

[@estebanlozano9362]

Wish I had a basement just like yours I would do the exact same thing man cave. Your work came out awesome.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks for the comment.

[@rlstivers1]

Really well done! The LED lights are the icing on the cake. We’re about to move into a new house with a finished out basement with no corner bar. It’s plumbed and ready to go so looking for inspiration. Great build!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. Hope yours turns out well.

[@ldiaz]

Wowww. That is a beautifully done basement. I’m gonna start on mine in about 3 weeks and I’m definitely doing that floor.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. The floor turned out awesome and has been really durable (with pool balls coming off the table) but was a lot of hard work doing it by myself.

[@ldiaz]

eislek3652 Hey what’s the name/color of that floor and you got it at Home Depot right? Thanks man

[@savemoneydiy87]

Montagna Rustic Bay
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[@paulwatford9443]

Late to the party but dude- this is so darn clean! The detail is exceptional! Your work is EXCELLENT!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it

[@ryanblake1870]

This is incredible! I’m actually about to get my basement finished.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. If you have any questions let me know.

[@CreativelyWarped]

Nice setup! I'm looking to do something similar to this. Love the lights at the bar. Everything is done neat and tidy. Like it a lot.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. It was a lot of work but it’s been worth it. We enjoy it down there

[@bigdaddydellnunya5830]

I am blown away it's a grand slam I've been wanting to build a fully functional bar in my basement and you have giving me some awesome ideas thanks

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. It was well worth the effort. We use it a lot.

[@bigdaddydellnunya5830]

@@savemoneydiy87 As you should😂😂 I love the idea for the pipe

[@HelixAgony]

Gorgeous - I hope in 3 years you’ve added decor and personality to the walls

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. And yeh it has more things on the walls. I literally shot this video as soon as I was finished.

[@raphaelrivera6063]

That is absolutely beautiful, may it bring you many years of joy and great memories.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate. So far we’ve made some pretty good memories down there.

[@treysilver9063]

OMG your basement is BEAUTIFUL! I luv how functional and comfy it looks. GREAT JOB!!!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man I appreciate it.

[@maydog06]

I like the floor, and i looove the bar. The stone detail paired with the countertops.... Great!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@tonypeters3320]

Very nice! Amazing! I just bought a home with a finished basement and my wife and I want to update the bar. I would hire you in a heartbeat to redo ours. I wish I was more handy :-(

[@QMil-sz8ej]

I’m getting my basment done this month. Literally going to show this video. Will be extending on to house and will do the exact same thing as this.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I’m flattered. Hope it turns out great. I’d love to see the finished product

[@QMil-sz8ej]

Defienetely. This is perfect. This is the exact look I want. I’ll take a video and link in here. Will definitely have a few questions.

[@VenVile]

Pretty sweet room. Get some acoustic treatment (fibreglass or rockwool panels) on the walls in theatre area and directly on the backwall (the wall directly opposite the screen), and some clouds just above the seating area for the cinema. It makes a huge difference.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I’ll look into that

[@thomasortmann41]

Wow it looks so good 👍.Like the Bar and floor and it so cool there is a bedroom and a badroom too💖👍.

[@savemoneydiy87]

thanks I appreciate it.

[@ranman4481]

That's a real nice job. You've given me all kinds of hope! Thanks for the tour!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. Hope yours turns out great. Any questions feel free to ask.

[@hahahahah8396]

You got talent for sure. Don’t know many people that can do this

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@DJjosher]

Those Cicadas are loud. You’re man cave looks great!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. And yeh they really were.

[@kennethmulligan9664]

Basement is out of the freaking world ..well put together enjoy

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@greatestoftheseislove738]

Very nicely done! Using it as inspiration for my husband's mancave!

[@patrickboozer8371]

WOW!!! Great job. and the bar looks amazing. I'm starting on my basement project this weekend. Just bought my house last week so hopefully ill be done in a couple weeks or so.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. My other video shows a progression of the bar being built. Congrats on the new house. It was a lot of fun finishing it but it ended up taking me about a year and a half to finish mine. I could mostly only work down there on Fridays but thankfully it was finished in time for this football season.

[@patrickboozer8371]

ouch. well I'm going to do everything in sections. The bar first. that shouldn't take long. then the cigar room with walk in humidor. then skyline wallpaper and that should be it. so it will probably take me just as long

[@enzoferrari88]

You know what would be cool man is a retractable shade or curtain right behind the projector. You can mount it on the ceiling and have it remote controlled it will really bring out the quality of your video and overall image when you’re watching a movie or a game.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Yeh a curtain behind the back chairs was in the original design but the projector has a bright cinema setting and is fine when it’s light out. I typically only watch movies when it’s dark so it doesn’t matter too much.

[@enzoferrari88]

@@savemoneydiy87 I hear ya

[@dominickandrade1247]

This is not a DIY.. this a professional.. please dont try this if you're not the handyman or handywoman type.. it would cost you more in the long run.. I would just hire this dude.. plain and simple..👍👍

[@savemoneydiy87]

Lol. I’m definitely not a professional. It does take some know how and the right tools though. Along with common sense.

[@shockjock35]

Nice Job!! Love the bar!!! I wish we had Basements in Texas.

[@shockjock35]

@mark Texas soil is not basement friendly. soil type make in difficult to dig. It’s real expensive to do it. So most contractors don’t offer it.

[@jamesfoster1910]

You have talent man. That looks great!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. It was a lot of hard work.

[@douglaskhan4692]

You inspired me to build my own bar buddy. I am from Trinidad West Indies

[@EazyT8439]

Going to start framing my basement hope it comes out as nice as urs, I also want to do a bar getting ideas. Very nice bar/basement to chill out hope myn comes out as nice as urs. Good job

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. We really enjoy it and get a lot of use out of it.

[@PatentRob]

Fantastic!!! I have a 1700 sq. foot basement. I am going to have a guy to the job labor only. Good inspiration.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it

[@johnriley8713]

Sweet room! Excellent use of black pipe.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks.

[@knelson1180]

Great job man! Really nice all around!! Especially loved your choice in flooring, looks fantastic!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. The flooring has held up extremely well.

[@davidfrisch5538]

Awesome basement , alot of hard work .. one thing I noticed that you might of already done , I'd Recommend running your white tile behind the bar sink .. that dry wall will see water at some point

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thank man. Yeh I’ve thought about it but probably won’t bother. It has a bead of caulk in the crack and all of the drywall is moisture resistant. It’s not something that gets used every day like a kitchen and so far we haven’t had any issues.

[@fernandorodriguez4382]

Those led shelves are real nice.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks.

[@arcadewill7011]

Great setup. Love the epoxy bar and theater setup. I love lots actually.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

[@LiftedRam]

I want this exact basement set up! This is awesome!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

[@shadiperry73]

This is beautiful. Wish i can hire you to do my laundry room. I Love Your Work!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@JoshKeatonFan]

That looked amazing! Thank you for sharing.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@iAmNyC718]

Looks amazing... That floor though HOMERUN!!!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I’m really glad I did it. But would hate to have to put that much down again.

[@optimusprime1634]

Superb finish. Now you need some sound treatment for your home theater to prevent echo.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. It’s not too bad since the floor joists already had insulation in them but I’m sure it could be a lot better.

[@warrenranstrom4462]

Looks great although I would change the gray paint to something with more of a warmer feel. I know gray was the trending thing back in 18 though! Every house was gray! 😂

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I still like the color even though the wife doesn’t. Although it’s probably because I know changing it means ALOT of work for me. 😂

[@yeye3295]

Love it!! And $15k well spent!!!

[@Resqueda01]

Looks amazing. I plane to do this in my spare living room. I might be hitting you up soon lol

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. Sounds good. I’ll answer whatever questions you got.

[@bigeric8334]

My guy took a swig of the booze....boss move

[@Noonelson]

i love the ceiling, great job overall.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@YermiYah328]

Outstanding job

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@seanviccaro8663]

That’s such a cool basement thanks for the video!

[@johnkennedy3980]

Good job with lots of ideas that aren't crazy break the bank stuff

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I tried to save money wherever I could.

[@christopher_martin]

very, very nice....you did a great job man, i would just say that you could maybe build a riser for the second row of theatre seating...but that might cause a line of sight issue from the bar!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I debated the riser but instead raised the screen enough that I didn’t have to worry about anything. Also when we have a lot of people over I spin the back row around to face the pool table for more seating.

[@christopher_martin]

@@savemoneydiy87 excellent idea! im a huge pool fan myself, just wish i had space for a table!

[@1wonderfulmom]

Love the look .so beautiful.Thanks

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@tywonknight8543]

i think your basement is amazing

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@weshyde2423]

Awesome job!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@dooley4334]

Woohhh nice job bro. Just looking at all that work is making me tired 😫

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. Yeh it was a lot of work.

[@latinlabel]

Beautiful man cave. Great job!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks.

[@thomassherlock3439]

Looks amazing • 🤔 This video gave me some good ideas.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@chrissyp3065]

Dream basement!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks.

[@smarteranna24]

Amazing job wish I could do this ! This is talent

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@joenellagarcia7518]

May I know the color of the paint in your living room? It's really nice!

[@mkleeber55]

I liked when you grabbed the drink lol

[@emilcasas2707]

Cool project man! Great work!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@Driving4bangers]

Ceiling is the dopest part lol

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I love it too.

[@peterghiz73]

Nice work. Nice presentation.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@yungarchitec8217]

Wow that's a master piece great job

[@melindaababyy]

absolutely stunning!!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it

[@wdj1960]

beautiful basement, awesome job, I posted a video of my basement project and I wish I could have afforded to add a bathroom and bedroom to my project....enjoy your setup ...

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. That toilet down there was very expensive and a big chunk of the budget. It took me a while to do everything since I paid for it as I went but I’m definitely glad we put a bathroom down there and it get used regularly. Send me a link to your basement. I’d love to check it out.

[@fiftyshadesofpam9470]

Love it all!! I was going to paint my ceiling black. I love your ceiling!! I've never heard of Armstrong Deep Coffered. Is it expensive? How hard was it to install?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks I appreciate it. They are fairly expensive. Each tile is $10 plus you have to buy all of the grid material. It’s not very hard to put up you just need to get your pattern/layout right in the beginning.

[@surimaribo24]

amazing work men wow

[@opralthemoney]

What color is the wall? What size is the pool table? Fantastic work!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. Flannel gray. Behr paint. 7’ pool table.

[@waynetibak1828]

Looks great. Can you explain more of how you did the ceiling? Armstrong’s site says you can’t cut these and need a square ceiling. Did you have to do a sheet rock coffer in the sides or how’d you do the sides if it’s not square?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. For the perimeter where I couldn’t use full coffered tiles I used standard black acoustical tiles.

[@combsy02]

This is phenomenal work man, I am in love with that bar! Would you mind sharing the total area dimensions you used for this?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. The bar area is about 13’ deep by 14.5’ wide.

[@WyoXD]

Incredible job! Did you install the bar over the flooring or lay the flooring after the bar was done?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I installed the bar and then the flooring.

[@sdv73168]

I'm proud to say that I am extremely jealous

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it

[@youngsumma]

Outstanding!!! Did you have to upgrade your switch panel, or add any breakers to it?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. No I didn’t have to add a panel. I had plenty of room in my existing one.

[@MrSbbryan86]

This basement is LEGIT! About how long did it take you? (Sorry if you said this in the video I might have missed it)

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. Due to me paying for everything as I went it took me about a year.

[@kylerichardson8582]

Awesome bar, do you have blueprints available?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Na. Sure don’t. I didn’t use any. Just built it how I had it pictured in my head.

[@alimo2000]

Very beautiful

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@quiksr20]

Awesome basement man, Love the tile wood look floor. Im thinking of doing the same.. I feel Tile is more solid than laminate or engineered hardwood for the basement. That and maybe some area rugs. Jeezus though how tall are your ceilings they look high ( I have 8ft but they look huge ). Great Job though.. Im in the begining stages, Just did french drains and gutted the 1990s amature hour attempt the old owners did.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. Ceiling is 10’ but with the drop ceiling it is 9’3”. I really like the tile even though it was a lot of hard work I haven’t had to worry about it at all. Especially when someone spills something. Good luck on yours.

[@quiksr20]

Thanks! @@savemoneydiy87

[@dcap20]

Amazing room, you did an amazing job. Question about the dart board...what do you have the board attached to and I thought I saw some kind of airplane sized liquor bottle, possibly for holding the darts?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. The dart board is on some wood I found at work. I took a torch to it to burn it a little. And yes the darts are in little bottles of fireball that I cut the top off of.

[@Jwingmann]

MAN! nice! I bet you saved $10,000 doing it yourself.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Yeh I think I saved more than that. I was quoted over 5 grand just for tile install.

[@barrishawkins7247]

Very nice basement man!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@ericgarcia1912]

Totally awesome 👏 Great 👍 work

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it

[@opticrainbow5267]

Great pool table

[@jeffduckett1199]

Great job...awesome work!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man.

[@NYVikingsAthletics]

Looks great. What color paint & brand did you use for your walls, moldings and doors?

[@seancampbell8585]

This is really nice.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it

[@Putukas1800]

Awesome basement renovation! Watched this few times for inspiration. What is the wall color name or code? Looks like a very nice shade of gray.

[@savemoneydiy87]

It’s called flannel gray. Behr paint

[@Putukas1800]

@@savemoneydiy87 thank you!

[@shortclips508]

Very nice bro

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@kaleevans1692]

So awesome man. I really appreciate that you did this yourself. I'm aspiring to do the same. Wondering if I can do something similar to the layout you have. Would you mind telling me what is the SQ ft of the entire basement space?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it. The whole basement is approximately 1500 sqft.

[@86c5corvette]

Nice job Looks great

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks.

[@kumarthomas5610]

Simply superb..😎👍

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@carmelle6131]

Wowwwww! I love it. I wish you could help me renovate my basement bro😄

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[@johnguinzy7848]

How did you power/install the LED's on the shelves? Looks so clean!!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. Explained at around 7:15 in the video. 1/2 router slot in shelves with holes at each end of the router slot. Fed wire from each shelf behind the wall and into the bar cabinets to an outlet I put in there.

[@michaelsavich9348]

Great ceiling!!! oh yeah, the rest of the basement isn't bad either, LOL.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it.

[@jeffanderson8326]

Great bar. Going to steal a lot of your ideas. What was the width of the wall cabinets you used? Thanks for sharing.

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks. The width was between 30 to 36. The depth is 12”.

[@canadianbacon79]

Amazing!!!

[@stevenlong5817]

Can't see it too good but is that painted sheetrock in the ceiling of your shower or something else?

[@savemoneydiy87]

It’s the drop ceiling that’s in the bathroom

[@chrisattucks1091]

Love the celling grid, what product is that? Great basement and work!

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I appreciate it. It’s called Armstrong Deep Coffered.

[@cer0413]

Beautiful

[@lancewardlaw4880]

Awesome Looks Great

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks

[@jasonsullivan8001]

Nice work looks great 👍

[@RomanEmpire16]

Beautiful man cave brother! Can I ask how much was the pool table and what size and brand is it ?

[@savemoneydiy87]

Thanks man. I think I got the pool table for like 500 and paid 180 for it to be professionally leveled and setup. It was used off of Facebook marketplace. It’s 8ft and I’m not sure of the brand.