Sunday, February 20, 2011

This thing I want to build

So I want to build this thing yeah? Basically, I got the idea when I was watching Mythbusters, the one where they are trying to make the water heater blow up through a two story house. When I saw them make the frame, I decided it would be a good idea to make one of those as well. Now I know that its gonna be really hard and all, but I'm determined to get it finished at some point in life. I don't want to do this because I want a place to live, I don't want to do this because I want an epic fort, and I don't want to do this to make a place for my epic battle-station, but I want to do this as a combination of all three. A battle-station house fort. Yes, I know it sounds epic, but first, let me go over the details of the epic plan. Now first, There's only going to be one entrance on the whole thing, which is going to be on the bottom story. The bottom story will be slightly larger than the upper story for structural support, and so I can also put a balcony on the upper story. Anyway, the bottom story will be 15 X 20 ft. and will include a small kitchen made of camping stoves and such, and an entrance room to cover ip the mine shaft. Oh P.S. there is a mine shaft that will go down to bedrock for additional awesomeness. Now anyway, back to the house. I wont have an elevator per say, but maybe a dumbwaiter, about 3 X 3 ft. jutting out to the side of the house for people incapable of climbing ladders, which will be the main way to get to the top story. The ladder section will be about the same size as the dumb waiter corridor, adjusted only for ladder sizes.

Now onto the second story. The second story is where all the action is gonna be. I'll start off with sizes. The second story is gonna be a 15 X 15 ft. room complete with minor water piping and electricity. The deck outside, which will be over the jutted out portion of the first story will be the deck, which will have a flooring of metal and/or concrete (the part of the house it is sitting on will be re-enforced appropriately). This is for the fires that will be had on said porch. Also, the house will not be in danger of going up in flame, because the wall that is facing it will be completely made out of glass. Now for the interior. The interior is the prize jewel of the entire house. Since the upper story will have electricity, I'll put a mini heater and a mini AC unit somewhere in there, within reason. The inside will also include two couches of epic proportions and chairs/ beanbag chairs of the comfiest. They will all be facing a 48" HDTV complete with anything anybody could ever desire (Xbox 360, DirecTV and BluRay player for me, not to mention the Gamecube, NES and all the nostalgic things). The upstairs will also have its own mini-fridge and microwave, because what else does a man need? Some other small things I am considering for the place is Wi-Fi, a public computer, maybe a server, as a just in case, and a telephone line.

This small house will be the ultimate man cave. It will be insulated, heated, cooled, stocked with food and drink, possibly secluded, and have the ultimate surrounding are, complete with a fire pit, lawn chairs, etc., etc. Its not going to be meant for parties so much as just kickin back, because we all have to every once in a while. So please, if you have any ideas or suggestions, such as lighting suggestions or ideas for sizes or additions or what-not, please let me know.

I know what your thinking

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