denverdog
Not now chief, I’m in the F**kin zone.
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A while back the wife and I were trying to figure out what to do with our basement. She thought it would be a good play room and catch all for toys, I thought it would make a great smoking and game room. Once we found out that we had another little one on the way and my stuff was getting kicked out of the guest bedroom, the basement was destined to become my new office/man room. This past weekend I finally found the time to clear it out and start the transformation with the help of my bro. We ran over to Home Depot to snag a few things and while we were there the wife says "Why don't you get one of those fans and at least see if it will work so you can smoke down there." After I picked myself up off the floor and gave her a kiss, I ran to the aisle and snagged the biggest one they had! So far the room is about half way done but I thought I would post some pictures of the progress.
Before
After - I am planning to get a locking liquor cabinet to put underneath the window. The ventilation fan is located near the closest edge of the rug in the middle of the room.
After - There is another room behind the camera which will house the foosball table and dart board. Its also where we set up the poker table.
Ventilation Fan - Nutone QT300. I was planning to go with a larger fan (400CFM vs 300CFM) but they had this one in stock so I decided to give it a shot. I vented it out right next to the fresh air and dryer ducts using 5" duct. The unit is rated @ 4.5 sones which I find to be comfortably quiet.
The Test - Once the guys found out I was putting this together they decided that we needed to break it in with a poker night. There were a total of 6 of us and we all had sticks burning throughout the evening. The fan did a nice job but 6 cigars at once may have been pushing it. I left it on for a couple of hours after they left along with the air purifier and the next day there was only a light smell of cigars. I have since smoked a couple of cigars down there since and the room is usually clear of any smell within an hour or so.
Before
After - I am planning to get a locking liquor cabinet to put underneath the window. The ventilation fan is located near the closest edge of the rug in the middle of the room.
After - There is another room behind the camera which will house the foosball table and dart board. Its also where we set up the poker table.
Ventilation Fan - Nutone QT300. I was planning to go with a larger fan (400CFM vs 300CFM) but they had this one in stock so I decided to give it a shot. I vented it out right next to the fresh air and dryer ducts using 5" duct. The unit is rated @ 4.5 sones which I find to be comfortably quiet.
The Test - Once the guys found out I was putting this together they decided that we needed to break it in with a poker night. There were a total of 6 of us and we all had sticks burning throughout the evening. The fan did a nice job but 6 cigars at once may have been pushing it. I left it on for a couple of hours after they left along with the air purifier and the next day there was only a light smell of cigars. I have since smoked a couple of cigars down there since and the room is usually clear of any smell within an hour or so.
