jim109
New member
Hi all,
Well after unsuccessfully finding a house with a large enough game room in texas ( no basements and gamerooms only upstairs) I am thinking I'll go ahead a do an arcade in the 2 car garage of the new house and need some help/ideas from people that have done this. Here is my questions:
1. Heating/Cooling: What have people done for heating and cooling? I'll need a fair bit of cooling capacity with it being in Texas but will also need some heating for a few weeks in the winter. I'd like it usable anytime of the year so this is fairly important. Has anyone added additional insulation on the exterior walls or roof of the garages or is this over kill?
2. Flooring: I'm thinking of just getting just old carpet ( or new carpet if I can't find old stuff) and put it in there. Would you need to put in the tack strips and have it "installed" you think or would the weight of the games keep it pretty solid? Would I need foam underlay underneath? Anyone done this? Also I've seen some of you have the black light carpet stuff.. where does everyone get that? That might be interesting.
3. Layout: How do people usually do the layout in a garagcade? Would it be games lined up all against the walls and maybe a row in the middle? Trying to figure out how many I can fit in there and the best layout.
4. Hot Water Heater: So I might be going crazy but having the hot water heater filled with water in a little closet in the garage is giving me the chills when thinking about this in case it busts or leaks. I'm thinking of maybe swaping it out for a tankless but wanted to check if anyone had accounted for this in some way.. like maybe putting the games up on something to ensure they would not be damaged by water. This might be excessive but I would go crazy if all my games got ruined
5. Walls/Ceilings: Any suggestions for the walls/ceilings to give it more of a game room feel? I'm thinking maybe just some dark paint but I'm not real creative.
It's alot of questions I know. If you have any experience and comments on any or all it is much appreciated. Any pictures of your own layout or designs would be a huge help also!
Thanks!!
Jim
Well after unsuccessfully finding a house with a large enough game room in texas ( no basements and gamerooms only upstairs) I am thinking I'll go ahead a do an arcade in the 2 car garage of the new house and need some help/ideas from people that have done this. Here is my questions:
1. Heating/Cooling: What have people done for heating and cooling? I'll need a fair bit of cooling capacity with it being in Texas but will also need some heating for a few weeks in the winter. I'd like it usable anytime of the year so this is fairly important. Has anyone added additional insulation on the exterior walls or roof of the garages or is this over kill?
2. Flooring: I'm thinking of just getting just old carpet ( or new carpet if I can't find old stuff) and put it in there. Would you need to put in the tack strips and have it "installed" you think or would the weight of the games keep it pretty solid? Would I need foam underlay underneath? Anyone done this? Also I've seen some of you have the black light carpet stuff.. where does everyone get that? That might be interesting.
3. Layout: How do people usually do the layout in a garagcade? Would it be games lined up all against the walls and maybe a row in the middle? Trying to figure out how many I can fit in there and the best layout.
4. Hot Water Heater: So I might be going crazy but having the hot water heater filled with water in a little closet in the garage is giving me the chills when thinking about this in case it busts or leaks. I'm thinking of maybe swaping it out for a tankless but wanted to check if anyone had accounted for this in some way.. like maybe putting the games up on something to ensure they would not be damaged by water. This might be excessive but I would go crazy if all my games got ruined
5. Walls/Ceilings: Any suggestions for the walls/ceilings to give it more of a game room feel? I'm thinking maybe just some dark paint but I'm not real creative.
It's alot of questions I know. If you have any experience and comments on any or all it is much appreciated. Any pictures of your own layout or designs would be a huge help also!
Thanks!!
Jim

