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My first build was in a 2 bed 1 bath house I was renting. Therefore, everything had to be removable. The only space big enough was the living room at 15 x 10 x 8. It was tight but doable. So I moved all my furniture into the spare bedroom and setup the simulator. My girlfriend thought I was crazy but it had a benefit I will share in a little bit. I did have to repair a few holes in the drywall when I moved out.
Specs were:
EMT frame with connectors from www.a1tarps.com
10 x 8.5 Carl's Preferred Screen.
4 x 5 CCE real feel hitting mat
Viewsonic PJD5553LWS Projector
Home Depot indoor/outdoor cheap turf
Toshiba Satellite CPU with intergrated graphics card (below recommended spec but it works)
Sklz Putting Mat
Skytrak launch monitor
TGC and E6 software
At the beginning of the year we started house hunting. She did not want a golf sim in the living room and I didn't want to be stuck in the garage. So the deal was if she got a nice kitchen then I could do whatever I wanted for a golf room. We moved in at the end of February and I set up temporarily in the garage. All the same stuff with a couple upgrades. The garage actually wasn't bad until Summer came.
The CCE mat had started causing shoulder pain so I added a Divot Action Insert and a Birdie Ball Putting Mat.
Here is version 3.0. The back patio is 17 x 17. It was setup to be a 4th bedroom. It will be the dedicated golf sim room.
I was lucky that the foundation and roof was already there. We started by framing in the walls.
Next I wanted to increase the Ceiling height from 8' to 9'. So we cut out the ceiling joists and recessed the center section.
Once that was complete the outside was blacked in and the Roxul Safe and Sound insulation was added.
The outside was wrapped in Hardi Plank boards to match the existing siding.
The inside was wrapped in Luan plywood.
Then came the painting.
Next I hung the screen. This time by the slotted angle iron method. I have a new Direct from the mill screen coming to fill the whole wall.
I ran the HDMI cable and brought the laptop cart in.
I order a ton of turf samples. I will be putting wall to wall turf from Grass Tex. I went with the True Turf product which is the same as STI NP50. And some fringe for the borders.
I was trying to hold off on posting to show the finished product but I figured it would be a pretty long post and I could always come back and add the new pictures.
Stay tuned for more pics when the new screen and turf are installed.
My first build was in a 2 bed 1 bath house I was renting. Therefore, everything had to be removable. The only space big enough was the living room at 15 x 10 x 8. It was tight but doable. So I moved all my furniture into the spare bedroom and setup the simulator. My girlfriend thought I was crazy but it had a benefit I will share in a little bit. I did have to repair a few holes in the drywall when I moved out.
Specs were:
EMT frame with connectors from www.a1tarps.com
10 x 8.5 Carl's Preferred Screen.
4 x 5 CCE real feel hitting mat
Viewsonic PJD5553LWS Projector
Home Depot indoor/outdoor cheap turf
Toshiba Satellite CPU with intergrated graphics card (below recommended spec but it works)
Sklz Putting Mat
Skytrak launch monitor
TGC and E6 software
At the beginning of the year we started house hunting. She did not want a golf sim in the living room and I didn't want to be stuck in the garage. So the deal was if she got a nice kitchen then I could do whatever I wanted for a golf room. We moved in at the end of February and I set up temporarily in the garage. All the same stuff with a couple upgrades. The garage actually wasn't bad until Summer came.
The CCE mat had started causing shoulder pain so I added a Divot Action Insert and a Birdie Ball Putting Mat.
Here is version 3.0. The back patio is 17 x 17. It was setup to be a 4th bedroom. It will be the dedicated golf sim room.
I was lucky that the foundation and roof was already there. We started by framing in the walls.
Next I wanted to increase the Ceiling height from 8' to 9'. So we cut out the ceiling joists and recessed the center section.
Once that was complete the outside was blacked in and the Roxul Safe and Sound insulation was added.
The outside was wrapped in Hardi Plank boards to match the existing siding.
The inside was wrapped in Luan plywood.
Then came the painting.
Next I hung the screen. This time by the slotted angle iron method. I have a new Direct from the mill screen coming to fill the whole wall.
I ran the HDMI cable and brought the laptop cart in.
I order a ton of turf samples. I will be putting wall to wall turf from Grass Tex. I went with the True Turf product which is the same as STI NP50. And some fringe for the borders.
I was trying to hold off on posting to show the finished product but I figured it would be a pretty long post and I could always come back and add the new pictures.
Stay tuned for more pics when the new screen and turf are installed.
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