Hello - and I am beginning my simulator build

[dudley286]

That build is coming along VERY nicely!!!!

[Jay28]

Sub floor is finished - levelled and insulated.
Also fitted a new metal security door at the back of the garage.



3/4 inch ply will go down next... obviously cut to make sure all edges sit on floor joists.

[Jay28]

Slow going but the floor is going down... so many screws!

Another row to do and some more cross supports to make sure the floor has no bounce at all.
There will be 18mm ply going on top, 4mm padding and then putting turf.

[Jay28]

Frame going up...

[Jay28]

Clearing out to fit the dpm to the floor and start the frame build.

[Jay28]

Plastering on the wall and painting is now done. Thats the wall in front that I will be hitting towards - the wood frame I am building will position the screen 80cm from the wall and gives a height of the frame of 2.8m. The width of the frame is 3.9m, which will span from just off the right wall and about the the light switch on the the left.
Screen will end up being a shade over 3.6m after the thickness of the wood frame and the side padding is accounted for.




I also built some shelving to the left for storage. Still in the middle of painting. Think I will also add 30cm selving behind the screen, which will still give 50cm free space for screen give.

[Jay28]

Not yet - that will be one of the last jobs.
I decided to get my walls plastered too.
That is now done and the entire interior is painted.
I am building the hitting frame from wood this week - as well as the subfloor.
Once that is done I can hang my screen, fit the turf and mats and then will fit out the interior of the frame (walls / ceiling) with padding (or carpet tiles).. not quite made that decision yet!

[abirdie4me]

Looking great! Have you started building your panels for the side walls yet? I've decided against padding for my side walls, anything that hits there will just bounce into screen anyway. Should be a rare occurrence (hopefully), so I'm planning to keep it a bit simpler. Your idea will look sweet though, can't wait to see the finished product!

[Jay28]

Pic of new ceiling height after roof replaced. goes from about 8ft at the edges to more like 12ft in the middle.
There's plenty of room to swing a driver as freely as I like.


I am getting the walls plastered tomorrow, then will be sealing the concrete floor with a roll on DPM.

[Jay28]

Getting rather excited... despite a lot of Covid-19 delays my roof on the garage is complete and the plasterer finishes up this thursday allong with the electrics being finalised that same evening.
My space will then be complete and I can get on with building the enclosure, sub floor and putting down the mats.

I reckon I am 2-3 weeks away from first hit!

[MSUGOGRN]

I just finished the build out with the panels. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions.

[Jay28]

Yep - similar approach to the padding. I will be using 9mm ply and 2 inch foam covered in cotton batten and then faux leather.
Current thinking is to have long panels from top to bottom about 40cm wide each. My enclosure is 1.2m depth so that would be 3 panels each side. The above pic is for inspiration really, I doubt i will get anyhting looking that good as it's not as deep or wide.
Might do squares also.. still deciding.. it will be finishing stage of the build out.

[MSUGOGRN]

I am looking very forward to so how your project turns out. I am completing my project in Denver (https://golfsimulatorforum.com/forum...home-in-denver) and plan to do something almost identical to this. I purchased 7 queen-sized 3" memory foam mattress toppers and plan to cut them into approx 3' wide by 5' deep pads that I will attach to very lightweight plywood and then wrap in black fabric. I will attach these panels to the walls / ceilings with the following clips: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Jay28]

FSX2018 was just under £3000 inc VAT...not much of a discount with new hardware, though would have been a bigger discount if I also purchased HMT at the same time.
FSX2020 is out in May and will be a free upgrade to FSX2018 owners.

[Brettster]

Sounds great, will want to hear how that putting turf is for you... Also, seems difficult to find an American supplier as I messaged Nagic Mats and got a company that sells mostly to driving ranges... weird... I suppose shipping would be astronomical from UK and will have to try to locate another supplier, maybe even order a few samples.