My new favorite room, once its done. Lol.

[mudski]

I thought I'd just share one part of my new/ old house, that I'm going to enjoy once its done. The cellar and brewing room. Its 3.5 x 3.9m in size. It's under the house and is joined onto the the mancave/ rumpus which is 7.7 x 6.5m. But my own little room to hibernate in will be great. And its so cool under here when its hot upstairs and outside.

Pic 1. A shot from the other side of the Rumpus looking at the "to be" cellar. Its still a bit messy, we have finished unpacking yet.... My plan is to either make up a stud wall, heavily insulate it and plaster it, or brick it in, maybe even double brick it. As we have a large wood heater to go in the rumpus here too, so I want to keep the cellar cool.
We also need to plaster the ceiling on the entire area too. Once I have worked out lighting.
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Pic 2. A shot looking right at my JD collection, plus other spirits below. Also my wine and my brew stash. Lol. I don't think I could ever give up the grog. Two things I enjoyed in life was the darts and the grog (within range), the darts are long gone so the grog will stay. Lol. Those timber shelves were already there so I though to make use of them. I think they actually suit quite well...
If anyone has a JD collection and they want to sell/ swap bottles, let me know.
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Pic 3. Check this old Bottle out. My dad and me actually drank this. It was superb. A 1966 Yalumba Claret. The label only just came off in the last six months, and all intact too. Luckily. Where I grew up we had an old guy living next to us. I did not know this at the time, but he was a sales rep for Yalumba wines, and this guy did not drink. Go figure. Anyhow, when it was time for him to move to a nursing home he said to my dad to come into the garage and take what ever bottle he had. As he was going to throw them out. Well about 6 or so wheel barrows later my dad had taken and stashed as much as he could fit under the house. There was a mix or reds, or Claret as it was called, whites and Champaigns. Most was goats piss but this wasn't and my dad still has three unopened bottles. To which we discovered Yalumba are looking to buy as they are missing the bottles my dad has, for their own collection.
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Pic 4. Looking left and there another shelf to which I will use to brewing and wine making (not yet doing but want to in the future) I have a nice big old hardwood bench that was left here that I will sand back and stain to use here. I want to add a sink and more power outlets so I can run a small fridge for when I need to cold crash a brew prior to bottling. And setup a coupla kegs in one too. I have a beautiful American Pale Ale on the go right now too.
That door you see, goes into the double garage....
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Pic 5 and 6. Is of the old bench. This thing is farkin solid and real heavy. Me and a mate struggle to move it. My plan it to strip all the paint off and stain or varnish it?? Make it look rustic. The wood underneath is a beautiful red colour. The under shot doesn't really show it though....
I'm not really sure on how I will actually get it in the cellar once its done though. I may have to pull it apart...
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So all in good time this will eventually turn out and I'm really looking forward to doing it. I just need to do a few other things upstairs first, quite a few actually. Lol.
Thanks for looking.:cheers:

[Winnie]

Nothing better than a little spot of your own.
Have you got a shed at the new place?

[mudski]

Nothing better than a little spot of your own.
Have you got a shed at the new place?

No shed mate. Theres the two car garage under the house, which the Patrol is too tall for. and a almost fallen down, probably, 2 1/2 carport, where the Patrol and the 7 x 5 trailer lives. Another thing on the to do list is remove the carport, concrete it and put a nice big shed there. So many things I want to do. Which is good though. I had finished the other place and was getting bored. Haha!

[threedogs]

Not sure if you have a drinking problem or not??
I may have to come over and have a drink and give you
my report lol

[mudski]

Not sure if you have a drinking problem or not??
I may have to come over and have a drink and give you
my report lol

I don't have a problem with my drinking! Lol. The only problem is I don't have enough. Haha!

[mudski]

How would I go about putting a sink down here? The plumbing is above. Getting a tap down there wont be an issue though. I assume there would be some sort of automated waste pump that I could use to pump it up to where it needs to go.

[GQtdauto]

I think that you can pump shit up hill nowadays mudski, currently have wash no2 on the go , more Bourbon .
First batch turned out close as to Jim beam so we upsized .71346

[mudski]

I think that you can pump shit up hill nowadays mudski, currently have wash no2 on the go , more Bourbon .
First batch turned out close as to Jim beam so we upsized .71346

Now thats a lotta drink. 23 litre of beer gets me around 60 stubbies. Which would last me maybe a month. That amount of spirit I really wouldn't know what to do with. I would like to make some and barrel it though.

[GQtdauto]

It's not like beer brewing except for the start , 30 litres of wash doesn't give you 30 litres of hooch , under 5 litres distilled .

[mudski]

It's not like beer brewing except for the start , 30 litres of wash doesn't give you 30 litres of hooch , under 5 litres distilled .

Ah roger that! Once I'm setup this is on my list.

[Winnie]

When you get to building your shed make sure it's nice and big. When we bought this house I thought the shed was massive, 6x12m with front and rear carports. By the time I put 2 trailers under rear carport, 2 cars under front carport, patrol in shed... There's not that much room left!

[gubigfish]

When you get to building your shed make sure it's nice and big. When we bought this house I thought the shed was massive, 6x12m with front and rear carports. By the time I put 2 trailers under rear carport, 2 cars under front carport, patrol in shed... There's not that much room left!

You can never have a big enough shed

[Turtle_au]

How would I go about putting a sink down here? The plumbing is above. Getting a tap down there wont be an issue though. I assume there would be some sort of automated waste pump that I could use to pump it up to where it needs to go.
Could even do a whole bathroom.
http://www.saniflo.com.au/homeowners/inspiration/installation-toilet-pump-macerator-home

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[mudski]

Yeah the shed will remain a pipe dream for a while I think. So many other things to do first.

As for my room. My brother came over yesterday, he's a structural engineer, so he knows his shizz. I said I want to build a brick wall for the cellar to keep it cool as we have a wood heater to go down in the rumpus room. He said I would need to double brick it for the wall to insulate properly. As the brick does stop the heat but do hold the heat. Which is not what I want. So double brick I should do if I were to brick it. My brother thinks it will be better to build a double studded wall and foil and insulate both sides with an air gap in between the two.

[Hodge]

I'll have to come up and take a look mate !

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[mudski]

I'll have to come up and take a look mate !

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Your welcome anytime mate! Any member for the fact. Wanna drop by and say hello, and have a home brew. Lol. Too easy.

[Winnie]

Any excuse for a beer Mark!

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[mudski]

I dont need an excuse bud. Haha!

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[Bacho86]

Your welcome anytime mate! Any member for the fact. Wanna drop by and say hello, and have a home brew. Lol. Too easy.

I'll definitely volunteer to help out with that JD collection lol


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[mudski]

I'll definitely volunteer to help out with that JD collection lol


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Most welcome mate. But, most of those are out of bounds sorry. Even for me. Way to rare to crack open.

[Bacho86]

Most welcome mate. But, most of those are out of bounds sorry. Even for me. Way to rare to crack open.

Hahah no worries I'll bring my own "off the shelf" JD to share then lol


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[mudski]

Hahah no worries I'll bring my own "off the shelf" JD to share then lol


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Whatcha' got?
I'm gonna give the Master Distiller 4 a crack tonight. I have been told this is quite nice. I had a good outcome this arvo so time to celebrate.

[Bacho86]

Whatcha' got?
I'm gonna give the Master Distiller 4 a crack tonight. I have been told this is quite nice. I had a good outcome this arvo so time to celebrate.

Nothing special, just small bottle of gentleman jack from duty free and some makers mark

We should organise a whiskey tasting night!! Although i don't really think I'm cultured enough for that lol


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[MB]

We should organise a whiskey tasting night!! Although i don't really think I'm cultured enough for that lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk mudski , happy to donate an empty French Oak wine barrel to your new awesome man cave mate, well done! We could all stand around it eating cheese and sipping/spitting, lol. Bacho86 , great idea mate, AB and I'll bring the venison jerkey so we can skull and chew like yanks. Then... we'll all together spit our guts out on Marks new lawn :-)

[mudski]

Nothing special, just small bottle of gentleman jack from duty free and some makers mark

We should organise a whiskey tasting night!! Although i don't really think I'm cultured enough for that lol


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GJ is a nice drop. I just opened a JD Master Distiller No.4 last night. Similar to the GJ but a tad sweeter like its got honey or something it in.
I'm not really cultured for it too mate. I dirty my pallete too much with other alcohol to really appreciate the finer drinks in life. Hahaha!


mudski , happy to donate an empty French Oak wine barrel to your new awesome man cave mate, well done! We could all stand around it eating cheese and sipping/spitting, lol. Bacho86 , great idea mate, AB and I'll bring the venison jerkey so we can skull and chew like yanks. Then... we'll all together spit our guts out on Marks new lawn :-)

Geez! Thanks Mark. I'm a bit lost for words... Happy is one of them.

[Bacho86]

mudski , happy to donate an empty French Oak wine barrel to your new awesome man cave mate, well done! We could all stand around it eating cheese and sipping/spitting, lol. Bacho86 , great idea mate, AB and I'll bring the venison jerkey so we can skull and chew like yanks. Then... we'll all together spit our guts out on Marks new lawn :-)

Great idea Mark!! Sounds like an awesome evening!

I've also got a bottle of Tobermory single malt scotch whiskey for my birthday last year, yet to open it though

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[Cuppa]

Great idea Mark!! Sounds like an awesome evening!

I've also got a bottle of Tobermory single malt scotch whiskey for my birthday last year, yet to open it though

I recall visiting Tobermory (On the Isle of Mull - yep the same one as in the Wings song - I can almost hear your singing now) as a kid. At 10 years of age I didn't get to visit the distillery. I reckon Dad bought a bottle though.








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[TPC]

Great idea Mark!! Sounds like an awesome evening!

I've also got a bottle of Tobermory single malt scotch whiskey for my birthday last year, yet to open it though

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I think it would be best to bring that along to the donk party and share it with me, don't waste it on these other bogans and bourbon drinkers. ;)

[MB]

I think it would be best to bring that along to the donk party and share it with me, don't waste it on these other bogans and bourbon drinkers. ;)
Rum thankyou Tony :-)

[TPC]

Rum thankyou Tony :-)

If you like rum you should try the Ord River Rum from the Hoochery Distillery in Kununura a try, it is bloody nice.
Sorry but my bottle is empty.

[MB]

mudski What's your thoughts mate on a housewarming party week after AB's cracker shindig? Tony will still be in state and bringing some dinky di grog for us to sample ;-)

[Winnie]

If you like rum you should try the Ord River Rum from the Hoochery Distillery in Kununura a try, it is bloody nice.
Sorry but my bottle is empty.
Is it as good as Bundy bear?

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[mudski]

I think it would be best to bring that along to the donk party and share it with me, don't waste it on these other bogans and bourbon drinkers. ;)

Haha!. I drink American Whiskey. Not Bourbon. Theres a difference. :trink13: Plus I do love a nice Scotch Whiskey too. I did have a nice bottle of 18yo Glenlivet. Bloody good drop that.

[mudski]

mudski What's your thoughts mate on a housewarming party week after AB's cracker shindig? Tony will still be in state and bringing some dinky di grog for us to sample ;-)

I have thought about this, but the house is in no shape to hold a party. Crap everywhere still and the plus being stuck in the 70's still, I kinda want/ need to get a few things done first.

[MB]

No stress mate, totally understand, sorry for appearing pushy :-) Been holding off and waiting for an excuse to share with some conesouirs my 40th prezzie from the gang at work. http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2017/04/51.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2017/04/52.jpg Yanky Black Spiced Rum!


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[Bacho86]

Saw these for mudski at Costco today

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[Plasnart]

I have thought about this, but the house is in no shape to hold a party. Crap everywhere still and the plus being stuck in the 70's still, I kinda want/ need to get a few things done first.

Problem solved. 70's party at Marko's place!!

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[TPC]

Problem solved. 70's party at Marko's place!!

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Great idea, me and the missus will fit right in.
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[Plasnart]

Great idea, me and the missus will fit right in.
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Grrr...roovy!!

[mudski]

@MB. What have you started? Haha! TPC. Mate your punching well above your weight bloke l.

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[AB]

@MB. What have you started? Haha! TPC. Mate your punching well above your weight bloke l.

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70's night with is a great idea!!!!

Ask M'B what happened when he fell asleep on the last 70's shingding he went to?


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[jay see]

70's night with is a great idea!!!!

Ask M'B what happened when he fell asleep on the last 70's shingding he went to?


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Well MB explain yourself...

[TPC]

Well MB explain yourself...

Like he said, tell us @MB

[Hodge]

70s night for Marks house warming ? Done !
Ill be there in the Hendrix outfit and a Fender !
Date?

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[jay see]

Hey Mark, your going fishing soon aren't you???

I'm sure your Mrs wouldn't mind a few of us tasting your stash, we could even clean up all the crap that's lying around with a big bon 🔥.. What you reckon lol

[mudski]

Hey Mark, your going fishing soon aren't you???

I'm sure your Mrs wouldn't mind a few of us tasting your stash, we could even clean up all the crap that's lying around with a big bon 🔥.. What you reckon lol

Oh god! No! I am locking it all away! I will kill if my rare stuff gets cracked. I have plenty of beer though. As for a party. I am all for this. I need to get a few things done first. One is get a few kegs and a chest freezer to modify so the kegs will fit and run at 3degress. Then I will make enough beer on tap for the party.

John. I'm on this Master Distiller 4 again mate. Go get some. Really! At $64 from Dan's its a good drop bud.

[MB]

70s night for Marks house warming ? Done ! Ill be there in the Hendrix outfit and a Fender ! Date? Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
A word of warning using boot polish from head to toe Hodge :-) Be sure to shower before bed/pass out after Mark's 70's Hendrix shindig. My sheets had to be burnt and hallway walls repainted from stagger slides ;-)

[mudski]

A word of warning using boot polish from head to toe Hodge :-) Be sure to shower before bed/pass out after Mark's 70's Hendrix shindig. My sheets had to be burnt and hallway walls repainted from stagger slides ;-)
Oh God! I am in stitches here! Any walls that are freshly painted will be, OUT OF BOUNDS! Haha!

[jay see]

Just stirring you up mate.

Ive finished most of my duty free alcohol, haven't touched the Johnnie collection yet 4 x 200ml bottles of some of their finest.

Working all weekend so I might treat myself to a bottle of that distiller 4 next week.

Thinking of what to bring with me camping later next week. Usually it's a slab of something and dry. I want the convenience of premix in a can.
Any suggestions..

[Plasnart]

A word of warning using boot polish from head to toe Hodge :-) Be sure to shower before bed/pass out after Mark's 70's Hendrix shindig. My sheets had to be burnt and hallway walls repainted from stagger slides ;-)

LOL x 1,000,000,000!!!!! 😅

[mudski]

Oh God! I am in stitches here! Any walls that are freshly painted will be, OUT OF BOUNDS! Haha!
Nearly finshed the first bedroom. I reckon there was maybe two thousand pin holes in the walls!

Just stirring you up mate.

Ive finished most of my duty free alcohol, haven't touched the Johnnie collection yet 4 x 200ml bottles of some of their finest.

Working all weekend so I might treat myself to a bottle of that distiller 4 next week.

Thinking of what to bring with me camping later next week. Usually it's a slab of something and dry. I want the convenience of premix in a can.
Any suggestions..
MD4 mate. I have been told the White Rabbit is also good. I have four bottles here, two 120th Edition and two Special Edition, so I might have to crack one and tell you what its like. But for the extra sub $10 over the Gentleman Jack, the MD4 is better. Edit : Just took a sip as I was typing this post. The aroma is really good.
Just come over bloke and 'ava taste with me.

[Clunk]

A word of warning using boot polish from head to toe Hodge :-) Be sure to shower before bed/pass out after Mark's 70's Hendrix shindig. My sheets had to be burnt and hallway walls repainted from stagger slides ;-)
That reminds me of a party I went too as Beast from X Men...... I left blue body paint everywhere and quite a few places I shouldn't have done. A mate went as the Hulk and painted himself with green emulsion, he became quite ill after a few hours...... Can't think why lol

[jay see]

Nearly finshed the first bedroom. I reckon there was maybe two thousand pin holes in the walls!

MD4 mate. I have been told the White Rabbit is also good. I have four bottles here, two 120th Edition and two Special Edition, so I might have to crack one and tell you what its like. But for the extra sub $10 over the Gentleman Jack, the MD4 is better. Edit : Just took a sip as I was typing this post. The aroma is really good.
Just come over bloke and 'ava taste with me.

The agent that we brought our place from told me that if at settlement the picture hooks are still in the wall they stay like that, but if the hooks are removed leaving a hole the wall must be fixed.

Love to pop over Mark.
Probably best once the kids have gone back to school.

[mudski]

Just a few updates on the cave. I have built a offset stud wall. Offset studs gives better thermal protection as I want the room on the other side of the wall to stay cooler than the rest of the room. Wall will now be 140mm thick instead of the standard 90mm.
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Anyone with ideas what I can do with these two doors? For some reason there is two doors. Both lead into the entrance area of the house. I was thinking to remove the two doors and just have one single door in the middle, then frame up either side and put some glass in there, maybe frosted glass. Only issue with this is both door hinge in the middle of the frame, and the floor tiles have been cut to accommodate the centre part of the frame. Trying to find a floor tile to match has proven fruitless so far. The entrance area is brick too, not plaster, so just blocking one door off would look tacky I reckon.
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[04OFF]

Timber bi fold doors, some types have a runner/guide at the bottom, so may actually require you to "remove" some more tile across the rest of the opening, thus solving that tile problem. ;)


Bi folds are a great feature to any area and very practical, it will also improve the look from your entrance area, giving it some extra wow factor, heaps of variations and styles, including frosted glass.

Ive used them round my place (4 sets in total) on 2 sets, i put my own custom bamboo print on the glass, to look like watermark frosted glass, these are in my entry way and look pretty trick as you walk in (if i remember tomorrow ill take some pics) :p

[GeeYou8]

I see a keezer build in the future.
Graham

[mudski]

I see a keezer build in the future.
Graham

Keezer build?? 04OFF if you have a pic it would be great. Just had Matfew here today do a few small electrical jobs. Bloody champ he is.

[Bacho86]

mudski saw these at Costco yesterday, do you have either of these in your collection?

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[mudski]

mudski saw these at Costco yesterday, do you have either of these in your collection?



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I have the Gold, drank a couple too, bloody nice drop. I also have the Gold Year of the Rooster...
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I need to find the previous edition of the Year of the Dog, but everyone wants drug money for it. I dont have the Century, I can get one cheaper that will be signed by one of the master distillers, so worth more as a collection piece, but haven't bothered with it yet. Its a tad overpriced in my opinion too.