Our Dungeon

[Dan]

Below our garage was a cistern, which was not used for intended purpose for many years. When we bought this place we planned on using this area for storage. After a few years we realized the water getting into the basement and cistern was excessive. We didn't have much stored in here but much of what was in the cistern got moldy, including the door. Since then we had out basement/cistern waterproofed and gave it a few years before we felt comfortable using this are again. 

Since retirement, I've been looking at project and decided to clean and paint the cistern. We now call it the dungeon. The walls and floor are now painted and I added some more lighting. What a difference! I am using it for storage of seasonal decorations and most of my wood. Two racks on the wall, six cubbies for small wood, and I built a mobile storage cart for in between sized cutoffs and boards. Currently I'm using the front half for my wood storage and back for everything else.

We needed a new door so I decided to build one and below is the result. I'm very happy with it (corners are square and it fits the opening nicely). Wood is ceder and pine. I made the decorative accessories (fake hinges and bolt heads) out of scrap wood and painted to match the handle. I may add a small window with bars to go along with the dungeon theme. 

BTW, I'm glad I'm not tall as the ceiling is just under 6 feet high. 

          

          

[rjweb]

Dan, real nice job on all, RJ

[Mike Crosa]

I like the prisioner. 

[Scrappile]

Entirely, too organized!  Where is the fun of trying to find something?  Very nice!

[jpburcham]

Man . . . That's beautiful.  Nice Work

[Dak0ta52]

Awesome job, Dan! I'd have problems in your dungeon... I'm 6'3".

[Dan]

23 hours ago, Mike Crosa said:

I like the prisioner. 

Yeah,I plan to shackle him to the wall. It's the first thing the grandkids see when they enter. Hehehe!

[Dan]

7 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Entirely, too organized!  Where is the fun of trying to find something?  Very nice!

Yeah, it's organized today. Next year it will be different, for sure.

[Dan]

2 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said:

Awesome job, Dan! I'd have problems in your dungeon... I'm 6'3".

Yup,you'd give yourself a back and neck ache. Originally I was just going to replace the door. I had much of the wood in the garage but need room in the garage as I begin moving some tools up there. The dungeon was the perfect spot. 

[MarieC]

Dan, that looks wonderful.  So glad it no longer floods since that is a really nice size room for storage.  I too, love the skinny Prisoner.  Charlie @Charlie E needs to see this and show it to all his Skelly friends that he always has hanging around his house during halloween.

 

[wombatie]

I have no idea of what you call a cistern is, to me it is the back of a toilet, where the water is kept before flushing.  However I love your dungeon and I am just the right height at just over 5 Feet tall. 

Marg

[Dan]

6 hours ago, wombatie said:

I have no idea of what you call a cistern is, to me it is the back of a toilet, where the water is kept before flushing.  However I love your dungeon and I am just the right height at just over 5 Feet tall. 

Marg

Haha. Here, on the other side of the big blue marble, a cistern is just a tank for storing water, usually under ground. Just like your toilet cistern, only bigger.