ᐅ Installing exercise equipment in the basement (new build)?

Created on: 30 Dec 2014 00:40
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Erestron
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Erestron
30 Dec 2014 00:40
Hello!

I am currently planning my new house and have recently signed the notary contract for the plot of land. At the moment, I am comparing several providers to find the right partner for my construction project.

I am browsing the internet daily to gather ideas for my dream home, and one thing keeps bothering me:

I want to have my own training room in the basement of the house. For this, I would like to use the well-known (although somewhat more expensive) Gym80 equipment (in case you are not familiar with them: these are strength training machines, which can also be found at places like McFit). The downside of these machines — besides the price — is that they are hardly dismantled (the machines are welded and delivered on pallets).

Now I am wondering how I can get the machines into the new building at all. I am planning a terrace at the basement level and a double-leaf patio door; however, I will not be able to get the machines through the doors inside the house. During the shell construction phase, I also cannot have the machines lifted in by a crane, since at that time there will still be no underfloor heating or screed installed.

Even though this is a rather unusual problem, does anyone have an idea how I can get my training equipment into my basement? Or am I forced to switch to machines that can be disassembled?

Kind regards from the Ruhr area!
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toxicmolotof
30 Dec 2014 01:23
Either the devices (or their individual parts) need to become small enough, or the openings in walls (or ceilings) must be large enough. Teleportation of any kind has not yet been invented for this purpose.
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Erestron
30 Dec 2014 08:54
Hmm... I’m not quite sure what I was expecting with that question 😳

I’ll probably have to redesign the training room so that a patio door leads into the room...
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Doc.Schnaggls
30 Dec 2014 09:52
Hello,

another option would be to place the equipment on a dedicated pedestal and then pour the screed around it.

This is, for example, how heating units are often installed.

Our heat pump was also lifted into the basement through the stairwell using a crane and then placed on a sound- and vibration-isolated pedestal. After that, the house was built on top of the basement.

The screed was poured only four weeks later.

Regards,

Dirk
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Erestron
30 Dec 2014 10:02
Hey,

the idea of the base sounds pretty good! I will have to check how much that will cost.

Thanks for the suggestion! 😉
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DaveS
30 Dec 2014 16:49
Compared to the devices, you can safely ignore the additional cost for a base ;-)