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!
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!
Our bathtub needed to be lifted to the upper floor before the roof structure was built, as it was quite large and weighed 200 kg (440 lbs). However, it actually arrived a day later, and six carpenters had to carry it up my DIY construction staircase—poor them. Anyway, we had to come up with a solution for it since the screed wasn’t installed yet. We placed the tub on an OSB board with two roller boards screwed underneath so we could at least move it a bit. We had to cut through the door openings with an angle grinder to get it from room to room. When the screed was poured, we used a chain hoist attached to our main purlin to lift the tub on the roller boards, and then temporarily stored it on a frame above the stair railing until the screed dried.
Long story short: you could also hang the equipment from hooks on the ceiling.
Long story short: you could also hang the equipment from hooks on the ceiling.
What will you do if you ever want to remove the appliances or replace them with new ones? You definitely won’t be able to get new appliances into the basement. In an emergency, you might be able to saw old appliances apart.
I have no idea about the lifespan of such an appliance or when the desire to get a new one will arise, but without a "large" access point to the basement, you will be limited to whatever you install now.
I have no idea about the lifespan of such an appliance or when the desire to get a new one will arise, but without a "large" access point to the basement, you will be limited to whatever you install now.
One00 schrieb:
Long story short: you could also hang the equipment from hooks on the ceiling.😀 That would probably look great.
klblb schrieb:
What will you do when you want to remove the equipment or replace it with new machines? There’s no way new equipment will fit down into the basement. You could, in a pinch, saw up the old machines.
I have no idea about the lifespan of this kind of equipment or when you might want to get new machines, but without a “large” access point to the basement, you’re limited to what you install now.The equipment will outlast me; once it’s installed, it stays.
Also, I don’t need new machines since I do a lot of exercises with free weights—this allows for a lot of exercise variation.
There are only two machines that concern me the most (a leg press and a 4-station gym machine; I can probably replace the latter with smaller machines anyway).
I’m planning to install a patio door directly into the training room and bring the equipment in through that. I’ll just have to hang a big curtain in front of it; my neighbor doesn’t really need to watch me working out 😕
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Bauexperte30 Dec 2014 23:58Good evening,
Regards, Bauexperte
Erestron schrieb:Some questions I just don't understand...
Now I wonder how I can get the devices – if at all – into the new build?
Regards, Bauexperte
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Username_wahl31 Dec 2014 11:45Do you think you will still enjoy it in 5 or 10 years?
Erestron schrieb:
... I just have to hang a big curtain in front; my neighbor doesn’t necessarily need to watch me during training 😕Coming up with something like a "curtain" is clever 😉 :P
Seriously though, it makes sense to plan for a wide patio door with a low-level terrace that can also be used for morning exercise or similar. With a slope or embankment, it should be difficult for anyone to see in. But that would be (like the curtain) the least of your problems. Fresh air supply is also ensured.
And if morning exercise doesn’t appeal to you: by the time you’re 70, you’ll definitely be doing your squats out there on the terrace 🙂
Best regards, Yvonne
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