Megs Bar Walking Tour :) Pub Shed - Man Cave - Home Bar

My Mancave/Pub Shed I built in 2015 from scratch.
MEGS Bar (Mark and Ellen's Garden Shed)

[@philmairs8327]

Spot on, that.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Phil

[@justinh3585]

Gotta say hands down best cave I've seen... what a cool little getaway when you want a drink and watch some ⚽️

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Justin that's exactly what I wanted to built,the wife thought it was just going to be a potting shed with some big d peanuts nailed to the wall with a couple of optics 😃🍻

[@justinh3585]

@@mginbolton excellent work.... cheers from portland, Oregon USA

[@Kiki-yw9kc]

You don't need to go out, you have it all out your back. You should be proud of yourself, it is amazing, one of the best I've seen x

[@mginbolton]

Thanks that's a really nice thing to say,,the wife expected a shed with a few packs of peanuts nailed to the wall with a few optics,,I always try to over deliver 😁👍

[@Kiki-yw9kc]

@@mginbolton you are very welcome, enjoy 👌

[@bury2279]

Really impressed well done.

[@elainemcshane4241]

Your bar is amazing, we are just starting our bar and you have gave us so many ideas, love the wee cushion above the door, as a Glaswegian that saying says it all !

[@mginbolton]

Lol thanks Elaine my Dad was Scottish we love Glasgow and the people we are due up again in September for a weekend break.

[@adrianheeley1669]

What a fantastic bar you’ve got there fella 👌

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Adrian appreciate that buddy.

[@paulmills79]

Lovely looking bar you have. I think I'll have myself one of those arcade machines

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Paul yeah they are good,you can download more packs and front ends onto micro SD cards at arcadepunks.com look at pi front ends the machine will run all those.

[@chrisbubbles4246]

Deadly one of the best ones I’ve seen unreal

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Chris appreciated buddy 🙂

[@steviexup]

Amazing build. You seem to have everything covered. Excellent !!

[@byronbenicio5268]

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[@trippdouglas4467]

@Byron Benicio Instablaster =)

[@byronbenicio5268]

@Tripp Douglas i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@killingtimemusic]

This is absolutely superb, seriously jealous of this! Many happy hours in there 😄

[@mginbolton]

Thanks really appreciate the comments have a go at doing one search for Colin Furze on youtube "how to build a solid shed" I used that for help and guidance 👍😁

[@killingtimemusic]

@@mginbolton thanks mate appreciate the tip!

[@BigBoyGames-ke1hq]

Stella job mate !

[@mginbolton]

Thanks buddy appreciated 👍

[@markpritchard7030]

Looks superb mate 👍

[@mginbolton]

Cheers Mark appreciated

[@caffrey1967]

this is great mate , i built one myself during lockdown to get us through that , everyone who comes says they would live in it and are made up with it but i'm thinking of extending it now it only holds 11 or so people and i think a lot more people are building these and staying in more i've had all my family and friends here for christmas and had a few school reunions here so it's not big enough now , i'ts only been up 6 months and i've easily saved that money what i paid out building it on staying in and not paying £3+ for a pint and then waiting for taxis and as you say no last orders , and no idiots with knives or guns , just your own company , ideal for the football or card schools with the lads or a girls night in , 100% better than sitting in your own living room having a drink , great job mate , enjoy megs bar you deserve it , i'm in my gaff now having a beer typing to you ha ha

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Bernie appreciate your positive comments and I agree with you on every point.Deffo the way to go.I did mine in 2015 so was lucky really with lockdown etc 😀

[@caffrey1967]

@@mginbolton thx mark , how are you heating your place in the winter ? this is my first winter so it's costing a few bob with electric heaters ? was looking at a log burner with a flu going out the side somewhere , how are you doing it , us landlords need to stick together with good advice ha ha

[@mginbolton]

@@caffrey1967 ha ha ha I got a diesel heater pal its spot on,,the thing with log burners you can't turn them off and even though they look mint it's none controllable.And you would end up getting barbecued lol I'll send a link WhatsApp me my number is 07764 745242

[@caffrey1967]

@@mginbolton i'll try and whattsapp you but i'm 54 so not to good with phones lol , are you on facebook at all ?

[@mginbolton]

@@caffrey1967 your still a spring chicken I'm 52 lol yeah I'm on Facebook

[@jasonbarron3047]

love it mark well done mate really impressive

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Jason appreciated happy new year.

[@jasonbarron3047]

@@mginbolton HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TOO MARK MY FRIEND XJ

[@JewlofTheNile914]

Awesome,off the hook, I love it, same thing with my pub shed I built it from scratch quite a few friends was telling me why don't you go to Lowe's or home Depot and just buy one and you can fix it up in the inside the way you want,,, but I didn't want that I wanted to build one so I can say I built this I did it but enjoy your pub shed,, it's the bom!!! as we say in the us☺️

[@mginbolton]

Thanks buddy really appreciate the feedback nice one mate.

[@paulwilliams9278]

Nice

[@mginbolton]

Cheers Paul

[@danieljennings649]

Amazing, I'd never go in the house if I had that 😂. Very well put together and cool

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Daniel we are hardly in house lol too tempting,,kegs ran out can't get more as pubs closed,,bottles and cans at moment. 👍😃

[@pos512003]

this is brill. well done mate.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Stuart appreciated 🙂👍

[@funfunstuie]

Nice work mate. Like the trap door idea for the kegs.

[@mginbolton]

Cheers appreciated 🙂

[@TheMerseycop]

Amazing 👍🏻

[@mginbolton]

Cheers buddy appreciated

[@chrisj3055]

real nice

[@serkansmancave3698]

looks great

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Serkan appreciated 👍😊

[@dannyhammonds2852]

mark you need to upload more content mate! mines only a 9 by 6 outhouse but i've done it all out. wish i had room for a seating area like that!!

[@mginbolton]

I do mate but full time job and DIY list of jobs as long as my arm from missus lol.

[@mginbolton]

Apologies I meant to say at 4.17 Highland Cow not Medieval Cow :)

[@conorfranklin4920]

This is Wicked no curfew in this gaff 🤣.. cant wait to finish myne.... (love them scampi fries aswell 👏👏👏

[@mginbolton]

Cheers pal much appreciated,

[@A2kjb]

Well done pal. Looks great. It's a credit too ya. An I know from experience it never happened over night

[@mginbolton]

Cheers Kev appreciated wife's happy with it that's all that matters, happy wife happy life lol.

[@neild8628]

We've just started work on converting our garage into a pub - this video has definitely given me some ideas and inspiration. If we can get it half as good as what you've achieved I'd be well chuffed. Amazing effort. Would be interested to see a video on your draft beer setup as I'm scratching my head over what to do for mine.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Neil that's some really good feedback appreciated.Yes I will do a draught set up video asap. It will tie in nicely to me connecting a keg up now the pubs are semi open I can buy one from my supplier.Im also going to do a slide show video on stages of the shed build i didnt video it I just took pictures but i can convert that into some kind of video with commentary.The wife is nagging at me to get some decorating done so i will work around that and my job lol 👍😊

[@neild8628]

@@mginbolton no problem! It'd be good to see some photos of you building the actual bar too, and get an idea of what sort of dimensions you worked with. Who was the person you got the arcade machine from again? That looks like a purchase that is a must!

[@mginbolton]

@@neild8628 no problem the guy is called Chris tell him Mark from BT gave you the link facebook.com/ChillisArcade/

[@mginbolton]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXVqY2JhrmHetE Draught setup

[@DB-cm1fx]

This is great - love it. Still in the dreaming stage on ours. I assume you have a water supply for the ice maker. Do you have a full on sink? Running water and drain line may be too big a project for ours.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks bud no need for water supply 3 litres of water will produce plenty of ice no sink no drain needed

[@leoncomar2038]

Outstanding bar. Who supplies you the kegs for the pumps, also what chiller unit did you use.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Leon a local drinks distributor sorts me out there are places like that in every town smaller the better.The cooler is a maxi 310 two output but I have the Estrella and Moretti coming off the same feed I just use whichever pump of the lager I have connected.

[@rolfrobinson]

Hi Mark, Nice setup. How did you do the outside lighting? Wire guides and a 200m string light? Cheers Mark.

[@mginbolton]

Thanks buddy,I used a wire suspension kit (easy to fit).The video had 50m string leds I have just upgraded to 100m ones, both links on eBay below.www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363361630678 & www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353168060077

[@buzzmason8231]

Hi I'm loving what you've done here, I have finally talked the mrs round and started planning to build my own and looking to do somethinga similar size. What ground works and foundations did you do before build?. And Electrical wise does it have it's own consumer unit?.

[@mginbolton]

Hi Buzz yeah it's got its own consumer unit I ran an armoured cable from the main supply.The ground works were already there previously it was just decking off the floor.So I boarded it.Decking frame pretty straight forward to do dig 9 holes around 3ft deep fill with concrete and place your posts in then build your frame around that.Check KZbin plenty of videos how to do it.Also check Colin Furze channel "how to build a solid shed" that helped me a lot.👍😁 Email me [e-mail] I'll send a link to my build.

[@danfuller2707]

Wow this is definitely the best set up I've seen nice job bud looks amazing what size is your shed I'm looking into doing one just not sure what size to build yet

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Dan appreciated pal the shed is 3.5m X 4.1m the wife couldn't believe what I planned and eventually got in it when you looked at the space I had prior to building it.

[@danfuller2707]

@@mginbolton you done good job Mark looks spot on

[@mginbolton]

Rather than putting a thumbs down and not saying anything,,(why would you?) please comment on why you think its worthy of a thumbs down Ill take the points on boards.Thanks Mark.

[@steviefoott5286]

👌👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@rowens123]

great job, could I ask about the insulation you ended up putting in? Did you just do the walls or the roof too, did you use a vapour barrier etc? thanks

[@mginbolton]

Ok so the frame is 3 by 2 timber and 3/8ths ply on the outside and inside I used knauf earthwool to.insulate it's really impressive everyone who comes in say oh it's cosy in here even before I put the heater on.Oh I did.the walls and the ceiling too 17 quid a pack.

[@rowens123]

@@mginbolton thank you for replying really helps with my project

[@mginbolton]

@@rowens123 anytime buddy If u send me an email address I'll link u some build pics etc

[@abeesto]

Fuckin good on ya lad boss this mate

[@mginbolton]

Cheers buddy appreciated

[@terrybridgewater870]

Absolutely incredible. Massive fair play! How much in total do you think it’s cost to get to where it is now?

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Terry all materials around 3k including roof tiles etc.Could have done roof cheaper just bitumen but wanted stylish shingles look like slates.I wanted to build my own and not order one off the internet as pre fab ones are too thin and not insulated.

[@terrybridgewater870]

Ahhh thanks bud appreciate that - definitely thought it would be more! Last question, where abouts do you get the pumps from for your beer? Looks so legit!

[@mginbolton]

@@terrybridgewater870 hi yeah all pumps work just waiting of pubs reopening then I can get more kegs.Got them from Facebook buy sell or eBay,,may be harder now as everyone building them, I did mine about 6 years ago.

[@tonka1983]

best one i have seen so far! where did you get the arcade machine from please?

[@mginbolton]

Thanks for the feedback if you search on Facebook or Google for chili's arcade

[@mginbolton]

Or rather chilli's arcade lol

[@tonka1983]

@@mginbolton cheers fella

[@stephendoherty5925]

Quality mate. What did you day the arcade machine business was called ?

[@mginbolton]

No problem pal it's facebook.com/ChillisArcade

[@aidanmcculloch9794]

Lovely job! Was it easy to get the electrics set up?

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Aidan I layed the cable and a mate of mine connected it up,,all the wiring for lighting I did but days work for a sparky.Not a big job at all.

[@aidanmcculloch9794]

@@mginbolton fabulous, we're hoping to be moving into a new place very soon and it has a large back garden so looking to put the summerhouse at the back and sort electrics, good to know it's not much of a hassle! Cheers 👌

[@adrianmccormack2163]

Did you insulate it and what’s the sound like with music on outside 👌

[@mginbolton]

Yes I insulated it with knaufman earthwool (search that on google) it's affordable easy to cut and really warm and none itchy lol.I can have my 5.1 surround Sony system on appearing quite loud inside and a small muffled sound from outside.

[@Rivaboyz1987]

How big is the shed mate looking at building 1 the simler

[@mginbolton]

Hi it's 4.1m x 3.5m

[@brendanconnolly8341]

Fantastic job. Do you mind if I ask what are the dimensions of the room?

[@mginbolton]

No problem at all Brendan 4.1m x 3.38m random size but the space I had to play with 😁👍

[@brendanconnolly8341]

@@mginbolton Thanks a million. That's more or less what I have to work with. Your's looks great.

[@mginbolton]

@@brendanconnolly8341cheers pal it's gonna get hammered this weekend. I'll be putting a slide show video up soon with commentary of the build from start to finish.

[@markcorbett1836]

Class this is have you got a link for that arcade machine mate

[@mginbolton]

Cheers pal I messaged him a few times but no response..I might have one coming up for sale soon a mate took one but his missus moaning at him as its in the front Room ha ha ha where are you in the country

[@markcorbett1836]

@@mginbolton south wales mate lol

[@mginbolton]

@Mark Corbett ok let me see if he selling first then I'll give you a shout

[@bells1969]

Great job what’s the size of the shed

[@mginbolton]

Thanks Paul it's 4.1m X 3.5m