We Built The Ultimate Triathlon Pain Cave | GTN Builds Ep. 1

After moving into his new home in the UK, we gave James free rein to turn his cluttered garage into a triathlete's paradise. Here's how he got on.
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[@gtn]

If money were no object, how would you build your perfect pain cave?

[@stompthepedal7401]

Well, I have just had my garden studio built, so next up I need to fit lights, electrics, add alarm, cameras, then add the bikes, treadmill, Pilates reformer bed, if space weights. Loads to do, cannot wait

[@gtn]

Awesome - get in touch when it's done, we'd love to see it!

[@jamesroberts6843]

If money were no object I wouldn't be the one building it! Great video as always! :)

[@westerling8436]

Less content = less garbage

[@SBoots29]

Construction and Triathlon. Two of my favourite subjects. Very exciting to create your own space to work out in and new tools to boot, They look pretty nice.

[@gtn]

Thanks!

[@KlemenSuligojTri]

Hopefully this series will be finished by May 1st when I move in to my new apartment and start setting my Pain Cave up :D

[@gtn]

More coming very soon - keep an eye out 👀

[@becmango]

As much as I miss Fraser, you have been an awesome addition to this channel. Love the new energy and can't wait to see the finished product 😁. Keep up the great work

[@MrJakzer]

A Big security upgrade would be to change that garage door! People can pull those open with a couple of crowbars very easily!

[@benwoodhouse8202]

Impressed with your DIY skills

[@juliustan1494]

Men of many talents! 😂👍

[@3WalkingPoles]

Perfect timing! I'm starting work on my cave tomorrow. I'll have a little more insulation on the walls but I don't live in tropical England. 😉 You did a really good job, James - it looks very inviting. And Mark looks like he knows what he's talking about.

[@gtn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wrinty1]

Welcome to the village James...let me know if you fancy an easy spin or a coffee at Spindles :-)

[@keithdoran89]

Great start to the series! I think you’re going to give me some great ideas to redo my garage into a pain cave. One request- you must post all the bloopers and outtakes at the end of the year or once all the episodes are completed. Those I’m sure will keep all of us laughing for hours!

[@gtn]

We'll see what we can do 👀

[@emmag00]

Thoroughly enjoyed the subtitles turning 'pain cave' into 'pancake'!

[@gtn]

Haha its trying its best 😆

[@morganhaynes6125]

"Taking way longer than expected" Bwah!

[@imbeliver9358]

Amazing!! I bought a house with garage and was looking for some ideas on how to dress it !! Perfect timing!!! Thanks,m 😊

[@fultonlopez7846]

Awesome!

[@79devo]

Enjoyable… and better craftsmanship than I could ever hope to achieve !

[@theevilspanky]

Love this,...showing the guts behind the job! This is what we need to say not just a skip to all the cool/fun stuff.

[@gtn]

Glad you enjoyed it !

[@MrTraveller.]

This is an excellent series. Nice to follow along & see the transformation. Looking forward to the next video in this series. 🏊‍♂️🚴🏃‍♂️🇹🇼💯

[@gtn]

Coming soon 🙌

[@thomasmcardle4371]

3 years ago my wife and I went from scattered workout gear all over our house to turning a never used home office into a pain cave. It has made such a huge difference in training, so much easier to stay focused when you have a dedicated space, when you close the door it’s go time.

[@gtn]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jgduke63]

Great job. Lucky you to have goot all the needed tools. Looking forward to the end result. I am building my pain cave as well, out of a cellar room where I need to even to do all the plaster work upfront and replace the window.

[@gtn]

Awesome! Get in touch when it's done - we'd love to see it!

[@terramclaren2597]

This is looking really great! cant wait for the next video!

[@gtn]

You’re welcome !

[@ironman140.6]

This is a fantastic idea on GTN

[@georgeharris7578]

This is great content guys! Love it

[@gtn]

Thanks - there's more to come!

[@joemoya9743]

Nice job! Excellent. It is one of the few garage conversions I have seen where condensation on the concrete tile walls was taken into consideration by using wood cladding with horizontal stripping placed against the concrete tile wall instead of the cladding itself. Based on the good quality of the build, it is safe to assume the black roofing-like felt/membrane placed on the painted concrete tile surface is a breathable felt/membrane. If not, you may have accidentally created a future molding issue between the black felt/membrane and the concrete tile especially in poorly insulated rooms (i.e., un-insulated garage door and ceiling). Most garage failures in humid/cold environments are caused by a poor flow of air to the wall surfaces. I look forward to more. Overall, it is one of the most professional looking builds I have seen. Can’t wait to see the rest. BTW... if the cladding was more green that you expected... it could be because the wood was treated to prevent molding.

[@Pedreone]

I have my indoor trainer in a similar kind of building. Just concrete walls and ceiling, some vinyl on the floor. We have our washer and dryer in that place. There is a window and a heater. When I do a long ride, there are droplets forming on the ceiling and walls. Could it damage our machines? What could I do to prevent mold?

[@joemoya9743]

​@@Pedreone Buy a dehumidifier. Humidity and electronics are never friends. Other than insulating the exterior and/or interior walls sufficiently to prevent condensation, there is no easy solution to stopping condensation. But, using a dehumidifier will help but will also need plumbing for drainage or constant emptying of the water it collects.

[@Pedreone]

@@joemoya9743 Thank you very much!

[@stonerwood]

Great work !

[@gtn]

Thanks!

[@robg109]

More like a pleasure cave 👍

[@robnolte2547]

This is super fun keep up the good work! Just an FYI, when you reinforced the ceiling to make the opening, you really should have put a single piece of wood spanning the gap and connected the cut rafter to it. This provides stability to the cut rafter via the adjacent rafters. You could easily just attach one after the fact just to sure it up a bit.

[@gtn]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jasonbroadbelt]

Looks great so far

[@gtn]

Thanks!

[@jamiefuhrman403]

What a great idea for a series!

[@gtn]

Thanks!

[@jobanski]

I’m really glad you guys are doing this, because I need to do something similar in my basement.

[@gtn]

Awesome!

[@stompthepedal7401]

This is my favourite episode to-date. Great work guys.

[@gtn]

Glad you enjoyed it - we have more to come!

[@stompthepedal7401]

@@gtn James you make me laugh, with your pow pow wow

[@steviemactastic6644]

Great start guys!

[@gtn]

Thanks - looking forward ton seeing the rest of the project!

[@robert_mn]

It's no Blake Builds but still great fun

[@ChrisMarshallUS]

Very nice

[@gtn]

Glad you think so!

[@jonathanzappala]

Your hole in the ceiling wasn’t framed correctly. You run a double 2x8 (if your joists are 2x8, looks like it) between the joists you are not cutting. Put one in and nail the cut joist into it, then add the second one. Then put a joist hanger with joist hanger nails on the cut joist, repeat on the other side. All that said if you don’t overload your ceiling you’ll be fine no matter what, it’s a garage attic space. Your ceiling boards, if they are gypsum board also need a lot more screws or they are going to sag.

[@Ahoey717]

What was the black stuff behind the cladding

[@lwittrock1]

That would be the Rafters Mate. you know, that space in your garage above those beams called rafters.

[@wilsonpotosirunner]

Adelante campeóna

[@stompthepedal7401]

Any chance you guys could add details of gym flooring that you got etc

[@gtn]

Hi! We will be going through what was used in part 2 , stay tuned 😉

[@jamescunnamaGTN]

Went with BiGDUG single garage kit - more about these in video 2...

[@stompthepedal7401]

@@jamescunnamaGTN Thanks heaps mate.

[@huwjones7701]

~Blake~ ...... James Builds!

[@savagepro9060]

What the hell! Triathletes doing construction work, and no BRICK sessions? I WOOD never understand that. And WATTS more, so many POWER tools?

[@gtn]

🤭

[@AaronGoodTimes]

Putting the ceiling in looked like a giant pain the in the butt! Great work on the project though!

[@gtn]

Should be worth it in the long run! 🤞

[@morganhaynes6125]

Oddly excited by all this....

[@nicholasthomas1987]

Oh guys dont do the layout across the garage.. it will likely be on a slight angle to prevent against flooding and will be a real ballache on the bike / treadmill.. not to mention tedious levelling .. you'd be better off facing the back wall or the entrance of the garage!

[@Florence0]

Part2!

[@gtn]

Coming this week!

[@ptocknell]

When is part 2 coming??

[@brycehicks2816]

Great good, but that garage door needs replacing with a more secure one.

[@martynlancaster4453]

Love the wall panels link please ?? Great show !!😎

[@jamescunnamaGTN]

After much deliberation, looking at fancy and expensive cladding and considering fabricating them ourselves (which would have taken ages) we bought... garden fence panels! Got ours from Contemporary Gardens, but guess they're widely available.

[@martynlancaster4453]

@@jamescunnamaGTN thank you my cave is due for refurbishment !!!

[@hellonshirts4681]

Where's Part 2 :D

[@TheGamingNest]

I live really close to you fancy going for a run?