A Guy Created A Secret Trapdoor - So He Could Watch Movies In His Own Underground Cinema

a guy created a secret trap door so he could watch movies in his own underground cinema [Music] [Applause] for some people there are a few things more satisfied than working on their house whether it be through redecorating or restructuring the layout of a room changes like that can help personalize your home however there are other individuals who raise the stakes when it comes to diy and guess known as not a deck of cards on imgur is one such person living at home with his wife the couple found a hidden room beneath the house that they dubbed the dungeon there was only one entrance to the space located outside the property and with that in mind the dungeon was used solely for storage in the months after they moved in as time went on though guess decided to make some big changes to the room his first step was to clean up the area outside the house that led to the dungeon after that then he focused on the interior building a number of cupboards along the wall to store everything so with the dungeons floor space now clear guez could move to the next stage of his plan noting the sole entrance to the room he wanted some easier access inside the house itself so on that note the diy-er built a secret trap door in his living room that led to the transformed space one of the many joys of the internet is being able to connect with like-minded people on topics that you love regardless of how niche your interests are you can always find someone that shares that same passion reddit is an excellent source on that front as the website hosts a huge number of subreddits covering different subjects gaz was one of the many online users to take advantage of that visiting the diy subreddit a self-confessed amateur when it comes to home improvement he looked to share his story about the dungeon on the website then in april 2016 the diy-er took to imgur to show his initial progress launched back in 2009 imager is a unique website that allows users to share a wide variety of pictures from memes to normal photographs the site became incredibly popular over the next few years indeed by 2013 imgur became one of the go-to places for online image sharing beating off the likes of image shack and photobucket on that note guess created a photo album on the website posting under the name not a deck of cards he subsequently shared over 50 images at that point with each one showing the early progress of the dungeons reconstruction before charting the transformation though the online user revealed a bit more about the room indeed gaz began a story by posting a photograph of the room before the project got underway the diy-er wrote on imgur in april 2016. so here's where we started a room under our house which we called the dungeon full of junk left over after moving in at that point guess revealed that the dungeon had a noticeable safety hazard he continued we left it like this for nearly a year while deciding what to do with the room the steel support beams are about 1.8 meters off the ground but everywhere else is perfectly fine to walk around without hitting your head after setting the scene guess then spoke about the goal he wanted to reach at the end of the revamp the mg user wrote we eventually decided to turn the dungeon into a home theater i actually posted some of this in 2014 after the first week on the project but in hindsight i jumped the gun gaz added it wasn't anywhere near finished we had put a lot of work into it since then so please enjoy the rest of the album to see the real finished project from there he then shared his progress step by step starting with the outside entry to the dungeon prior to the start of the project the only way that guess could access the dungeon was via a green door in his garden the yard was on a downward slope with the house near the top of a hilly area as a result of that an old pathway was in place alongside the wall leading directly to the door meanwhile guess's yard was also surrounded by a wooden fence with the partition cutting off at the back of the property to kick things off the diy-er worked on the elevated pathway which was made up of old wooden panels and bricks he subsequently removed the former before knocking out the ladder guests then lay down some new bricks in their place alongside some sturdy looking wooden paneling at the side at that stage the imgur user decided to fill the gaps on either side of the brick path with decorative gravel however that wasn't the only thing he wanted to improve in the yard with the entrance to the dungeon sorted gazz enlisted the help of his father to move the fence together they were able to reposition the partition so that it was closer to the old green door creating more space outside the back of the house the hard work didn't end there though after restructuring the fence gaz painted both that and the green door white and to finish things off outside the grassy area on the slope was covered in decorative gravel which matched the updated pathway he then completed his work by adding some stones near the top of the ladder at that point guess focused his attention on the dungeon itself which was still filled to the brim with what he described as junk following some spring cleaning though the room was finally cleared prior to the renovation the floor was made up of stone slabs while one of the walls boasted a bench-like structure consisting of stones and bricks gas then proceeded to spruce up the overhead steel crossbeams with a fresh coat of paint before moving the dungeon's heating duct with the ladder now out of the way the diy-er looked to take out the metal shelving surrounding one of the walls and by doing so he subsequently created a lot more space from there guess then filled newly created gaps with some cupboards which were eventually painted dark gray he explained on imgur i did this to improve the cinematic experience in addition to that the online user left a small area open on the wall using that as a bar at that stage the home cinema really started to come together with guests putting in a new seating area around the old brick bench after that he created a box-like structure for the projector before installing a set of led lights in the room however there were still some finishing touches to make to give off the desired effect when watching a film gaz then added some curtains around the edge of the dungeon once that was done he focused his attention on the floor covering it with large rubber slabs to complete it the diy-er put down some astro turf out of installing the big screen with the cinema now in place one final task remained for guess in the entrance to the home cinema he looked to fit two beige curtains above the doorway completing the transformation the injure album detailing the journey subsequently earned over three hundred thousand views as well as close to twelve thousand points meanwhile in january 2017 guess returned to imdr with another photo album while the dungeon was now a fully functioning cinema he had a small issue with it despite all the changes that were made to the room there was still only one way to get in via the outside door so on that note gaz laid out the plan for his next project he wrote on imger so you may remember the dungeon i have under my house which i turned into a cinema but the problem was there was only access from the outside that's fine when the weather's nice and or you have appropriate clothes on but for cold days or when you're just in your pajamas i thought it would be nice to be able to access the cinema internally guess continued as a kid i always thought how cool it would be to have a secret tunnel or passageway in your house so now that i own one there was nothing holding me back guess then added after my wife agreed that i could cut a hole in the floor of course at that point the diyer pressed ad with his plan choosing the best place to create the secret entrance in the end he opted for the left-hand corner of the room just to the side of the big screen after gaz made his decision he prepared to work on the section of the living room floor directly above it he said of the corner upstairs it used to have a chair and was a nice place to sit so i wanted to incorporate a sitting area into the solution which would double out as a great secret entrance i did consider both a trap door and a bookcase but felt a seat was best guess added he continued i like the idea of a bench seat with storage but in this case instead of storage a secret staircase at that point he assembled the bench and purchased the materials needed to create a cushioned seat with the bench now in place guess faced one of the biggest challenges of the project he wrote on imgur i had a few different avenues of carpenters i was going to get to come cut the hole but since it was made over christmas and new years everyone was on holidays kaz added so after calling my dad and talking to some guys at mitre 10 i felt confident enough to do it myself in this photo i'm getting a feel for where the additional supports would go to frame the edge of the hole from there he cut through the upstairs floor creating a square shaped hole in the corner at that stage gaz then put some new brackets in around the hole to help support the upstairs floor after putting the finishing touches on that he switched his focus toward the ladder which he'd be putting together himself using timber that was over 100 years old the imgur user assembled it outside his house gaza's work on the ladder eventually came to an end securing all the steps with a number of heavy-duty screws on that note he hosed down his creation before taking it back into the house and with everything in place the online user gave a brief overview of his efforts however when guess shared the finished results of the entrance he also relayed some feedback that he'd received the user wrote on imger you would open the secret door and apparently reveal a giant whole death trap according to reddit a lot of the main concerns from the comments was the structural safety of this death box i fully admit to being an amateur hence posting to rgiy does continued and it was pointed out that the type of wood used to make the sides melamine and holding it together with screws wasn't a great solution despite the negativity though he was offered a potential answer to the problem gaz added it was suggested to build an internal frame which would be the structural component of the seat and the melamine would then become just a decorative skin away from that the diy-er was also informed of another possible issue with the home cinema's secret door the other complaint was that if the lid broke on the seat the person sitting on it would fall straight down the hole gaz wrote on imgur he continued while the chances of the lid breaking in such a way to allow it to do that were highly unlikely in my opinion i recognized the people's concerns with that in mind guess then revealed a solution i decided to bring back the cut out floorboards to make a trapdoor for the extra layer of safety he said from there the injury user shared some photos of the entrance inside the cinema with the latter perched away from the big screen on the left hand side at the end of the album gaz had some final words regarding his two big projects after all the work that he put into them he highlighted one of his favorite features the user wrote one of the best things about this room is how cool it stays during the summer this photo was taken in the middle of a day that was 35 plus outside yet down here it stays in the low 20s guys concluded closing the lid blocks out all the light from the upstairs and you can enjoy a full cinema experience without leaving the house very very happy with how it turned out