Here are some photographs of the room under early construction. It is always such a gratifying feeling when you can build everything from the ground up. I did the framing, lights, drywall, floor and the electrical all myself with the help of my step-dad who is a journeyman master electrician. Also one of the best parts of building a room dedicated to a layout is the specifics. I added an individual 25 amp breaker with independent wiring to the three gang outlets that will power my transformers. I added additional light cans in the ceiling to prevent shadows on the layout and did a dimmer, so I can adjust lighting for dusk and dawn effects. I put a wall up to separate the back storage area of the basement. To prevent space restrictions from the swing of a door, I am going to build a sliding barn door stained to match the custom train cabinets my wife had made for me. The final touch is that I added in-ceiling speakers and in-wall hdmi and coaxial. As we all know, it is nice to listen to music and tv when working on the layout.
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