Ten years ago in 2009 my partner fun50geeze started to talk about
becoming a bespoke BDSM dungeon builder. With 25 years experience in the home
improvement industry, a voracious interest in Sex and fore-sight into
the way things were going in the kink community, it seemed like a good
idea at the time. Most folk laughed at us, although one particular guy, a
South African migrant skilled in shop fitting and joinery DID take us
seriously. For various reasons, the project never got started.
As Minx got more involved with the World of Femdom and morphed slowly into Mistress Orchid, our attentions once again turned to finding premises suitable for a playroom, away from our home. If you're ever been down that road, you'll know its fraught with obstacles. Do you confide with a potential landlord as to the nature of your business? Or do you 'keep schtum' for fear they might turn you away? In the eyes of Authority there's little difference between consensual BDSM activities and SexWork, and many 'would be' landlords are wary of legislation relating to income 'from immoral earnings'. Its clearly best to OWN your own premises, but for many that isn't an option. We eventually found a building suitable for our own use and turned to, converting some of the space into the dungeon playroom you see featured on this site. We were in the fortunate position of having plenty of funds so no expense was spared on the conversion.
The biggest problem we encountered as a dungeon builder was sourcing tradespeople to carry out the work. They either didn't turn up to quote, or if they did, shied away from embracing the work, sensing we were looking for high standards & PERFECTION. To cut a long story, we struck lucky with a plumber-joiner and an electrical contractor, but struggled with sound-proofing installers & painter-decorators. Fortunately the sound-proofing manufacturer had an excellent technical department; they bent over backwards to help with our spec and also trained us to fit the stuff, because no contractor in the North could be bothered. Mention 'stairs' & 'old buildings' & they DON'T WANT TO KNOW...their loss!
Sourcing dungeon furniture proved difficult too, but
extensive 'Googling' followed by
a few hundred miles travelling the length &
breath of Britain lead us to find some super motivated people, able & willing to custom
build exactly what we wanted, albeit after a lengthy wait.
Like most projects, when you really get into them, things get complicated. Building a playspace to be proud of
takes a lot more than a coat of paint & buying stuff off Ebay. If
you're going to be using it 'professionally' there's lighting,
electrical & fire regulations to consider, and you're going to
have to find tradesmen who can keep their mouths shut & work discreetly.
Some people hire out their dungeons to recover costs, but this is a
sure-fire way to spread the word to the wrong people about your
location, what you do, or more ominously, 'what they suppose you do'. So
be warned. Talking of costs, you'll find they can escalate frighteningly, but this can be
avoided by using some-one competent in project management whos been down that road before. You don't want to run out of cash half way through, or end up cheapening the spec to get the job finished do you? Or even worse, NEVER getting the place completed and/or fit for purpose.
The plumber-joiner is
still with us today; he likes working with Geeze & being semi-retired
he can 'fit in' when necessary & is happy to travel. The other
competent trades employed during our own conversion are on hand too, so
we've dusted down the 2009 plans to start building bespoke playspaces & we're back raring to go. With the release of the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy,
Christian Grey & Anastasia Steel succeeded in opening the BDSM door
to a whole new generation of kinksters. Some have 'progressed' shall we
say, into serious players themselves; If that defines 'you' & you're looking for a
dungeon builder to create a high end playspace you can call your own, why not give us a call? OR, email us with details of what you're looking for, include your contact details, & we'll send you a link giving private access to a
portfolio of dungeon builder pics. We look forward to helping turn your dreams into
reality, just like we did! Get in touch!
Ten years ago in 2009 my partner fun50geeze started to talk about
becoming a bespoke BDSM dungeon builder. With 25 years experience in the home
improvement industry, a voracious interest in Sex and fore-sight into
the way things were going in the kink community, it seemed like a good
idea at the time. Most folk laughed at us, although one particular guy, a
South African migrant skilled in shop fitting and joinery DID take us
seriously. For various reasons, the project never got started.
As Minx got more involved with the World of Femdom and morphed slowly into Mistress Orchid, our attentions once again turned to finding premises suitable for a playroom, away from our home. If you're ever been down that road, you'll know its fraught with obstacles. Do you confide with a potential landlord as to the nature of your business? Or do you 'keep schtum' for fear they might turn you away? In the eyes of Authority there's little difference between consensual BDSM activities and SexWork, and many 'would be' landlords are wary of legislation relating to income 'from immoral earnings'. Its clearly best to OWN your own premises, but for many that isn't an option. We eventually found a building suitable for our own use and turned to, converting some of the space into the dungeon playroom you see featured on this site. We were in the fortunate position of having plenty of funds so no expense was spared on the conversion.
The biggest problem we encountered as a dungeon builder was sourcing tradespeople to
carry out the work. They either didn't turn up to quote, or if they
did, shied away from embracing the work, sensing we were looking
for high standards & PERFECTION. To cut a long story, we struck
lucky with a plumber-joiner and an electrical contractor, but struggled
with sound-proofing installers & painter-decorators. Fortunately the
sound-proofing manufacturer had an excellent technical department; they
bent over backwards to help with our spec and also trained us to fit
the stuff, because no contractor in the North could be bothered. Mention
'stairs' & 'old buildings' & they DON'T WANT TO KNOW...their
loss!
Sourcing dungeon furniture proved difficult too, but
extensive 'Googling' followed by
a few hundred miles travelling the length &
breath of Britain lead us to find some super motivated people, able & willing to custom
build exactly what we wanted, albeit after a lengthy wait.
Like most projects, when you really get into them, things get complicated. Building a playspace to be proud of
takes a lot more than a coat of paint & buying stuff off Ebay. If
you're going to be using it 'professionally' there's lighting,
electrical & fire regulations to consider, and you're going to
have to find tradesmen who can keep their mouths shut & work discreetly.
Some people hire out their dungeons to recover costs, but this is a
sure-fire way to spread the word to the wrong people about your
location, what you do, or more ominously, 'what they suppose you do'. So
be warned. Talking of costs, you'll find they can escalate frighteningly, but this can be
avoided by using some-one competent in project management whos been down that road before. You don't want to run out of cash half way through, or end up cheapening the spec to get the job finished do you? Or even worse, NEVER getting the place completed and/or fit for purpose.
The plumber-joiner is
still with us today; he likes working with Geeze & being semi-retired
he can 'fit in' when necessary & is happy to travel. The other
competent trades employed during our own conversion are on hand too, so
we've dusted down the 2009 plans to start building bespoke playspaces & we're back raring to go. With the release of the 'Fifty Shades' trilogy,
Christian Grey & Anastasia Steel succeeded in opening the BDSM door
to a whole new generation of kinksters. Some have 'progressed' shall we
say, into serious players themselves; If that defines 'you' & you're looking for a
dungeon builder to create a high end playspace you can call your own, why not give us a call? OR, email us with details of what you're looking for, include your contact details, & we'll send you a link giving private access to a
portfolio of dungeon builder pics. We look forward to helping turn your dreams into
reality, just like we did! Get in touch!