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A dad created a nightclub with his bare hands beneath his house, and people reckon his kids are going to have the best parties.
The man, named John, has been sharing the back-breaking transformation to TikTok, under his page spaghettiinmygymbag.
John, believed to be from Illinois, revealed he bought the house more than two decades ago, and has been slowly transforming it ever since.
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His latest project of converting the basement into a "nightclub" started in the fall of 2019.
John has shared multiple videos on the social media site detailing the transformation, with one of his latest clips, shared last week, amassing more than 30 million views.
He captioned it: "Turning my basement into a nightclub."
Earlier videos show John shoveling dirt, bricks and debris, as he said: "Lots of digging. 13 dump trailers filled by hand. Lowering my basement floor so I can make a swanky nightclub.
"Dug out my basement by hand to build my own nightclub. The end will blow your mind. Lowered the floor 19 inches. Won't hear the loud music with closed cell foam. Thicker drywall in case knuckleheads try to punch through walls."
He filmed a large bar, which he said was made from "the old chimney we tore out."
The entire process has been hard work, as John admitted: "I had to take a couple months off from hard labor. Carrying 2 buckets at a time up the stairs for a few weeks was a crusher."
The latest video, shared on Saturday, showed a montage from start to finish.
It shows John working hard with family and friends, revealing they went through a bucket stage to clear debris, before sanding the floor then pouring epoxy resin on it.
It took 17 gallons of "metal flake epoxy," before they put a satin polyurethane layer on top, then a clear coat.
In total, John reckons he's spent thousands on the project, saying in the comments: "Most labor was free. Probably $15,000 so far. The video spans several months."
People are in awe of the project, and John's dedication, with Carly Stafford writing: "I need someone to come and hang a mirror on the wall and here you are building a nightclub."
S Baker thought: "Best floor I've seen in a while."
Gia Azur joked: "But are the poles swingable?"
Talia asked: "How do ya'll have this much dedication? Clean clothes sit on my hair for weeks before I hang them up."
Kairo admitted: "I would come to this than any night clubs that's in the city."
While Rachel Kucinski joked: "Your kids are going to have the coolest parties."
Newsweek reached out to John for a comment.
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