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Title: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 14, 2010, 10:03:25 AM
Always wondered this , but could never find a good answer.. Say your gonna use synthetic lanes and a good pin setter?
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: bass on April 14, 2010, 06:12:34 PM
50K

Is my guess mainly because you'll need more than just the lanes and pinsetters.

Don't forget pins, spare parts, oiler and various misc. supplies.

Also a  100 ft length would be a plus.

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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 14, 2010, 06:20:57 PM
yea, Im building a new house for a guy which is huge.. 90x30x a 40'kickout and the first thing I though of when I saw the floorplan is , this would be a perfect alley/game room / rec center

http://www.murreybowling.com/Murrey_Bowling/Murrey_Bowling_Equipment_Manufacturers_and_General_Contractors.html


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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: DanH78 on April 14, 2010, 06:25:26 PM
The prices are in here somewhere

http://www.unitedbowling.com/residential/index.html

I think it was closer to $80k.  Don't remember though
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 14, 2010, 06:27:26 PM
yea I saw that site, and never got a direct answer..  80k for 2 lanes??? no way
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: bighook69 on April 14, 2010, 06:32:41 PM
money wise I bet it would be a lot cheaper to try and find a old center that is getting rid of things and to just buy their old equipment.
Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: azguy on April 14, 2010, 08:26:35 PM
A few years back, Brunswick would estimate  ( no land or building ) that it would cost $25,000 - $55,000 per lane, installed, no freight included.
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 14, 2010, 08:28:09 PM
those #s are just crazy..
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: DanH78 on April 18, 2010, 12:59:28 AM
quote:
those #s are just crazy..
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Why?  You have a structural, and a mechanical side to it.  Pinsetters and ball returns aren't exactly cheap.  How much do you think it should cost?
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 18, 2010, 01:08:44 AM
quote:
quote:
those #s are just crazy..
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Why?  You have a structural, and a mechanical side to it.  Pinsetters and ball returns aren't exactly cheap.  How much do you think it should cost?
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umm ., well for a nice Home setup ... 25 grand.. The most  important thing is the lanes and having them leveled and worked in right.. Im a carpenter  so I can tell you its not hard to level a few lanes with a laser...  and a good pinsetter is what ? 5 grand ?
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: DanH78 on April 18, 2010, 01:24:04 AM
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umm ., well for a nice Home setup ... 25 grand.. The most  important thing is the lanes and having them leveled and worked in right.. Im a carpenter  so I can tell you its not hard to level a few lanes with a laser...  and a good pinsetter is what ? 5 grand ?


5 grand sounds cheap, but going with that...that's 10k just to start.  Then you have all the other materials involved, lanes, concrete, ball returns, scoring computers, etc.  Then the labor.  I don't think all that can be done for $15k.  

A couple of years ago, we had to have the back staircases at my condo building repaired.  It cost $15k just to fix the railings for 4 staircases (that was the cheapest of 3 estimates), and they used less materials than 2 bowling lanes would require.
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: mj79 on April 18, 2010, 01:27:04 AM
haha you would be amazed in the construction world in what things cost.. Stairs are not cheap, but are terribly easy to build.. go figure


AS far as the lanes go , I meant 25k per lane, MAX, So I was thinking maybe 40k or so for 2 lanes.. Which is why when 80k was said it seemed off. but no doubt possible, depending on how fancy and hi end you want everythin Im sure a single lane could easily cost 50 grand..
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: MattC7 on April 18, 2010, 02:54:42 AM
There's more to it than just leveling. You've got to lay a base under the lane, in order to deal with the impacts 1st, which needs to be leveled. Then the synthetic goes onto, and once again, level it. The gutters, and pindeck materials. Sidewalls, pinsetter, ball return, Pins, oil, oil machine (unless you're into the old spray mop and broom method).

I believe with used pinsetter, lanebeds etc you were looking in the 50k range. With new you're in the 80-100k range.
Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: jtmouse on April 18, 2010, 05:02:20 AM
15 years ago, we try to buy some lanes to send back to China, Burnswick cost about 45K per pair included the lane, computer and monitor.( no included shipping cost.) some rebulid model costs about 30K per pair. When you order those lanes, they will send you a technician to teach you how to build and set up, but you need to hire there guys or you own to build it.
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: Stan on April 18, 2010, 07:07:26 AM
I priced it a while back and it was roughly 100k for a pair installed with scoring.  Oil machine is about 20 - 30k more, if purchased new.
Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: fluff33 on April 18, 2010, 11:11:10 AM
Check this out for an idea on price.

www.geekologie.com
Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: TheFreeAgent on April 18, 2010, 11:55:50 AM
The thought of you bulding a house is just scary.

But 2 lanes with good lanes pinsetters extra parts oil and oil machine and scorers. Would be roughly 75-100 grand depending on what you wanted.

A kegel Ion lane oiler is 36 grand from classic.

When my dad got a bowling alley priced for his 80 lane center with top of the line AMF stuff it was around 1.2-1.5 million for everything.
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Title: Re: How much to build a 2 lane bowling alley ?
Post by: demo40 on April 18, 2010, 12:24:39 PM
The center I bowl in just put in new Brunswick
synthetic lanes that cost about $15000 each.  The
owner said the new pinsetters would be about the
same price as a new lane.  The kept their old
gutters and ball returns and scoring though.  So,
I would say if you were going new, it would be close
to $75000 after install and all the new parts.  I don't
know if the $15000 for the lanes included installation
from Brunswick.