When I built my setup, the biggest headache was figuring out how to make everything feel like it actually belonged in the room instead of looking slapped together. I’ve got a weird alcove on one side and a support beam on the other, so standard dimensions weren’t even close to working. What saved me was accepting early that I’d need to measure absolutely everything and double-check it before ordering. The part that surprised me most was how much difference the floor setup makes. At first I used a random hitting mat on top of the carpet and the whole thing felt wobbly, and it threw off my stance. Eventually I switched to a custom golf turf because that’s what I use now to keep the surface even and match the screen layout I built with size tools. Once I leveled everything, the whole space felt more… intentional, I guess. I also learned the hard way that gap pads matter way more than you expect. I had a couple shots hit the edge of the screen and bounce in unpredictable ways before I installed padding that actually fit the angles of my room. If someone’s planning to build something in a space that isn’t perfectly rectangular, I’d say embrace customization early. It’s way easier to tweak the screen, padding, or floor to your room than to fight your room’s quirks. Even filling out a form to modify stuff was simpler than trying to force a generic kit into a space that clearly wasn’t made for it.