Funkster! Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 It sounds like my same build. When I looked at your framed out walls, I thought it was my basement! I also did it myself (along with the entire basement) and it took 2 years. I started with a brick ranch with a full unfinished basement and a center post supported load bearing beam. I removed a dropped ceiling and built insulated outside walls and double staggered stud inside walls with two layers of 5/8inch drywall with Green Glue on each side of the wall. My room is 12.6 wide and 21 deep and I could only get the ceiling up to 7' 6" high. I also had to re-route 25 ft of trunkline and several heat runs to make the theater room as unobstructed as possible. Because I put the equipment rack under the stair well, I had to completely rebuild my old staircase and finish it out the same as the side walls. The ceiling is also two layers. The room has 6 seats, 3 being on a riser. I insulated the riser and added led lights at the base. The theater is painted a flat light grey (ceiling and walls) but the screen wall and 6ft. of the ceiling and side walls are flat black. I made bass traps for the side walls (4) and corner traps in the vertical corners and horizontal ceiling corners with acoustical rock wool and fiberglass. All joints were caulked so well with Green Glue caulk that I think the room might actually be able to hold water. My ceiling is so low that my screen frame is only a couple inches from the ceiling. For lighting, I added 8 light cans with a rf controller. Since the room was completed, I've added 6 speakers and changed my AV receiver. I have to say that I will probably not see the inside of a commercial theater again (Iam 67), and I won't miss having to climb into a freezing car on a cold, windy winter night for the drive home. My wife and I love movies and this was the best investment I ever made! My theater consists of the following: Projector....JVC 56U Screen.......Stewart Studiotek G130 (120 inch) Blue ray.... Oppo 103D AV.............Onkyo TX 3030 Speakers Mains............Klipsch RF-83 Center...........Klipsch RC-64 Sub...............RT-12D surrounds.....RS-62 rear surrounds.....5650 W-ll Overheads (4).....5650 W-ll TV Room Display.........LG EF6500 4k OLED AV................Onkyo tx5800 Blue ray.......Oppo 95 Speakers.....Onkyo (replacing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Sounds awesome! Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Paint!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 You are moving along! My hat is off to you guys doing complete theater builds. It is a lot work. I just got a projector and I am complaining about running wires, patch walls, ect. This may lead to me repainting the whole room. Keep the pic's coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Tell my wife to let the funds keep coming? Hah! Next up is rear riser.... Then with tax refund will be getting either/or projector or carpeting. (This project would be much faster if I could afford to hire it out, and my wife was done with college!) But doing it ALL myself is half of the fun of the project.... And me working on the theater leaves her alone to study. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Looks very nice. It's rewarding doing all that work yourself, and something to be proud of, not everyone can do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Column lights are up... Dimmable of course. Picked up last 7 sheets of 5/8" drywall & 7 tubes of GG to finish the back wall. Should be working on the rear riser in a month or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Ps.... Today is the 1 year anniversary of starting this project! Slow going... But not bad I suppose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile1966 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Nice work!!! Moving along 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 How do you like that Festool jig saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 But not bad I suppose Not considering I started mine a little over two years ago and I all I have is framing, and all the wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Absolutely love the Festool. It's like an electric turkey knife cutting through butter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Absolutely love the Festool. It's like an electric turkey knife cutting through butter! I keep trying to wear out my old Craftsman so I can justify buying one of those. I have one of their track saws and absolutely love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Last 7 sheets of drywall going up.... Will mud/tape on Sunday & hope to have paint rolled on in another week. The door on the rear wall (left side of pic) is TOTALLY temporary. I'll be doing communicating doors. (Like in a hotel room) Next up: Rear riser! Edited January 2, 2016 by MercedesBerater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Ugh??? Why does it rotate and 90* turn pics randomly... Oh well. I only use my phone for this forum... So I'm not attempting to fix. You'll just have to turn your monitor Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Rear riser... Used 4 bags of R-13 JM fluffy. And one bag of Rockwool. 2 layers of 1/2" OSB with green glue in between. (This picture only has the first layer of OSB) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Certain phones do it. My samsung galaxy note 5 does it. I just rotate the phone 90 degrees. Looking good though. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 how tall is your riser? mine is 2x12's with 3/4" ply on top and then 1/2" pad with really thick carpet and i find it just barely tall enough to clear the front row. i wish it was taller but same ceiling height as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercedesBerater Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 7" total height before carpet. Unfortunately I can not go any higher due to height limitations. The center support beam for the house with hvac trunk runs overhead. I'm 6'0" And when standing on the rear riser I have a few inches of head clearance to walk to a seat and sit down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 7" total height before carpet. Unfortunately I can not go any higher due to height limitations. The center support beam for the house with hvac trunk runs overhead. I'm 6'0" And when standing on the rear riser I have a few inches of head clearance to walk to a seat and sit down. you gonna try seating before you continue? I guess depending on your screen you could go higher. My screen is about 6-7" from ceiling but was high as it could be. We built first rider from 2x8'd and it was just unwatchable for me in the back row. Although I'm only 5'7". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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