formica Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Here is another view of the exterior wall... you can better see the enlarged window casement / shutters. The electrical panel will be enclosed in a customized cabinet and the that small front window will be hidden by a wall colour panel. It's casement detail allows that panel to fit flush with just a slight recess from the gypsum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 I finally finished the inside of the centre channel nook... more MDF glued, nailed and screwed to the plywood and framing. The sides shared with the IB are now 2" thick and braced at less than 18". This allowed me to also complete the casement work around it... including its false panels and framing for an eventual pair of grills. I have no kids or pets, so I'll be showing off the woofers for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Here is one last shot for today... this is my equipment rack I SQUEZZED into my closet. It literally touches the wall on one side and the electrical boxes (which I cut into the door framing) on the other. Since I'm going with a white trim look... I built the rack in white melamine with two custom wire channels at the back. The wires will run from the equipment on the shelves to these at the rear... so they should not be visible from the front. One for audio signals and the other for power signals. The two doors at the rear will give easy hook up access. I haven't finished it... but I'll post more images and design notes at a later point... as right now I'm trying to finish the basics. ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Formica - First of all, nice work!! [Y] Man, you've been working like a mad-mad. Looks like the room is really coming together nicely. I'm curious though......remind me again why you chose to build a hush box. The reason I ask is that projectors are getting quieter and quieter and I almost never hear the fan on my AE900U unless I listen for it. Otherwise, it's silent for all practical purposes. Keep the photos coming. I love seeing stuff like this. Oh - and another thing.....did you wire for infrared automation? IOW, make provisions for like an infrared receiver that would relay signals/commands back to a central emitter. That's what I have. My receiver is tucked up underneath my center channel Heresy and isn't visible. All you see, when a command from my Harmony remote is transmitted, is a flashing blue light. The way my system is setup, one button push and everything comes on and the pre/pro is set. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Man, you've been working like a mad-mad. Looks like the room is really coming together nicely. Those pics are over a week ago to boot... and I've got more coming. I skipped a couple of steps in the progress pics to get up to speed faster. I'm curious though......remind me again why you chose to build a hush box. The reason I ask is that projectors are getting quieter and quieter and I almost never hear the fan on my AE900U unless I listen for it. Otherwise, it's silent for all practical purposes. Good question... I guess it's more of a safety factor as I don't have a projector yet and don't know how noisy it'll be. The 900U (or even the 700U) is a projector I was actually interested by. I had the room all stripped out, so it was really the only time I could squeeze a hush box in (lots of wires running between my joists) so I figured why not. With the low ceiling... it had to be recessed. Oh - and another thing.....did you wire for infrared automation? IOW, make provisions for like an infrared receiver that would relay signals/commands back to a central emitter Yup... I did. There is both a CAT5 and a 4x22AWG wires running from that electrical box you see at the right of the IB to my equipment rack... I've wired for an IR repeater and X10 lighting. Here are a couple of more pictures... with the lights installed and the walls finally painted. Ironically it's not the most time consuming task (painting the main wall colour) but the one which made the biggest visual difference. I kept the same dark grey I used to have... and will be adding the typical "cinema" red in the steel beam and central carpet. You can see my flooring materials piled at the front right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Here we are looking towards the back of the room. I'll be rebuilding the stair (probably in Birch) and replacing the fireplace carpentry. I just don't have time before Easter though... My colour choice actually reminds me a little of Tom's scheme... but Grey, Black, Red and white trim is pretty common in HT's. Because of the number of things going on (doors, windows, cabinets, beam, etc...) I decided to keep the trim and architectural decoration as simple as possible to avoid it look baroque (sp?) in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 The pictures may be a little fuzzy... but it took them without a flash as there was A LOT of dust in the air and I was too lazy to pull out the tripod for some construction shots. You can actually see it in the "light beams"... Here is a picture still looking at the back, where you can see the floor repairs I did (Planipatch) to correct some of the slopes. The next major step is installing the actual flooring. More pics to come... ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Oh my...that is looking freaken awesome! Hurry up and get her finished...you got me drooling now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Oh my...that is looking freaken awesome! Hurry up and get her finished...you got me drooling now! I agree with DrWho Rob, your room is really looking great. It's awfully apparent to me, as it should be to any others that walk into that room, that there was A LOT of thought given to how that room should look. Hopefully it is turning out the same as what your mind's eye saw. I'm wiling to bet it's looking better than what you imagined. My hat's off to you and scooter and IndyKlipschFan and others who've turn out such great rooms. And I sincerely appreciate folks' posting the execution of their rooms. Finished results photos are nice, but seeing a room come together is cool. Now.....don't forget to say a big thanks to all of us for being such an inspiration. [] [] [] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hurry up and get her finished...you got me drooling now! Thanks guys.... The best is yet to come... I have to admit to trying to build up to the "reveal" as I'm actually finished almost everything I had planned for Easter except for some finish electrical, touch-ups, and cleaning. I've gotten inspiration from quite a few members here as well as insight into a couple of details which will pay off in the long run. We've got a great community here...[] Projects which I will do after Easter include finishing the equipment rack, the hushbox (I need the projector though), fireplace, staircase, building some Heresy stands, shelving in the storage room behind the IB etc... Oh, and actually installing some equipment in the room!! A couple more progress pictures... this is with the floor in... but before finishing the trim work around it. It's a floating floor with the look of antique pine. Personally, I'm not a fan of floating floors but it works well with my varied subfloors, is relatively inexpensive, and actually looks good in person. It took the better part of a day to get it in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 I am proud... [] as it's turning out pretty much as I hoped but building design (and project management) is my occupation. OTOH... it does give the opportunity to pick up a hammer myself and see the other side. I'm not as quick as a tradesman but I do have an appreciation for their skills. Here we are looking towards the back... I've got a large (10' x 12') red area rug planed for the middle of the theatre area... but I still have to choose one. It should tie in the beam and help define the two room areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Formica: The place looks amazingly rich! I think you are doing a fantastic job and you should be very proud of your accomplishment! I have one comment: You may come to dislike the sheen of the black paint on the ceiling. It could prove to be too reflective and cause some harsh glare from the light off the screen. I found that sort of glare to be quite distractive in my own theater, and I went with flat black on the ceiling. It made the contrast of the picture improve, too. I am not trying to rip on your work, Sir. It's just a thought. Your room looks wonderful. I love all of the recessed lighting; it really makes the space look ultra-modern! Nice job! -Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 I hear you glenn. It is just one sheen level above mat (called Velouté here) but it does have more shine to it than I expected. [] I decided to go with the black ceiling after seeing yours, in your equally low basement. I guess I'll try it out, as is and could always tone it down with a coat of mat if it does become too much. I've also come to realise, while reading up on "constant height" screens this last week, that my hush box is too far forward to really benefit from the inexpensive "zoomed" version of it. I originally calculated the boxes' position by using the image's height as a limitation... but just recently noticed that at 2.35:1 the width would become the defining limitation. I may simply ceiling mount the projector at it's ideal position for now and see down the road if I find it too noisy. I know that the ideal CH projections use anamorphic lenses... but I hoped on initially getting away with simply zooming the projector even though it doesn't use all the PJ's pixels. I'm in the midst of choosing a unit at the moment BTW (see http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/719077.aspx in HT forum) and I also have soo many things I'd like to upgrade.... More pics to come tomorrow... ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Rob: I am quite flattered that you chose your ceiling color based on my own theater. Thank you, sir! You are taking a great approach: "try it and see". Please let us know what you discover. I'm sorry about your hush box not working out. My Sharp is ceiling mounted 10.2 feet from screen and the lens is zoomed. Our Stewart Greyhawk screen is 78" diagonally. The projector is about 3-1/2 feet above our heads while seated and the blower noise is rated at around 30 db on low. The noise from it is tolerable. When it gets a little warm, or when I switch the lamp intensity to "High" (which is never), the noise gets a bit more noticiable on quiet movie scenes. The nice part is that it's predominantly white noise anyway so it's not such a big deal. Smaller spaces (low ceilings) are a definite compromise, but heck; we love ours and I know you will love yours, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 'Easter gathering went pretty well given the circumstances... room was ready and the house was clean. No HT demo... as I don't have any equipment there yet. I can't believe how much dust makes it way around... Here are not the pictures i promised but a couple more incremental images. These are of the cabinet I assemble for my electrical panel and DVD storage. Handles and finishing touches to come.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 A quick look inside. I based myself on a pair of modified bathroom pharmacies to produce the wall unit. More to come tomorrow... ROb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Ok finally here are the "current" pictures. Like I mentioned the other day, I do have some finishing to do, as well as a couple of unstarted projects... but this does give a good idea of where I'm headed with this. This is my typical "looking towards the front" shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Looking toward the back shot... obviously still very empty till I bring-in / get some furniture for the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Here is my IB / centre as well as a Klipschorn corner... notice to light which will highlight the cornerhorn? The intent is the "pause" mode will turn up just these corner lights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formica Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 The intent is the "pause" mode will turn up just these corner lights... this shot gives a better idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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