Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Dr Who has asked me to dig up my photo's for basement "Man Cave" home theater so here they are... Sump Pumps and Furnace are something to navigate around. In between them I built a cut out for two purposes. 1. to make the room bigger 2. to have a better area for electronics and a big oak entertainment center that needed a new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 In the first two pictures you can see the skeleton as the walls go up to cover all the mechanicals. The furnace is always a big problem, due to Noise from the blowers coming into the room and Noise going out via the ductwork. I haven't totally solved this problem since it is expensive to do properly. There is also the concern about proper ventilation of the furnace for code. We don't use it for heat, just circulation, due to the wood stove. In the second picture you can see furnace ductwork and plumbing for the house. This was the biggest problem. I have 9 ft ceilings but the mechanicals drop it down a foot. So I built around it. I also had a 100A disconnect box from the main so I didn't have to run wires all the way to the garage. Best money I ever spent. Need an outlet...Just run it to this box. All the runs were less than 50 feet I would guess. The best tools I bought were a nail gun and a laser level sight. The room is not perfect but it is turning out better than I would have expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Here is a 90 degree angle shift to the furnace again with the plumbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 This is the only window that would add light. I boarded it off to black out the room and for security plus the alarm. I have never really done any framing but I sure learn a lot when I got done. I wish some things were more square, but I will probably be the only one to notice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 There is an office to the right behind that wall that I finished out. You can also see the tile I laid on the floor. I really like the results of stonework when I got done. You can also see a problem I had. I wanted a small bathroom on this level but I wanted the theater room as big as possible. So my wall had additional braces accross the framework for solid support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Here is the beginnings of command central. You can see I hate extension cables and power strips. I put lots of outlets in the equipment rack to the right and the alcove. The sump pump had room above it so this is where I built the equipment shelving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Here is the front wall where I will project the video and a cut out for a THX 650 box. Middle top is a bracket I made to support center channel. I made it a close as possible to the ceiling so the screen could be high. You can see the gold spray paint where the screen would go. I found it helpful to position the room by painting lines for the screen and viewing area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Last picture of the full screen wall. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Taking shape...carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 2, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 2, 2007 " I have never really done any framing but I sure learn a lot when I got done. I wish some things were more square, but I will probably be the only one to notice it. " Any one can work with everything square, you have to be creative to make it look good when it's all screwed up ! Look's good you must be creative. [] If you just had some nice headphones while you were working you wouldn't hear that thump when you hit your finger with the hammer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Is your mancave currently in progress? I was under the impression that you had something fancy and finished [] Man, that looks like a lot of work [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 No... These are pictures from 2 years ago. I need to take pictures of the current condition. I just ran out of camera batteries. I will never be 100% done, but it is quite functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I envy you folks with Tall Basements. Yours and Indy's basements are bigger than my entire House! Looking forward to seeing the "After" Pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 You might want to add some speakers, an amp, a monitor of some type, a few posters of Cheryl Tiegs and some carpeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Okay here was stage two... Flooring complete Drywall Up Speakers recessed into the walls Equipment shelving built and installed Plumbing starting to be framed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Equipment Rack and alcove area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Here is a picture of the Stone Work on flooring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 More Stone Work where the pool table sits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Integrated center channel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 L/R 650's installed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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