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HELP - room length verses cost

post #1 of 3
10/17/07 at 7:34pm
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17’4” x 14’5” x 8’9” verses 22’6” x 14’5” x 8’9”

I’m anxious to start construction on theater and have a question. The area of the basement I’m considering measures 17’4” x 14’5” x 8’9”. Directly behind this area is a rough-in for a bathroom. I can extend the length of the room by 5’2” if I re-plum the bath.

My question – is it worth the expense / labor to add an extra 5’2” to the length of my HT. I have not priced the effort, but I assume busting up the concrete floor will not be cheap or easy.

A picture of my previous HT is attached. We just moved and I need to start construction!
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post #2 of 3
10/18/07 at 3:04am

Re: HELP - room length verses cost

I would say that it will greatly depend on your screen size. As you don't want to be too close to a big screen. I think that the cost and work involved in making it longer might not be worth it. even with a distance like 17 ft, I think it will be ok. Long as your viewing distance from screen isn't closer than 11 ft you should be able to use a 106 inch screen. just my opinion, that would be my plan.
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post #3 of 3
10/18/07 at 4:51am

Re: HELP - room length verses cost

I think that another factor would be how many rows of seats do you want? If you want to do 2 rows then you would probably need that extra 5'. If you are doing just one row 17' is plenty of room.

By the way, your previous theater looked great!

Cheers,
JJ
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