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post #1 of 18
2/12/08 at 3:53am
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Things are going real well during the construction period of the basement theater, But now I need some ideas, My situation is kinda common from what I've seen here before, "Ceiling Height", My plans are to have 2 rows of 3 reclining theater seats, The first row to be on the floor, The second row to be on a 12" riser platform, The problem is 84" ceiling height, What I came up with was I could build the riser with a 6" step and then position the seating above that but on the edge of the 12" step, Thus when getting in or out of seating, Viewers will be sitting at 12" and standing at 6", Is this confusing, I have been wondering if anyone has different ideas for this, and Yes my construction is better than my drawing, Thanks for a great place to just come and read some great things happening in the world of Home Theater................Bull


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post #2 of 18
2/12/08 at 5:26am

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But everyone's legs will just dangle. Will kids be able to get into the seats without jumping?

-Robert
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post #3 of 18
2/12/08 at 11:17am

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For a shorty like me, stepping up 6 inches into a chair would be uncomfortable. If my feet don't touch the ground when I'm in a chair, it can be very tiring for the legs. (I put a phone book on the floor at the dining table, so I don't need to wear shoes) Of course, if you're tall it doesn't matter!
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post #4 of 18
2/12/08 at 4:01pm
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I didnt mean to mislead anyone by the silly picture of that style seating, I will be using recliners, was just wondering if anyone had some different ideas they could relay, or an idea how to make this work............Thanks......Bull
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post #5 of 18
2/12/08 at 8:32pm

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I did something similiar in my room. My suggestion is to use a shorter riser. If your front row is on the floor, there's no reason to have your riser so tall. Or is there something we're missing? You should be OK with a 8"-10" riser, and the step-up half the riser height. BUT the riser height depends on how far above the floor the bottom of screen is(so you can see over the person's head in front row). I did a mock up with my seats before I built my riser. I highly recommend this.
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post #6 of 18
2/13/08 at 3:10am
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How high is your screen from the floor, Mine is not mounted yet and was wondering what a good distance from the floor should be, I would like it to be a fixed 106" (54x93), Good point though I tried to mock it up, But may have to go with a little smaller screen, Can you give me an idea of certain screen heights. Thanks again...................................Dan
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post #7 of 18
2/13/08 at 4:12am

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Another option is to use a ramp. Mine raises up about 8" in 3'. It is along side the first row of seats. Both my Mother and Mother-in-law have troubles getting around and even a 6" step gives them a hard time. They love the ramp instead of a step.
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post #8 of 18
2/13/08 at 9:13pm

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The bottom of my 52" X 92" screen is 28" above the floor, and my ceiling height is 80".
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post #9 of 18
2/14/08 at 4:05am
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Thank You Jim,
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post #10 of 18
2/14/08 at 4:15am
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Jim
does that mean your screen is at the ceiling height and if so what do you do to eliminate reflection back onto the ceiling, are your tiles painted a flat color, I mocked up your measurements this morning and I really like the screen height here, I have 3" to the ceiling, and what about a black border, do you have one..............................Thanks .........Dan
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post #11 of 18
2/14/08 at 5:53pm

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The top of my screen is just about touching the ceiling. I had to raise it that high so the people in rear row can see over the people's heads in front row. There is no reflected light from ceiling, it is painted flat black. I don't need a black border because my screen wall is also painted flat black.
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post #12 of 18
2/14/08 at 7:03pm
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Great ideas, is the ceiling, suspended tiles or drywalled, if ceiling tiles will I need to prime them before painting mine, I like the idea of the wall behind the screen painted black also, would I need to paint the framework that holds the ceiling tiles as well and how far back from the screen should I paint those tiles,.............................Thanks to all..........Great Ideas............Bull
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post #13 of 18
2/14/08 at 11:59pm

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My ceiling is suspended, acoustical tiles, 2'X2'. I did not prime them. The paint soaks in a little bit, so it took 2 coats. I also painted the framework black, but that I spray painted with cans(was much quicker and easier). Ideally, you want to paint the ceiling all the way back to the projector. I painted the whole ceiling flat black.
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post #14 of 18
2/15/08 at 2:25am
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Thanks again Mr. Jim, I sure do appreciate the help, Any other thoughts on the actual riser and the head room clearance in the back row of seating and do you have pictures posted anywhere of your riser configuration.......Daytona 500 just 2 days away,,,,Have a great weekend.......................Dan
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post #15 of 18
2/15/08 at 5:26pm

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I'd post a picture, but I don't know how to do it. My riser is 8" tall, so I don't need a step. I kept it as low as possible, so I didn't need a step(saves floor space). I can stand on the riser with about 2 inches to spare under ceiling, I'm 5'10" tall). What other riser questions do you have?
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post #16 of 18
2/15/08 at 6:08pm
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No more questions on the riser, Im certain I really like the screen there and if you think 8" should work, I'll go from there, Before I get to far ahead of myself can anyone enlighten me on a remote that will work, My equipment is in a closet I built in the spare room behind the theater wall, I have been so intrigued with the construction, Is there anything special I need to wire in or mount, I'm reading about RF or IR. With the locaion as described does anyone have suggestons...................Thanks ............Dan
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post #17 of 18
2/15/08 at 7:33pm

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I'm not saying a 8" riser will DEFINITELY work for you. Do you have your seating yet? You can't know for sure how tall your riser needs to be until you do a mock up with the seats set up. I propped up the rear seats on boards, and set the front seats in place. Then I had my son sit in the front seat( because he's the tallest in our family), to make sure I could see the whole screen over his head. Then I knew exactly how tall the riser needed to be. It's a lot of trouble, but it beats building the riser and then finding out it's too short.
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post #18 of 18
2/16/08 at 6:54am
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Not yet seats leave this week, But they gave me dimensions but Ive waited this long whats a couple more weeks? Thanks for all the answers.......Dan
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