my theater project, pics are up... (1 Viewer)

[ErnieST]

That's probably pretty much how it will work. Will be a selling point for many buyers.

I do design/build work and some remodeling work. I have gotten involved in a couple of projects where a seller got into a tangle with the local building inspection department over a bootleg project and helped get it resolved.

I searched out this forum and information on home theaters because I'm in the process of building a new personal home. It will have a "bonus" room over the garage with a regular stairway access. The room will have kneewalls either 4', 5' or 6' depending on how wide I want it to be. Also, the ceiling can be 8', 9' or 10' but will, in all cases have sloped side/walls (at 45 degrees - 12/12 pitch roof) that come off the kneewalls.

 

[JohnnyN]

Hi Ernie... I have sloped walls/ceiling as you can see from the pictures... depending on the orientation you choose, you can use these lower knee walls to your advantage.. in my case the front wall is 72" so that the TV + stand is 60 inches and I have 6 inches from the top of the wall and a 6 inch platform/stage fills up the rest... Since the ceiling slopes down behind the TV, I just use this seldom accessed space as my front equipment access room... I did the same thing in the back for rear equipment access... I'd love to see pics of your project... good luck.

 

[JohnnyN]

I've posted four new pics with all the drywall up... the dropped ceiling looks pretty cool...

the latest pics are here
http://www.johnnyqnguyen.com/modules...view_album.php

now comes the hard part of picking the right wall colors and carpet :frowning:

I also posted a few pics of my home office with mini home theater... I call it my office theater, this is where i post a lot of htf stuff.

http://www.johnnyqnguyen.com/modules...view_album.php

 

[JohnnyN]

woohoo!!! all i need now is baseboards, chair rails, crown moldings, carpet, and acoustic treatments!!! I'm sooo excited... have a look everyone and let me know what you think so far...

My Theater!!!

 

[RobbieP]

looking very nice!

 

[Bernie_A]

Nice looking theater but GOOD LORD.....the notching of those joist is really bad. It's up to you but, if they do start to show signs of sagging or failure, Simpson Stong Ties makes a plate with a U in it to span the notched section of joist allowing for the pipe. BTW...the floor joist are designed and specified with a live load of 60lbs per sq foot on top of any drywall ceiling. This takes into consideration flooring material and sub-floor sheathing.

Good luck.

 

[Clay M]

Looking good. I bet you can't wait to be done.

 

[JohnnyN]

thank you everyone for the nice comments so far... this project has been amazingly fun... and now it's 95% complete, just need to:

clean up a few wires and connections
buy these theater chairs (1 row of 3 in front, single cushion sofa in back)
put up drapes and acoustic diffusion/absorption panels on pillars and back wall

oh and last but not last least...

replace current broken sub, with my soon to arrive SVS PB1-ISD...

anyhow, here are the latest pictures.... at 95% complete...

 

[Dan Hitchman]

Classy! Very elegant design!... Most impressive.

Dan

 

[Sean_avnut]

LOOKING GOOD! Great work!