Recent content by Mark McGill

What's wrong with drywall? In my opinion it looks much better than a drop ceiling and is also rattle free. I've have never understood the need to have access to wiring and hvac. Access for what? If there ever was a remote problem, drywall can be easily patched. From what I see the drop...

Look in the wiring section of your hardware store. Look for a computer grommet or something like that. They go upto three inches in size and are friction fit to match a cutout done with a hole saw, which is basically a large round drill bit type system. Modifying the light flange might be...

I got to ask, why do you need them so tall? Even non reclining seats usually only require 10" max.

Riser height really depends on factors such as screen height, distance from the screen and whether or not the seating is the reclining type or fixed back. Simple way is to find out the bottom of your screen, then have someone sit in your first row and now take a string from the bottom of the...

I hope that you are going to run an extra line for 7.1. It's a lot cheaper now than later. Also run a extra RG6 to the back somewhere for an extra sub sometime. Wire is cheap!!!

SVS are easy to upgrade. I bought one (20-39) and loved it. However I have a really bad room configuration so I bought another one and put it in the back of the room and tuned it down to 16hz. So yeah they are upgradable. Good luck.

Is there any chance you can run a conduit to your cold air return. If you can do that then all you need to do is set your thermostat to fan on in your program and you will draw lots of air if needed. Personally if you are using your basement alot I would keep the setting of fan on anyhow since...

One of my favorite experiances was when I went to a certain shop in Vancouver. I wanted to look at some Paradigm speakers. Well the salesman demos them for me (I liked them alot and did buy Paradigms, but not from him)and then when he asks how did I like them I responded that I did very much. He...

Looks good except for one thing. Unless codes are different in your area, it is considered a no no to attach anything to the side walls. It is just asking for problems due to moisture. Yes I know it doesn't make sense, becuause the floor is in contact, but that's what our codes say. May I ask...

Nice setup. Could you tell me appoximately what the floor to projector clearance is? BTW I remember the almost finished stage and it's was tough to not take time off work to just get it done. Good luck.

Nice setup. Could you tell me appoximately what the floor to projector clearance is? BTW I remember the almost finished stage and it's was tough to not take time off work to just get it done. Good luck.

I was just talking to out furniture guy yesterday and he said that flexsteel has just come out with a home theater line, and I noticed that Barcalounger has two new models. One of them looks like a traditional high back "club" style chair complete with brass nailhead trim. Just think of a...

I agree with the last post. We did everything ourselves except for plumbing, electrical, and drywall. Now you might ask what did I do, well everything else. Framing, and finishing out is easy, but can be a PITA. Drywall is tough for me because I am picky about the finish. All in all our basement...

We have a load of pot lights in our house also. I wanted halogen and with a little experimenting I went from a 75watt incandescent to a 50watt halogen and to boot the room seems even brighter. I did experiment with the 75watt haolgens and they were just too bright. I might add that we are heavy...

In my opinion, if you can get rid of the drop ceiling. They can rattle and quite frankly are a builders way of cutting a buck just because it is a basement. I know lots of people have drops, but out here on the west coast they are rare except in commercial buildings. You can future proof...