Home Theater Basement Development - Blu-ray Forum

Blackshield · 02-08-2013, 05:25 PM

Hey, Finally bought a Brand new house with an unfinished basement and my girlfriend has given me the go ahead to develop it any way I want.

I used to joke all the time when I was in my early twenties living in a Mobile home about having a home theatre downstairs. Finally 4 moves later and a stable lifestyle its happening

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I've Been working at it for about two months on and off while I have time as I'm doing it all myself except for the flooring, because of the stairs, corners, and riser I'm going to have the carpet prof. installed.

I'm working from a Clean slate; large open area 25'x14', I've decided to make the most of the area for resale down the road also.

1. Ive Closed off the furnace room while leaving an area for a future bathroom that can be built easy, this way I'll have extra storage while saving a few bucks.

2. Separating the large room into a theater area (15' x14' and work out room 10'x14'.

3. Between the two rooms and into the hallway area dropping in a basic dry bar with a mini fridge.

Sold my old furniture and have 4 single theater power recliners from Costco.. Built a riser 5'x10' x 8". Decided on a Built in shelf to hold all my components and ran all the wiring, next to that trying to figure out some sort of storage for dvd/blu-ray/hd-dvds. I was big on the HDDVD bandwagon so between that and bluray's/dvd's I'm clocking in at 800-1000 disc. I just Ordered ceiling speakers to utilize 7.1 and a 106" screen for the projector. My equipment is outdated to a degree but will have to wait to be upgraded as I'm sinking my $ into getting the area done first.

Blackshield · 02-08-2013, 05:26 PM

roar · 02-08-2013, 05:50 PM

Looks like a great space... Looking forward to updates.

Blackshield · 02-09-2013, 04:28 PM

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ChuckT43 · 02-10-2013, 10:44 AM

It looks like your doing your equiptment shelf the same way I did mine. If you haven't planned on it let make a suggestion. Make a slide out shelf for the receiver. I didn't at first and then realized what a pain it was to adjust connections that I couldn't access from the rear. Look forward to seeing the process. Good luck.

kurtis21 · 02-10-2013, 12:02 PM

Looking GREAT so far Peter!! It looks like your doing your basement the same way I did mine...by yourself with a lot of hard work!!

But I'll tell you what...when you're finished...you'll LOVE IT even more cause you did it yourself!

Looking forward to the continued updates!! Again...great job so far!

Blackshield · 02-10-2013, 03:43 PM

That's a great idea, I wasn't sure yet if I was going with wood shelving or tempered glass. But being able to easily slide components out would be a great solution.

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Originally Posted by ChuckT43

It looks like your doing your equiptment shelf the same way I did mine. If you haven't planned on it let make a suggestion. Make a slide out shelf for the receiver. I didn't at first and then realized what a pain it was to adjust connections that I couldn't access from the rear. Look forward to seeing the process. Good luck.

Blackshield · 02-10-2013, 03:50 PM

Thanks, I had a couple friends come to hang the ceiling drywall with me but for the most part it's been a few hrs here and there when I have free time. I'm in the mudding and sanding phase now, Picking up things for the rooms any chance I get. Ordered some posters last night and was checking out stores on frames. Had lowes in a week ago to measure it and just heard back so I paid for my carpet install, now I'm on a time crunch to get the mudding, ceiling spackled and painting done.

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Originally Posted by kurtis21

Looking GREAT so far Peter!! It looks like your doing your basement the same way I did mine...by yourself with a lot of hard work!!

But I'll tell you what...when you're finished...you'll LOVE IT even more cause you did it yourself!

Looking forward to the continued updates!! Again...great job so far!

Blackshield · 02-10-2013, 04:18 PM

After looking for months at different options I picked up 4 of these leather Power recliner chairs 2 for each row, they have arm rests that fold forward and backwards to reveal cup holders, Costco Canada had them for about 2 weeks in-stock. Cost was great @ 2 chairs for $699.00

Thinking about either these or a shelf to hold all the movies' $7.99 and hold 40 blu-rays roughly

Fasteddie516 · 02-10-2013, 05:10 PM

Where did you see those Blu ray Racks?

Blackshield · 02-10-2013, 05:20 PM

Those I saw yesterday at Ikea, they are only $7.99 (Can) $5.99 (US) not sure how that makes sense with the dollar at par.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70115521/

They list a capacity of 36 dvds which would be about 40-45 blurays? They seem like a good alternative cost wise since I need to store 1000 movies between dvd, bluray, and hd dvds.

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Originally Posted by Fasteddie516

Where did you see those Blu ray Racks?

EMAGDNIM · 02-11-2013, 02:00 AM

Great work so far!

Blackshield · 02-11-2013, 04:30 PM

Blackshield · 02-11-2013, 04:34 PM

Finished all my taping and have a couple light coats of mud left to do, should be done tomorrow or Wednesday and ready to primer the whole thing.

DoubleDownAgain · 02-13-2013, 06:27 AM

JEALOUS!!!!!!

Looks great!

Blackshield · 02-13-2013, 08:27 PM

Wasn't able to get much done in the last 2 days. Got my 100" screen and ceiling speakers via Amazon in the mail yesterday though so another motivator.....

Blackshield · 02-13-2013, 09:17 PM

Thanks,

Honestly I can see why a lot of people never develop a basement... It's a ton of work and even doing it on my own it's been a money hose that keeps on flowing lol..... Once I'm done though I think this will make a big difference, I've been getting annoyed at the theaters with all the seat kickers and 3/4 times having some one yapping non stop, so once this is done I'll be cutting back my visits to blockbusters only.

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Originally Posted by DoubleDownAgain

JEALOUS!!!!!!

Looks great!

sonic_debauchery · 02-13-2013, 11:21 PM

I can definitely relate to the basement being a money pit. My basement is no where the size of thespace you are looking at. But the best thing to me for the money spent is that you know it is done right. You get to be as creative as you can afford and when you crack that beer when everything is said and done you will have the satisfaction of knowing your hands did the work.

Blackshield · 02-18-2013, 12:22 AM

Just finished Priming the whole basement... Nothing like a good coat to showcase how someone sucks at mudding and taping lol.... Have about 10 things I need to smooth out and fix.

tonylopez · 02-18-2013, 01:19 AM

This is amazing. Looks like this theater set up will be a dream come true. Keeps us up to date on how this is turning out please.

02-08-2013, 05:25 PM	#1
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	Home Theater Basement Development Hey, Finally bought a Brand new house with an unfinished basement and my girlfriend has given me the go ahead to develop it any way I want. I used to joke all the time when I was in my early twenties living in a Mobile home about having a home theatre downstairs. Finally 4 moves later and a stable lifestyle its happening . I've Been working at it for about two months on and off while I have time as I'm doing it all myself except for the flooring, because of the stairs, corners, and riser I'm going to have the carpet prof. installed. I'm working from a Clean slate; large open area 25'x14', I've decided to make the most of the area for resale down the road also. 1. Ive Closed off the furnace room while leaving an area for a future bathroom that can be built easy, this way I'll have extra storage while saving a few bucks. 2. Separating the large room into a theater area (15' x14' and work out room 10'x14'. 3. Between the two rooms and into the hallway area dropping in a basic dry bar with a mini fridge. Sold my old furniture and have 4 single theater power recliners from Costco.. Built a riser 5'x10' x 8". Decided on a Built in shelf to hold all my components and ran all the wiring, next to that trying to figure out some sort of storage for dvd/blu-ray/hd-dvds. I was big on the HDDVD bandwagon so between that and bluray's/dvd's I'm clocking in at 800-1000 disc. I just Ordered ceiling speakers to utilize 7.1 and a 106" screen for the projector. My equipment is outdated to a degree but will have to wait to be upgraded as I'm sinking my $ into getting the area done first. Last edited by Blackshield; 02-09-2013 at 12:49 AM.

02-08-2013, 05:26 PM	#2
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	Last edited by Blackshield; 02-08-2013 at 05:30 PM.

02-08-2013, 05:50 PM	#3
roar Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:11 Trading Score:4	Looks like a great space... Looking forward to updates. * Sub: SVS PC12-NSD * L/C/R: Axiom M22's * Surrounds: B&W DS6 * Pre/Pro: Integra DHC-80.2 * AMP: Emotiva XPA5 * * Projector: JVC X30 * Screen: Seymour AV Center Stage DIY * Blu Ray: PS3 * Control System: Crestron QM-RMC * Remote: iPad *

02-09-2013, 04:28 PM	#4
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	[IMG][/IMG]

02-10-2013, 10:44 AM	#5
ChuckT43 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Gizmonic Institute, Northeast PA Blu-ray collection:250 PS3 collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:1	It looks like your doing your equiptment shelf the same way I did mine. If you haven't planned on it let make a suggestion. Make a slide out shelf for the receiver. I didn't at first and then realized what a pain it was to adjust connections that I couldn't access from the rear. Look forward to seeing the process. Good luck. "At least I'm not Brent Spiner." http://freshhellseries.com/

02-10-2013, 12:02 PM	#6
kurtis21 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Southern NJ Home Theater Gallery:53	Looking GREAT so far Peter!! It looks like your doing your basement the same way I did mine...by yourself with a lot of hard work!! But I'll tell you what...when you're finished...you'll LOVE IT even more cause you did it yourself! Looking forward to the continued updates!! Again...great job so far! My Gear: Sony VPL-VW95ES 3D Projector 1080P Elite Lunette 115" 2.35.1 Curved screen Denon 3313CI Reciever Klipsch RB-61 II Home Theater 7.1 System Sony BDPS590 3D Blu-ray player Sony PS3 250GB Harmony 1000 Touch Screen Remote

02-10-2013, 04:18 PM	#9
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	After looking for months at different options I picked up 4 of these leather Power recliner chairs 2 for each row, they have arm rests that fold forward and backwards to reveal cup holders, Costco Canada had them for about 2 weeks in-stock. Cost was great @ 2 chairs for $699.00 Thinking about either these or a shelf to hold all the movies' $7.99 and hold 40 blu-rays roughly Last edited by Blackshield; 02-10-2013 at 06:13 PM.

02-10-2013, 05:10 PM	#10
Fasteddie516 Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Long Island Blu-ray collection:1150 DVD collection:304	Where did you see those Blu ray Racks? Downstairs Home Theater - Pioneer 151FD Elite Plasma, Denon AVR 4308CI, Axiom M60 Fronts, (4) Axiom QS8's Sides & Rear Surrounds, Axiom VP160 Center, Axiom EP500 Sub, HSU VTF 3 MK 2Sub, Oppo BDP-83 Blu Ray, Samsung BD-UP5000 Blu/HD DVD, Tivo Premier XL 4 DVR Upstairs Music/Home Theater - Toshiba 32" LCD, Denon AVR 4802R, Aperion Verus Grand Towers, Aperion Verus Grand Center, Sony BDP S1 Blu ray, Toshiba SD-4960 DVD Audio/SACD, Technics SL-D30 TT

02-11-2013, 02:00 AM	#12
EMAGDNIM Expert Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Toronto, Canada eh! Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:171 PS3 collection:30	Great work so far! JVC DLA-RS55 4K Shift Projector, 100" EluneVision Reference Studio 4K Tab-Tensioned Screen New unfinished basement is currently under construction The new build thread! 64" Samsung PN64D8000 3D Plasma, Samsung BD-D5500 3D Bluray player Main Floor: Samsung UN55D7000 LED 3DTV, Samsung BD-D5500 Beadroom: Panasonic TC-P50ST30 3D Plasma, Panasonic DMP-BDT110 3D Bluray player Final Fantasy Black Cloud 160GB J-PS3, Xbox 360 Elite

02-11-2013, 04:30 PM	#13
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66

02-11-2013, 04:34 PM	#14
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	Finished all my taping and have a couple light coats of mud left to do, should be done tomorrow or Wednesday and ready to primer the whole thing.

02-13-2013, 06:27 AM	#15
DoubleDownAgain Power Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Port Moody, BC Blu-ray collection:1496 DVD collection:1093 PS3 collection:34	JEALOUS!!!!!! Looks great! Use the [BD] Tags!! HT Setup HDTV: 52" Toshiba Regza 52XV545U AVR: Onkyo TR-707 Speakers: Paradigm Monitor 7 v6, CC-190 & Atom Monitors Subwoofer: Definitive Technology ProSub 800 BD/DVD: Oppo BDP-93 (Region Free Mod) HD PVR: Motorola DXC3400 500GB w/ 1TB Expander BD/DVD/Game: 250GB PS3 Slim DVD/Game: 250GB XBox 360 Elite Special Edition (Black) Game: Wii Remote: Logitech Harmony One w/ PS3 Adapter WHS: Acer H341 8 TB Windows Home Server

02-13-2013, 08:27 PM	#16
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	Wasn't able to get much done in the last 2 days. Got my 100" screen and ceiling speakers via Amazon in the mail yesterday though so another motivator.....

02-13-2013, 11:21 PM	#18
sonic_debauchery Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Earth Home Theater Gallery:187 Blu-ray collection:275 DVD collection:211 PS3 collection:12 PS3 reviews:4 Hardware reviews:5	I can definitely relate to the basement being a money pit. My basement is no where the size of thespace you are looking at. But the best thing to me for the money spent is that you know it is done right. You get to be as creative as you can afford and when you crack that beer when everything is said and done you will have the satisfaction of knowing your hands did the work. JVC DLA-X35B 3D Projector, Elunevisions Reference 92 inch 4K Tab-Tensioned, Goldenear Triton II's, Goldenear Supersat 50 CC, Mirage OS1 X4, Mirage Nanosats Prestige X2, Monoprice 4102 in ceiling speakers X2, Paradigm PW2200 v2. Denon 3808,Onkyo M-5010, Sony S790 , Belkin Pure AV Home Theater Power Console PF30, Xbox 360 Elite, Music: Hitachi 1 Terabyte hard drive,Linksys PLK300,Nexus 7 Tablet.

02-18-2013, 12:22 AM	#19
Blackshield Active Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada eh.... Blu-ray collection:640 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:66	Just finished Priming the whole basement... Nothing like a good coat to showcase how someone sucks at mudding and taping lol.... Have about 10 things I need to smooth out and fix.

02-18-2013, 01:19 AM	#20
tonylopez Senior Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Redding, CA Blu-ray collection:943	This is amazing. Looks like this theater set up will be a dream come true. Keeps us up to date on how this is turning out please.

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