My 6+ year HT journey: 11.3 Audio, 130" scope screen, other - including basement

[mtbdudexdad]

This has been a 6+ year project/journey for me, first couple of years I only worked on it Dec thru March, and even then just weekends, sometimes just 3-4 hours/weekend due to young kids and busy schedule/etc.
Overall I did everything except drywall, love DIY, learned so much.

The original 4 year Timeline:
(this was never planned as a 4 year project, initial thought was two years, but life got busy)
-Dec 2004 thru March 2005: Plan & design, changed the stairs going into the basement from a "L" layout to a "U" layout, frame all the walls, tighten log wall rod spring system
-Dec 2005 thru March 2006; Bath copper plumbing, re-do shower drain (add P-trap)/partial HVAC runs (I ran both hot and cold air supply for each room reciric)
-Dec 2006 thru March 2007; Finish HVAC, foil sealed ALL seams on HVAC runs, built home theatre seat riser section, re-tighten log wall rod spring system, sealed bond areas
-Nov 2007; I installed new H20 softener system and a RO system (gave up on my 5 year $5k salt free Whole Home H20 EcoSmarte system)
-Dec 2007 thru Feb 2008; Plan and did all Electrical (almost 2,000 feet of 14/2, 14/3, and 12/3 romex), ran 500 feet of 14/4 speaker wire for Home Cinema room + Zone 2 and Zone 3 speakers in rec room and Craft room, cables/Cat5 wire for Frt Proj/subwoofer ran, decide to add sink to rec room, cut concete floor and plumb for drain and supply, contracted drywall was started on 12/27/07 and they just finished Friday 1/18/08.
-Jan 2008 thru Aug 2008; IB 4 x 15" line array subwoofer

Functional and used for 2 years, then got desire to improve acoustics/etc

Added timeline items:
-Dec 2010 thru June 2011 Acoustic treatments
-Dec 2012 thru March 2013 7.1 to 11.3 Audio upgrade
-Dec 2012 thru April 2013 added 2 subwoofers for flat freq response

Current "HT journey" status:
HT Layout:


HT pictures
Screen shot:


Rear shot:


Basement layout:


Here is our custom log home, we built our loghome and moved in May-2002, here it is, front and back showing walkout view:
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Gear list:
Front Proj: Sony VPL-VW60 + a-lens UH380 on slide, with Darbee Darblet video processor
A/V: Denon AVR-4520CI + Emotiva XPA-3 amp
Screen: 130" DIY 2.35:1 curved screen
11.3 speakers: Paradigm Monitor 9's for front, CC-390 center, 4 ADP-390 for rear and back surround, Monitor bookshelf for wides/fronts.
2000 Onkyo 787 driving zone 2/3
subwoofer: 4 x 15" IB array on Sub1, plus 18" and 15" Stereo Integrity cubes on Sub2
speaker wire: 500 feet of 14ga/4c, all runs equal length.