brandonandtiff's basement home theater build

[brandonandtiff]

We finally closed on our house, and it has a great 13'x24' room in the basement that I thought would be perfect for the dedicated home theater we've been wanting for a while. I decided to dive in head first, and I started this thread to bring you all along with me!

I am hoping to document the build from demolition to finishing, and will try to take plenty of pictures if I remember. I am open to any advice on anything I'm doing wrong or could be doing better (as long as it doesn't break the bank!), and I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions I'll have to post in this thread as the build progresses.

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My overall plan is:

-- Walls
* Drywall with fiberglass insulation batting underneath
* Some sort of acoustic foam panels (will have to read up more on this)
* New outlets and covers
* Build custom fit insulation-filled "plugs" to fit in window frames to block light and sound
* Possibly 2 wall sconces on each side of room (I am contemplating recessed lighting in the ceiling instead)
* Equipment shelving recessed into wall (see picture below for description)

-- Ceiling
* Drywall with fiberglass insulation batting underneath
* Run all wire (speaker, video, sub, ethernet, etc.) through ceiling, preferably in conduit for futureproofing, into the storage closet under the stairs
* Binding post speaker plates in ceiling for side and rear surrounds for a clean look
* 2 recessed lights shining on the screen

-- False wall for screen in front of stove wall
* DIY 120" screen
* Acoustically transparent panels to hide 3 front speakers

-- Flooring
* Carpet (I'm looking in to carpet tiles instead of rolls of carpet for ease of installation)
* Threshold plate coming into room to separate wood laminate from carpet
* Some sort of vapor barrier instead of putting carpet down on bare concrete (have to research this)

-- Seating
* DIY platform for 2nd row of seating
* Front row: Berklines, not sure which model yet, will have to research with respect to room size
* Rear row: some home theater seats I already have, to hopefully be replaced with whatever I buy for the front row in the future

-- Equipment, Speakers
* Projector: Epson 8100, should arrive this week, sometime around Thursday (11-12-09)
* Subwoofer: Hopefully replacing my current Polk PSW-10 with an SVS PC12-NSD
* No money for more new stuff right now after all of the above, so I will be using an Onkyo 605, PS3, Polk Monitor 60s, Polk CS2, and Polk Monitor 30s
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So, on to the pictures of the build! (By the way, the date on my camera is wrong, so disregard the dates )

When we bought the house, they had remodeled the entire main level, but the finished basement was still the original work from the '70s with some new paint over top. I'm talking wood panels on the walls and decorative foam beams stained to look like wood on the ceiling. This was all painted a nice neutral color, but it was still quite the eyesore and was not going to work for a dedicated theater room, especially the beams that took up another 6 inches from an already short ceiling (7 feet).

I decided it would be best to tear this all out and start from scratch, planning the room around the theater instead of trying to fit the theater in the room.

Here is the room before I began demolition:


Back of the room


Front of the room


View of the room from the hallway


Here is the room through and after demolition:


Right after I pulled the floor and molding out


Room entirely gutted, waste removed, and swept/vacuumed. I was too tired to take pictures until this point Trust me it was a MESS.


This is a shot of the front theater wall next to the entrance and the adjoining storage closet under the stairs, opposite where the screen wall will be. I plan to cut out the studs to open it up, and install some recessed shelves in the space under the stairs for all of the equipment. I will relocate those outlets under the stairs and have all cabling running behind the wall and into the room under the stairs for a very clean look with no visible wiring anywhere. The shelves will be flush with the finished wall, taking up no space in the theater room and allowing easy access to equipment from within the theater room.

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Update: November 24, 2009

I have completed a lot of work to the room since my last update:

-- Ran all of the cabling, terminating to new wall plates
- 7 speakers
- Subwoofer
- 2 HDMI to projector
- 2 ethernet to equipment room (may run a 3rd)

-- Installed new gang boxes and outlets in room

-- Ran 3 dedicated theater room circuits
- 2 in equipment closet
- 1 behind false wall for the subwoofer

-- Ran a ceiling mounted outlet beside the projector that runs to an inlet in the equipment closet so I can attach the projector to a UPS.

-- Installed 6 recessed lights

-- Installed Lutron remote controlled fading dimmer switch

-- Finished building and painting the shelves and recessed them in the wall

-- Built the false wall



Here are the pictures:


Here are the shelves (mainly) finished and recessed. The only thing left to do is screw the back panels in (you can see them leaning behind the shelves), and cut some holes for the wires to run through. The iffy painting on the sides will be covered up by trim



The completed false wall. I made a measuring mistake, though, and I may have to add 2 studs to be able to support the 120" screen's width.



Here are the recessed lights. They were fairly easy to install.



Here is the Lutron dimmer. It is remote controlled, so I can control it with my Logitech Harmony 550. It fades from off to on or on to off, which I thought would be a great effect, just like a commercial theater. You can also set a favorite brightness level and fade to and from that level.



Here is one of the ceiling mounted surround speaker plates. I picked up 4 of these for the surrounds from MonoPrice. Behind the false wall is a 3-speaker plate for the left, center, and right speaker.


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Update: December 9, 2009

I have made tons of progress on the room (or so I would like to think )! Since the last update I have:

- Insulated all walls
- Hung all drywall on walls and ceiling (which I hope never to do again hah)
- Mudded/sanded all drywall
- Primed all walls
- Painted ceiling and walls
- Painted trim


Here is slew of new pictures:


Beginning to drywall, have a few pieces up on the ceiling and one side wall


A better picture of the side wall fully drywalled with some mudding done


A closer look at some beginner hanging/mudding on the side wall


Here is a shot facing the door of the ceiling and one side wall hung


Here's a closeup of the 2-gang box I'm using for the HDMIs and one of the recessed lights


Back wall completed, shelves now enclosed


A shot of the primed ceiling


Another shot of the primed ceiling


Walls primed (those bare joins will be covered by a chair rail, I got really tired of mudding )


Ceiling painted flat black


First wall color up, it's actually a darker brown than that in person


Second wall color up


Trim painted and ready to be installed


A shot of the 5'x10' sheet of Wilsonart laminate



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Update: December 28, 2009

I have finished the room since my last update! Left to do (and now finished) was:


- Put up the molding and touch up all paint
- Build the 2nd row platform
- Carpet the platform and room
- Build the screen and velvet border and mount it
- Build and mount the GOM-wrapped panels to fill in the rest of the screen wall and hide the speakers
- Mount the projector
- Move in the seats, equipment, and speakers


I have pictures of everything except the equipment/speakers and the GOM-wrapped panels, which you can see when I take the final pictures of the finished room to show in my HT gallery. Until then, I have a lot of pictures of the work in progress below!



Unfortunately, I neglected to take but one blurry picture of the trim before I went on, but I will have plenty in the final pictures.



This is a great picture showing the trim work on the shelves, and the flash illuminated the tangle of cables coming out behind the shelves and some spare wood



I also neglected to take any pictures of the frame of the platform before I put on the plywood.



This picture shows the platform beginning to be carpeted, and also shows carpet already laid from the platform to the screen wall.



Another view, also showing some of the wood to be used for the screen, and a better look at the carpet already down on the floor.



A good photo showing the platform in the context of the entire room.



Platform finished, and it and the entire room carpeted. I installed aluminum stair edging around the perimeter of the platform, and mitered the corners.



Another shot of the carpeted platform and room.



Another shot of the carpeted platform and room.



A closeup of the side and mitered edge of one corner of the platform.



Showing the space between the door/wall and the platform.



Looking at the shelves across the platform.



Standing behind the platform looking at the shelves.



Looking into the carpeted room from the hallway.



Building the screen frame with glue and brackets. I used oak from a hardwood specialty shop, and I went through the whole lot of 1x3s they had to find the straightest ones.




Another shot, showing more of the laminate, now cut to proper size for the 120" diagonal screen.




Frame flipped over and ready to have laminate attached.




Laminate stapled onto frame, poplar boards laying beside to be used for the velvet border. The plan is to wrap velvet over the poplar, then nail the poplar to the oak frame. The screen will then be mounted to the false wall with screws going through both boards into the studs behind. The velvet will then be pulled around both boards and stapled to the back of the oak frame, leaving the velvet border raised above the screen surface and the GOM-wrapped panels once installed.




I was working so fast I once again neglected to take pictures of what I described above, so we now jump to pictures of the screen finished and already screwed onto the false wall.




Another blurry shot of the finished screen.



The projector mounted.



Behind the projector, looking at the screen.



Another shot of the projector.



I decided to move the seats in before building the GOM-wrapped panels. The seats closest in the picture are the brand new Berkline 12000s I got in this week. The second row are some no-name (but very well built!) theater seats we already had for our previous living room home theater before we moved into the house.



An interesting story about the Berklines, the truck driver snapped our telephone line with the semi when he was making delivery of these! I wasn't too worried since I don't have a landline, but I called it in since I was sure our neighbors wouldn't be too happy



Looking past the seats to the screen.


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Current build progress:


I have finished the room and will take a lot of pictures for my HT gallery here on the forums very soon! Here is a list of the equipment being used in the room:

Projector: Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 8100
Screen: DIY 120" Wilsonart laminate
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR605
Blu-ray: Playstation 3
Speakers: Polk CS2 center, Monitor 60 fronts, Monitor 30 surrounds
Subwoofer: SVS PC12-NSD

I'm currently looking for a good (but relatively cheap) power conditioner/surge protector. If anyone has any recommendations, let me know! I am also considering a 3-channel amp like the Emotiva XPA-3, but honestly I can get this setup pretty loud and still sounding excellent, so I'm not sure. Oh, and the sub just BLOWS the room away! I was afraid it would be too small based on the raw dimensions of the room, but my fears have been put to rest!

[SeanMF]

Looks like it has a lot of potential. Can't wait to see what you do.

[Hammie]

You should not have any issues. I would build a false wall so you can walk behind it. This way, you can put your electronics in there and have easy access to them. You could make a hidden door, so when it is closed, it looks like part of the wall. With a depth of 24 feet, you could easily spare 3-4 feet for the "electronics room."

Congrats on the new house and good luck with the project. Looks very promising!

[brandonandtiff]

Originally Posted by louhamilton

You should not have any issues. I would build a false wall so you can walk behind it. This way, you can put your electronics in there and have easy access to them. You could make a hidden door, so when it is closed, it looks like part of the wall. With a depth of 24 feet, you could easily spare 3-4 feet for the "electronics room."

Congrats on the new house and good luck with the project. Looks very promising!

My plan is to build the false wall in front of the stove wall about 3'10" out from the bricks, but I have a plan to locate the electronics to the back wall (more on that later), because I'm a little worried about cooling issues with all of the electronics in a closed space.

Instead of a door to get behind (since I'll only need to get behind to hook up speakers), I planned to make the fabric panels that cover the speakers run the entire height of the wall to make for easy access and to make sure they cover the inevitable speaker upgrades as well as they do my current setup.

I was planning on a 120" screen, so that only leaves 26" on each side, which would make for a small door (I was going on this same plan earlier in the planning stage), and it leaves no room for one of the speakers.


I also have a lot more done than I posted on the opening post, and now I have some more free time today so I am going to update the post with everything currently done.

[brandonandtiff]

Updated the opening post with the work I have done so far. The room has been gutted, all of the waste removed, and swept/vacuumed up. Tearing everything down turned out to be fairly easy, and the hardest part by far was the cleanup.

I planned to get a lot more done this weekend, but I realized I can't put the walls or ceiling up until I have all of the wire So, I have placed an order with MonoPrice and it will arrive in time for the upcoming weekend.

As far as my overall plan:

-- Walls
* Drywall with fiberglass insulation batting underneath
* Some sort of acoustic foam panels (will have to read up more on this)
* New outlets and covers
* Build custom fit insulation-filled "plugs" to fit in window frames to block light and sound
* Possibly 2 wall sconces on each side of room (I am contemplating recessed lighting in the ceiling instead)
* Equipment shelving recessed into wall (see picture above in opening post for description)

-- Ceiling
* Drywall with fiberglass insulation batting underneath
* Run all wire (speaker, video, sub, ethernet, etc.) through ceiling, preferably in conduit for futureproofing, into the storage closet under the stairs
* Binding post speaker plates in ceiling for side and rear surrounds for a clean look
* 2 recessed lights shining on the screen

-- False wall for screen in front of stove wall
* DIY 120" screen
* Acoustically transparent panels to hide 3 front speakers

-- Flooring
* Carpet (I'm looking in to carpet tiles instead of rolls of carpet for ease of installation)
* Threshold plate coming into room to separate wood laminate from carpet
* Some sort of vapor barrier instead of putting carpet down on bare concrete (have to research this)

-- Seating
* DIY platform for 2nd row of seating
* Front row: Berklines, not sure which model yet, will have to research with respect to room size
* Rear row: some home theater seats I already have, to hopefully be replaced with whatever I buy for the front row in the future

-- Equipment, Speakers
* Projector: Epson 8100, should arrive this week, sometime around Thursday (11-12-09)
* Subwoofer: Hopefully replacing my current Polk PSW-10 with an SVS PC12-NSD
* No money for more new stuff right now after all of the above, so I will be using an Onkyo 605, PS3, Polk Monitor 60s, Polk CS2, and Polk Monitor 30s

[brandonandtiff]

I have completed a lot of work to the room since my last update:

-- Ran all of the cabling, terminating to new wall plates
- 7 speakers
- Subwoofer
- 2 HDMI to projector
- 2 ethernet to equipment room (may run a 3rd)

-- Installed new gang boxes and outlets in room

-- Ran 3 dedicated theater room circuits
- 2 in equipment closet
- 1 behind false wall for the subwoofer

-- Ran a ceiling mounted outlet beside the projector that runs to an inlet in the equipment closet so I can attach the projector to a UPS.

-- Installed 6 recessed lights

-- Installed Lutron remote controlled fading dimmer switch

-- Finished building and painting the shelves and recessed them in the wall

-- Built the false wall



Here are the pictures:


Here are the shelves (mainly) finished and recessed. The only thing left to do is screw the back panels in (you can see them leaning behind the shelves), and cut some holes for the wires to run through. The iffy painting on the sides will be covered up by trim



The completed false wall. I made a measuring mistake, though, and I may have to add 2 studs to be able to support the 120" screen's width.



Here are the recessed lights. They were fairly easy to install.



Here is the Lutron dimmer. It is remote controlled, so I can control it with my Logitech Harmony 550. It fades from off to on or on to off, which I thought would be a great effect, just like a commercial theater. You can also set a favorite brightness level and fade to and from that level.



Here is one of the ceiling mounted surround speaker plates. I picked up 4 of these for the surrounds from MonoPrice. Behind the false wall is a 3-speaker plate for the left, center, and right speaker.


My Epson 8100 and Chief universal ceiling mount have arrived and are waiting for a finished room. I plan to start trying to find and order the materials for a 120" DIY Wilsonart laminate screen and fabric for the speaker panels this week. I will order carpet, subwoofer, and seating either this week or the next.

At this point I am ready to insulate the walls and then hang drywall on the ceiling and walls. The drywall has already been delivered, and I plan to get started this week or this weekend. The project is coming along fairly smoothly, so I hope to be watching movies by Christmas!

[talstarone]

Extremely Incredible Job.

You have gone All Out in Assembling Yourselves a Beautiful Dedicated Home Theater Room and System.The Progress You have made is amazing and something to be very proud of.All of the Work Looks to Be Top Notch along with the materials being used.

There are so many areas and Topics to begin Complimenting you on,its Almost Overwhelming.I am Actually Excited to Follow The Journey Your Home Theater Room and System are Taking.

The Projector and WilsonArt Laminate Screen Will Provide A Beautiful,Sharp,Detailed,and Large Image.The Video Portion of your System is just First Class.

And Dont Sell what You Have for your Audio Gear Short by Any Means.The Polk Monitor Series Speakers are Very Solid Home Theater Performers.And while the Polk PSW10 Powered Sub doesn't reach down to 20 HZ,it is tight and punchy,delivering A Good,Non-Boomy Bass that performs adaquitely for a Home Theater Sub(Especially for the Very Agreeable Price it Sells For).

So your Audio will Be a Good Performer and a Great Match for the Video Performance of Your System.So you have a Great System to Put into Operation once the Rooms Construction is complete.

(I installed Carpeting and Vinyl for 16 years Full-Time and 5 summer vacations from school) So I can relate to part of the construction you are doing and going thru.

But Thanks for Starting this Thread.I am going to Really Enjoy Following everything you do to get the Best Room and System Integration Possible.So I promise not to post so often I begin to bug you
But I wll want to post and continue letting you know how good of a job you are doing.How well everything is progressing and how excited I am in seeing it all come closer to your Goal and Dream.

So,if you dont mind,I will hang around for the ride and journey.
Thanks for Sharing this with All of us on the Forum.

[Hammie]

Nice progress!

When are you hoping to have it done by?

[brandonandtiff]

Originally Posted by talstarone

Extremely Incredible Job.

You have gone All Out in Assembling Yourselves a Beautiful Dedicated Home Theater Room and System.The Progress You have made is amazing and something to be very proud of.All of the Work Looks to Be Top Notch along with the materials being used.

Thank you for all the kind words, and this paragraph in particular has picked up my spirits. I'm taking a lunch break from hanging drywall right now and it is making me feel like a moron

Originally Posted by louhamilton

Nice progress!

When are you hoping to have it done by?

Well, I really hope by Christmas. That gives me another month, and I feel like I've made pretty good progress so far in less than a month.

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by brandonandtiff

Thank you for all the kind words, and this paragraph in particular has picked up my spirits. I'm taking a lunch break from hanging drywall right now and it is making me feel like a moron



Well, I really hope by Christmas. That gives me another month, and I feel like I've made pretty good progress so far in less than a month.

To be doing this yourself ,you have made very good progressAnd unless something comes up you ought to be done by Christmas(or so close just a few minor touches remain)

My hat is off to you in hanging drywall.
Thats not an easy job with two to three people.And with one person it can be a hard task to accomplish.

So,I hope your lunch went well,and you got a little rest,for some more time with the Drywall.
As we used to say with a long hard day at work.You would reach a time when it felt like you got a second burst of energy later in the day(or a Second Wind as we would say)
And for a couple of hours you found energy like you had at the start of the day.But when that ended,you were spent and moved slowly and sorely.

But I know you have a Wonderful Vision in your Mind thats Driving You to Get as much done as possible(while still doing it the way it should be).

I am Glad to Hear that the paragraph from my post picked up your Spirits.You have been doing exactally what I said.If not I wouldn't have mentioned it.I give credit where credit is due,because you have deserved all of it.

And having done a little of almost everything in construction(since my carrer in floorcovering often put me in that position)I can feel for what you are doing and how much effort and work you have already put into the Overhaul.

So I just want to help you along by letting you know what someone outside looking in sees.

So keep up the Great Work and Progress.
And I do,Really, look forward to seeing each step get completed and lead you that much closer to Home Theater Bliss, and the Fruition of a Dream Become Reality.

[brandonandtiff]

I have made tons of progress on the room (or so I would like to think )! Since the last update I have:

- Insulated all walls
- Hung all drywall on walls and ceiling (which I hope never to do again hah)
- Mudded/sanded all drywall
- Primed all walls
- Painted ceiling and walls
- Painted trim


Here is slew of new pictures:


Beginning to drywall, have a few pieces up on the ceiling and one side wall


A better picture of the side wall fully drywalled with some mudding done


A closer look at some beginner hanging/mudding on the side wall


Here is a shot facing the door of the ceiling and one side wall hung


Here's a closeup of the 2-gang box I'm using for the HDMIs and one of the recessed lights


Back wall completed, shelves now enclosed


A shot of the primed ceiling


Another shot of the primed ceiling


Walls primed (those bare joins will be covered by a chair rail, I got really tired of mudding )


Ceiling painted flat black


First wall color up, it's actually a darker brown than that in person


Second wall color up


Trim painted and ready to be installed


A shot of the 5'x10' sheet of Wilsonart laminate



I am well ahead of my schedule to be finished by Christmas at this point! Left to do is:

- Install trim and touch up all paint
- Mount laminate screen and border it with velvet
- Build panels covered in GOM fabric to cover the remainder of the screen wall
- Build the 2nd row platform
- Carpet the room and platform
- Install projector and speakers

I have the 2nd row of seating on order, and an SVS PC12-NSD arrives tomorrow!

[talstarone]

I have to say you have put a Lot of Effort and Heart into this project,and it shows.
I Really Love How Well EVERYTHING Is Turning Out. The Colors Are Amazing.It will eliminate ANY Reflections from the Projector.

So,I am Thrilled That It Looks Like Everything Will Be Done By Christmas.I Would Love To Know For Your Christmas You Could Spend it in the New and Incredible Home Theater Room Watching Blu-Rays on a 120 inch Screen.

And Congratulations,I believe I read you have a SVS sub coming(If thats the case)Bass will be an Area where you will not be lacking by any means.

So I know its been hard work,but from the pics you have been doing an Exceptional Job(One I would Proudly Call My Own)

So Keep Up The Great Job and I cant wait for the Next Update.
I Can 100% Honestly Say Job Very Well Done.

[brandonandtiff]

I have finished the room since my last update! Left to do (and now finished) was:


- Put up the molding and touch up all paint
- Build the 2nd row platform
- Carpet the platform and room
- Build the screen and velvet border and mount it
- Build and mount the GOM-wrapped panels to fill in the rest of the screen wall and hide the speakers
- Mount the projector
- Move in the seats, equipment, and speakers


I have pictures of everything except the equipment/speakers and the GOM-wrapped panels, which you can see when I take the final pictures of the finished room to show in my HT gallery. Until then, I have a lot of pictures of the work in progress below!



Unfortunately, I neglected to take but one blurry picture of the trim before I went on, but I will have plenty in the final pictures.



This is a great picture showing the trim work on the shelves, and the flash illuminated the tangle of cables coming out behind the shelves and some spare wood



I also neglected to take any pictures of the frame of the platform before I put on the plywood.



This picture shows the platform beginning to be carpeted, and also shows carpet already laid from the platform to the screen wall.



Another view, also showing some of the wood to be used for the screen, and a better look at the carpet already down on the floor.



A good photo showing the platform in the context of the entire room.



Platform finished, and it and the entire room carpeted. I installed aluminum stair edging around the perimeter of the platform, and mitered the corners.



Another shot of the carpeted platform and room.



Another shot of the carpeted platform and room.



A closeup of the side and mitered edge of one corner of the platform.



Showing the space between the door/wall and the platform.



Looking at the shelves across the platform.



Standing behind the platform looking at the shelves.



Looking into the carpeted room from the hallway.



Building the screen frame with glue and brackets. I used oak from a hardwood specialty shop, and I went through the whole lot of 1x3s they had to find the straightest ones.




Another shot, showing more of the laminate, now cut to proper size for the 120" diagonal screen.




Frame flipped over and ready to have laminate attached.




Laminate stapled onto frame, poplar boards laying beside to be used for the velvet border. The plan is to wrap velvet over the poplar, then nail the poplar to the oak frame. The screen will then be mounted to the false wall with screws going through both boards into the studs behind. The velvet will then be pulled around both boards and stapled to the back of the oak frame, leaving the velvet border raised above the screen surface and the GOM-wrapped panels once installed.




I was working so fast I once again neglected to take pictures of what I described above, so we now jump to pictures of the screen finished and already screwed onto the false wall.




Another blurry shot of the finished screen.



The projector mounted.



Behind the projector, looking at the screen.



Another shot of the projector.



I decided to move the seats in before building the GOM-wrapped panels. The seats closest in the picture are the brand new Berkline 12000s I got in this week. The second row are some no-name (but very well built!) theater seats we already had for our previous living room home theater before we moved into the house.



An interesting story about the Berklines, the truck driver snapped our telephone line with the semi when he was making delivery of these! I wasn't too worried since I don't have a landline, but I called it in since I was sure our neighbors wouldn't be too happy



Looking past the seats to the screen.


Since these pictures, I have finished everything else:

- Building and putting up the GOM-wrapped speaker panels
- Blocking out light from the windows and covering them
- Installing the speakers and equipment
- Calibrating everything
- WATCHING MOVIES


I am going to take tons of GOOD pictures (no hasty blurry ones ) of the finished theater soon to put up in my HT gallery here on the forums.

Thanks to anyone that followed along (especially talstarone and his much-appreciated words of encouragement! )!

I'm sure there will be updates and upgrades in the future, though!

[talstarone]

I Have To Say...EVERYTHING Turned Out Even Better Then I Had Hoped.
Amazing Job on Each and Every Step and Detail On Building One Amazing Home Theater Room.
The Trim Work and the Built-In Wall Shelving System(Component Rack)Are Just Excellent Touches and Add Some Amazing Detail to the Area.

The Raised Platform Is Just An Excellent Addition.
Giving You Much More Seating Area by giving you a Second Row for Seating(Like a Commercial Theater with Stadium Seating)

And the Carpet Tiles Look Great.
And Such a Great Touch On this Job(If you get a spill or stain that wont come out.Just pull up a tile or two and replace them with new ones. Never know anything Ever Happened).And the Metal Stair Nosing Turned Out to look Professionally Installed.And from what I can see the miter corner joints look like they meet Seamlessly.

I am Really Looking Forward to Finished Images Now.
And before I Forget the Laminate Screen Set in the False Wall looks Great.
I think with that Beautiful Projector you have ceiling Mounted, projecting its image on the WilsonArt Screen, will result in An Amazing Image with Outstanding Contrast and Black Levels.

Its Been a Joy to watch and Follow Your Project from the First Post until Now.
And I Have to Give Credit where Credit is Due.
You have exceeded all expectations I had for this room.

I knew it would be A Great Home Theater(But I Had No Idea)That ALL the Extra Detail would Make it Turn Out to Be a Masterpiece.
And I have to say Bravo on the Seating Selections.Look extremely comfortable(Making watching a couple of movies,Back to Back)Not a Problem at all(due to a Lack of Comfort).

So Just let us know when the Final Pics Are Added.
I Am Really Glad It All Turned Out So Well.Has to Make All that Long,Hard Work,More Then Worth It.

I Will Have To Wish You a Belated Merry Christmas(It Looks Like You Got A Tremendous Christmas Gift Yourself)A Completed Home Theater Room. CONGRATULATIONS!

[talstarone]

I Would Just Like To Wish You A Happy New Years.

And I Hope in 2010,You will get All of the Enjoyment from your Amazing New Home Theater Room as Possible.

The work you put into the Room is Amazing and an Act of True Love For Watching Movies.

I Hope You Get To Spend 2010 Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labor.

[Yautja]

Wow that looks awesome, job very well done