I am in the planning stages of my HT, which I plan to place in my basement. Of course, I have several hurdles to overcome - My smallish cape-code home's basement has a footprint of approx 28X33' and the ceilings are only 7' high (luckily I am only 5'6" !). The stairway is in the middle of the space and I also have HVAC ducts and plumbing that while I can cover, I really can't relocate.
My plan is to use this room for 75% movies and 25% watching sports in HD. I do not plan on hosting a large number of guests, but I do want it to be comfortable as possible.
No matter which way I arrange the room, the maximum width is only 11'. Below are jpegs that I created of my current basement floorplan and a few proposed rooms. Please let me know which one you feel is the best floorplan and any changes or suggestions you would have.
This is my current floorplan:
Here is the first proposed setup. Alternately, I thought of closing off the "shelf area" in the upper left hand corner of the HT and using the space as a closet for the laundry area or possibly placing my equipment rack there.
Here are two variations of a different setup. Note the different entryways into the laundry room. I am not sure there is enough room to comfortably enter/exit the other room in the second variation.
I also considered dividing the HT area off "up and down" to the right of the stairs, but I would have quite a bit of plumbing to reroute and would have to cover the heating ducts, which would be a PITA. I also feel that it would be less space-efficient and I would loose my workout area. It would isolate the HT from the rest of the basement better though.
My plan is to use this room for 75% movies and 25% watching sports in HD. I do not plan on hosting a large number of guests, but I do want it to be comfortable as possible.
No matter which way I arrange the room, the maximum width is only 11'. Below are jpegs that I created of my current basement floorplan and a few proposed rooms. Please let me know which one you feel is the best floorplan and any changes or suggestions you would have.
This is my current floorplan:
Here is the first proposed setup. Alternately, I thought of closing off the "shelf area" in the upper left hand corner of the HT and using the space as a closet for the laundry area or possibly placing my equipment rack there.
Here are two variations of a different setup. Note the different entryways into the laundry room. I am not sure there is enough room to comfortably enter/exit the other room in the second variation.
I also considered dividing the HT area off "up and down" to the right of the stairs, but I would have quite a bit of plumbing to reroute and would have to cover the heating ducts, which would be a PITA. I also feel that it would be less space-efficient and I would loose my workout area. It would isolate the HT from the rest of the basement better though.
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