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  • efarstad
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    • Jun 2001
    • 2231

    HT Room Construction

    Hello all. Well ever since you first heard that I was building a house you knew I was going to also finish a room in my "unfinished basement" to use as our HT room. Well it's begun, and here's what it looks like today:

    The dimensions of the room are 12x18x8.



    This is a "side view" looking through the right wall. You can see the rear riser in the back and the doorway on the right. Screen wall is also located on the right.



    This is was taking standing on the riser and looking at the screen wall. At the top you'll see I framed down and boxed in the heating duct that runs accross the front wall/ceiling...creating a nice little soffet. You'll also notice a rectangular opening on the right and that is where my equipment rack will go. The 4 foot opening "dead center" is where my 46" RPTV will go. I'm flush mounting all gear and TV into the wall so later (hopefully within a year) when I go front projection the screen will be able to descend right infront of the HDTV!




    These two pics show you the right front of the room and right back of the room. Do I need a wide angle or what! :x




    And these two show you, you guessed it, the left front and back of the room.



    Here's a shot of the back of the theater with my finished riser (actually I still need to add the trim piece on the "lip" of the riser but it's almost there). No worries gents, the window will be completely covered so don't think I'll be getting any glare/light in this room! 8)



    Lastly, my HT chairs. Sorry I didn't show you the side's (there hiding behind the backs) but they're your basic sidearms...of which I'll be updating with cupholder armrests! :T

    So far I have about 20 hours into the room. Next up is building the stage, stand for my HDTV, and equipment rack.

    I plan on building a website that tracks all my fun here, so I'll be posting that address later for anyone interested. Thanks for viewing and as usual, I'd love any comments!

    E





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  • George Bellefontaine
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    • Jan 2001
    • 7637

    #2
    Mine is 14 x 18 x 7.5 feet. This is a good size to work with. Keep us tuned in.
    Regards,
    George




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    • efarstad
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      • Jun 2001
      • 2231

      #3
      That's funny George, I thought of going 2 more feet wider but decided against it...my wife would have thought I was getting "too close" to the doorway coming down the stairs! 8O And she was right! 8)

      E





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      • George Bellefontaine
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        • Jan 2001
        • 7637

        #4
        Always listen to the other half, E.




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        • efarstad
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          • Jun 2001
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          #5
          Oh yea, she's definately involved...I seek her advice and idea sharing so she feels she's involved....makes it a lot more fun for everyone!

          E





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          • efarstad
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            • Jun 2001
            • 2231

            #6
            Well I finally built a website that will show the progress of the HT room! Just follow the link below...thought that would be easier then gumming up the works with a bunch of pics!

            Love any comments or ideas anyone has! 8)

            E





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            • Andrew Pratt
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              • Aug 2000
              • 16507

              #7
              Nice site Erik. The only suggestion I had was that there's no way to jump back home when you're half way though a series of images.




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              • efarstad
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                • Jun 2001
                • 2231

                #8
                Andrew: I'm not done adding all the buttons, but I do have the "Home" button which brings you back to the start page where I will put a link to the individual pages so you don't have to scroll through all of them.

                Thanks!

                E





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                • efarstad
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                  • Jun 2001
                  • 2231

                  #9
                  Made a few updates...follow link below if interested!

                  E





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                  • George Bellefontaine
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                    • Jan 2001
                    • 7637

                    #10
                    You're gettin' there,E.




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                    • John Holmes
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                      • Aug 2000
                      • 2703

                      #11
                      Looking good E! :T




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                      • Lex
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                        • Apr 2001
                        • 27461

                        #12
                        Good work E! What about that window in there, what to do on that?

                        You've certainly been busy!

                        Lex
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                        • efarstad
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                          • Jun 2001
                          • 2231

                          #13
                          Thanks for all the comments everyone! ops:

                          Lex: I'm covering the space between the two back speakers (about 5'3"...which includes the window) with a curtain. Behind that will be "black out shades" that will completely black out the light. With the shades and curtain, it will not only keep light out but I wont' get any nasty "reflections" off of the glass surface!

                          You'll see pictures of what I'm talking about in my next update...sometime this weekend!

                          I'm REALLY enjoying this too...which makes it all worth while!

                          E





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                          • John Holmes
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                            • Aug 2000
                            • 2703

                            #14
                            Hey E, how far from the Fair Grounds do you live?




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                            • efarstad
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                              • Jun 2001
                              • 2231

                              #15
                              John: About a 10 minute drive! 8)

                              E





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                              • John Holmes
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                                • Aug 2000
                                • 2703

                                #16
                                Cool! I 'm not trying to hi-jack your thread. :LOL: I used to live in Federal Way and Spanaway so I was just curious. Very nice home you had built.

                                BOT, enjoy building the HT. I'm enjoying watching your progress.




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                                • efarstad
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                                  • Jun 2001
                                  • 2231

                                  #17
                                  Cool John, we "could have" been neighbors!

                                  I am enjoying myself and if you're enjoying it too then I guess that's a bonus!

                                  Drywalling theater is done, just need to drywall equipment/storage room on Saturday! Pics to come tomorrow as well!

                                  E





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                                  • efarstad
                                    Moderator Emeritus
                                    • Jun 2001
                                    • 2231

                                    #18
                                    Hey all!

                                    Drywalling is done and I also have my soundboard up...as well as "cleaned up the site" so it loads/reads/etc...smoother. Follow link in sig if ya wanna see the latest...literally as of last night!

                                    E





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