Well, its finally underway!

Been wanting to put together a Home theater room for several years now, and last year was finally able to purchase my first home with a nice unfinished basement.

Before I get posting pics of progress, I thought I'd run some of my Sketchup pics by a few members to make sure that this qualifies as a 'dedicated' home theater room and I'm posting in the right area. (the theater area and concession/rec area are open as you can see in the sketches)

The Desired Result...

Looking into the room from bottom of stairs:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/browncouches.jpg

Screen wall and adjacent Concession area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/fullbarwall.jpg

View From Seating position:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/couchview1.jpg

Concession Area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/concessionarea.jpg


I'd also like to give props to this amazing forum...the amount of ideas, information, and inspiration here is second to none.

That being said, I welcome any and all ideas, comments, suggestions...

Thanks!

O.k, assuming this is the place to post!

As mentioned, finally got to buy my first home last year, and the home theater has been a dream for a long time.

After some debate as to whether to do a fully enclosed room or not, I opted to do a 'semi' enclosed area as the space to put the dedicated room in would have been to small. (I've got 5 siblings who all live close, and we are all huge movie buffs so they'll frequently be times where I'd need to seat 8+ guests - the room would have been a 6 seater max).

Anyways, I'll start with some pics of the unfinished area.

From the bottom of the stairs looking left to what will be the concession / screen area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0189.jpg

From the Screen area looking to what will be the bedroom, bathroom:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0190.jpg

More to come!

Equipment list:

Power Supply - Samson PB15 Pro:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/PB15PRO-web.jpg

Projector - SONY VPL-VW60:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0465.jpg

Screen - 110" Carada MMS w/brilliant white and Masking System:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0470.jpg

Left / Center / Right - M-Audio ex-66 (Bipowered studio monitor, 104watts to lows and 104 watts to highs):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0467.jpg

Rear Surrounds and Sides - M-audio bx5a (Bipowered studio monitor, 40 watts to lows and 30 to highs):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0466.jpg

Subwoofer power - Crown K2 (2500 watts 4ohm bridge mono):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/CROWN-K2.jpg

Subwoofer proccesing - Behringher DCX2496 (may also run my left and rights through this for additional tweaking for music playback):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/DCX2496_medium.jpg

Subwoofers - 2 x JBL 4645c (believe it or not, there was a fellow selling these on craigslist that lives 2 blocks from where I live....fate...ya...methinks so!):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0410.jpg

Couple of issues to sort out...

I put a deposit down on an Integra 9.8 about a month ago. Called the dealer yesterday, and he indicated that it's going to be AT LEAST another month, and further to that, they would be in limited quantity - I may not even get one!

So, I'm not sure where that leaves me. Supposedly the Marantz AV8003 is out the end of June, and cost/spec wise it seems very similar. Perhaps make a deposit on both and see who wins the race????

Other than that, I'll likely scoop up a ps3, a panasonic DMPBD30, a shaw DCT 6200 cable box, and a few other goodies.

More to come!

O.k, assuming this is the place to post!

Sure is. Good to see another Canadian hard core HT fanatic. I like the layout. Can't wait to see it progress.

I really like your design and sketchups. Where do you plan to mount the surrounds? It looks like there will be three walls... Keep the photos coming!

Yes you are doing great so far.

very nice looking. Any shots of the back of the room in sketchup?

very nice looking. Any shots of the back of the room in sketchup?

I really like your design and sketchups. Where do you plan to mount the surrounds? It looks like there will be three walls... Keep the photos coming!

Thanks for the feedback so far!

Here's a shot from the screen in 'two point perspective' view:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/screenview.jpg

You can kind of make out the left and right sides and rear surround behind the projector. The opening is a landing area with stairs behind the rear wall (great spot for an AV rack :cool:) , and the other areas are bedroom/bathroom/storage.

Being as all the front speakers will be hidden, it's a bummer that the surrounds will be visible. Again, disadvantages of an open room.

Will get some more pics up shortly!

What are the two white objects on the left hand wall that you have showing reflections?

What are the two white objects on the left hand wall that you have showing reflections?

Those would be windows...fun.

I have been reading some info on window plugs and have some ideas kicking around designs wise. In any event, the plan is to 'plug' them.

Here's an idea I drafted up that is a combo plug/multiband trap that matches the other traps on the walls:http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/windowplugs.jpg

If anyone else has window plug ideas I'd love to hear 'em.

Thanks!

Framing...

Screen wall looking towards bedroom / bathroom / storage:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0192.jpg

From Bedroom Looking out to theater area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0193.jpg

From Landing looking to concession area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0194.jpg

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Drywalling...

Stage looking towards rear wall with AV rack:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0401.jpg

Close up of AV rack

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0402.jpg

From Screen area out to bedroom / bathroom:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0403.jpg

Screen wall (Notice AC outlets for powered Left/Center/Right Monitors as well as balanced line run in wall along with speaker wire for the JBL Subs):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0404.jpg

Concession Area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0406.jpg

Another View of Screen wall:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0407.jpg

More Pics to Come!

Stage/Screen Wall Build...

Sketchup Render of Screen wall:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/speakersin.jpg

Building and installing Top and Bottom of Stage:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0413.jpg

Front View of Stage area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0414.jpg

Closeup of Stage Bottom (used rocksil insulation to fill stage as opposed to sand as the subs will be sitting isolated on the concrete floor):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0415.jpg

Constructing Screen wall:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0419.jpg

Screen wall going up:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0422.jpg

Side columns framed up (Just in time for the weekend....playtime :) )

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0427.jpg

Front view of screen area with 'temp' setup (Did I watch a movie whilst sitting on a lawnchair? No. I watched 4. Over the weekend, that is....:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0428.jpg

'Extreme' Angle:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0430.jpg

Playing around with egg foam and rocksil:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0432.jpg

View From the bottom of the stairs as you turn left looking into media area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0434.jpg

The 'Scene-I-watched-23-times-tweaking-the-subs' shot (managed to hit over 115db at the listening position in this sequence....the horror):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0436.jpg

More on the way!

Completion of Screen wall...

Sides of columns with 1/2 inch MDF:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0442.jpg

Reverse Shot:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0443.jpg

Portion for Center channel and framing out for Carada Masquerade:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0452.jpg

Closeup of Center Channel:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0453.jpg

Screen wall Build Phase 1 'Complete':

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0456.jpg

Another angle of Screen wall:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0457.jpg

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Priming and Painting:

Room Primed (with the red tested out for good measure):

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0474.jpg

Concession Primed:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0475.jpg

After 4 coats of Red and screen area blacked out:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0478.jpg

Angle Shot:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0480.jpg

Concession area underway:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0482.jpg

Closeup of Concession bar:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0484.jpg

aaaaaaaaaaaaand we're up to date.

Tomorrow choosing countertop for bar and wall sconces for the columns, as well as applying a fifth coat to the red.

Will keep you updated!

Final Coat of Red with columns in place, Screen and Masking system mounted, and screen wall lighting in - the masquerade is reeeeeally cool...screen go up...screen go down...screen go up...screen go down...

View from Games room:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0488.jpg

Hard Angle of screen wall:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0489.jpg

From bottom of stairs looking left:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0491.jpg

Screen Area and Concession:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0493.jpg

Concession area:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/IMG_0499.jpg

And now for a couple of questions if you'll indulge...

1.) It was suggested that I put stainless steel to face the stage bottom bulk head face. While this no doubt would look 'cool', I'm sure something this light reflective could be distracting during movie viewing. Any other thoughts?

2.) Carpet - Grey, or off white / beige ?

Thanks in advance!

Wow nice progress...

Could probably have saved on a couple of the coats of red if you had tinted your primer a dark grey. Oh well to late now, but it looks great.

Do you have any carpet samples to show us the colors your mentioning?

Xnay on the stainless is what I say.

Nice.

What kind of pot lights are you using?

Size?
Type of Bulb?

Did you insulate all your ceilings?

Looks great! You have done a great job of making you vision come to life.

2.) Carpet - Grey, or off white / beige ?


I'd go with a gray colored carpet, as it will go with that red a lot better than the beige or off-white.

Off white would make it look like the bathroom in The Shining.

Off white would make it look like the bathroom in The Shining.

lol....good eye:

http://www.indelibleinc.com/kubrick/films/shining/images/shining_bathroom.jpg

I've decide to go with a grey berber. Next up is whether to have the trim on the columns red or white. See examples below...

Red Trim:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/redtrim.jpg

White Trim:

http://www.canadianhometheater.com/images/whitetrim.jpg

Tiling is being done to the bathroom and bar area with carpet to be completed the end of the week - it's getting close!