Hello all..

I am in the preliminary stages of planning my first HT build. I have a small yet dedicated room in my basement for this purpose that is roughly 17 x 13 without any drywall up yet. Thankfully I don't have a ton of work to do as far as framing goes but I have one particular spot that I don't know what the best way to deal with will be.

The wall that I would like to place the screen on is partially frame and partially poured concrete. The concrete area protrudes about 5" from the framed section. I plan to either recess the screen in this area with two "columns" on either side or just make one big flat wall. I intend to paint a screen on the wall either way.

I could just frame a whole new wall in front of the concrete however that would eat up another 3 1/2" inches of space in an already tight situation. Is there a creative way that I can put some furring strips on the concrete and then frame a wall that would go around the concrete section, only protruding about 1 to 1 1/2 inches? Or can I attach the drywall directly to the concrete and just frame the rest of the wall flush?

Maybe I'm putting too much thought in to this just to save 2 inches!

Please see the pics below to get a better idea of what I'm talking about..

Thanks for any input you can offer!

Is there a creative way that I can put some furring strips on the concrete and then frame a wall that would go around the concrete section, only protruding about 1 to 1 1/2 inches?

Yes. You could also attach some pressure treated plywood to the face of the bump-out and attach the drywall to that.

If you change your front design to a nice stage, proscenium and acoustically transparent front false wall hiding your speakers you can just leave it and not give up anything.

Is there a creative way that I can put some furring strips on the concrete and then frame a wall that would go around the concrete section, only protruding about 1 to 1 1/2 inches?

You have the exact situation I did in my 2-car under garage conversion. I attached furring strips to the concrete using a Ramset, then cut a foam board insulation panel of equal thickness as the strips and put that in between. On top of that I stapled and taped bubble foil insulation for a vapor barrier and additional R-value.

Having this on both sides of the room, I built out the interior portion slightly like a column. One side will be shelved for DVD storage and then extends into a closet I built out from the original wall. The other side by my entry door will be fitted for holding gloves, hats, coats, etc.