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Dimensions 15'11" X 19'9" with 9'9" ceilings and soffits in an octagonal shape around ceiling with dimensions of 28" deep and 20 1/2" tall.

Walls are 16" on Center. Manufactured Ceiling Joists 19" on Center

Would like to install Walls-5/8" Double Drywall and Green Glue; Ceilings-5/8" Triple Dry Wall and Green Glue.

So, How many whisper clips, hat channels, buckets of green glue, tubes of acoustical caulk?

Anything else I need?

Thanks Steve

PM Ted from the soundproofing company or just be patient and I'm sure he'll post in your thread.

Steve, you have a PM. Thanks

There are five outlet boxes (4 in the main room and one in the old fireplace cutout). Two of these were placed in cells that share outlets to adjoining rooms, I may have to move these for better sound control.

The window and the door exiting the basement will be removed and or relocated to another room.

There will be an opening on the wall directly across from the old fireplace opening, this will access an area where media will b e stored. The humidifier for the home is also in this area.

There is a 36" door in the center of each of the long walls directly opposite each other.

There are ten 4" can lights in the soffits

There is an air vent and a return vent in the room.


Thanks

Steve

some pictures

Add one large gang box to house the grafik eye

Attached is a drawing of the raw dimensions of the interior Theater Room, Note the small media room on left will be enclosed and a door will be added in this section.

The last doc was not compatible

Looks like a fun project. :)

Here is a thread on how to post photos in your thread. You'll get more participation.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=10368758

See soffit dimensions. The soffits are 28" deep and 20.5" tall all the way around. The ceiling height under the soffits is 97".

The Cross Braces that create the octagon are 52" from the perpendicular wall at each corner (if that makes sense).
The Ceiling is 9' 9" at the center.

4" can lights are in the soffit 19" from the front wall at the following points:

Stage-- light 1 is 24" from left wall, then light 2 is 48" from light 1, Light 4 is 24" from the right wall and and light 3 is 48" to the left of light 4.

On the left wall there are to 4" can lights that will be right over the columns at 19" from the left wall and 49" from the back and front walls respectively (same goes for the right wall)

In the back of the room there are two 4" can lights in the soffit 19" from the back wall and 52" from the left and right wall respectively.

Thanks Michael, I've been wondering about that.

Hey Gunny ...
You're doing a lot to reduce sound transmission; but, why are you punching holes into your sound barrier for lights, switches, outlets and vents?

Fly Navy :)

I thought I would control leakage around the lights switches and vents with silenseal and putty patches?????


What do you suggest?

Thanks
Steve

You're fine Steve. It's the ceiling cans that are the primary concern

Ted,

What if we build a box around the 4" halo cans (these are Commercial Electric Brand 4" New Construction Non-IC Recessed Lighting Housing) within the soffits where they are placed at this point in the build. This is what I believe we can do without relocating the cans or building a separate box that would be placed into the soffits.

1. Disconnect Wire

2. Add furring strips around the cell that each can is in in order to gain just enough height to clear the back of the can and wire.

3. Add two layers of 3/4" MDF with green glue to contain sound within the cell and drill hole large enough to pass wire through.

3. Seal any gaps between the furring strips, MDF, hole and 2X4.

4. Remove Can in order to reinstall wire.

5. Reinstall Wire

6. Reinstall Can

7. Proceed as planned installing whisper clips and triple dry wall to the Soffit.

8. Apply Silenseal around the gap of the can.

9. Whatever I missed???


http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/Canincellwithinsoffit6.jpg

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/Canincellwithinsoffit4.jpg

We also plan on moving these two outlets in the adjoining room that were already in the cell when the two outlets were placed into the theater side of the cell


http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/needtomoveoneofthese.jpg


http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/willbemovingoneofthese.jpg

and possibly getting a deeper box for the grafik eye

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/mayneedtofindadeeperboxforthegrafik.jpg

Why not put in a coffered ceiling and install the cans in the coffers? With your cans where they are, you're not going to get much light into the center of the room. The box idea will work for isolation. You have non-IC cans, so keep insulation away from the cans if you don't box them in.

Look at the grafik eye thread ... rather than a deeper box, you might find the two box method easier.

That's how many!

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/020.jpg

That's a bunch of clips

http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/sdiaz911/Basement/030.jpg

Thanks Ted and John, I really appreciate the support.

Hey fellas, just my opinion but it pays to contact Ted and John personally to discuss the best options for your build, their advice is priceless!!! They take care of AVS members, honestly, they will treat you right!!!!