Posts by BIGmouthinDC

Assuming the OP's basement doesn't have a way of getting out in an emergency. Those windows look a little small for most US adults. The first project activity should be to install a fire alarm connected to one on the first floor along...

Basements are finished all the time without permits. How serious your county takes it is unknown, Just watch your rear view mirror when you bring supplies home from Home Depot. i"m currently doing a project in a county where the code...

Just build a screen wall to match the angles of the walls. Is there a particular aspect that stumps you?

put two chairs in position representing the last two rows, High high does it need to be so that a person in the last row can have an unobstructed view of the bottom of the screen?

Finished up some items in and outside the theater today, after tomorrow morning the basic bones will be in place. We call back the drywall guy to do the finishing and then we go to work on the molding, painting, rope light, fabric and...

Everyone deserves a theater but a few things to keep in mind. In my county for a room to be legal it must have a minimum of an 84 inch ceiling height and finishing a basement requires an emergency egress window if it is not a walk out...

just drill down from the avatar

One random thought is to add damped mass to the OSB by attaching strips of drywall with green glue directly to the osb between the studs. There is a diagram on this at soundproofing.com under the solution for ceilings. Then insulation...

The Anchorage line of fabrics from GOM is another favorite for acoustical panel covering and has the stamp of approval by many "experts". The fabric has a more refined look and feel. However it is not recommended for speaker covering.

Call Ted White he works with a lot of commercial property builders who use his products. Do you think there is only one layer of OSB, (that is not plywood)? or is there an air gap then more OSB board before your neighbors framing?