Posts by snowkarver

Anyone have any ideas for sub placement? Obvious lazy choice is just to dump it up front, but that would really mess up the symmetry of the look, and with LCR also up there in such a tight space, I could have space problems. Back...

Quote: Originally Posted by GregoryKY Why after drywall? I'm currently framing and almost started on the stage when I realized I probably shouldn't until after drywall. Since there's no need to fasten the stage and sidewall framing...

Quote: Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC Looks like you are making great progress but I'm puzzled by those horizontal braces on your exterior walls. Looks like untreated wood in contact with a cement wall? I understand the bottom...

My wife has generally been supportive since day one, and has always been stoked about finally having a really good HT for "date nights at home" although she doesn't often say as much. But last night in bed, I happened to look over her...

Quote: Originally Posted by victor-eyd Very cool. Just don't stand on the sofa :-) Stand on the sofa?? With a 6.5' finished ceiling height, I'm worried about standing up on the -floor- and smacking my head on the projector!!

So as promised, the first season's worth of progress in one post. After exactly a year in the house (which helped to confirm that the basement does indeed stay relatively dry), I started demolition last January and worked until May, when...

WELCOME TO "THE SHIRE" After lurking for many months, being inspired by the incredible projects in this forum, and dreaming about one day having my own (semi-) dedicated theater space, I'm finally ready to start treading this...

Theoretically, one HDMI cable pretty much covers it. While the wall is still open, though, you might want to consider pulling some backups, as the post above says. To save some $$ at this stage, you could even run 3 or 4 RG6 lines...

Making a nailer from two flat 2x4s side-by-side wouldn't be any mechanically different than doing it with a single 2x8. Uncontrolled vibrations from upstairs transmitted to the joists would then get transferred to the nailer, no matter...