Breaking the rules theater build - Page 18

I'll believe when I see it

Ah...thanks, you must be going way back in the thread, I think I might have mentioned media extenders??

Thanks for the tip, I will look for it and compare the pricing when I'm ready to purchase.

That's good news, time for the itchy fun to begin.

Ya, you should be fine with that width, depending on how many seats you want. My room is 11'6"W x 18'L X 7'6"H and I was able to fit 4 Berkline 13175's. Even if I didn't do the loveseat config. in the back I would have been able to do the 4 chairs because my door is in the front so no one has to get by the 4 chairs. If you want to do 2 rows of 3 you will definately be fine.

Actually with Photobucket you can set it up so that when the photo is downloaded to their site it automatically converts to a lower res. I have mine go to 480x620 or something like that.

Well, I haven't had any real progress to report lately but I'm hoping to be picking up some crown molding tonight or some time this weekend for my soffit and star panel area. I need to get it painted and then start mitering. Only need a total of about 10 cuts, but it's something that I've been dreading as I hate messing up these type of cuts. I guess I'll start with the long pieces because then I have to mate up the smaller sections to that and cost wise that would be more forgiving if I mess up.

When I cut a couple of test pieces I was able to lay the crown at an angle so I should hopefully be ok there.

I got to paint all my crown trim today, looks pretty good. I ended up going with MDF crown because it was so smooth and no need for sanding. The longest piece they had though was 12', it ends up being about 8-10" short on the long sides of the room so I will need to splice a piece to it. I could have gone with FJP crown which came in a 16' length but besides being warped and crooked it would have meant many hours of sanding to try and smooth out the finish as nicely as the mdf.

Finally get to post some pics from this weekends work. Friday picked up some crown and painted it on Saturday. No pics till now because literally it was watching paint dry...

I chose MDF crown because of the ultra smooth finish and the straight pieces I was able to get. My other choices were regular pine and finger joined pine (FJP). While I was able to find the latter in slightly longer pieces in order to avoid 1 small seam the finish on them was pretty rough and would have required a lot of sanding. Besides that they zig zagged, or arched, or bowed like crazy, so MDF it was.

Here are a couple of the crown pieces painted and ready to go.



Looking towards the front/entrance


Looking at the left back side when facing from the front


Closeup of the front against the curve stage soffit


close of the rear joint and the small seam. Both areas still need to be caulked and touched up with paint. Also you can't see the seam during regular HT lighting.


The angled section in the back where the outlet is. I still need to put the end piece there.


I still need to do the right side of the room, but overall it wasn't bad. The first few cuts were a pain and then I got on a roll. Then I got slowed down on the small piece in the back, but when it was said and done it looked pretty good.

The Mrs. still didn't seem too covinced on the crown and it's purpose, so I had to show her what it would look like with the rope light in it. I saw her smile when I lit it up and I knew that it was good

Please don't mind the rough look of the ceiling paint, it will be touched up after all is said and done.

Ya the Mrs. was there to help lift and hold in place while I secured the long piece. She wanted to help with other things but she is in no way the person to confirm angles. Not to worry though, when I messed up a piece she was all over it...

I was also thinking about light leakage but I am not sure if I can get the caulking gun in at a good angle in all areas. I was thinking maybe duct tape, or real duct metallic tape to aid reflection as a side benifit. If all else fails maybe I could use the caulk stip that comes in a roll, thanks for the tip.

Good idea, hadn't even thought about the small toothpaste sized tubes. Thanks.

Thanks Queen, that inside 45 was a struggle and I may have wasted a little bit more than I would have liked to get it just right but it had to be done.

Thanks Dave, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as the HT. Once I finish the crown and get the rope light in all I will need to be technically done is the fabric panels with linacoustic.

I also want bass shakers but that is more of a novelty item.