I've started the "Upstairs Theater" - Page 2

Sanding time!







By this point I'm really starting to hate sanding drywall and I did not even have that much to sand.

Now for the real fun, hauling sheet goods upstairs:






Everybody's favorite:



Since I'm upstairs rather than in a basement my GG goes on the 2nd layer of sub-floor rather than the ceiling.














I got a bit "energetic" with the GG application at one point....




Expensive trash bag....




Here is a layout of screen sizes; 120" and 132" diagonal:

Next up is to do the 2nd layer of 5/8" thick drywall on the outside walls. I might hold off on that until this weekend....

Thanks! I was actually impressed that at the end of the day I was not covered head to toe with the stuff. That's my usual outcome with anything like that. The walls will be the real challenge mess wise though...

Well over the last few weekend I have been busy.


More Green Glue. This time it's drywall.




2nd layer of drywall going up.




The messy part:




Round 2 of the mudding:




The REALLY messy part:



I really feel sorry for my poor old shopvac.




Time to prime!










My next step is to build a plug for the window and convert the closet on the screen end of the room into an IB enclosure

I have a small closet (~85 ft³) that was going to end up just being wall off on the screen wall. After reading through several other threads and noticing a few IB setups I decided that I should look into that. I found that I can do a modest IB setup with the volume that is in the closet and I kill 2 birds with one stone: use the wasted space and get a nice low profile sub setup. Next step will be sound proofing the closet and designing the best IB setup for the space available.

The first layer was horizontal and I wanted to stagger the seams.

In the end it was going to cost quit a bit more to use the 5 gallon pails + the speed loader gun than individual tubes.

I ended up using about 700 sq feet of coverage.

I have to say that I am impressed with the results of the GG walls and floor so far. They have gone from a very hollow sound to a very dull thunk when you knock on them.

Now that Halloween has passed I can get back to business. I started out by working on the window plug:



I built the frame out of 2x4s on their side. This will make it thin enough so the finished plug will not stick out from the wall.




I glued a layer of MDF to what will be the window side of the frame. I glued it so here would be no possibility of a nail pops.








Insulation and the 1st layer of drywall.








GG and the 2nd layer of drywall




This is the total thickness of the plug.




And here it is in place. I used felt around the sides to give it a friction fit. It's a beast and must weigh 80 lbs or so.

My next little project was more of an experiment. Everyone uses sand for density on their stages. Well I thought: I have a sealed hollow core door, how about using sand in that? Here are the results:



One hollow core door.




First off is to seal up any holes like the one were the door knob hole was drilled off position.







I filled it with expanding foam, clamped it up while it expanded, and poof! no more hole.




Don't forget to check the BOTTOM of the door too for holes like this one.




Next I drilled 3 holes in the top of the door to pour the sand into.




I positioned the door so it would not side around while I filled it.




And then I filled it full of sand. DON'T use this sand. It has too many rocks in it.




It took about 2 hours to fill it up. Mostly it was fighting the rocks that kept clogging up the funnel. After it was full I plugged the holes with foam.




The cute little screws that held the hinges up before are replaces with something a bit more substantial.




I also added a few more hinges since the door weighs about 125 lbs now.




And there we have it.

I painted the MDF white so it looks like a shade is pulled down.

It took almost 2 bags of sand so that was just under 100 lbs. Add that to the weight of the door itself and I would guess it's somewhere between 110 and 125 lbs. I have 5 hinges on it all with extra long screws that go all the way into the studs. It feels "substantial".

I got a good deal on some ball bearing hinges so I picked up a set for my very heavy door: