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post #811 of 1165
12/4/12 at 6:04pm
Very nice job on the ceiling. Love the look!
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post #812 of 1165
12/4/12 at 6:53pm
If you can't find black ones tighten them in place then use a black sharpie. Should notice being on the ceiling and high up.
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post #813 of 1165
12/4/12 at 7:09pm
Can't wait for you to mount that bad boy already
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post #814 of 1165
12/4/12 at 8:07pm
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Have you guys found black lag screws to use with your mounting hardware or did you paint them black? I need (4) 5/16" x 2-1/2" lag screws to secure the plate to the blocking in my ceiling. Ideally, I'd like to find screws already finished in black so I don't have to paint the heads. Painting is easy enough, but I think the paint would chip off as I ratchet them into the ceiling. Anyone know if black ones can easily be found at HD or Lowe's or should I start looking at some of the specialty fastener places online? I was also thinking of placing a flat washer between the screw head and plate, depending on the size of the hex head. If anyone has a good source for black lag screws, I'd appreciate it. It would save me from running all over town.
You'll be better off painting them IMO. And I recommend washers so you won't rip the powder coat on the ceiling splat.. Home depot carries SPAX which are better than normal lag screws. They will be easier to paint than a zinc coated lag anyway. If you found black it would be black steel or black oxide. Black steel will eventually rust. Paint with Home Depot's cheap black paint (goes on thin, grayish can), let dry, install, touch-up with artist brush or mask and respray. That paint has about the same luster as the chief parts.
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post #815 of 1165
12/4/12 at 8:27pm
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Thanks for the tips, fellas. I'll check out the SPAX and touch up after install.
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post #816 of 1165
12/4/12 at 8:28pm
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Can't wait for you to mount that bad boy already

You and me both.wink.gif
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post #817 of 1165
12/4/12 at 8:36pm
Lol it's been a long journey I remember when we both were trying to figure out projectors and screens.

My room is not nearly as good as yours I want that damn celing.
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post #818 of 1165
12/4/12 at 9:00pm
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Lol it's been a long journey I remember when we both were trying to figure out projectors and screens.
My room is not nearly as good as yours I want that damn celing.

Well, that damn ceiling is why I don't have a projector hanging in my room yet. We have this love-hate relationship going.

I just hope I don't have to wait too long for carpet. Getting anxious.
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post #819 of 1165
12/4/12 at 9:06pm
I would give a month delay to have that ceiling haha
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post #820 of 1165
12/5/12 at 7:23am
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I saw these rubber bushings used in KnoxVegas' thread. Is this something commonly used in most pj installs or more to address specific vibration problems.

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post #821 of 1165
12/5/12 at 7:36am
Never seen that before
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post #822 of 1165
12/5/12 at 7:40am
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I saw these rubber bushings used in KnoxVegas' thread. Is this something commonly used in most pj installs or more to address specific vibration problems.
As installed, they would not do anything but act as a washer. If installed as true isolation dampers they would only help typically with high frequency sound transmission, like might come from a motor, not the very low frequency vibrations a PJ mounted to a ceiling membrane might experience.
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post #823 of 1165
12/5/12 at 8:06pm
Spaceman, your theater is coming along great. I signed up for this forum just to write this post after reading through this entire thread. Our house had about 50 X10 switches and keypads when we moved in. I have been migrating to insteon and been very happy. You will probably want to create scenes so you can press a single keypad button and have the lights adjust accordingly. These may include all on, all off, movie, etc. I don't recall how many switches you want to hide but may want a specific keypad button for each. If 8 buttons is not enough, then maybe you will need two keypads. I use Houselinc to set up scenes, very easy, and a smartlinc so I can control lights with the iPhone app. I probably should have gone with the isy controller. Check out the smarthome.com/forum for help if needed.
I have been playing with xbmc for a month and tried mayhem. I was able to use my mce remote to send commands to my htpc to be able to control insteon lights. Very crude and no scene control, but at least I can dim and brighten the lights from the remote. I am considering trying the insteon ir linc, but revies are to good.
I just received a bunch of lag bolt covers today which I ordered to cover the bolts for mHy epson 5010 that I installed 5 days ago in our movie room. Unfortunately they sent me someone else's order, so they are black instead of white. Got them from here.
http://www.pro-dec.com/hex-caps-bolt-covers-bolt-caps
I'll keep reading and enjoying and unfortunately getting inspired to gut our movie room.
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post #824 of 1165
12/5/12 at 8:44pm
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Thanks for stopping by, Eric. I hope to have the Insteon switches installed in the next few weeks. Those hex caps are pretty cool. For some reason, they don't have ones for 5/16" hex heads. I painted mine today and will see what they look like once installed.

Welcome to the forum. You'll find lots of inspirational builds on here.
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post #825 of 1165
12/5/12 at 9:17pm
Spaceman, just viewed the pics of you ceiling. I love the lights out picture with the coffers separating the panels. Very very nice job!
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post #826 of 1165
12/6/12 at 7:25am
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Thanks, Moggie.

Hope your theater is staying nice and dry with all the rain you guys have been getting. My parents still live in the Bay Area and they had some standing water in their garage. Not too bad.
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post #827 of 1165
12/6/12 at 7:32am
The ceiling is looking great. Looks like you'll be done in no time.
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post #828 of 1165
12/6/12 at 8:11am
Wow - I love love your ceiling.

Even the wife wanted to do star ceiling, but time and money ... time and money ... (especially the time!!)

Real nice.
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post #829 of 1165
12/6/12 at 8:28am
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The ceiling is looking great. Looks like you'll be done in no time.
I'm getting there, but my to-do list is fairly long with lots of little items. As with most projects, it's the last 10% that's a killer. That's when you need to button up all the little details.

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Wow - I love love your ceiling.
Even the wife wanted to do star ceiling, but time and money ... time and money ... (especially the time!!)
Real nice.
The stars in my room took more money than time, but compared to a fiber optic ceiling, it didn't take a whole lot of money either. Jeff painted my entire ceiling in 5 hours. My only time investment was building the light trays to hold the black lights. If you planned it right, you could have Jeff in and out while your wife was at work and surprise her with a star ceiling when she got home.

My wife has been excited about the project from the beginning, but she really got on board when stars became part of the project. We had originally planned on doing fiber optics, and as the budget was put together, that part of the project kind of fell off the table. I could tell she was disappointed, so fortunately we were able to make it work by going with a mural. As a bonus, we both like it more than the fiber optic ceilings we've seen.

Figuring out how to incorporate the black lights is the hardest part. Once you do that, you can really add a painted mural at any time.
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post #830 of 1165
12/6/12 at 4:46pm
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Thanks, Moggie.
Hope your theater is staying nice and dry with all the rain you guys have been getting. My parents still live in the Bay Area and they had some standing water in their garage. Not too bad.

Dry as a bone. Thankfully!
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post #831 of 1165
12/7/12 at 8:34pm
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So Jeff just finished his sky mural marathon of Texas and Oklahoma, starting and finishing in Houston. On his way back through town, he contacted me to make sure I was still happy with the work he had done last week. I told him everything still looked great. My only comment was that if we could do it again, I'd like the Milky Way to stand out a little more, but that it wasn't a big deal because the ceiling really looked awesome. He immediately offered to swing by that night and get it just how I wanted, even though it was 9:30 at night and he had just driven 4 hours from Dallas.

I know everyone here is pretty familiar with his work and I don't really need to sing his praises, but when it's well deserved I have no problem letting other people know. Thanks again, Jeff.
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post #832 of 1165
12/8/12 at 7:44am
Really awesome ceiling!! Now you made me wanna do mine too.... tongue.gif
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post #833 of 1165
12/8/12 at 8:02am
Does Jeff have a website by chance?
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post #834 of 1165
12/8/12 at 8:04am
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Does Jeff have a website by chance?
http://www.nightskymurals.com/ wink.gif
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post #835 of 1165
12/12/12 at 8:29am
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If you don't like carpet pics, you came to the wrong post. wink.gif My photography skills are pretty poor, so the color seems to change from one photo to the next, but you'll just have to trust me when I say "It looks better in person". The patterned carpet is the same one Mario used in the Cinemar Theater (Masland Quadrate Times Square #18404). The stage is Masland Signet Black #287. It took 3 guys 4 hours to install. (Please ignore the temporary OSB threshold at the entry door. That is just a place holder until I find a better solution).































I also supplied them with a piece of our original carpet, which they installed in the new media closet.




The fabric on the back wall is fire-rated Rose Brand "Black Speaker Cloth". It sits on top of the acoustic treatments but behind the fabric panels to keep the shiny facing of the acoustic treatments from showing through the outer fabric. You'll also see the vents along the back wall as a half-hearted attempt to get the riser to act as a bass trap. No professional input on their size or placement. I just put one in every joist bay. Before placing the register over the carpet, I put a scrap of the Rose Brand speaker cloth inside each hole to lay on top of the pink fiberglass. Keeps the fibers inside the riser and looks cleaner.




I also just ordered one of these for my wife to put under the tree (URC R40).

Edited by Spaceman - 12/12/12 at 8:40am
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post #836 of 1165
12/12/12 at 8:44am
Nice job!


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I also just ordered one of these for my wife to put under the tree (URC R40).

You mean, you bought it for her to put under the tree.. with your name on it? biggrin.gif
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post #837 of 1165
12/12/12 at 8:51am
Looking sharp, seems the cat likes it as well.
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post #838 of 1165
12/12/12 at 8:52am
Looks really good Spaceman! From the pictures it appears like they did a really good job with the install. I hope my install this Friday goes as well. Any words of advice, things I should look out for, while they are installing?
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post #839 of 1165
12/12/12 at 8:59am
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You mean, you bought it for her to put under the tree.. with your name on it? biggrin.gif

Exactly! And since she has been so understanding during the build, she deserves something really special. I think she would love one of these. I mean, what woman wouldn't?
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post #840 of 1165
12/12/12 at 9:04am
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I also just ordered one of these for my wife to put under the tree (URC R40).

I hear your wife wants a new subwoofer and an ISCO III anamorphic lens for Christmas as well! biggrin.gif

The room looks great! I am sure this has lifted your spirits a bit that the project is starting to truly come to a close.

Has your projector box been talking to you? biggrin.gif:D
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