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McCormick's (I think that is where Jesto went) orientation is to supply commercial builders where the building spec for this item probably reads 2 inches of 3Lbs per cu ft compressed fiberglass insulation. The builder could care less what brand it is, only that it is cheap from a supplier where he has an account.

I'd say asking for much is a pipe dream and if we annoy McCormick's enough they will close the doors for us little guys. Comparing prices around the country they sell the Linacoustic at a bargain rate. Some DIYers have been forced to pay double what we are paying. Now they may have both in stock and be willing to swap out the Certainteed for the JM.

I would have to agree with this. The only place that sells linacoustic locally was not at all interested in doing business with little guy like myself. Cash only seemed to insult them more.

Well, I have to say "screw them". If it was specified that JM814 was purchased, they darn well better deliver what the buyer paid for. Good thing they don't sell Mercedes and substitute Yugos... If they shut down sales to the little guy, that's OK. You won't be getting what you asked for anyhow.

I think we need to wait to hear their explanation on Monday.

Some progress was made today. Jesto and Family had a chance to spend some time in my theater to get some ideas as they finalize their finishing plans. Then late in the afternoon Jesto and I went shopping.

Trivia question excluding the sand how many carts does it take to bring the stage and riser to the checkout?

Three



Will it all fit in an 8ft bed pickup?

Yes



Some assembly may be required.



One brilliant suggestion by Jesto was that we had all the decking material cut to size by the guy at HD. Took about 30 minutes total to cut 11 sheets into varioous sizes. For instance since we wanted a 7 ft deep riser we had 7 pieces cut down to 7ft (less a small gap to the wall) and one ripped in half. The pieces should fit the 14 ft 1 1/2 inch wide room perfectly. Well that is at least the plan, Come back tomorrow to see if it worked.

Enjoying the updates DC. Keep'em coming!

Awesome! I'll be right here waiting and watching!

OK Jesto thought that it would be a good idea to put some Linacoustic in the area that will be behind the screen wall, Since the stage wasn't in the way we would save time not having to trim the bottom to fit over the stage. He also thought some Liquid nails would help secure it in addition to the drywall screws. Here he admires his handiwork:



Done


Stage building:





Next the curved section. We know it comes out a foot, and we know how wide so just take a bendable board (this was primed MDF trim board) and hold it in place and it naturally formed a curve. This process was nicknamed the bendy board throughout the day.



add some supports (each custom cut)



We took a break for lunch and grabbed some sand at HD, Turned out not to be enough but it was a good start. Jesto muled it in from the driveway, While I poured and trimmed the plastic we put in each section.



About the seven ft deep riser:

Framed it and test fitted the pre-cut panels, There will be two layers but since they are both the same we only tested one layer.



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Summary

Monday morning at 8 am. Bare studs and Joists

Double drywall and green glue installed Mon, Tues, and Wed.

Saturday and Sunday stage and riser roughed in.

Next week finish the stage and riser and attack the soffits.

That is awesome to hear. You're efforts appear to be well worth it.

Have you considered a Panasonic AE4000? Under 2K and you can use the poor-man's CIH approach with the memory zoom feature.

Excellent. Glad it turned out well.

Somewhere in your house there is a knife groaning. Maybe even inching toward the back of the drawer so you won't find it.

More great progress guys! My family spent the weekend recovering from our second of back to back flu's. The kids are getting a lot out of daycare; not all of it is wanted.

I especially appreciate hearing the WAF on the soundproofing used. Great work guys!

DUMB QUESTION ALERT:

Will that JVC RS40 do 2.39:1 native or do you need to do something to make it do it?

I went to WalMart and purchased a cheap bread knife to do the cuts on the JM814. It worked very, very well. If you go this route, make sure that you purchase one with a long sturdy blade. That way you will be able to cut multiple sheets at the same time.

If you're really lazy, an electric bread knife does the trick. I picked one up at a thrift store for a buck.

Funny that you should mention that. THAT was the primary reason that I went to WalMart...to look for an electric knife to cut the JM814! I even went to three different WalMarts and took a trip to a home store (JC Penney's type of place). I coulldn't find one anywhere, so I grabbed the next best thing. To tell you the truth, I can't see how an electric knife could make this job much easier...

+1 on the electric catchy knives - I found mine at Target, I think it was $19 - gives nice clean cuts (a utility knife tore more than cut), and cuts like a hot knife through butter.

It can make it a little easier to multitask. Less chance of spillage...