Making the "Bacon Race" Theater - Page 5

Heh, sorry! I start framing next week, I spent all of yesterday watching old episodes of Homes on Holmes and it has me paranoid. (Vapor barriers, slab condensation, etc.)

IMHO opinion using PT lumber for a stage and riser in a historically dry basement is a waste of toxic chemicals.

Well today we made it purty. I met with Damelon in the AM and he went to work, When he got back I was just cleaning up and he manned the vacuum.

Riser, When I left Damelon's on Sunday the first layer of decking had been screwed down, a layer of roofing felt and the second layer was just tacked down on the front edge. So I finished screwing the second layer then cut the 1 1/2 inch lip. I also rounded over the edge with a router to make the carpet wrap better. Since a decision was made to go with a single layer step I added a 2x2 extension lip so the step edge will match all the others in the theater.

Pictures:



Yes Damelon is planning the next steps, those blue tape marks are tentative column locations.








OK, now the other side of the room

Earlier this week Damelon had a helper fill all the tall sections of the stage with sand. Each section lined with 3mil plastic. Here is how it looked this AM.





I added a layer of 3/4 plywood and roofing felt.



Then another layer of 3/4. Then I scribed the curve and straight cuts and went after it. It was at this point the the stars lined up and when I finished cutting away the excess, it fell down and fit the first step perfectly. I actually stared at it a minute because I thought I was going to start from scratch cutting wood for the step. Instead I could use what fell into place with just an additional piece in the middle.

What fell on the right



On the left



Before I buttoned it up I stuffed the cavities



GOT STAGE!

Great job!! I really like the shape of the stage.

Agreed turned out really nice.

What are the final dimensions of the stage?

I think it is 181 x 52 or 53 inches. Need to put a tape on it. We just stood there and bent some wood until it looked about right. For visual reference we used two rows of roofing felt and they are 36 inches wide.

how much sand did it take? Looks like a lot!

That's because it IS a lot! Very nice stage guys.

Looks like someone beat you guys to it, check out this bacon themed THT.

Great work so far, looks like you and Big are in the grove.

I would greatly appreciate some detail measurements as well, especially the curve depths. The proportions look spot on. Nice job!

Well there IS a professional on the job

Hmm, good start but it's not a full bacon-themed HT. The full deal has to be like..... being ensconced in bacon.

MDF SHUFFLING

So Last Night Damelon got the urge to work on the theater today so I headed over this morning. First order of business was to head out to pick up 2x2s and MDF for soffit construction.

Shuffle #1
Went to Lowe's had some new on the shelf 2x2s and we snagged 44. Went to the MDF shelf and it was empty, checked the computer none in the store. They said it wouldn't have mattered their panel saw was not working.

Shuffle #2
Went to the adjacent HD and they only had 2 mangled sheets - We left them

Shuffle #3
They called the other local HD and verified that they had some in stock, so 20 minutes later we arrived at the third store and found a new pallet load.

Shuffle #4

We loaded 3 sheets on the cart and headed to the saw location where we had them ripped into 12 inch strips

Shuffle #5 out to the truck

Shuffle #6 drove home

Shuffle #7 carried them into the basement

We put up 2x2 strips screwed into the channel around the room in position to hang the outer edge of the 12 inch tall soffit.





then hung some MDF for the front face of the soffit for the front and one side wall.



We mocked up the light box tray and tacked it up





It was at this point we stood back to admire our work and both came to the conclusion that a 12 inch tall soffit was too tall

Shuffle #8 took the MDF down

Shuffle #9 loaded it on the truck

Shuffle #10 drove back to HD

Shuffle #11 brought it into the store and had them cut the 12s down to 10s (the value of a portable job-site table saw can't be underestimated here)

Shuffle #12 Back on the truck

Shuffle #13 drove home

Shuffle #14 carried back to the basement

Shuffle #15 put it all back on the ceiling this time doing all four walls.



Then we tackled building some custom register boots for 6 x 24 supply and return vents. Built a box with plywood and some of the leftover MDF sealed the joints with leftover acoustical caulk.



Added some Linacoustic lining to quiet the box





Then put on the bottoms, The slots are intentionally in different positions based on intended locations.



We intend to reach up through the slots and screw to the ceiling inside the soffits.

A shuffling Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74Ux...eature=related

Nice update. It looks like you guys are continuing to make great progress. I really like the register boots. I was planning to do something similar (36 inch outlets), but with duct board. I like the idea of using the MDF since it is denser. I think I may go this route instead. The only difference is that mine will be in the ceiling between the joists, so I need to form some kind of sound deadening around them to keep sound form escaping. I was thinking on building double drywall + green glue boxes around the flex duct and filling it with insulation to help prevent sound escaping through the registers. Hopefully it will work.

Did you order your registers yet? Just curious as to what they look like.

Keep the updates coming.

Nick

Oh great, now you are going to want to work even faster!

You guys are just flying along at dare I say a "record pace"

Yes, it is hard to believe that Damelon posted pictures of the initial demo 26 days ago.

... and you guys passed Logan about 23 days ago ... (says the guy who has still not finished his build after 3+ years)

Can I ask what kind of lights are you using on the riser? Will they be on a dimmer? How many light zones if any will you have? Is it best to have the riser lights on its own dimmer/zone or connected to other lights?
Ok my 50 questions are up

Thanks!

Damelon
Thanks!
I am planning on some zones- will have front and rear sconces, riser lights, rope light on ceiling rear high hats- was thinking riser as 1 zone front lights as 1, rear lights as 1(sconces and rear high hats) and soffit rope light as one- not sure how that sounds
Robert

Did some more work on the Theater today

First we hung the duct boots.

Screwed to the ceiling and to the soffit.

Here is the rear return



Then banged up the 2x2 ladders finishing off the soffit structure, The parts of the soffit not housing the ductwork will contain cotton insulation and function as a base trap. They will be covered with black GOM fabric.









We ran a two inch conduit from the equipment room to the front behind the screen wall for all the speaker wire runs for the fronts and subs.







Here we are validating the light box dimensions. The light box around the room will house some 3 inch recessed lights and up lighting for the ceiling. It will curve out over the stage and be straight along the sides.