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How much money and time went into your riser?

post #1 of 13
1/26/12 at 11:24am
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I'm curious to know a couple things from people as I work with my general contractor on pricing.

1) Give me an estimate on how many hours it took to build your riser
2) How much did it cost for materials and materials + labor if you hired out?

Thanks.
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post #2 of 13
1/26/12 at 11:31am
one day. $400 materials + carpet
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post #3 of 13
1/26/12 at 11:44am
Really depends on the quality you want to build it, we built ours out of 2x12x12 and 1/2" thick top plywood. Some people use mdf :S I'd stay away from that and stick to at least 1/4" thick plywood. It took us 2 4-5 hour days including wiring the 2 outlets in it and fully lit with rope light.
180$ in wood
80$ insulation
100$ wiring and outlet/switches
50$ on rope light
= roughly 410$ + Carpet

Check my HT build lots of pics/drafting ideas that we used for our riser build
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post #4 of 13
1/26/12 at 2:23pm
I'm also in the process of working on a riser. Some guy quoted me $1,400 for just the riser and no carpet or stools. I told him to take a hike. Right now I'm trying to find an example of a riser with a half wall attached to it at the back. I'll let you know if I get any more prices once I decide on what I want to accomplish.
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post #5 of 13
1/26/12 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by go_habs View Post

Really depends on the quality you want to build it, we built ours out of 2x12x12 and 1/2" thick top plywood. Some people use mdf :S I'd stay away from that and stick to at least 1/4" thick plywood. It took us 2 4-5 hour days including wiring the 2 outlets in it and fully lit with rope light.
180$ in wood
80$ insulation
100$ wiring and outlet/switches
50$ on rope light
= roughly 410$ + Carpet

Check my HT build lots of pics/drafting ideas that we used for our riser build

Did you mean 3/4 inch plywood? Most use 2 layers of it.
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post #6 of 13
1/26/12 at 4:46pm
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Originally Posted by zergman View Post

Right now I'm trying to find an example of a riser with a half wall attached to it at the back.

this is the support for a sit at bar but it could have been a wall, attach the vertical studs to the back frame of the riser with deck screws from inside the riser frame. Attach the bottom plate to the floor. If it is just a wall I would use 2x6s for the added stability. As a bar this one had additional wings at the ends as support

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post #7 of 13
1/26/12 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by oman321 View Post

Did you mean 3/4 inch plywood? Most use 2 layers of it.

+1, besides the solid/robustness, 2 layers gives you a nice 1.5" thick lip for wrapping carpet edge and rope lighting if you desire.

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post #8 of 13
1/26/12 at 5:16pm
I've built 2 and 3 layer stages and risers, the later with Green Glue as specified by a well known and credentialed designer who pops in here from time to time. The next time I build one for myself it will be 3 layers, It is that much deader.
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post #9 of 13
1/27/12 at 12:09am
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

this is the support for a sit at bar but it could have been a wall, attach the vertical studs to the back frame of the riser with deck screws from inside the riser frame. Attach the bottom plate to the floor. If it is just a wall I would use 2x6s for the added stability. As a bar this one had additional wings at the ends as support


Thats exactly what I'm looking for the only issue is that because of my setup I need to build a 20 inch riser so I think its gonna be a little tricky. I'm tempted to hire someone that is more experienced, but I dunno for sure. Its my last purchase for my theater since everything else is done so I don't exactly have a ton of budget left. Actually I'm pretty far in the negative on the budget.
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post #10 of 13
1/27/12 at 6:05am
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Originally Posted by zergman View Post

I need to build a 20 inch riser so I think its gonna be a little tricky.

not really, what dimensions? two 2x10s would put you at 18 1/2. just add decking.
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post #11 of 13
1/27/12 at 9:37am
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

not really, what dimensions? two 2x10s would put you at 18 1/2. just add decking.

well the platform portion would need to be 96" wide and 63" long and then the half wall would need to go the full 96". The part I'm nervous about is making the step to get up this thing and the halfwall portion since I need it to be thick enough to match the archway width at the back of the room. The arch is 9" thick. I was thinking maybe I'd do the riser portion then have someone else do the halfwall.
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post #12 of 13
1/27/12 at 11:19am
Just throwing it out there, but you don't need full height 20" stringers across all of the riser. Frame in the outside edge of the riser to the height desired then just "hang" 2x6 beams 18" OC across the interior of the riser going across the shorter span (either front/back or side/side.)

-Suntan
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post #13 of 13
1/28/12 at 4:18am
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Originally Posted by zergman View Post

The part I'm nervous about is making the step to get up this thing and the halfwall portion since I need it to be thick enough to match the archway width at the back of the room. The arch is 9" thick. I was thinking maybe I'd do the riser portion then have someone else do the halfwall.

Frame the half wall with 2x8s than use a combination of 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 drywall, you can even throw in a layer of 1/4 inch luan plywood first as you figure out how to make the walls flush with the arch. They do make and I have used 1/4 inch drywall. Or double wall frame it with 2x4s but use 2x8s for the top and bottom plate.
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