Deadline Has Been Set (and Re-Set...) Theater Build - Page 9

vanice, my stage is 148" wide, and 52" deep at the sides. Center of step is at 54", so very similar indeed. I hear ya on the back and forth. I wonder how many extra miles and more time I added due to those trips!

Austin, I always expect you to take it up a notch. Should have asked you to build it in CAD and give me the dimensions prior to the build Thanks for plugging in the numbers!

Going to start with 67 and see what happens...

I haven't cut the holes yet, as I didn't have the grates to cover them yet. They will be on top along the back corners and side. One on the side will be 4x36 and one in the corner will be 4x24.

That had to be fun! I'll find out today, as the pallet of sand is scheduled for delivery this morning...

Proof that I can apply for admission to the sand club...

67 bags delivered this morning.


Got it moved inside before it started to rain. Wasn't too bad. The small stack felt a bit wet to me, so saving those until the end if necessary.


Main area of the stage took 51 bags, front corners took another 5.


11 bags left, so I may have enough to do the step as well. Those are the bags that were a bit wet, so I have a dehumidifier running next to them. Hope they dry out quick. The worst part wasn't moving the sand, it was lining the cavities with plastic. THAT was a PITA. Hopefully the basketball tourny gets over quick tomorrow so I can finish up. Time for a few tasty beverages now.

BTW, ordered the HSU VTF-3 MK4 sub. Shipped today!

^^^ Exactly. I cut it about 2" bigger on each side so I had some room to spare. The first one wasn't pretty, but got the hang of it by the 3rd one. The small spaces are the worst.

Haven't quite decided on the lip yet. I did a 1/2" lip on the riser, with a 1/2" roundover. Should have made that lip bigger, but that one won't really be seen except by the steps. Thinking about an inch lip for the stage with the 1/2" roundover again.

Thanks guys! I should have bought stock in Advil years ago. I support them daily.

Would love to chip out of sand like this. Right now though, I just need to finish and get the lid on quick so the cat doesn't drop his own "golf balls" in there if you know what I mean...

Measured the lips on some other steps around the house. Carpeted steps appear to have very little lip if any. Garage steps are 1-1/4". Wood end trim on basement steps are 1-1/2" with molding underneath. Looks like there wasn't much of a standard here

To my eyes, plain wood looks good at 1-1/4" to 1-1/2", but that might just be me. Interested to hear what blip gets from the carpet guys.

Thanks vik. I know it adds more time to clean up after each work session, but it makes it easier for me to see the progress. (Plus it increases the WAF for the project...)

Thanks for the update! Think I'll go with 1-1/4".

So my projector was delivered last week (Panny 8000). Figured I should test it out, just to make sure I didn't get a bad one out of the box . Made a quick stand out of a 2x12 and sawhorses on the riser and threw in Rio. All I can say is WOW! Out of the box, zero adjustments/calibration and shooting onto primed drywall this looked fantastic! I am extremely happy with this decision, and can't wait to see it on an actual screen. I snapped a couple quick screen shots without pausing the action, so there is a little blur in spots, but it is sharp as a tack in the room.





Then sadly after about 15 minutes, I put it back in the box. It will not come back out until it's time to mount. I now completely understand how mounting the projector could bring everything else to a halt in the HT! On the upside, it did give me an extra shot of motivation to get finished!

Lol. I had to force myself, but the redneck PJ stand has been disassembled.

Thanks Vanice. Might just be the kick in the shorts I need to push to the finish.