Building the Dream - Page 2

Thanks Big!

It looks like you spaced the blocking 4ft apart is that correct? Also thanks for the tip for rope lighting!

I am a little uncertain of the curved part and not too sure how ot accomplish that part. As far as the holes, I will have to look at the Bacon Race thread for the size to make again.

For the rope lighting is it safe to use a 1/2" or 5/8" hole in the blocking for the rope lights?

Quick update

Painted the soffit and I am so glad I chased down the paint! It is a deep velvet like black that even my wife commented on.



I have the electrician coming out today to start installing lights and outlets. I found another thing the drywallers buried so that should be fun getting at under DD/GG!

Also have the stage built and at the popular sand filling point. After we un-bury the outlet and conduit pipe I can build the riser.

Been trying to contact someone for an acoustic plan but can't seem to get a hold of him which is frustrating. Many of you have used him but just not responding after our initial email. With that said, I am in the search to work with someone on an acoustic plan or maybe follow the path of some and do what I have seen others do in their rooms.

Also ordered a steel tube for the bar area to help hold whatever stone top we end up choosing. Not sure if I can add a small curve that would extend a little past the steel just to give it a little visual appeal vs a 8' rectangle.

Soffit lights any ideas? Also for those that added black lights as well, where do you locate them to be hidden and out of the way of the other lighting?

Sorry to neglect on updates. I have been squeezing a little work here and there on the basement and have got to a milestone.

Built bar area



Filled stage with sand and performed my AVSForum right of passage lugging 22 x 70 lbs bags of sand. Seeing the great lengths some have gone to dry sand I was a bit worried trying to find dry sand but luckily winter is close at hand and the local Menards had this



Guaranteed dry and $4.50 a bag. Not bad!

The electrician also spent most of yesterday working on the soffit lighting. We fired up the blue LED rope lights



And then wired the 14 x 3" lights around the room





I have a new grafik eye 3106 waiting to be installed but should be done later this week.

Once lights are done I can close up the soffit, close up the riser, and be ready for doors, treatments, and finishing the bar.

A quick update -

Not exactly the theater, but we have a guy coming out for tile in the basement bathroom and just outside the lounge are where I will have cabinets and a fridge. If interested I will post pix of the tile. It is tile that looks just like wood to give the appearnce of a wooden floor.

Picked it up from lowes - http://www.lowes.com/pd_397694-1813-1095207_0__?productId=3815455&Ntt=tile&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dtile&facetInfo=

Should look nice and interested to finally see it. Also he will be adding some tile to the wall in the lounge area where we will be installing a fireplace in the wall.

Tile guy did an awesome job! He did the floor tile and wall tile in 2 days

Floor tile



Fireplace in the lounge area



It kinda counts as HT if it has a remote right?

Finally completed the soffit minus a little touch paint and will post when I can.

I was downstairs trying to pick up and clean a bit and was looking around at all the scrap wood I have accumulated at this point and wondering what to do with it. My question to everyone is just that, do I toss it? Doesn't seem right with some of the cost of wood. If you keep it, where and how?

I have a good mix now of scrap 2x4, treated 2x6, plywood, OSB, and MDF.