The Merrimont trace Theater has begun - Page 8

they are set to be 9" from the screen but i still have some wiggle room if need be.

got almost all the trim work done ... just have to finish the shadow boxes on the other side of the theater

also finished up all the recessed lights




the only thing that i am little disappointed in is between the columns there is shadow at the top that i am a little concerned there won't be enough light to show off the baltic blue gom panels
what do you guys think? imo i think the space is to small to ad more lights .... i dunno maybe i am just being a little picky

thank you that means a lot coming from you .... your theater was huge inspiration and the fact you cut no corners and paid so much attention to detail taught me to do the same because i the extra you spend measuring again or making sure the fit and finish is good makes all the difference ......

thanks i think our right .... i asked a friend also and he said he would have never noticed unless i told him what i was seeing ..... i think when your working on your own space you start to see every little thing

ya i didn't think about different bulbs that will be something i will experiment with once the panels are in place... Thanks for the compliment, this is the part i have i really enjoyed like Mario said earlier at this stage you see how the trim makes such a huge difference in how everything looks.. before i prime everything i will probably spend a few days just going over every inch of all the work work to make sure everything is smooth and that all seams are filled ... one thing i have been happy about is i think i have only used a small amount of caulk thus far .... i have only used a little over half a tube and that includes trim work in the rest of basement so not even a full tube for the entire basement

Thank you .... getting everything ready to be primed have already applied one coat of sanding sealer still need to sand it and then apply one more coat and sand again before priming also will start building the fabric panels soon and also the screen wall treatments ...... it's a marathon for sure

there is already a super nice black theater out there
so i with baltic blue fabric panels and
the paint will be solitude from BM

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/solitude

thanks ..... can i borrow your father in law for a week LOL!!

really?? when it gets closer i will pm you with some ?'s if there is something i can't get answered from the painting section of your thread .... i know to get that "plastic" look you guys used very nice fine brushes to eliminate the brush lines ...but i will read through that section again....

Riser time been busy with work so have not been able to get down into the basement and also just needed to take a couple days away from it... been going at this basement for i think 8 months straight and just was not feeling it for a couple days... but then the fabric i ordered came in and all the motivation quickly returned amazing how when things come on that you ordered how much you get motivated

anyway i my room is not big enough to have two rows of recliner theater seats so front row will be 3 recliner theater seats and second row will be traditional theater seats
front row




second row



the riser is built with 2x8's and 2x6's
according the riser height calculator my second row will need to just under 10" , so for the rear row i will build 2" platform for just the seats that way when people step up on the riser they won't feel so close to the ceiling













soon will be time to start fabric panels.. just ordered the porter cable Upholstery Stapler should be here tuesday ... hopefully ups gets it right this time ... the other day they left my fabric at one the neighbors house!!!!

also have linaccoustic coming

baltic blue








also got the basetraps in place

Thanks!!!

if it makes you feel any better i am working 7am to 7pm tomorrow

counter tops , was looking for ideas on doing something different then just doing granite tops for the bar and countertops, i had heard that concrete can look really cool so found this site http://concretecountertopsolutions.com has anyone seen or done a concrete counter top before?

one of things that has me interested beside the cost saving over granite is that there will be no seams.. but my concern is can it be done and look as good if not better then a granite top.

i am definitely doing more research on this , for me the idea that almost everything single thing in this build has been built by my hands, i have only contracting out a small amount of hvac and drywall finishing other than that this has been built by me. so the idea of building my own counter tops intrigues me...

Thanks Big!!

i actually came across that thread and i liked the results it looks really good, it was done in 2009 and looks like there has been some advances in the way of for DIY'ers
i like the idea of the forms from the http://concretecountertopsolutions.com/products/edge-profiles/half-bullnose-package/
i may order there full instructional DVD just to see how the there process works. i love the idea of the countertop being poured in place .....

more to come on this one.......

fabric panel time ... today started out rocky my porter cable stabler came in but i didn't order staples and thought depot or lowe's would have them ..... WRONG!!
Mr big came to the rescue and had a box so me and my son jumped in the car and headed out to his place... we spent about hour chatting and he big answered all my sons ?'s, My son thought it was very cool to see a awesome Finished theater for once

once i got back home and ate a quick dinner the it was off to the basement to try my hand at making fabric panels...

first the frames
1x2's and used my handy dandy kregg jig for securing them together


then it was time to try to attach some fabric

the pics don't do it justice at all i will try to take better pics later and will also document the panel making process and the attaching of the fabric

the color i choose was baltic blue
the first one i was worried the fabric was not tight enough and ended making is tad to tight and it caused a slight bow ... but it was fixed by putting in a center support
lesson learned no need to pull wicked tight




and after a few hours i had 4 made .. i also attached a small scrap at the bottom so i can remove to paint once the room is painted i will either tuck the scrap under or just remove all the panels friction mount and so far they all have come out nice and snug ...the frames where cut with 8th inch to spare to leave room for the fabric.








this pic was done with the flash and it came out like crap but at least it gives a better idea on the color of the fabric
you can the wall and braces through the fabric but in person you can not see anything except i nice blue panel

LOL!!! my parents are from Rhode island and my wife was born and raised in Maine and we lots of friends and family from Mass.. so it just rubbed off on me

those are the ones Big gave me
i just thought the big box stores stocked them but they don't and i anxious to get started on the panels so big was kind to hook me up... next time i will order a head of time

Thanks i was to tired to take better pics but man the panels make a huge difference can't wait for the room to have paint and then see how the panels pop