The Merrimont trace Theater has begun - Page 12

Thank you... i wish i was little better with documenting step by step but i just get stuck in the building zone and forget to pick up the camera sometimes
there is some very well documented builds the inspired me no question Bigs Builds, old vic, cinemar, just to name a few there is many more.

got a lot done on the bar today

used 1x6's 1x4's and 1x8's and one 1x10...
the fronts of the bar will be a grey glass tile that i picked up a few months ago, the rest of the ar front will be painted with cabinet paint the same color grey that i have used through out the theater...












under neath the front upper part of the bar i had painted it black and so it was ready to install the led lights
they look very bright in the pics but luckily i can dim them.

painted the bar and started the tile

the paint i used was BM Advantage it used for redoing cabinets ... very nice paint self levels and has a nice hard finish.



the tile is a glass tile

not sure how Impervo is never used it but what i can say about is Advance is seems to have a very hard finish (time will tell), with advance it required a primer coat which i am pretty sure was oil based because it was a pain the neck to clean of my hands then between each of Advance the recommended time to let set was 16 hours, it does dry to the touch i think with in a hour so not sure why the guy at BM said i had to Waite 16 hours between coats but i did just to be safe. I did not get any runs at all but i also used a 4 inch foam roller. so far i am happy with the results.

some shots of the speakers in the columns and the rear speakers.

for the rear i went with the Klipsch RS-41 II Reference Series #1 reason was they fit really well in the limited space i wish the joist and hvac was laid out better in the house because it would have been nice to use nice Triad in ceiling speakers but i am happy with these the blend in really well and almost don't even notice there there when you put the grills on them.






The sides speakers used Polk Audio OWM5
these i went with again for space issues the columns are not very deep and these just fit perfectly.

yep BM Advance sorry for any confusion, if you go with the advance i would recommend letting is dry for full 24 to 48 hours before putting any equipment on the shelves

the primer was oil based so yes it has a odor it was manageable in the basement, i would crack a door or window if you can.... the advance really does not have much of odor .... i learned the oil based primer is PITA to wash off your hands so you may want to put on some latex gloves unless your that good and don't get anything on your hands when painting
Edited by snickers1 - 3/5/13 at 7:42am

hit the punch list pretty hard this week in preporation for carpet in mid April

first was paint the back of the riser used the same Advantage paint that was used on the bar.




then painted the bar area all that is left is to paint the trim














things left to do before carpet

#1 paint the trim

#2 grout the bar

#3 install the wood floor in bar area and game room

#4 paint the stair well

Thanks, The wife wants the trim to be the same darker Grey that was used in the Theater and same with the Doors so we will see....

yep

thanks ... looking forward to the carpet it will more like a finished space then for sure

Ok it's maybe a little early .. Oh well just having some fun.

even thought the thread is called the Merrimont Trace build the model of the House is the Milan

Edited by snickers1 - 3/17/13 at 12:44pm

here is the link with the tutorial and files needed to do it

http://ballyweg.net/

i am not sure yet i was just playing around with it and thought it was cool, i have Cinemar for home automation and plan on using a Dune player but will probably reach out to Mario when gets to that point for advice.

Thanks, they are 15" wide and 6" deep, if you have the room i would do them a little over 8" deep if you plan on putting speakers in them ... i was very limited on the size speaker i could fit in mine.

picked up the flooring for the bar area and the Game room..