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post #1 of 35
2/19/13 at 9:52pm
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Started order parts in November, wiring didn't start till January...

Now my wall guy is on vacation and can't repair the walls so i can't install the screen...so i have this beautiful Stewart Cinecurve 181 waiting for delivery...a DC1 just lying there in its box...and eventually i'll order my JVC X95...

But its just sooooo painful!!!!

So was it painful for anyone else?

I haven't watched a big screen home movie in months...and now the fiance is pregnant...and maybe, i won't get to use this thing really good for only a few months before baby arrives! (due in Sept)...

Do babies like loud noises?
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post #2 of 35
2/20/13 at 6:05am
Most guys to keep moving would DIY when a particular resource was not available. There is a YouTube video on just about every aspect of wall repair/construction. Get off your ass and stop crying.
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post #3 of 35
2/20/13 at 6:23am
HA HA HA HAHA HAAAA HAA...stop it you're killing me.....does any build go perfectly?...HA HAAAA HAAA HHAAA, OMG, I can't stop laughing.
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post #4 of 35
2/20/13 at 6:38am
Does anything, anything at all go perfectly? Not in my experience. And Big is right it's amazing what you can find online, I wouldn't have been able to build my room if not for resources here and other places.
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post #5 of 35
2/20/13 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

....................Get off your ass and stop crying.

I say let's start BIG's campaign for presidency, today!

You and I, sir, we're on the same page biggrin.gif
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post #6 of 35
2/20/13 at 8:20am


I'd vote for him. biggrin.gif
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post #7 of 35
2/20/13 at 9:07am
I'll put a HT in every home. 7.1 surround for everyone! Big for Pres......Big for Pres.....Big for Pres......

As for the thread topic here is what I first thought about. I actually chucked to myself when I read the thread title.


Enjoy!

Regards,

RTROSE
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post #8 of 35
2/20/13 at 10:56am
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Originally Posted by TK Doom View Post

Does anyones build go perfectly?


No
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post #9 of 35
2/20/13 at 11:14am
Does anyones build go perfectly?


ABSOLUTELY!!!!!











Just not yours tongue.gif
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post #10 of 35
2/20/13 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

Most guys to keep moving would DIY when a particular resource was not available. There is a YouTube video on just about every aspect of wall repair/construction. Get off your ass and stop crying.

Sweet.

Best 'quit your whining' post I have seen in years.

Willie
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post #11 of 35
2/20/13 at 12:02pm
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Originally Posted by tlogan6797 View Post

HA HA HA HAHA HAAAA HAA...stop it you're killing me.....does any build go perfectly?...HA HAAAA HAAA HHAAA, OMG, I can't stop laughing.

+1

TK's been on AVS awhile....but maybe not on this part of the site. smile.gif
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post #12 of 35
2/20/13 at 1:49pm
Well...
My carpet demo guy almost died from an allergic reaction to the dust in the carpet

My drywall mud guy too FOREVER and I'm still not happy.

My painter slopped paint all over the carpet.

My Crestron programmer still hasn't installed an IR emitter on the Apple TV.

My carpenter used the wrong kind of screws and didn't own ANY of the required tools to do the job properly.

My installer did a sh%##y job wiring the rack so it's all ugly back there.

My fabric panel guy stretched the fabric wrong in a few places.

My screen manufacturer didn't cut the bevel properly and had to build a completely new replacement screen frame (the material was OK though!)

My lighting guy ran 12ga when 14ga would have been fine.

My lighting guy installed non-IC cans when he should have used IC...

Oh, and all of those people are me.
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post #13 of 35
2/20/13 at 2:08pm
LOL!

Don't forget about the guy that installed the water feature in your theater. You can't blame Mr. jdanforth for that one smile.gif
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We had a BBQ on Saturday with a bunch of friends and their kids. Someone's kid tried to flush just a little bit too much toilet paper and overflowed the toilet above the theatre.

The toilet patiently and dutifully filled the entire bathroom an inch deep in water which then filtered through the hardwoods, through the subfloor and HVAC duct, and onto the ceiling of the theatre below. It pooled there for a while and then poured out of the light fixture directly onto our brand new ottoman.
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post #14 of 35
2/20/13 at 2:30pm
No.. it does not..

But.. you will reach a point when it's no longer one step forward and two (or three) steps back. I've passed that point and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.

Although knowing my luck the light won't be the end of the tunnel but a freight train about to run me over. smile.gif

If all you need is some drywall patching, do it yourself. It's a lot easier than you would think. Youtube is your friend.
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post #15 of 35
2/20/13 at 5:35pm
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Wow! Tough crowd!

yeah, I'm not a do it yourself guy, i work too much during the day...

Ah well, i made some headway today with wall repair and paint...so thats something...

Yes, i'm going to go cry now. =(

Meanies!

And when i first started doing this, i really hadn't done anything HT related for YEARS, so i didn't think to look in this sub-forum.
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post #16 of 35
2/20/13 at 5:43pm

This may give you some inspiration, and comfort:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1351987/theater-build-mikes-money-pit

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post #17 of 35
2/20/13 at 7:07pm
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Originally Posted by TK Doom View Post

Wow! Tough crowd!
 Yes, i'm going to go cry now. =( Meanies!

We're really a bunch of Teddy Bears......Full of &^$% and Vinegar today I guess. Just some good natured ribbing. All in good fun. Why don't you provide some specs and pics of your space then we can really shred er a sheppard you through the process.

Welcome to the madness and the lunacy.

Regards,

RTROSE
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post #18 of 35
2/20/13 at 9:33pm
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Its too late now for that...i already bought a gigantic Stewart screen, so i'm stuck with what i thought was good! =)

I'm sure it'll be fine though!

There is so much invested and it isn't done yet, i don't need any ice water right now!

=)
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post #19 of 35
2/21/13 at 4:54am
TK, did you get the 167 inch wide cinecurve 2.4 screen you were thinking about back in December? That is gigantic.
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post #20 of 35
2/21/13 at 5:51pm
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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC View Post

TK, did you get the 167 inch wide cinecurve 2.4 screen you were thinking about back in December? That is gigantic.

I did.

yes, its gigantic, but before i took the plunge i was ASSURED that the X75 will drive it...i'm actually going to get an X95, but yes i did.

I think i got something a little tooooo big by 1" or 2 on the sides, as my speakers MIGHT look a little weird to the left/right...but we'll see...i have to make it work..its made and paid for!

i'm sure it will be fine..../prays
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post #21 of 35
2/21/13 at 6:04pm

Nothing can go wrong.

go wrong.

go wrong.

go wrong.

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post #22 of 35
2/21/13 at 8:34pm
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Originally Posted by TK Doom View Post

I did.

yes, its gigantic, but before i took the plunge i was ASSURED that the X75 will drive it...i'm actually going to get an X95, but yes i did.

I think i got something a little tooooo big by 1" or 2 on the sides, as my speakers MIGHT look a little weird to the left/right...but we'll see...i have to make it work..its made and paid for!

i'm sure it will be fine..../prays

Don't sweat it, man. We're just giving you a hard time. My build went "OK". My room was not built to the standards of Mr. Big or Mr. Erskine (in fact they very well might snicker...) but I'm DAMN happy with it and I'm DAMN proud that I built it myself.

It's impossible to get it perfect, sure. It's also pretty hard to screw it up so royally that you want to blow it to smithereens and start over.

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Originally Posted by TK Doom View Post

Wow! Tough crowd!

yeah, I'm not a do it yourself guy, i work too much during the day...

I work all day too but I can still sling drywall mud when I get home! Meanie! biggrin.gif
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post #23 of 35
2/22/13 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by jdanforth View Post

Well...
My carpet demo guy almost died from an allergic reaction to the dust in the carpet

My drywall mud guy too FOREVER and I'm still not happy.

My painter slopped paint all over the carpet.

My Crestron programmer still hasn't installed an IR emitter on the Apple TV.

My carpenter used the wrong kind of screws and didn't own ANY of the required tools to do the job properly.

My installer did a sh%##y job wiring the rack so it's all ugly back there.

My fabric panel guy stretched the fabric wrong in a few places.

My screen manufacturer didn't cut the bevel properly and had to build a completely new replacement screen frame (the material was OK though!)

My lighting guy ran 12ga when 14ga would have been fine.

My lighting guy installed non-IC cans when he should have used IC...

Oh, and all of those people are me.

crying...post of the year
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post #24 of 35
2/22/13 at 12:40pm
I will say for most of us, if things went as planned, well we wouldn't have all of these great stories to tell, and not as many opportunities for the beer breaks that often result after an 'awe $%*, F%^& it' moment.
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post #25 of 35
2/22/13 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by Skip-B View Post

I will say for most of us, if things went as planned, well we wouldn't have all of these great stories to tell, and not as many opportunities for the beer breaks that often result after an 'awe $%*, F%^& it' moment.

And the "What I would do different next time" thread would be really, really boring... biggrin.gif
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post #26 of 35
2/22/13 at 1:25pm

There was this, too:

http://www.avsforum.com/a/the-best-of-the-worst-install-mistake-contest

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post #27 of 35
2/27/13 at 7:15am
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Originally Posted by LastButNotLeast View Post

There was this, too:
http://www.avsforum.com/a/the-best-of-the-worst-install-mistake-contest

I've got one; I'm in the process of nailing my rear corner columns to the blocking I've attached to the wall. I step back to bask in the glory of what I have created only to realize there is something wrong. I drilled a hole for the speaker wire but forgot to thread the speaker wire through. Crap! So I get out my 1" bit and make a bigger hole and put my fish stick in with the hook attachment trying to grab the speaker cable. After about 10 minutes of trying I resort to a pry bar and yank out the left side of the column with minimal damage, fish the wire through, pull out the 2" nails and reattach it to the blocking.

From that point on until now I have knots tied in each of my column speaker wires.
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post #28 of 35
2/27/13 at 8:13am
My theater room was several thousand dollars over budget and a few weeks behind schedule, but it was about 90% complete. Construction was done. I'd painted, put up the screen and mounted the projector. The speakers were all wired up. All I needed to do was install some acoustic treatments, order new furniture, and decorate a little.

Then I felt a puddle on the carpet in the middle of the floor - the carpet I'd put in just one week earlier.

Yes, I have a leak. From a sewer line. Insurance adjuster tells me that the carpet is a total loss. So I pull that out and dig up the floor. Then my plumber tells me that the leak isn't in the floor. It's behind the wall - the brand new double-drywall soundproofed wall that I just built. So now the plumber's cutting out a big section of that to remove and replace the broken pipe.

Even if he fixes the pipe behind the wall, the pipe below the floor also looks pretty thin, and we have concerns about that giving out eventually as well. So we're talking about either digging it totally out of the floor, or abandoning that plumbing and running a new pipe behind the wall from the back of the room (where the leaking kitchen line is) to the boiler room on the other side of the front. Basically, I need to either tear up the entire floor or the entire wall. I'm not sure which is worse.

The room is a total shambles, completely unusable, months behind schedule, and I'm out of money. I feel like I'd be better off to just level the f'ing house and start over at this point. frown.gif
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post #29 of 35
2/27/13 at 8:18am
My advice, If your going to try something "DIY" for the first time like drywal,framing,painting,finish work ect... Find a friend or some idiot on craigslist and practice on their **** first. You might even get paid for it lol.
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post #30 of 35
2/27/13 at 8:30am
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Originally Posted by Josh Z View Post

My theater room was several thousand dollars over budget and a few weeks behind schedule, but it was about 90% complete. Construction was done. I'd painted, put up the screen and mounted the projector. The speakers were all wired up. All I needed to do was install some acoustic treatments, order new furniture, and decorate a little.

Then I felt a puddle on the carpet in the middle of the floor - the carpet I'd put in just one week earlier.

Yes, I have a leak. From a sewer line. Insurance adjuster tells me that the carpet is a total loss. So I pull that out and dig up the floor. Then my plumber tells me that the leak isn't in the floor. It's behind the wall - the brand new double-drywall soundproofed wall that I just built. So now the plumber's cutting out a big section of that to remove and replace the broken pipe.

Even if he fixes the pipe behind the wall, the pipe below the floor also looks pretty thin, and we have concerns about that giving out eventually as well. So we're talking about either digging it totally out of the floor, or abandoning that plumbing and running a new pipe behind the wall from the back of the room (where the leaking kitchen line is) to the boiler room on the other side of the front. Basically, I need to either tear up the entire floor or the entire wall. I'm not sure which is worse.

The room is a total shambles, completely unusable, months behind schedule, and I'm out of money. I feel like I'd be better off to just level the f'ing house and start over at this point. frown.gif

Man, that was painful to read, I feel for you, hopefully once you get through all of it and can enjoy the space it will seem worth it.
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