Flaming Oak Cinema (A Cathan Production) - Page 2

I absolutely love my realtor. I sent her a note asking for structural engineer referrals, and within minutes she got me a list. Two calls later and ten minutes later I found someone to do the work. Looks it will run me around $300.

I warned you about that typo. I'm sure there will be a few more.

Can anyone ballpark me how deep of a room I would need to do two rows and a space for a bar/stool thing for overflow?

Thanks Mark. I poked Jason about his room and he's measuring a few things for me.

Thanks for the info Jason. That will give me some more data points for when the engineer comes.

hehehe. It's not going to be for lack of effort my friends. It's all about the dollar. The only major WFA I've needed to address is to agree that this entire build be done with cash - no credit. So we set a decent budget of money flowing into a special account. What's in the account is what I can spend. When the project is done that flow gets rediverted.

With projects like this, most of the big items seem to be either front or back loaded. Front include (for me) the engineering cost, hiring of an designer, moving poles, having a window well put it, and putting in the rough-in for the bath. All of these will be done by someone other than me (I think). The middle of the project (framing, drywall, electrical, treatments) I can easily DIY. The tailend gets more expensive again with the purchase of carpet, chairs and AV equipment. So right now its going to start slow else I get in trouble and this whole project, or rather I, get deep-sixed.

I mostly drain Scotland in the fall and winter months. During the summer I'm involved with the knocking down prickly plants down in Mexico. So a bit cheaper, but not by much.

Well made the first real purchase for the theater today. I placed an order for 12 linear feet SMX material. That should give me enough to work with for a ten foot wide 2.35 screen. I can't image going bigger in a room 13 foot wide room. My guess is that in the end the screen will actually be smaller than 10', but better safe than sorry.

I may not get to use the stuff for another couple of years, but at least I know I have it.

Many thanks to Rubin for coming through for all the DIYers would got caught off-guard with his business model switch.

LAYOUT VERSION 2:



Well I updated the room layout based on hopefully being able to move the pole around 6 feet from the end. The diagram also gives a rough layout of what we are going to do with the rest of the basement.

I measure out the space and it looks like I'll have plenty of space under the stairs to build in a nook for a frig and still have a decent size equipment closet. I still need to figure out if I'm going to do a sliding rack, or if I should add a door. Ideally I want my equipment outside of the theater space as I plan on using some pro-amp that I'm sure will give off noise and heat.

Lot's of decision, but still plenty on time.

I should also mention that I've engaged Bryan (bpape) as my official advisor for all things big and small.

Any know of any good web-based guides for putting in a bath rough-in? Or for that matter could recommend a book?

I don't think the Visio chair images are to scale, but honestly we really only need six seats for 95% of the things we would host. During the occasional sporting event (PPV, Superbowl, etc.) we may have up to nine people or so - at least that's what we've been averaging the last few UFC and boxing PPVs. I suspect that number could grow as the theater makes coming over more of a draw.

Once the walls are built, I think the final room width with be close to 12.5'. Based on what I've read that is a bit tight to fit 4 seats. Besides, we can always order another seat if needed.

The equipment closet just seems like the ideal spot if I want to keep the gear out of the theater and still have easy access to it. I'm picturing the rack facing out into the entrance hallway across from the half-bath. I could either put the access door going into the theater and hide it, or just not but a wall between the equipment and the fridge and just slide out the fridge to get to the back of the rack.

What the drawing doesn't show is that the frig and equipment closet makes use of other dead space below the stairs. You can see it in the photos (I think) on the previous page. If not, I'll take a photo and post. Also, the water heater and HVAC aren't to scale, but the bath and hall dimensions maximize space without requiring anything to be moved.

As for projector mount, ideally I would like to have it behind the back wall, but because it may be a couple of years before I actually buy a projector, no final decision has been made. A lot will depend on what projectors are on the market then, throw distance, CIH compatibility, etc. Either way, I plan on allowing for some flexibility.

So I got to order some new toys this weekend. Our health insurance plan has a "healthy living - preventative care" program where you get points that can be used to buy stuff. So I ordered one of these ...

Bosch Saw
and one of these...


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Now I just need to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery...

Lindahl - Yeah. I thought so too. Let's hope that the tools don't result in any injuries.

Okay. Now I need some help. Bpape and I have been going back and forth about if I can make the third row bar stool thing work in my room given it's length and given the door placement. I need to really settle on what theater chairs I will be using to get the room layout right.

So what do you all think? I can take "She who wants to give input on such things as chairs" to look at chairs this weekend, but what make/models should we definately try to find? Any NoVA stores I should check out that have a wide selection?

Thanks Jeff. I think there is one by the Expo Design Center near Lee Hwy/Rt50.

Happen to know if Myer Emco carries chairs? Also, I seem to recall that Coasters is another brand discussed on the boards. I wonder if I can find some for comparison.