Twinseltown Theater - Page 14

Dan, thanks for the phone call last night. It helped to talk through it.

CJ, sorry, forgot to thank you for your input too.

Got the step light issue resolved. Photos to follow soon.

Painting the false wall today.

I want to cover the yellow OC703 with linacoustic (since I have extra anyway). Will that effect the performance of the base trap any?

All I care about is that I'm not decreasing the performance of the trap on bass. Yes, 1" is all I'm talking.

Thanks again Dan!

Just finished up the paint on the screen wall. I'll have to go back and touch up a little, but its mostly done.

Seeing the progress of some of these last few steps have really motivated me to keep on movin' on.

Got the steplights installed! Work out great. Even with the 25w bulbs, I have to put the dimmer down to like 10% to get the look I was after. There's a good bit of light spill around the sides of the fixture, but I think the carpet will fix that.

Oh, had the family over for another movie yesterday. This time they picked a "B" budget Christian film "Perfect Stranger". Good movie, but my total subwoofer usage for the week with them has been an eigth of a second.

I was sitting in the theater daydreaming (nothing turned on) and planning my next steps in construction when it hit me.....I can realistically wrap up this project in 6-8 months. Funny how you just keep plugging away and one day it all starts to add up to something!

I was of the mindset that the goal was unreachable, but have clearly crossed over the crest in the hill! It was a golden moment to realize it.

Ordered my GOM fabric samples yesterday. I'll need 14 yards of it to do under the chair rail. I don't think I'm going to use it on the columns. Am I overlooking another place in the room that I might need it?

I need to start pulling together all the final color choices and am just terrible at it. Is there a guru on the forum for color schemes?

Thanks guys...lots of help you two are.

Dan, I'm sure your wife did a fine job at it! I'll be sure to consult her when I get some options pulled together.

CJ, I don't think I'll use velvet. I already have a bunch of black material from another project. Actually, there is very little to the front wall that's not screen. 17" strip on either side, 4-5" across the top and 18" on the bottom.

Got a call from the HVAC contractor. Looks like the install will begin this weekend!

I fully expect large purchases to stop for some time. HVAC, taking the family to Disney in October....then Christmas hits. Heck, it might be next spring before I can take another chunk out of the room! But I think I'll still be able to take small bites.

In fact, this might be a good time to regroup and think through a probably construction schedule

1. soffits framed
2. equipment closets framed
3. all lighting in ceiling done (cans in the soffits, rope lights)
4. ceiling sheetrocked
5. columns built and installed
6. Double doors installed
7. Paint ceiling
8. Paint above chair rail height
9. GOM on walls
10. Sconces installed
11. Removable fabric panels on screenwall built

That's likely all the budget will allow until late spring into summer.


9. Granite bar top
10. Carpet
11. Finishing trim and moulding
12. Lighting controller (likely a spacer system / temp dimmers until then)


At this point, it will likely be next Fall

Maybe Christmas 2010 will see the first steps in electronic upgrades?
(all suggestions based on todays market)

13. Subs (A7-900? Danley dts-20? Seaton Submersive?)
14. The rest of the THX surrounds (4- ks7800 inwalls?)
15. Projector upgrade (AE3000?)
16. Amps and processor (Outlaw 7700 and 997? / B&K Reference 200.7)

Between 12 and 13 we may slide in some more construction in the game room which would include flooring, wall finishings, kitchen.

After 16 will likely be the downstairs bathroom.

Of course, any and all of this is subject to the supervisors disgretions.

Geez, it's a bit overwhelming when you start listing everything out. Maybe I shouldn't have!?!

HVAC contractor threw out a curveball. I originally asked for a thermostat with a remote sensor. I wanted the controls at the top of the stairs and the sensor in the theater. He now is saying that that thermostat is $100 more than he planned for.

My question. Did I really want the convenience of the controls upstairs? Where is the best place for the sensor? I'm thinking the theater, but this is controlling 1500sf other than the theater.

Can anyone help me think this through? How did you handle it?

I didn't make myself clear. I'm not concerned about the money, I want to have the most convenient and best performing system.

I wanted the convenience of controlling the system without having to go downstairs to do it. A typical week might mean that I don't touch the system all week (so it might be set many degrees off of ideal). On Friday night we decide we'll watch a movie so I want to adjust the temp in the basement an hour or two before we all go down. Or that was my thinking anyhow.

I do agree that the sensor should be in the theater. So the extra $100 is for the convenience of not going up and down stairs. But maybe that will turn out to be inconvenient if I want to make adjustments while in the room??? It's a toss up I suppose.

Michael, just spent some time reading through your thread. Don't know how I never did before??? Anyway, it's gonna take me some time. I did read the part where you first hooked up the Klipsch. You summed up my experience well, and I could imagine sitting in all that drywall dust with you! Thanks for the encouragement. The list does make the task seem daunting. I'll get through it though. Good news is that all the equipment upgrades will be fun, and don't have to happen on any specific timing.

Dan, I'm not sure of the exact unit, but I know it will be a programable digital. Although, we have programable upstairs and I'm so anal about saving a penny that I monitor the system more often that the program does.

Thanks for the link Oman. You make a good point about having the door closed. The sensor asolutely should be in the theater. And like I said above, it's probably a toss up whether or not the control is in there or not.

The theater is down this weekend. I've got the insulation pulled out of the ceiling in all the appropriate places in preperation for the hvac!

tannerjr, sorry I can't really help. We've had the stain for over a year now and haven't applied it. Other projects keep jumping in line. We didn't do much research, just bought the product that Lowe's was selling.

Big announcement.....WE'VE GOT CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT OPERATIONAL IN THE BASEMENT!

It took a crew of 4 guys nearly a 12 hour day today, but it's done! It only took 15 minutes of running to make it feel more like "home".

Someone asked earlier what the unit was. It's a 3ton Carrier Heat Pump.

Very much pleased with how quiet it is. Can't even tell its running.

I'm exhausted from standing around watching, but will post photos soon.