I decided to post my dedicated theater construction progress after reading through the countless threads where others have lead the way to successful home theater builds. I get motivated when I read them and it seems as though the DIYer's feed off of many of you advising them along the way.
Now with that said:
My theater is apart of a master-planned basement renovation(workout room, gameroom, bathroom, lounge area, bar area and dedicated theater. The theater will be 13'10"X16'5". screen against the 13' wall. However, I have a duct that drops 9" from the ceiling, approx 7' from the left wall. The first row will be approx 9' to 10' from the screen. I'll post pictures as soon as I can figure out where I just posted it!!?? I'll also post the new proposed location for the screen.
Equipment:
Pioneer VSX-1015 (no HDMI capabilities) plan to go with a 7.1 system
Denon DVD player
DIY screen soon (92" to a 110" if I can squeeze it)
DIY tower speakers
DIY sub
XBOX 360
More equipment to follow as I have others but they wont make it to the theater.
Still haven't settled on a projector as of yet
I do have a question as I'm in the final stages of drywall finish work. When building a proscenium, what size of wood is generally used and do you secure it to the ceiling or the stage or both? I hear statements about decoupling and want to know how I should approach this. Also, I can't really afford to use any space behind the screen as the room is only 16 1/2" deep with the entrance in the rear of the room. I want to put two rows of seating in the room.
Thanks for now, I have to start my new part-time job, "drywall counter-intelligence"!!!
Avery

Now with that said:
My theater is apart of a master-planned basement renovation(workout room, gameroom, bathroom, lounge area, bar area and dedicated theater. The theater will be 13'10"X16'5". screen against the 13' wall. However, I have a duct that drops 9" from the ceiling, approx 7' from the left wall. The first row will be approx 9' to 10' from the screen. I'll post pictures as soon as I can figure out where I just posted it!!?? I'll also post the new proposed location for the screen.
Equipment:
Pioneer VSX-1015 (no HDMI capabilities) plan to go with a 7.1 system
Denon DVD player
DIY screen soon (92" to a 110" if I can squeeze it)
DIY tower speakers
DIY sub
XBOX 360
More equipment to follow as I have others but they wont make it to the theater.
Still haven't settled on a projector as of yet
I do have a question as I'm in the final stages of drywall finish work. When building a proscenium, what size of wood is generally used and do you secure it to the ceiling or the stage or both? I hear statements about decoupling and want to know how I should approach this. Also, I can't really afford to use any space behind the screen as the room is only 16 1/2" deep with the entrance in the rear of the room. I want to put two rows of seating in the room.
Thanks for now, I have to start my new part-time job, "drywall counter-intelligence"!!!
Avery


