So this is my first post here, so be gentle!
My wife and I are buying a new house and the one downside is the lack of a home theater. The good news is, the house has two garages. One two-car, one one-card, both attached. So I'm considering converting the one-car garage into a home theater and office area. I've done some research but I was hoping to get some opinions (and ideas) about my current plan and budget. Ideally I'd like to spend less than $10k, but I seem to hover around $12k no matter how I adjust things.
The garage is finished out with drywall and has a one-car garage door, a door to the house and a door to the side yard with 10ft ceilings.
So here's the list of items with some context and cost:
Electrical Work:
I'll need some recessed lighting, an outlet for the projector in the ceiling, and a new 220V circuit for the HVAC. I'm budgeting roughly $1500 for this. It might be low, it might be high, but its an estimate and I'd rather plan for higher and have it be lower.
Insulation:
The room is already some-what finished out, so I'll need to insulate the walls (drill and fill) and the attic above. I've gotten a quote of roughly $1600 for this.
HVAC:
I plan on having a mini-split unit installed. I've called around and it seems to run around $3000 installed for this. I've heard that I can get a unit locally and just have someone from Craigslist install it and save probably $1500, but part of me would rather just have a licensed HVAC person and electrician do the work.
Garage Door:
I plan on getting either a new 2" insulated steel garage door that will match my existing two-car garage door or in theory I could insulate this one. I lean towards a new door since I'd like the best insulation possible given that this is the largest issue with having HVAC in the garage. I'd love to hear some opinions on this especially.
Painting:
I'll likely have a painter put in some trim. I'd like at least floor molding and possibly crown molding. I'm budgeting $600 or so for this.
Sub-Floor:
Since this is a garage and I don't know how much moisture could be an issue, I was planning on a Dri-Core sub-floor. It should give me some flexibility on what I put over the top and its pretty reasonably priced. I'm budgeting $582.21 for this (83 panels + tax).
Flooring:
This is where I need some guidance. I would like to do carpet of some sort, but I'm struggling with what makes the most sense. Can I just put peel and stick tile carpet down over the carpet? If so, I can get away with spending somewhere around $500. I can't post links yet...so I'll edit when I can.
Will it work? Help!
Screen:
The Silver Ticket screens seem to be pretty nice and low priced. I'm considering this 120" for $249:
Projector:
TBD. I'll budget $750 for now. I'd like 1080P and decent. I'm not looking for earthshattering quality here.
Projector Mount:
Ideas? Something pretty cheap?
Speakers:
I'm thinking about doing all in-wall (we have a 13-month old and another on the way, so in-wall seems lowest risk when they are playing). HTD is local and I will likely go with their nicer in-walls. Thoughts? Total budget is roughly $950 after tax. (7 speakers + sub).
Then we have various wires and other items for running the low voltage, etc (Speaker, HDMI x 2, Wall Plates, etc). I'm budgeting roughly $150-$200.
So in total I'm looking at just shy of $12,000 right now all in. I'd love to hear any and all opinions on this setup. I'll just take my office stuff and throw it somewhere in the back of the room.
Thanks in advance!
-Brian
My wife and I are buying a new house and the one downside is the lack of a home theater. The good news is, the house has two garages. One two-car, one one-card, both attached. So I'm considering converting the one-car garage into a home theater and office area. I've done some research but I was hoping to get some opinions (and ideas) about my current plan and budget. Ideally I'd like to spend less than $10k, but I seem to hover around $12k no matter how I adjust things.
The garage is finished out with drywall and has a one-car garage door, a door to the house and a door to the side yard with 10ft ceilings.
So here's the list of items with some context and cost:
Electrical Work:
I'll need some recessed lighting, an outlet for the projector in the ceiling, and a new 220V circuit for the HVAC. I'm budgeting roughly $1500 for this. It might be low, it might be high, but its an estimate and I'd rather plan for higher and have it be lower.
Insulation:
The room is already some-what finished out, so I'll need to insulate the walls (drill and fill) and the attic above. I've gotten a quote of roughly $1600 for this.
HVAC:
I plan on having a mini-split unit installed. I've called around and it seems to run around $3000 installed for this. I've heard that I can get a unit locally and just have someone from Craigslist install it and save probably $1500, but part of me would rather just have a licensed HVAC person and electrician do the work.
Garage Door:
I plan on getting either a new 2" insulated steel garage door that will match my existing two-car garage door or in theory I could insulate this one. I lean towards a new door since I'd like the best insulation possible given that this is the largest issue with having HVAC in the garage. I'd love to hear some opinions on this especially.
Painting:
I'll likely have a painter put in some trim. I'd like at least floor molding and possibly crown molding. I'm budgeting $600 or so for this.
Sub-Floor:
Since this is a garage and I don't know how much moisture could be an issue, I was planning on a Dri-Core sub-floor. It should give me some flexibility on what I put over the top and its pretty reasonably priced. I'm budgeting $582.21 for this (83 panels + tax).
Flooring:
This is where I need some guidance. I would like to do carpet of some sort, but I'm struggling with what makes the most sense. Can I just put peel and stick tile carpet down over the carpet? If so, I can get away with spending somewhere around $500. I can't post links yet...so I'll edit when I can.
Will it work? Help!
Screen:
The Silver Ticket screens seem to be pretty nice and low priced. I'm considering this 120" for $249:
Projector:
TBD. I'll budget $750 for now. I'd like 1080P and decent. I'm not looking for earthshattering quality here.
Projector Mount:
Ideas? Something pretty cheap?
Speakers:
I'm thinking about doing all in-wall (we have a 13-month old and another on the way, so in-wall seems lowest risk when they are playing). HTD is local and I will likely go with their nicer in-walls. Thoughts? Total budget is roughly $950 after tax. (7 speakers + sub).
Then we have various wires and other items for running the low voltage, etc (Speaker, HDMI x 2, Wall Plates, etc). I'm budgeting roughly $150-$200.
So in total I'm looking at just shy of $12,000 right now all in. I'd love to hear any and all opinions on this setup. I'll just take my office stuff and throw it somewhere in the back of the room.
Thanks in advance!
-Brian