are you wrapping panels first, or are you stapeling it directly to the wall? How are you dealing with your other seams? I'd say take it around the corner as one piece and just have the seams equal distances from the corner. Or just get a corner piece of trim to hide the two seems.
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hanging fabric and an outside corner
I am almost ready to start hanging fabric and am having a hard time trying to figure out what I am going to do with and outside corner i have in my theater. Did a search and didnt come up with anything. Anybody have any ideas?
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I stapled the fabric to the back of the furring strip, screwed the furring to the furring strip mounted at the edge of the corner and wrapped the fabric around covering the furring strip. I'll post pictures tomorrow if no one else does.
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Thanks for the help. I am going to go the furring strip route. and would like to avoid a corner trim piece if I can. I thought about using 2 furring strips but cant figure out how to attach the second strip without screwing through the fabric. Pictures would be great!
| Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC I stapled the fabric to the back of the furring strip, screwed the furring to the furring strip mounted at the edge of the corner and wrapped the fabric around covering the furring strip. I'll post pictures tomorrow if no one else does. |
BIGmouthinDC,
Everytime I see your work I am astounded with the craftsmanship. Beautiful job on that corner! And thanks for the pics.
Everytime I see your work I am astounded with the craftsmanship. Beautiful job on that corner! And thanks for the pics.
Thanks for the kind words.
My wife thinks the 3 years I've spent putzin around on my basement project is way too long. Still lots to do. When you do 1800 sq feet with a kitchen, sauna, steam room, bathroom, office and entertainment room from bare concrete it's almost like building a small house. The only thing I didn't have to do was pour a foundation or put on shingles.
My wife thinks the 3 years I've spent putzin around on my basement project is way too long. Still lots to do. When you do 1800 sq feet with a kitchen, sauna, steam room, bathroom, office and entertainment room from bare concrete it's almost like building a small house. The only thing I didn't have to do was pour a foundation or put on shingles.
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Big,
Thanks so much. I understand now thanks to your picture! I live in Northern VA. Maybe we can compare theaters once I am done. Once again thanks You guys have all helped me so much.
| Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC Here is a picture. One edge of the fabric is attached behind the furring strip, then bent around and is ended either at the door frame or at the column. |
Thanks so much. I understand now thanks to your picture! I live in Northern VA. Maybe we can compare theaters once I am done. Once again thanks You guys have all helped me so much.
There is an easier way to do it without the seam in bigmouth's picture. Cut wider firring strips for the corner so that you build out the corner into the room and the wider strips make it easier to attach to wood in the corner. Then wrap the fabric all the way around the corner and don't bother attaching the fabric to the corner. Works if you can get the seams in a nice spot away from the corner. Let's see if I have any pictures handy.
Here's one with the firring strips mounted to the corner on the right side of the picture. One strip had to be wide to attach to something solid in the corner. The other piece was there for structure in the corner. Ignore the horizontal pieces, they are there for an idea I might use in the future.
The second picture is the after picture. It ws hard to photograph the corner cause it looked like flat wall if I took the picture straight on. I had to take the picture pointing up the wall to show it was a corner. I prefer it without the seam in the corner.
Here's one with the firring strips mounted to the corner on the right side of the picture. One strip had to be wide to attach to something solid in the corner. The other piece was there for structure in the corner. Ignore the horizontal pieces, they are there for an idea I might use in the future.
The second picture is the after picture. It ws hard to photograph the corner cause it looked like flat wall if I took the picture straight on. I had to take the picture pointing up the wall to show it was a corner. I prefer it without the seam in the corner.
Toxarch, good suggestion. I thought about wrapping the corners. In my case I felt that wrestling two single horizontal pieces of 12 and 13 ft each for the two walls that are on either side of this dimly lit hallway to the bathroom didn't warrant the extra aggravation.
Also if corners ever show some major wear and tear I can just replace a smaller section and I have save some extra matching fabric just for that reason.
Also if corners ever show some major wear and tear I can just replace a smaller section and I have save some extra matching fabric just for that reason.
True, nobody is going to notice that corner when walking through your theater and the smaller piece is easier to replace later. But if I get any wear and tear on my fabric, I might have to kill someone. Especially if it's the blue cause I am all out of blue and they don't make that design anymore.
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Tox,
Thanks I really like the look of the corner without the seam so I think I will try this route first. If I cant get it to work I will go with bigs idea. Thanks to both of you for the help!
| Originally Posted by Toxarch There is an easier way to do it without the seam in bigmouth's picture. Cut wider firring strips for the corner so that you build out the corner into the room and the wider strips make it easier to attach to wood in the corner. Then wrap the fabric all the way around the corner and don't bother attaching the fabric to the corner. Works if you can get the seams in a nice spot away from the corner. Let's see if I have any pictures handy. Here's one with the firring strips mounted to the corner on the right side of the picture. One strip had to be wide to attach to something solid in the corner. The other piece was there for structure in the corner. Ignore the horizontal pieces, they are there for an idea I might use in the future. The second picture is the after picture. It ws hard to photograph the corner cause it looked like flat wall if I took the picture straight on. I had to take the picture pointing up the wall to show it was a corner. I prefer it without the seam in the corner. |
Thanks I really like the look of the corner without the seam so I think I will try this route first. If I cant get it to work I will go with bigs idea. Thanks to both of you for the help!
Be sure to give the outside furring edge a little round over. A real sharp edge will make the fabric wear out faster.
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LOL!! That is damn funny. 
| Originally Posted by Toxarch But if I get any wear and tear on my fabric, I might have to kill someone. Especially if it's the blue cause I am all out of blue and they don't make that design anymore. |
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