Joined
·
67 Posts
I just wanted to introduce myself. We moved into our home about a year ago, and I've finally been given the go ahead (husband approved!) to start planning out our new home theater/game room area. We're planning on being in this house for a while, 10-15 years at least, so I want to make sure we do this right.
I've been following all of your threads, and I just want to say that some of these builds are fantastic, you guys have all done great jobs!
I'm working with a blank slate, basement has never really been touched, but I do have a few limitations. Current floor to joist height is about 7'8", will end up being less once a real ceiling is put in. There are some load bearing poles that are a pain (aren't they always?), and the water heater and furnace could be in a better position (may have them moved). Ah well, I'll work with what I have.
Here's a pic of my current basement with measurements:
Anyway, haven't really decided what we're going to do with it yet. We definitely want to keep it somewhat open, for entertaining, a bar I think is required, but I keep going back and forth on whether to put a full projector and screen down there or to go with a nice sized tv (we currently have a pioneer kuro upstairs, and I love the thing). Hubs has a pool table on his wish list and I keep scratching my head on how to fit one down there (he doesn't want anything less than a 8x4).
It's going to be slow going for me cause I'll be working by myself on top of a 50 hour work week. But I'm excited to start planning this out and researching all the fun toys to go with it.
I've been following all of your threads, and I just want to say that some of these builds are fantastic, you guys have all done great jobs!
I'm working with a blank slate, basement has never really been touched, but I do have a few limitations. Current floor to joist height is about 7'8", will end up being less once a real ceiling is put in. There are some load bearing poles that are a pain (aren't they always?), and the water heater and furnace could be in a better position (may have them moved). Ah well, I'll work with what I have.
Here's a pic of my current basement with measurements:

Anyway, haven't really decided what we're going to do with it yet. We definitely want to keep it somewhat open, for entertaining, a bar I think is required, but I keep going back and forth on whether to put a full projector and screen down there or to go with a nice sized tv (we currently have a pioneer kuro upstairs, and I love the thing). Hubs has a pool table on his wish list and I keep scratching my head on how to fit one down there (he doesn't want anything less than a 8x4).
It's going to be slow going for me cause I'll be working by myself on top of a 50 hour work week. But I'm excited to start planning this out and researching all the fun toys to go with it.