UPDATE: 20200123
I thought I would explain why the name of this project is called The Clearing. I built this house in an established neighborhood that is heavily wooded. I had a State Forester come in and inventory what trees I needed cut out for a multitude of reasons. I cut down around 120 trees on the lot as it was a mature forest. I had a neighbor unhappy with how many trees that I was cutting down and confronted me. He said that "we are no longer living in the woods, but The Clearing!!!" The Forester indicated that I should cut down many of these large trees or I would be paying to cut them down in the next few years. In the end, I have a nice yard that the neighbor even commented on. My plan is to put a "The Clearing" sign on the Marquee, if my wife will let me,
See the below image for the before and after.
Hello,
I would like to first thank everyone on these threads for their help and information. I have been reading through these forums for the past couple of months. I am planning on building a home theater and have jumped right into it with some lessons learned along the way. I plan to document what I am doing and hope that I can help others along with receiving some feedback. You will see that I am already moving along by the pics I post and this has been a changing plan. You will see that I Drywalled some of the TV area due to family coming in over Christmas before I planned on building a theater. Now I ripped it out after getting inspired to spend money from everyone on these forums.
Room Summary
-I do not own AV equipment for a Home Theater. Currently the old 50" Plasma was being used by the kids.
-Screen Size along with building a stage is still being debated. Looking for guidance.
-This was a tv room in the unfinished basement for the kiddos.
-I can hear the kids and TV in the Master Bedroom above the basement through
vents
-Have an existing window in the room along with framed in window for future upgrades. Although now I recognize that I will not be adding another window and will have to work to soundproof the existing window.
-Designing Room for 9.2.4 Dolby Atmos
Adding more ceiling speaker boxes due to concerns of speaker placement. Wanted the flexibility to change speaker locations if they did not sound right.
-House was framed at 24" OC with 2*6 walls. 1/2" foam on the outside of exterior walls to create an airtight envelope. Exterior walls were spray foamed with open cell. Now I realize that the foam is bad for a home theater.
Dimensions (Before Construction)
Width: 14' 10"
Length: 22' 5"
Height: 8' 10"
Dimensions after construction
Width: 14' 5"
Length: 22'
Height: 8' 7" and 8' at Soffits
Color Scheme
TBD
AV Equipment
Projector
-Was looking at the Optoma UHD60 for a budget 4K projector.
-Was looking at the AVR-X6500H or X4500H.
Screen
-TBD, was looking at 135" 16:9 as this will be used for movies, gaming, and everyday tv mostly.
-Still debating about building a stage as I am limited by the width in the room to put speakers on sides. I do not want to lose space from the 22' length for a stage with speakers behind the screen. Looking for guidance.
Future Upgrades
-Running conduit to back porch for future Jacuzzi and TV area.
-Running cabling for TV in Game room in basement.
-Ran Carlon smurf tubing for future cabling.
-Building ceiling speaker boxes based on the forums.
Lighting
-The whole house has Legrand Adorne but would need to add Legrand Adorne Wifi collection to the theater room.
-Now looking at Insteon or Lutron Casetta based on these forums. Not sure what to do though.
-Had 6" cans in the area with multiple different circuits. After building I have had to rewire the area after reading through these forums for ideas.
-Purchased 90540 4 inch Swivel Spotlight Recessed Lighting Kit Dimmable Downlight, White Finish, Contractor's (10-Pack), Easy Install Push-N-Click Clips from Amazon for small lights in room layout pic. These will be in the Soffit as to not disrupt the soundproofing.
-Purchased Wireless Control GU10 LED Bulb RGBW Light Bulbs, LOHAS Color Changing LED Spot Cabinet Lights, 5W(45W Equivalent), Daylight White 5000K for Spotlight, 450 Lumen for Showcase Kitchen Lights, 4 Pack
-Ripped out old can lights (new construction) and purchased NEW Round Flush Mount Thin Ceiling Light | LED Disc Shaped Thinnest Round Dimmable Lighting Fixture | Direct Wire Lights | No Drywall Work Required | 3000K Bright White | 5.5" White from Amazon.
-Attaching the 5.5" lights to FA426 ARL ADJUSTABLE CEILING BOX from Crescent Electric. I did not want to make large holes in the ceiling after soundproofing so I will puddy the back of these boxes and place more Roxul around them.
-Will run future ceiling LED's.
Sound Proofing
-Used either Owens Corning Thermafiber Fire and Sound for 16" OC or Roxul Safe n Sound for 24" OC walls.
-Used Owens Corning Thermafiber Fire and Sound in the ceiling attached to the 1st Floor Sub Floor.
-Also using Roxul at the bottom of Floor Joist
-Using Whisper Clips on walls and ceilings with OSB for the first layer, then Green Glue, then 5/8" Drywall.
-Started making Joist Mufflers based on these forums and will wrap more into the soffits after finishing the last layer of drywall.
-Used Putty pads on electrical Boxes
-The AV Rack is open and exposed outside of the theater. Plan to build a Murphy Cabinet outside of the theater to access cables in the future.
I thought I would explain why the name of this project is called The Clearing. I built this house in an established neighborhood that is heavily wooded. I had a State Forester come in and inventory what trees I needed cut out for a multitude of reasons. I cut down around 120 trees on the lot as it was a mature forest. I had a neighbor unhappy with how many trees that I was cutting down and confronted me. He said that "we are no longer living in the woods, but The Clearing!!!" The Forester indicated that I should cut down many of these large trees or I would be paying to cut them down in the next few years. In the end, I have a nice yard that the neighbor even commented on. My plan is to put a "The Clearing" sign on the Marquee, if my wife will let me,
Hello,
I would like to first thank everyone on these threads for their help and information. I have been reading through these forums for the past couple of months. I am planning on building a home theater and have jumped right into it with some lessons learned along the way. I plan to document what I am doing and hope that I can help others along with receiving some feedback. You will see that I am already moving along by the pics I post and this has been a changing plan. You will see that I Drywalled some of the TV area due to family coming in over Christmas before I planned on building a theater. Now I ripped it out after getting inspired to spend money from everyone on these forums.
Room Summary
-I do not own AV equipment for a Home Theater. Currently the old 50" Plasma was being used by the kids.
-Screen Size along with building a stage is still being debated. Looking for guidance.
-This was a tv room in the unfinished basement for the kiddos.
-I can hear the kids and TV in the Master Bedroom above the basement through
vents
-Have an existing window in the room along with framed in window for future upgrades. Although now I recognize that I will not be adding another window and will have to work to soundproof the existing window.
-Designing Room for 9.2.4 Dolby Atmos
Adding more ceiling speaker boxes due to concerns of speaker placement. Wanted the flexibility to change speaker locations if they did not sound right.
-House was framed at 24" OC with 2*6 walls. 1/2" foam on the outside of exterior walls to create an airtight envelope. Exterior walls were spray foamed with open cell. Now I realize that the foam is bad for a home theater.
Dimensions (Before Construction)
Width: 14' 10"
Length: 22' 5"
Height: 8' 10"
Dimensions after construction
Width: 14' 5"
Length: 22'
Height: 8' 7" and 8' at Soffits
Color Scheme
TBD
AV Equipment
Projector
-Was looking at the Optoma UHD60 for a budget 4K projector.
-Was looking at the AVR-X6500H or X4500H.
Screen
-TBD, was looking at 135" 16:9 as this will be used for movies, gaming, and everyday tv mostly.
-Still debating about building a stage as I am limited by the width in the room to put speakers on sides. I do not want to lose space from the 22' length for a stage with speakers behind the screen. Looking for guidance.
Future Upgrades
-Running conduit to back porch for future Jacuzzi and TV area.
-Running cabling for TV in Game room in basement.
-Ran Carlon smurf tubing for future cabling.
-Building ceiling speaker boxes based on the forums.
Lighting
-The whole house has Legrand Adorne but would need to add Legrand Adorne Wifi collection to the theater room.
-Now looking at Insteon or Lutron Casetta based on these forums. Not sure what to do though.
-Had 6" cans in the area with multiple different circuits. After building I have had to rewire the area after reading through these forums for ideas.
-Purchased 90540 4 inch Swivel Spotlight Recessed Lighting Kit Dimmable Downlight, White Finish, Contractor's (10-Pack), Easy Install Push-N-Click Clips from Amazon for small lights in room layout pic. These will be in the Soffit as to not disrupt the soundproofing.
-Purchased Wireless Control GU10 LED Bulb RGBW Light Bulbs, LOHAS Color Changing LED Spot Cabinet Lights, 5W(45W Equivalent), Daylight White 5000K for Spotlight, 450 Lumen for Showcase Kitchen Lights, 4 Pack
-Ripped out old can lights (new construction) and purchased NEW Round Flush Mount Thin Ceiling Light | LED Disc Shaped Thinnest Round Dimmable Lighting Fixture | Direct Wire Lights | No Drywall Work Required | 3000K Bright White | 5.5" White from Amazon.
-Attaching the 5.5" lights to FA426 ARL ADJUSTABLE CEILING BOX from Crescent Electric. I did not want to make large holes in the ceiling after soundproofing so I will puddy the back of these boxes and place more Roxul around them.
-Will run future ceiling LED's.
Sound Proofing
-Used either Owens Corning Thermafiber Fire and Sound for 16" OC or Roxul Safe n Sound for 24" OC walls.
-Used Owens Corning Thermafiber Fire and Sound in the ceiling attached to the 1st Floor Sub Floor.
-Also using Roxul at the bottom of Floor Joist
-Using Whisper Clips on walls and ceilings with OSB for the first layer, then Green Glue, then 5/8" Drywall.
-Started making Joist Mufflers based on these forums and will wrap more into the soffits after finishing the last layer of drywall.
-Used Putty pads on electrical Boxes
-The AV Rack is open and exposed outside of the theater. Plan to build a Murphy Cabinet outside of the theater to access cables in the future.
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