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It's time to finally start a thread on my build for my theater room. I bought my house almost a year ago today with plans to build a modest sized theater room in the basement. To make sure I was going to like the idea, I bought a 150" 16:9 screen and a $500 projector. I loved every moment of it. I slapped a desk in the middle of the room and it was just me and a 150" screen. Now, this was great for just me and some headphones. But of course when I wanted to watch movies on it from time to time either I had to watch it alone or on the crappy built in speakers of the projector. I'm ready to move forward now
(First Picture)
I'm a gamer first and a movie watcher (?) second, that is the main reason I'm sticking with a 16:9 ratio screen.I might down size to a 140" screen though depending on how much room I have after the false wall is put up.
This will be my first home theater, but not my first DIY project. I've been browsing the forums for a long time now, but I probably missed a few things. So if I make a mistake, please let me know.
Room Size: 20'x13'x8'
Speaker Configuration: 7.2
Receiver: Onkyo TX-N646
LCR Speakers: JBL 590
Surround Speakers: HTM-200SE
Projector: Sony VPL-HW40ES
False wall: Probably 3'. Still a little undecided on this but the JBL 590 speakers are huge, and even 3' isn't enough room for them.
1 Row of 3 seats at a view distance of 10' from the screen
Bar/counter with three seats behind the chairs (this will be where my keyboard, mouse, second monitor for gaming will be.
I will be doing some sound damping but not everything. Mainly just hat channel, double 5/8 drywall with GG.
Where am I at now?
- DONE - Demo the room, take down all the walls
- Framing - There in the pictures you will see the dark brown walls, I've added studs on top of the concert and kept the former walls up. These are the exterior walls that have insulation in between and will provide some air space. I'm worried about the 2x1 studs that have been nailed to the concert walls if they will support the dry wall. I can't afford to cut more room out of the place, so those might have to go down to a single drywall instead of doubling up on it.
- Equipment room - There is a closet on the other side of the wall with the door. This closet will be cut in half and be used for the equipment room. Do you think I need the door to be inside the theater room or can it be outside in the hallway?
- Air Ducts - There are a total of four air ducts (5 if you count the one doing nothing just hanging) and the part of the ceiling that drops down is for the intake. The intake is a complete mess. Is it normal to replace all of the duct in the room with flexible insulated duct work?
- Wiring - Get an electrician out here to give me a new circuit and run a few cables. All outlets will be externally mounted.
Once all these are done, I will start with the insulation, drywall, each speaker will get its own pillar, and possibly doing fabric walls.
Sorry I do not have a 3D diagram of where I want to go. I did a bit in Sketchup but ended up hating the program. There is really a ton more I could talk about but I feel like I may have went overboard on typing this much already... lol
I'm a gamer first and a movie watcher (?) second, that is the main reason I'm sticking with a 16:9 ratio screen.I might down size to a 140" screen though depending on how much room I have after the false wall is put up.
This will be my first home theater, but not my first DIY project. I've been browsing the forums for a long time now, but I probably missed a few things. So if I make a mistake, please let me know.
Room Size: 20'x13'x8'
Speaker Configuration: 7.2
Receiver: Onkyo TX-N646
LCR Speakers: JBL 590
Surround Speakers: HTM-200SE
Projector: Sony VPL-HW40ES
False wall: Probably 3'. Still a little undecided on this but the JBL 590 speakers are huge, and even 3' isn't enough room for them.
1 Row of 3 seats at a view distance of 10' from the screen
Bar/counter with three seats behind the chairs (this will be where my keyboard, mouse, second monitor for gaming will be.
I will be doing some sound damping but not everything. Mainly just hat channel, double 5/8 drywall with GG.
Where am I at now?
- DONE - Demo the room, take down all the walls
- Framing - There in the pictures you will see the dark brown walls, I've added studs on top of the concert and kept the former walls up. These are the exterior walls that have insulation in between and will provide some air space. I'm worried about the 2x1 studs that have been nailed to the concert walls if they will support the dry wall. I can't afford to cut more room out of the place, so those might have to go down to a single drywall instead of doubling up on it.
- Equipment room - There is a closet on the other side of the wall with the door. This closet will be cut in half and be used for the equipment room. Do you think I need the door to be inside the theater room or can it be outside in the hallway?
- Air Ducts - There are a total of four air ducts (5 if you count the one doing nothing just hanging) and the part of the ceiling that drops down is for the intake. The intake is a complete mess. Is it normal to replace all of the duct in the room with flexible insulated duct work?
- Wiring - Get an electrician out here to give me a new circuit and run a few cables. All outlets will be externally mounted.
Once all these are done, I will start with the insulation, drywall, each speaker will get its own pillar, and possibly doing fabric walls.
Sorry I do not have a 3D diagram of where I want to go. I did a bit in Sketchup but ended up hating the program. There is really a ton more I could talk about but I feel like I may have went overboard on typing this much already... lol
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