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After Demo The mess after construction After Demo
From East Viewing the control room through the central wall From East
From North East More control room, some of the bathroom (same wall) and stairs From North East
From South Wall Pulled back a bit. You can still see part of the old under-stairs closet door on the right. That goes just after this pic was taken. From South Wall
From North Again, more southerly view From North
Outside Screening Room View Outside screening room after drywall. Projection booth door is to the left of this pic Outside Screening Room
Drywall, from North West More drywall. You can see one of the two windows still to be covered up as well as the can light holes and one ceiling HVAC duct. Drywall, from North West
Drywall, from South West More drywall, and the other window to be blocked up Drywall, from South West
Drywall, from South The glory of drywall! Note that only the ceiling gets a finished/sanded tape job. The regular walls will be covered with insulation and fabric, so there isn't any point in anything more than a taping. Drywall, from South
Drywall South, from North You can see holes on the walls for the left surround (extreme right edge of pic), the rear channel surrounds and the projector portal (the projector is mounted in the room behind the screening room to isolate it's sound) Drywall South, from North
Dricore, From North East More of the floor. Each row is staggered from the previous by half a panel. The panels cut really easily (jigsaw and about 1 minute, including measuring, per panel). Each panel has a tounge and groove and you tap them into place. The resulting floor is not glued together or to the house/floor -- it floats. Dricore, From North East
Dricore, from North West More dricore. Took me about 3 nights (2-3 hours per night) to do. If I had to do it again, I could probably do it in a single 6 hour stretch). Dricore, from North West
Stage Rough In Inital stage rough in. Built from 2x8s, sitting on roofing felt. The end wings are on. Each is about 1.5 feet across with a two part angle back in toward the center (each angle is 22.5 degrees -- total 45). Stage Rough In
Stage, with radius toe kick Now the center radius toe kick is on. This is made from a bunch of 2x8s of descending sizes, with 11 degree bevels. Then two layers of 1/4 inch luan are attached. Everything (framing, luan, etc) is all attached with screws and construction adhesive. Stage, with radius toe kick
Stage, filled in The stage is filled in with 2500 pounds of play sand in the main cavities and stuffed insulation in the radius cavities. The sand is to dampen/deaden the two massive subwoofers that will be sitting on the (otherwise, the air space would reverberate and make the subs bounce and boom). Stage, filled in
Stage, decked Decking is on the stage, but is just a single rectangle over it. It is 3 layers - one 3/4, then 1/2, then another 3/4 shet of CDX plywood, glued and screwed together. In total, there is 2 solid inches of decking. THis is likey the most rock solid floor in the house (the previous record holder being the first floor bath after we renovated it about 3 years back). Stage, decked
Stage, Decking trimmed Thanks to my friend Dave, who plotted out a 10 foot wide radius (on the rolled up print visible in the picture), the decking is now trimmed. The wings are flush with the decking and the center radius is has about a 2 inch overhang over the toe kick Stage, Decking trimmed
Stage, insulated The first layer of wall insulation is up against the back of the stage. After this is up, the rest of the stage framing is going to start (screen wall and from speaker walls), so getting this in now was the thing to do. Stage, insulated
Ceiling Light This in a bad photo of one of the ceiling lights. They are two greenish glass rings around an open center ad tie in well with the rooms other decorative elements (not yet built or installed). You can also see the flat black ceiling (flat paint is not as easy to put on as satin!) Ceiling Light
Initial Riser Framing Construction of the rear riser. This was a bit taller than originally planned to get as much clearance over the heads of those in the first row as possible. Originally, it was going to stretch across the room, but because of the extra heigh, it would have made the entrance (to the left in this pic) tough to use. Initial Riser Framing
Riser, stuffed Riser stuffed with insulation. The insulation is part of turning this riser into more than just a place to put chairs. By stuff with insulation (and I meaning Stuffing, like a Miss America Contestant) and cutting slots in the final riser surface, it will help to attenuate/control bass response in the room. Riser, stuffed
Riser, w decking Riser with the decking screwed and glued down. Almost as solid as the stage is (except the stag is filled with sand and this just insulation) Riser, w decking
Riser, Finished Final riser. You can see outlets on the front and on the top (for pluggin the chair into) as well as a box cutout on the right (for feeding video cables through in case I eve decide to get into video games and the like). Uou can also just make out the slots cut into the top of the riser platform (more visible on the right than left). Each is 1/4 inch wide, 46 inches long and 31 inches from the front of the stage framing. There is actually science behind this stuff! Riser, Finished
Initial Stage Framing This is the stage walls being framed. The framing will hold the screen, center channel speaker and left/right speakers. The entire screen wall is 19 inches from the rear wall (the two fairly massive subs go betwwn the screen and the wall). Initial Stage Framing
Screen Wall, from East Tough to see all the details here, but this is the semi-complete screen wall. Missing is carpetting around the stage radious toe kick (the stage and behind the screen are carpeted in a simple black carpet). Also, while you can't see it, there is black fabric to e put up so you can't see around the screen and behind it. Screen Wall, from East
Screen wall, from West Same thing, from a slightly different perspective. You can see the cut out for the old egress window, with light blocking frabic. When the walls start getting done, that will have a removable panel fitted over it to bring it flush with the rest of the wall. Screen wall, from West
Carpeting, from Rear And after it's carpeted. While the carpet is deliberatly very dark, it does have a somewhat subtle, but moderately cool pattern in it. Between the carpet and the padding, the room Carpeting, from Rear
Carpeting, From Front Shot of the riser carpeted. Carpeting, From Front
Seats, From West Here are some of the chairs. Now that the carpet is down, the chairs can be put in. There are still 4 more of these out in the garage. The riser will have 3 and the front row will have four, making the front row almost a bit too wide for the room. But we are always thinking of you! the viewer, so more seats is worth a slightly narrow walk way. Seats, From West
Seats, from East Same seats, different angle Seats, from East
Nailors, From North West This is looking at the South/Back of the East wall. You are seeing a bunch of nailor strips -- 1 Nailors, From North West
Nailors, From North East View of the nailors on the South/back wall. You can see the entry door (which has it's own nailors), the rear surround speakers, the projector opening (with non-reflective glass installed) and the work lights. Nailors, From North East
Nailors, From South West View of the North part of the East wall, showing the other big window and the front speaker nailors. About mid picture, you can all see a floor to ceiling channel that will eventually accomodate a decorative column. At last count, I was on column design #8 -- I really don't have to be final until the fabric is up, though it is getting time to pick the final design. Nailors, From South West
Nailors, From South East View of the north part of the east wall, including the door to the equipment room and guest bathroom. Nailors, From South East
Screen Wash Lights Screen wash lights that come up after a movie is done playing. Purely for effect (well, they do let you see the radius/stage which is nearly invisible without them on). Screen Wash Lights
Riser Lights You can see the under-riser lights. These are under he lip of the rear riser and provide a low-level light to help see where the edges of the riser are when the main lights are down. Riser Lights
Lined, From North West The walls have now been lined with a 1 Lined, From North West
Lined, From North East View of the South West wall Lined, From North East
Lined, From South West View of the North East wall. For the removable panels and doors, I lined the entirely in the fiberglass insulation to help prevent them from resonating much. Lined, From South West
Lined, From South East View of the North West wall. Lined, From South East
Primed, From North West View of the south east corner/entrance to the room. Only diff here is all the nailors have been painted black. Since they'll have fabric over them, you probably won't see it, but in case you can see through the fabric, the black will help hide the guts of the room. The room is now really, really dark and really, really quiet. Primed, From North West
Primed, From North East View of South West corner. Primed, From North East
Primed, From South West View of North East Corner Primed, From South West
Stage, Without Screen This is the front stage with the screen removed. Just befor ethe black fabric treatment is applied. You can see the two subwoofers in their (100lbs each). Right after this, black fabric is stretched over the left/right columns and the woodwork is covered in fabric too. Stage, Without Screen
Fabric Up, From North West The fabric is now up. The black vertical stripes are where the columns will be going and the white holes are where removable panels need to go (speakers, windows, etc). Fabric Up, From North West
Fabric Up, From North East View of the South West Fabric Up, From North East
Fabric Up, From South West View of the North East Fabric Up, From South West
Fabric Up, From South East View of the North West Fabric Up, From South East
Panels Done, From North West Now the panels have been created and installed. All that is left on the walls is the trim along the top and bottom of the walls and around openings. And of course Columns... Panels Done, From North West
Panels Done, From North East View of the South West walls. You can really see the staple lines around the speaker panel, mid picture. Panels Done, From North East
Panels Done, From South West View of North East Wall. Surprisingly, the largest panel, up front, also blends the best into the wall. Panels Done, From South West
Panels Done, From South East View of the North West wall. The trim on the door has been changed from black to a gray that is pretty compatible with the gray fabic to help hide it (or at least make it less noticible). Panels Done, From South East
Done, From North West View of theater, viewing the south east corner. Done, From North West
Done, From North East Completed, viewing the South West Corner. The Black columns are bumped out about 1 1/2 inchest with a quarter-round edge and wrapped in black fabric. Next Summer (maybe), I may replace them with ones that light up. Done, From North East
Done, From South West View of theater, viewing the north east corner Done, From South West
Done, From South East View of the North West corner of the theater. The gray trim, which happens to have a pit of purple in it, actually matces the fabric much better in real life than it shows here. Done, From South East
Done, From Front View of back of the theater. Done, From Front

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