moviemonster is go !

[moviemonster]

Hi There Steve here about to venture into my first attempt into a dedicated home cinema room .

I have frequented this excellent site for around 2 years now and have been astounded by the wonderful efforts by so many on here who have shown us what can be acheived with a little time money and vision .

Over the course of 18 months I have been planning to dedicate a spare room at home for my movie pastime . The room will be 12ft x 8ft which is not ideal but is sufficent. I have an epson tw10 projector which will be my main source for movies until I make the jump to a HI-Def projector in the future .
My screen is 8ft x 4ft and was made by me & my wife sue.

I have had the projector/screen now for over 2 years but Have not had full use from them due to lack of space where I have to set up the screen in the living room window on a temporary basis then is returned to storage behind the settee in the living room. A real eyesaw.

Prep work shall begin tomorrow where all walls will be bare and the room completely empty. I will then have to lift the floorboards in the upstairs bedroom / new cinema room cut a 5ft hole into the kitchen celing to allow me to get my 4ft wide screen upstairs along with all other wall materials plasterboard , kingspan etc. The kitchen celing has slight water damage from the bathroom upstairs so this repair work has been put on hold until I began my cinema room. All pictures to follow !

All building materials have been ordered today along with 2 leather recliner massage chairs and new carpet ordered to be fitted last when all is complete

I will post pictures as soon as I can and let everyone know of how things are developing . Thanks Steve

[moviemonster]

Here are some pictures to give some insight into the room I will be developing and also some of the work we have done so far .

This Cupboard in the corner of the room will become the new access to the room with the existing door blocked off . The main bedroom door will be closed permanently and the cupboard knocked through. The cupboard is back to back with another cupboard in our bedroom . These cupboards will now become the new walkthrough access .
The cupboard door in the cinema room will be removed and replaced with a thick black curtain on a rail .

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This was the cupboard before it was emptied today storing things I have collected over the last 18 months .



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The new walls to be built will be matt black and so will the celing with a red carpet on the floor . All 4 walls will have a new wall built in front of the existing wall a room within a room in you like and a new floor will also be laid on top of the existing floor to help with soundproofing .

The window you see in the picture below will have a blackout blind attached then a new wall will be erected in front of the window 2 inches away . An access panel will then be cut into the wall to allow access to the window for both safety and fresh air to get into the room. To cover the access panel on the wall I have a large poster sandwiched between 2 sheets of plastic glass 24x36 inches which Will be placed into a 3 inch x 1 inch picture box frame made from timber painted black and fitted with 2 sets ( top and bottom of poster box ) of 20w tube lights. Once the poster box is complete access will be made available to change the poster. The poster box will then be hanged onto the wall in front of the hatch which will be in front of the window on the new wall . The poster box will open from left to right and the the hatch behind will open right to left



This is where I have cut a 5ft hole into the floor to allow me to get my 8ft x 4ft screen upto the room and also plasterboard , kingspan etc which will be arriving soon. I have still to take out the piece of celing in the kitchen this will be done tomorrow.
It was not possible to carry the screen upstairs as there is no room at the top of the stairs to turn. The screen could not be cut in half for obvious reasons and also i didn't fancy the idea of a pull down material screen this size because they are quite expensive. So with as mentioned before the damage to the celing in the kitchen in general this was the route we have decided to take.

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Here are my two electric massage recliner chairs picked up from focus DIY today . An absolute steal at £149.99 each down from £249.99 I am well made up with them.

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Not alot to do tomorrow cut the hole in the celing knock the wall through into the next cupboard and a bit of tiding . Monday I will build the poster light box .

[Mr X]

I like the chairs!

[jagdeepp]

Looks like a lot of planning is going into this project.

Looking forward to reading of your gradual progress.

Keep them pics coming Pics speak a thousand words!

Good luck.

[Sheks]

Can I ask what the dimensions of those chairs are (particulalry the width).

I have been looking for some decent seating for ages.

Thanks in advance.

Sheks

[fourfoot]

Originally Posted by Sheks

Can I ask what the dimensions of those chairs are (particulalry the width).

I have been looking for some decent seating for ages.

Thanks in advance.

Sheks

93CM High, 92CM Wide, 95CM Deep.

It says on the box in the picture, under "assembled dimensions"

[Stel]

how much were the chairs m8.

[jamestay1]

can't wait to see the result !!

[fourfoot]

Originally Posted by Stel

how much were the chairs m8.

Originally Posted by moviemonster

An absolute steal at £149.99 each down from £249.99

[moviemonster]

Thanks for the interest being shown guy's. It looks like your questions have been answered Regarding the chairs. Done a few more bits today.

We have taken the wall down in between the cupboards to gain access to the room now . Feels very strange walking through there.



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The door on the left can now be closed and the new wall built in front then the screen can be mounted on the new wall.

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The light switch you see here will be left there but the face plate will be exchanged for a remote control switch to allow me to turn the main light off and on. All sockets and switches will not be removed in the room as I did not want to call in an electrician to fit spot lights move sockets etc as this would increase my budget.

All lighting will be provided by 3 pin plug options and powered by extension leads from 2 sockets inside the room and from one socket in the next bedroom and a spare socket downstairs will be used so that everything is not being powered from two sockets in the cinema room The cables from the extension leads will be run behind the new walls . I don't know if it would make any difference powering everything from just 2 sockets but this seemed a little safer than total overload .

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A little bit down the road today tomorrow I will build the poster box light for the wall in front of the window and will do a bit of pottering. Can't do much more until B&Q Arrive with my wood an all on weds .

[mr-gobby]

Looks like you've got your work cut out, smashing to see so many pictures, well done! Helps us all see the effort that you're putting in! Will certainly be watching the progress!

Can I ask why you lifted the floorboards all the way up up to the wall, the screen will be coming up between just 2 joists? Is it because your going to put some insulation in the floorspace?

I only ask because you've got to construct something now to carry the floor nearest the wall as the dividing wall is sitting on the joist.

Keep up the good work

[moviemonster]

The Area nearest the wall was the closest I could get to the damaged part of the celing that will be getting replaced . The Joist nearest the wall will have a large batten screwed to the side so that the floorboards will sit on top of the new batten.

Therefore I decided to not only cut out the only part of the floor I needed but also extend the cut across another joist so now when I return the boards They will be longer and also have 3 positions to which I can screw then down. I hope this makes sense to you. Check back at pictures for reference.

I have also ordered 10 packs of boards to be put down which will have a installation of kingspan underneath. This will in effect become my new floor and also provide a bit of extra soundproofing. The floor will rise approx 3/4 inches this will come above the door in the corner but as it is being blocked off it will not matter. Flooring will continue into the walkthrough .

[moviemonster]

The hole has now been cut in the ceiling and I will be putting up the screen later today . The plasterboard sheets etc which arrive tomorrow will be put up and work will then begin on relaying the floorboards and laying down the new floor.

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[moviemonster]

The screen has now gone up through the hole . Here are some pictures .

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[Stel]

nice looking screen,keep the pics coming