benwillcox
Member
Ok folks, it's about time I started working on building my cinema room, so I have started this thread so that I can post my progress and ask lots of advice!!
The house is a bungalow that is built on a slope, so there is a 'basement' underneath the front half of the house (but it's actually at ground level at the bottom of the slope) which I am going to turn into a games room and cinema room.
Here's a plan view that I created in Visio:
The big grey square in the middle is a blockwork pillar that holds up the floor above and chimney etc, so that can't be moved! There is already a part block wall dividing the space into two, but that will be removed and replaced by a stud wall, as I want to change the position of the entrance to the cinema part and create a void to mount an equipment rack.
Heres some pics of the space right now:
Front left:
Front right:
Back left:
Back right:
A few points.....
I plan to cover over the window either permanently with a stud wall or maybe a removeable panel....opinions?
The little squares on the plan against the walls are columns, of which some of them will house speakers for 7.1.
My biggest worry is soundproofing to prevent sound leakage to the rooms above - thought about maybe 2 layers of Fermacell? Or would plasterboard be good enough? And should I first board over the entire ceiling including the games room part before building the stud dividing wall?
I have a million more questions, but I'll ask those later!
Cheers,
Ben
The house is a bungalow that is built on a slope, so there is a 'basement' underneath the front half of the house (but it's actually at ground level at the bottom of the slope) which I am going to turn into a games room and cinema room.
Here's a plan view that I created in Visio:

The big grey square in the middle is a blockwork pillar that holds up the floor above and chimney etc, so that can't be moved! There is already a part block wall dividing the space into two, but that will be removed and replaced by a stud wall, as I want to change the position of the entrance to the cinema part and create a void to mount an equipment rack.
Heres some pics of the space right now:
Front left:
Front right:
Back left:
Back right:
A few points.....
I plan to cover over the window either permanently with a stud wall or maybe a removeable panel....opinions?
The little squares on the plan against the walls are columns, of which some of them will house speakers for 7.1.
My biggest worry is soundproofing to prevent sound leakage to the rooms above - thought about maybe 2 layers of Fermacell? Or would plasterboard be good enough? And should I first board over the entire ceiling including the games room part before building the stud dividing wall?
I have a million more questions, but I'll ask those later!
Cheers,
Ben