Hi all!
Brand new to the forum, although I've been reading for quite sime time now.
I've recently bought a new house and at the back of the garden there's a brick out-house that's got two rooms, I've always wanted to build a cinema room and so with signoff from the Mrs I can now start work on the bigger of the two!
This is probably the point to highlight the fact that I've grown up in a non-DIY family and as such phave embarrassingly little skills when it comes to making stuff… however this is a great time to learn and I'd rather make some mistakes on this rather than in the main house (this is possibly why the budget's been agreed by aforementioned other half).
I've been reading various posts, following people's cinema jobs and I must say that the standard is impeccably high. The purpose of this post is not to just show people how I'm doing but most likely shouting for somehelp as I inevitably make mistakes with the build and then AV setup.
Here are some pictures of the outhouse at the moment.
Outside:
Internal left hand side (yes there is a patio window facing a fence...):
Main picture of the room (with old floor removed):
Another view (boiler and radiator will be removed):
Here are some high level diagrams of how I plan on constructing the room: (4.2m x 3.5m).
This is as is right now:
This is as I'm intending to build the soundproofed wall:
And finally this is how it's due to look at the end (ish), doesn't show lighting etc:
Would be good if anyone has some initial improvements feedback.
Now whilst I appreciate a great AV setup, I'm not a massive AV buff and I don't have tens of thousands to throw at this, so whilst I want toget some good quality kit I'm not looking to spend a fortune. As such, this is the sort of kit I'm looking to purchase when the room is ready:
If you've got any initial comments, they're very welcome.
Cheers,
Darren
Brand new to the forum, although I've been reading for quite sime time now.
I've recently bought a new house and at the back of the garden there's a brick out-house that's got two rooms, I've always wanted to build a cinema room and so with signoff from the Mrs I can now start work on the bigger of the two!
This is probably the point to highlight the fact that I've grown up in a non-DIY family and as such phave embarrassingly little skills when it comes to making stuff… however this is a great time to learn and I'd rather make some mistakes on this rather than in the main house (this is possibly why the budget's been agreed by aforementioned other half).
I've been reading various posts, following people's cinema jobs and I must say that the standard is impeccably high. The purpose of this post is not to just show people how I'm doing but most likely shouting for somehelp as I inevitably make mistakes with the build and then AV setup.
Here are some pictures of the outhouse at the moment.
Outside:
Internal left hand side (yes there is a patio window facing a fence...):
Main picture of the room (with old floor removed):
Another view (boiler and radiator will be removed):
Here are some high level diagrams of how I plan on constructing the room: (4.2m x 3.5m).
This is as is right now:
This is as I'm intending to build the soundproofed wall:
And finally this is how it's due to look at the end (ish), doesn't show lighting etc:
Would be good if anyone has some initial improvements feedback.
Now whilst I appreciate a great AV setup, I'm not a massive AV buff and I don't have tens of thousands to throw at this, so whilst I want toget some good quality kit I'm not looking to spend a fortune. As such, this is the sort of kit I'm looking to purchase when the room is ready:
- Amp: Onkyo TXNR3009
- Speakers: DALI 2x Zensor1 (pair), Zensor 5 (pair), Zensor Vokal & E12F
- Projector: Epson EH-TW9000
- How do the plans look, can anyone pick holes in them (please do!)
- Does anyone have a good video/resource showing how to build stud walls, or does anyone have some advice I should be wary of before starting
- Does anyone know where I can find good soundproofed internal doors?
- Carpets. What's the best to get, is thicker the better?
If you've got any initial comments, they're very welcome.
Cheers,
Darren
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