Saldog's Basement Build Thread
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saldog
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Thanks guys. It is a big room, about 17'6" by 31'9" total. Plus then a couple rooms at the back. It's about 880 sq ft of total new living space. The half/pony wall is about 17'6" back from the screen wall.
We're busy priming today. That phase should last a couple weeks I'd guess, then on to paint, and then we can work on flooring.
We're busy priming today. That phase should last a couple weeks I'd guess, then on to paint, and then we can work on flooring.
saldog
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If you want to help install a click-together laminate hard wood floating floor, you're welcome any time 
Seriously though, it'd be great to have you and Jo and the kids come visit sometime.
We're hoping to have painting done in 2 weeks, then i'll do the hardwood flooring (hopefully 2 - 3 weeks), then we can have carpet installed in the theater area. After that it's mainly hanging doors and doing trim.
Right now we're thinking butcher block for the bar countertop.
Seriously though, it'd be great to have you and Jo and the kids come visit sometime.We're hoping to have painting done in 2 weeks, then i'll do the hardwood flooring (hopefully 2 - 3 weeks), then we can have carpet installed in the theater area. After that it's mainly hanging doors and doing trim.
Right now we're thinking butcher block for the bar countertop.
saldog
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My fancy projector install:
I know i won't get any work done if i mount it, so it's going back in the box this weekend until all construction is done. I decided i would get a cheap projector to play with for a year or two and then invest in a good one. This is an Acer H6510BD, that had gone on sale at Newegg. $600 OTD shipped to my door. Not too bad for a 1080p, 3D, 3000 lumen projector. Image looks acceptable, even just projected on a primed wall. This'll do for video, and i'll focus on the audio purchases (i'll need subs, speakers, and acoustical panels). Not to mention a new BD player.
I know i won't get any work done if i mount it, so it's going back in the box this weekend until all construction is done. I decided i would get a cheap projector to play with for a year or two and then invest in a good one. This is an Acer H6510BD, that had gone on sale at Newegg. $600 OTD shipped to my door. Not too bad for a 1080p, 3D, 3000 lumen projector. Image looks acceptable, even just projected on a primed wall. This'll do for video, and i'll focus on the audio purchases (i'll need subs, speakers, and acoustical panels). Not to mention a new BD player.
saldog
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Hopefully people are still reading and interested. We had my daughter's 8th bday party this weekend, so we didn't make a ton of progress last week, but i got some of the laminate hardwood down in one of the back rooms. For less than $1/sf at Lumber Liquidators, i think we got a deal.
