Large(ish) Home Cinema Install - Lots of pictures!

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Hi Folks,

Been a lurker on these forums for a while but I though I'd post a photo diary of sorts showing my home cinema install.

All done by myself except the plastering - loads of DIY involved covering quite a few trades.

The basic detail of the install is that it's a 'floating wall' design with a hidden ceiling mounted projection screen. All the speakers and cables are hidden in the walls and ceiling.

This is the back wall of the room which will eventually house a 6x2x2 marine aquarium.
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These are the piers which will eventually support a couple of beams upon which the aquarium will rest.
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The destruction of the quite hideous feature fireplace...
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More to follow (lots more...)

Steve
 
Holes cut in the plasterboard for the cables and projection screen
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Speaker cables...
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Slot for the projection screen...
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Equipment rack boarded out...
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Wall chased for Lutron lighting controller, subwoofer and plasma display...
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Quick test of the screen...
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Floating wall framework in place along with 'pre-mount-kits' for the speakers
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The voids are filled with rockwool and all the gaps are sealed
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Applying the plasterboard...
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Holes cut out...
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Hi

There is plenty of cooling. The display - as you will see later - has a 30mm gap all the way round it. There are also vents in the top and bottom.

The AV rack is vented at the front and top rear.

Steve
 
Rear wall going up - including housing for projector
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Projector test...
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The plastering was the only bit I didn't do myself. I've tried it before and just haven't got the knack...

First phase of the plastering
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AV rack location before and after
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Back wall before and after
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Completed front wall and close up of projector housing
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Downlighters and ceiling speakers in...
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They have pre-primed paintable frames and removable paint masks - so just painted straight over them...
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Ceiling half painted...
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Speaker porn in case anyone is interested...

They are B&W CWM-LCR7's

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Front wall nearly finished
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An inconvenience...

Whilst decorating, I discovered a lot of damp around the large sliding doors. I identified the cause of this to be a rotten threshold...

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Almost finished...

Underlay down - I used 'Cloud 9 Cumulous'
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The amplifier on its extending rails
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All that's missing are the speaker grilles...
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That's it for now - believe it or not, I don't have any pictures of the finished room - I'll take some at the weekend!
 
What kind of acoustic treatment have you gone for?

What are the room dimensions and wall materials (the front wall as you say is front skin plasterboard with rock wool behind - whats the wall behind that made of?)
 
Hi

Not gone for any specific treatment. The curtains occupy about 80% of one wall and do a great job of dampening any reflections.

The room is about 3.6M across and 4.5M from front to back.

All the walls except the studwork one where the projector is mounted are concrete block.

Steve
 
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