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This is how the basement looked when we bought the house. The previous owners used this space as a playroom for their kids. | |
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Here's the same space before the hard-core demolition. I've already destroyed the closet that used to hide the furnace. Notice the trunkline and ductwork running smack dab in the middle of the basement. That'll have to go! | |
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This is looking toward what will eventually be the front wall of the theater. Through that door is another room used for storage. The plan is to cannibalize a bit of that room to make the theater longer. I plan on turning the smaller space into a music room. | |
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Another look at some troublesome ductwork. Notice how the supply and cold air return ducts use "jumpers" to cross the laminated beam that runs the length of the basement. This will pose a challenge designing the theater insofar as I don't want any penetrations in the room itelf. | |
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Looking toward what will be the rear of the theater. The large cinder block thing is an old cisturn, I believe. A section of it has been jackhammered out. Rather than try to demo the whole thing, I decided to leave what's left of the cisturn and simply make the rear wall end just in front of it. The prior homeowner utilized the cisturn area as a wine cellar, and I intend to do the same. This area will also serve as the equipment closet. | |
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This is taken from what will become the music room. | |
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This is the left rear of the room. The wrapped plumbing you see actually supplies the kitchen. Since I will not be having any soffits in the theater (due to ceiling height limitations) I can't simply box them in. Instead, I'll be moving the pipes so that they actually go through the wall and then tight along the inside of the stairwell.
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