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| Dexter:
--- Quote from: javeryh on September 17, 2010, 01:43:50 pm ---Did you know how to use the program before this project? --- End quote --- Nope. I dicked around with it a couple of times for a few minutes but the first project on it was the extension. --- Quote from: javeryh on September 17, 2010, 01:43:50 pm ---Was it a lot of extra work managing the project yourself? --- End quote --- Not at all. My father in law, whos a handyman, and the brickie we hired knew the process between them from start to finish. So it was just a matter of getting in various tradesmen directly. They knew most of the people we needed personally through working with them over the years. If you have one person in the building game you can trust you're half way there. We also saved on labour by me doing the donkey work in the evenings i.e. moving around blocks, sand etc. --- Quote from: javeryh on September 17, 2010, 01:43:50 pm ---I've been trying to learn sketch-up but I am having a hard time since I have no experience with this stuff. --- End quote --- I'd no experience either. It is genuinely simple to learn and intuitive to use. --- Quote from: javeryh on September 17, 2010, 01:43:50 pm ---I want a theater area, small bar with a sink and refrigerator and of course, a place for some arcade machines. Any ideas?? --- End quote --- Best advice I can give is plan for the future wrt wiring. In my extension the home cinema wiring runs through the walls around the room (terminating in wallplates where necessary). I put in an extra hdmi cable for a future flatscreen under the projector screen, some power cable in case I change the manual screen for a motorised one and a couple of spare phono outlets for a subwoofer out and spare/spdif return back to the amp. If you're planning on using a media player in the home cinema room some cat5 cable running to your main PCs location will be useful as well for HD playback, rather than using wireless networking. Oh, and power sockets. Theres very little cost and effort in putting in extra outlets, and you'll use them at some stage. |
| javeryh:
Thanks for the advice. I messed around in sketchup and made a floor plan. Now I need to divide it up in a way that works. I want to have a dedicated theater space but not a dedicated room. I am thinking about maybe installing a low wall to mark the theater space but I want to keep everything open so if you are hanging out near the bar or playing some arcade games you will still be able to see the TV. I also want the ability to have more than 4 people watch a movie comfortably. Also worth noting is that the shape of the new room is not set in stone - right now I have it as a box off the back of my house but I am open to some creativity there as well. I'd love some suggestions! Oh yeah - this is drawn to scale (for the most part). |
| saint:
Are there any windows, or is it totally enclosed? Ambient light will effect suggestions on where to put things. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: saint on September 21, 2010, 11:51:48 am ---Are there any windows, or is it totally enclosed? Ambient light will effect suggestions on where to put things. --- End quote --- There are no windows (or rather, there don't have to be). This entire thing is my basement so the most I'd get would be some transoms. |
| javeryh:
OK, I played around a bit. This is a start I guess and kind of gives you an idea where I'm headed with this. Getting everything to scale and making sure things fit is going to be tough. Any thoughts? |
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