Thanks guys. The hardest part was that bookcase. There is a half inch difference in the ceiling height from where the first one starts to where it ends by the front wall. I had to take that into account as I was building so that each section would have it’s shelves line up with the previous section.
Math can be tough, but you made it look easy.
damn that would have sucked if you didn’t check that
Wanted to give props to Schuele Paint on Main in Clarence too. The shelves and sides of the bookcase are cabinet grade birch plywood (G2S) while the facing pieces are poplar. I went with the poplar facing because it added a lot of strength to each shelf compared with just using birch iron on edge tape (to hide plywood edges). As I suspected when I tried the stain on some scraps of the two different types of wood they didn’t stain out anywhere near the same color. We found a color we really liked for the birch then took that stained piece into Schuele with a bunch of scrap poplar. In about 15 minutes they were able to mix up a stain that went on the poplar the same color as the birch. :tup:
Great work! So Franks fixed the crack in the wall? If so, how much do they charged if you don’t mind. Thanks.
Awesome work especially all by yourself. its amazing getting to just sit down and enjoy all your hard work when its done :tup:
We had 4 cracks and it was $2150. Guaranteed for the life of the house with a transferable warranty to the next owner.
I was here while they were doing the work and was talking with the guy doing it a lot. I made a comment about being surprised he didn’t have a compressor driven pump to inject the epoxy and was like “oh no, never”. He then explained that he had been doing this for 10+ years and the hand pump gave him the feel he needed to know exactly what was going on and when it was time to move up to the next injection point. That was the moment when I knew I hired the right guy.
BUMP
Looks much better with carpet in. Really helped with light absorption from the projector and sound echo from the speakers. Hope to have time this weekend to get the base molding in.
nice work, that’s a big improvement.
Looks real nice :tup: good use of space.
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Thanks guys. Can’t wait to get my wall of couches in (2 couches with 3 power recliners each) but since we’re putting in a new furnace and AC in the spring that might be a little while. Trying to do this project all cash no financing.
Awesome job dude. I’m coming to the realization that I enjoy these threads more than build threads.
You know you are getting old when…? (See above for answer)
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That’s looking really nice :tup:
What projector do you have? I’ll be looking for one soon.
Epson 8350. I was seriously considering a couple of DLP projectors (BenQ w1070 and Optoma HD25) but with the low ceilings and mounting location right above my seating the fan noise really worried me. Plus neither of them had enough lens shift to allow me to mount the projector near the back wall. At first I was a little disappointed in the black levels and color saturation of the Epson but after painting the ceiling of the bulkhead black and getting the carpet in I couldn’t be happier with it. It’s like a completely different machine now that I’ve taken care of the light bounce coming off the ceiling and floor. Even my wife, who can barely tell the difference between SD and HD immediately noticed how much better it looked after I painted the ceiling. The colors are almost as rich as the 58" plasma I have upstairs.
Epson make some awesome projectors. Very cool.
What color are the walls?
If anyone is considering an 8350 make sure you get a beefy mount for it. I had a gimbal style mount first and it wasn’t close to strong enough. I’d get everything lined up perfect after messing with it for 20 minutes then the next day the image would be 2+" low on the screen.
This is the one I have now and it’s rock solid:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KMALL-Projector-Ceiling-Mounts-for-Epson-8350-8700UB-/141424906307?pt=US_Projector_Mounts_Stands&hash=item20ed94d043
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/shenandoahtaupe
As someone who’s seen it up close before and after (haven’t seen post carpet yet) it is quite amazing the transformation. Makes me wish I had a basement that was usable.
I’m a hardwood guy in general, but I must say… there is nothing better than new carpet. (and naturally it makes perfect sense for this room)
Keeps looking better and better. I’m not sure if I enjoy these threads MORE than a good automotive build thread, but it’s enjoyable none the less.
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