Home Theater

Construction: Ceilings

Every room has a ceiling, whether it is in your basement, your attic or any room in your house. Take into consideration y

our budget, your room location and the environment when choosing your ceiling type and construction methods.

Consider your rooms purpose and use when choosing a ceiling type. You probably shouldn’t use a highly reflective ceiling

if your using a front projection based system because it can cause your room to “glow” with reflective light and be distra

ctive.

Drywall Ceiling

The absolute most common ceiling construction method is Drywall. Drywall offers good acoustic control, easy to paint surf

aces and fairly easy installation. When installing a drywall ceiling you can install directly onto the surface, use resilient channe

l and even double up on drywall for sound proofing. Design your ceilings based on your needs – if you need access drywall isn’t the

easiest unless you design panels where necessary.

Tile Ceiling

Ceiling tiles are common in basement applications or rooms where you need access to the ceiling area for maintenance. Cei

ling tiles are often referred to as “drop ceilings” or “hanging ceilings” but they can be installed by stapling/

gluing them to existing drywall or firing strips/installation channels. Cost effective, easy access and availability of acoustic til

es are a good reason to consider tile ceilings.

Other Ceilings

The choices are plentiful and the for many reasons people choose alternate ceilings for aesthetic and acoustic reasons. T

in ceilings offer a beautiful and warm environment and i have even seen rooms with diamond plate, steel, aluminum and other metals.

The choice is yours as long as you take into the consideration the acoustic properties and even reflection properties of these mater

ials.

Home Theater Builder

Deciding to build your own

Home Theater is a tough but rewarding decision. hobbytheater is

here to help demystify the technology mumbo jumbo and give you pointers

to make the most out of your project. Even if you are hiring the Pro’s

to build your home theater, understanding the technology and materials

that go into the design will give you a better understanding and awareness

of your theater system and what it can do!

Our Home Theater Design and Building pages are

written as a top down approach – All of which folds into your home theater

plan. The construction area is mainly for construction ideas, wall types,

wallboard/plasterboard installation ideas and such but they are ultimately

part of your design. So remember that when your planning your home theater

that you should include your construction plans as well!

Home Theater Design

When designing your home theater you want to take several major factors

into consideration. Many of which we will cover throughout our Home Theater

builder section.

Home Theater Construction

This section helps provide tips on choosing your construction methods,

wall types as well as construction tips and techniques. These guides will

help you understand wall types, wallboard installation methods and more!

Sometimes difficult and often tedious,

home theater calibration is one of the final processes (and sometimes

most ignored) in setting up your theater. More in depth reviews will be

available on our Home Theater Guides – Calibration – Section.

Finished Product

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to showcase your home theater! Please feel free to upload your home

theater photos to our Home Theater Gallery or

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These pages are not substitution

for professional help. You must contact your local building authority

and follow local code. This information is provided for reference only.