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We had a productive weekend in the theatre room. All of the electrical (lights and outlets), PVC pipe for wires, and the last of the framing (around the window) is complete.

All of our wires should be arriving later today so we can glue the PVC and string the wires through later tonight.

We’re hoping to start dry walling mid week if the budget can hold up to it.

Here’s our first update on the status of the theatre room. Over the last week or so we’ve managed to complete the following:

• Framing (just need to frame in the window).
• Boxes for the front speakers, power, and side lights.
• Ran PVC pipe to each speaker box and then back through the roof to where the cabinet will house all of the electronics.
• Mounted the projector bracket.

The screen arrived yesterday so tonight we’ll do our first test run with the screen and projector. Sunday we plan to finish the last of the framing and run all of the electrical so we can start dry wall sometime next week.

I also just placed an order for all of the electronics related wiring through monoprice.com:

• $19.01 x2 : 14AWG Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper Speaker Wire Cable – 100ft
• $13.28 x2 : High Speed HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified CL2 Rated (In-Wall Installation) Cable (24AWG) w/ Net Jacket – 15ft (Gold Plated Connectors)
• $4.69  x2 : 15Ft 3-RCA Component Video Cable (RG-59/u)
• $4.76  x1 : 15Ft SVGA Super VGA M/M Monitor CL2 Rated (For In-Wall Installation) Cable w/ ferrites (Gold Plated)
• $1.70  x1 : 12FT S-VIDEO CABLE DVD DSS SVHS CABLE SVIDEO M/M (24K Gold Plated)

Our Foreman after a hard days work: