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VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,743
edited September 2009 in The Clubhouse
Den is all but complete - slight touch up paint + reroute the cable wire and it will be done...
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2009
    Thats one hell of a project Trey, the den has come together beautifully. Did you do the ceiling yourself? Sorry if I missed it in another thread.

    Did you do the alarm install yourself?

    Looks great! Can't wait to see what the kitchen will look like finished.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    The alarm was installed by a company - it is free installation with the service.

    The ceiling was done back in the 50's --- by hand! lol -- The bedrooms and the den are done like that -- it is really cool and unique. I like it alot -- but it is fairly fragile (plaster).

    Thanks man. I gotta give props where props are due --- every outlet... light... is per Lightman Express. If it were not for Russ -- the room would not be near as awesome.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2009
    shitt, so if you get down with some serious bass, might the plaster come a fallin' atop your head?

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    Nah - it is not fragile -- but there is a crack in the ceiling I patched the best I could -- plaster in general is just a little weaker than most -- one crack and it goes crazy.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    The alarm was installed by a company - it is free installation with the service.

    The ceiling was done back in the 50's --- by hand! lol -- The bedrooms and the den are done like that -- it is really cool and unique. I like it alot -- but it is fairly fragile (plaster).

    Thanks man. I gotta give props where props are due --- every outlet... light... is per Lightman Express. If it were not for Russ -- the room would not be near as awesome.

    The wife and I are supposed to be getting a new house soon and I've been looking into alarms, but don't want to have to get a phone line. Why alarm companies don't have something you can just hook up to a damn internet line is beyond me. Its freaking 2009.

    If you don't mind me asking, what is the price for monitoring?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    They charge like 30 dollars a month -- if the alarm goes off the police are automatically called basically - or if there is a fire...

    But my security company had an option to plug it up to the internet. It cost like 60 dollars extra or something - but I have windstream which gives me a phone number by default - so they just used that. But they had an option for internet hook up.

    So... definitely look into it - I believe I am using Broadview Security. Other than the 50 calls to confirm my appointment - they have been stellar.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited September 2009
    I like it......except the ceiling.....that'd be way too distracting for me........
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2009
    Very nice Trey. Good luck with the rest of it.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2009
    Like like the hard work is coming along very well.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited September 2009
    Very nice job!
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2009
    Looking good Trey.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited September 2009
    Holy Crap~

    That looks like a fire waiting to happen...

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2009
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Holy Crap~

    That looks like a fire waiting to happen...

    Yes, you need to do something about that, couldn't agree more.....
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited September 2009
    Hey...I LOVE the red walls. I'm a colorful man myself. It really stands out!
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited September 2009
    Dude- you couldn't put that one last wire in the wall???

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    Thanks for the comments guys!

    The curtain rods came from Ikea - we have one of their stores in Charlotte.

    The cable mess behind the game systems is not near as bad as it looks. It is fairly organized to where the power supplies have alot of room to breathe. But trust me --- it is alot better than shoving all those wires behind my old TV stand running on one outlet.

    The color is actually like a burnt orange and it is pretty relaxing - the flash on the camera highlights it a bit --- but it is a very subdued color that makes the colors on the TV just pop out.

    And yes we are going to run the cable wire through the wall - we just have to re-terminate it so we held off for a week or so on running that one. (See first post)

    We were going for a very clean install for the HT stuff. All the 2 ch cables will be out in the open when I get that setup.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2009
    brettw22 wrote: »
    I like it......except the ceiling.....that'd be way too distracting for me........

    so your on your back now??????.........interesting change.


    Sid, I will be attending a Hog Night function involving large women found on the internet in your area, do you believe your floors might be able to withstand a rather robust pounding???

    Keep on keeping on.

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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited September 2009
    Coming along very nicely! I noticed in one corner shot your walls actually look pretty straight and true. Was this some of your work or were they actually still that straight?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    The floor is pretty strong! ;) we will see what we can do! lol

    PM me the details

    Brett you are the first person to not like the ceiling - lol. I like the uniqueness of it.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    Thanks for the comments!

    This house - although old is surprisingly straight and level. It is built like a tank. Each room has approx 1.75 of flooring as well - lol.

    But yeah, most of the walls are really straight.

    The master bedroom floor has a huge drop off for whatever reason but I plan on leveling that out considerably.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    The alarm was installed by a company - it is free installation with the service.

    The ceiling was done back in the 50's --- by hand! lol -- The bedrooms and the den are done like that -- it is really cool and unique. I like it alot -- but it is fairly fragile (plaster).

    Thanks man. I gotta give props where props are due --- every outlet... light... is per Lightman Express. If it were not for Russ -- the room would not be near as awesome.
    And he managed not to blow anything up, including himself? That's amazing, and looks fantastic.

    For some reason, I just can't shake the image of Russ looking like Doc Brown in Back to the Future after lightning hits the clock tower.:p
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    hehe -- he did an excellent job man..

    That den has 75 amps of current available. 15 in the black/grey outlets. The outlets under the windows beside the TV each have their own dedicated 20 amp breaker. The Middle orange outlet is tied to the outlet for the tv and the wall mounted components for another 20 amps. So I will have plenty of current! :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited September 2009
    Beat ya ;)

    I've got my entire HT run off a subpanel, with two 20A circuits for the electronics, two more 20A circuits - one for the projector and another for the audio gear, then...

    Two more 15A circuits, one for the sub and other misc. electronics, 15A dedicated A/C outlet and 15A dedicated space heater outlet.

    Finally, two 20A circuits for Christmas lights and the such.

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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited September 2009
    Nice going so far. Keep up the good work! Home improvement projects can be a PITA, but are worth it in the end.

    FWIW, I use Broadview as well, and so far, so good.
    Without going into too much detail, I pay $32/month for their monitoring service, and the system was installed free with a two-year commitment.

    Plus, I must mention that most HO insurance companies (I use Liberty Mutual)
    offer a nice discount for having monthly alarm monitoring; mine comes out to about $155/year, it's almost like getting 5 months free ;).
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2009
    Nice job Trey!
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,142
    edited September 2009
    OK, house aside.............how the hell does it sound man!?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2009
    Wow, that really looks great, Trey! Really came together nicely! And I have to agree, I really like the ceiling like that.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Brett you are the first person to not like the ceiling - lol. I like the uniqueness of it.
    That's because I have a heightened sense of style that y'all were not blessed with......it's ok.....I'll permit you to be around me still.......and Ted, just because I can see the ceiling doesn't mean my role has changed........trust.......

    Oh ya.....I forgot to mention........why would you drill the curtain rods into the window surrounds as opposed to the wall? It looks like you could place them wherever so why mar the window trim?
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  • GMiller
    GMiller Posts: 123
    edited September 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Thanks for the comments!



    The master bedroom floor has a huge drop off for whatever reason but I plan on leveling that out considerably.


    This is undoubtedly the unfortunate sequelae of prior Hog Nights.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited September 2009
    Old sheetrock and no studs beside the windows and I had to patch above the windows where they would otherwise mount --

    Mounting directly to the window was the best route - but I predilled, the works. If I ever changed it would be easy patch work.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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