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Family Room Completion – Part 7

Family Room Completion – Part 7

The family room has 3 sets of two lights across the ceiling.  Each set of lights can be dimmed.  The two lights close to the TV set are gimbals so they can be aimed to either side of the TV set.  The room also has one half wall outlet devoted to a floor lamp and controlled by a wall switch. The audio surround sound sub woofer can be seen on the left side of the fireplace, shown as a black…

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Family Room – Near Finish – Part 6

Family Room – Near Finish – Part 6

In this image you can see the following completions: Surround sound, left, right and center speakers are shown. The TV had been mounted. The metal mantle on top of the stone fireplace has been mounted. A bias light has been mounted behind the TV and can be remotely controlled. The TV set can be swung left or right and tilted up or down.  It can also be pulled out from the wall to make rear TV connections easy. Next Part…

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Family Room Problems – Lessons Learned. Part 1

Family Room Problems – Lessons Learned. Part 1

Customer had to have the ceilings scraped of popcorn due to asbestos.  In the family room they also had the paneling removed.  Over the fireplace was a drywall box installed that needed to be removed.  When the paneling was removed termite damage was discovered.  Fortunately, the termites had only eaten the paper covering of the drywall.  The ceiling and walls were not finished.  Drywall tape and mud was missing on the walls.  Ceilings were not finished. Next Part >

Family Room Problems – Lessons Learned – Examine and Plan – Part-2

Family Room Problems – Lessons Learned – Examine and Plan – Part-2

Family room remodel – problems and planning: The drywall box was removed on top of the fireplace.  All drywall on the termite walls was removed.  Decisions needed to be made.  The client wanted to mount a TV over the fireplace.  In my mind this required that power, antenna, optical audio and HDMI connections needed to be provided above the fireplace, out of sight and run to the left side of the fireplace where the support electronics would be placed: Cable…

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