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This is one of the few disappointments / compromises I've had so far with this house. This room is supposed to be a home theater some day. Despite meetings with the builder and plumber, they were unable to find a different location for this drain line. Therefore, I'm going to have to drop the ceiling height in a room where I wanted maximum volume. As it is, it wouldn't be too bad. However, I planned to install a riser to raise the floor in the rear of the room to elevate the back row of seats. By doing this and dropping the ceiling to accomodate the drain line, ceiling height in the rear will only be about 7.5 ft.
This could have been avoided by (a) pouring an 11 ft concrete wall or (b) digging out floor an additional foot in the front of the room before the footings were poured.
This could have been avoided by (a) pouring an 11 ft concrete wall or (b) digging out floor an additional foot in the front of the room before the footings were poured.
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Last picture today. Here is an air return in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Each of the three bedroom has a return.
I'll take more photos when something substantial happens. As I've said before, if anyone wants to see a picture of something I have not yet posted or a close up of something, please just let me know.
I'll take more photos when something substantial happens. As I've said before, if anyone wants to see a picture of something I have not yet posted or a close up of something, please just let me know.
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Cowboyjg
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Keeping in mind that the photo gives limited info and I don't know what's to the left in the pic....... could you not have moved the waste and supply lines further to the rear (based on pic) of the room and built a soffit for the area of the pipe only??? This would have allowed you the rest of the room to do what you had planned.!? you still would have had room for the projector. I recently was presented with the same sort of quandry.
Things are starting to take shape.
BTW.... The daylight I noticed in the wall sheathing, will they provide blocking to seal that up???
Things are starting to take shape.
BTW.... The daylight I noticed in the wall sheathing, will they provide blocking to seal that up???
Cowboyjg,
Sadly, the HVAC ductwork that will eventually supply the basement has to go along the wall. On the opposite side of that wall there will be ductwork that is supplying the main level. So, the soffit plan (which I knew we would have to implement and was not a problem for me) kind of got hosed in this room by the drain line.
<font color="blue"> BTW.... The daylight I noticed in the wall sheathing, will they provide blocking to seal that up??? </font>
Are you talking about at the seams of the OSB? I don't know enough about that to comment. Please enlighten me so I can tell my builder why I want it blocked. I assumed with the HardiPlank on the exterior, that those imperfections would not present a problem. I appreciate your eye for detail.
Sadly, the HVAC ductwork that will eventually supply the basement has to go along the wall. On the opposite side of that wall there will be ductwork that is supplying the main level. So, the soffit plan (which I knew we would have to implement and was not a problem for me) kind of got hosed in this room by the drain line.
<font color="blue"> BTW.... The daylight I noticed in the wall sheathing, will they provide blocking to seal that up??? </font>
Are you talking about at the seams of the OSB? I don't know enough about that to comment. Please enlighten me so I can tell my builder why I want it blocked. I assumed with the HardiPlank on the exterior, that those imperfections would not present a problem. I appreciate your eye for detail.
