My Basement Renovation

The Speakercraft AIM Wides were chosen for their aimable dual tweeters/cones.   They feature the same easy-install flip out drywall supports as the in-ceilings.   They were a little heavier than expected which made installing a little tricky for one person, but I managed.  Having banana plugs on the wires helped a lot here. I aimed the [...]

The speaker setup had to be an in-wall/in-ceiling system.  This is probably not an uncommon scenario for basement remodeling projects.  After much research I decided on the Speakercraft lines.  I would have loved to use my old Allison CD-9s and try to match a  center but in-wall and in-ceiling speakers was a must, so Speakercraft [...]

The completion of the drywall allows me to concentrate on painting, rack installation and speakercraft in-wall/in-ceiling speaker installation. In the above picture you can see how the top part of the recessed tv area has a sloped to to help let heat from the panasonic plasma escape. The top cutout will be the home of [...]

In a previous post on my basement renovation I mentioned a nice architechtural detail that I found hidden behind a lousy old drywall job.  The previous owner framed and boxed in the brick columns seen below.  It was framed crooked, no corner bead, and basically the corner cutting that could be found everywhere down here [...]