In-Wall M22's and VP100 on order!

Scott

Pics or it didn't happen.

Gonna have to wait - I was cheap and went the outlet route.

I got home tonight and in addition to 3 boxes with Axiom all over them was a 4th box, full of wine - Gelfand Vineyards for those wondering.

Depends on which I get to first as to whether the speakers get installed this weekend

Cheers, Scott!

Looks like I'm OK for the center channel install, but left and right is going to be a bit of a project... I've got 2 studs between each of the usual 16" spaced studs on both left and right install positions - picked up with one stud finder but not another. Because there is a fireplace involved in the equation I don't want to start hacking out wood just for the sake of installing speakers - the studs might actually be doing something...

So I finally got around to starting the in-wall install... First, had to figure out where I wanted them to go, leaving room for a larger TV, if ever needed...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hro40vdo1rkz5tf/IMG_0827.JPG

Then, I had to cut out the drywall - Fridays are good pajama days...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9ijk4ffxsfjdsm/IMG_0829.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vpu2yalx7uq01xm/IMG_0831.JPG

Then, put the templates back up and see what areas I need to work on...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj756jsxgpncxd2/IMG_0833.JPG

The center channel was a bit taller than I had room for, so I notched the cross brace so the ears would flip up correctly and pull on the drywall properly.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/indxqiohn5b57eg/IMG_0839.JPG
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i61ximg60cj7aft/IMG_0841.JPG

The offending studs were not load bearing, so I cut out 3-1/3" of the 5-1/2", then blocked the opening with 2 x 4's...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4o2gklagcm8y95/IMG_0845.JPG

Then drywall, tape and the first coat of compound...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nceazdmxk9nxwns/IMG_0846.JPG

I'll start sanding tomorrow. Time for a Sierra Nevada Torpedo Sorry, links work, but displaying the image here didn't work..??!?

Thanks, Scott! Love the pictures. Cheers!

Nice pictures, Scott! I like seeing a person with confidence document a project. I've yet to undertake my first drywall project. I've seen a lot of ugly drywall work...


Also, FYI. If you want to link directly to pictures or files in your dropbox -- and avoid having the dropbox branding tacked on in a header -- generate the public link as you normally would and then just add "?dl=1" to the end of it.

Floated, sanded, primed and painted... even had a vist from Elf on the shelf!!
[img:left]https://www.dropbox.com/s/h82cuwu4wclmz4c/IMG_0848.JPG?dl=1[/img]

Taped and painted the frames...

[img:left]https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbv04cg8n0eq3sp/IMG_0849.JPG?dl=1[/img]

Installed. Will paint grills later.

[img:left]https://www.dropbox.com/s/m0v8xc8fi0izier/IMG_0850.JPG?dl=1[/img]
[img:left]https://www.dropbox.com/s/f1fhqlxhfce1ift/IMG_0851.JPG?dl=1[/img]

OK Peter, where's I go wrong?