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I only ask because I'd turn everything 90° (if the rest of the room wasnt already earmarked for a pool table, table tennis, etc).

I originally thought of that, but the room shape and the I-Beam would make speakers and project placement very difficult.

Got some floor samples....

Think I like the middle one best. That or the one farthest to the right.

No tamper proof. Bad boy.

I hate our TP outlets, not as much as the arc fault breakers that false trip, but it seems like unless the plug you are putting in is perfectly straight, you can't get anything to go into the plugs. I could see if we had little kids that I would be more concerned, but even that can't protect against everything.

When I was, let's say, old enough to know better, but not old enough to stay home by myself (maybe 8 years old), I was told that "before you (my sister and I) go to bed, please turn off the Christmas lights." Well, one light was plugged in behind a piano and I couldn't reach it (I had no idea that there was a switch on the cord). Anyway, I grabbed a butter knife and started prying the plug out. A few tries and BAM! Big flash of light, and I got knocked backwards and passed out.

My parents still have the knife and the melted notch in it. If they would have had TP outlets back in about 1980, it still wouldn't have protected "creative" kids like me. LOL

Yeah they are a pain.

I'm not on the resi side, but I was told arc faults are now required for all ccts in a dwelling! Crazy. Somebody choosing code rules is getting a payoff somewhere. The corruption of safety.....

I always thought that touching a hot stove element and having your fingers touching the prongs as you plug something in were part of growing up. Made you understand that there might be something worth considering in all that safety nagging.

I saw the process happen in reverse when my father was working on our old black and white TV (I was maybe 12 at the time). I mentioned that the HV line to the CRT was dangerous**, my father acknowledged it, but at one point while turning to look outside the TV his elbow brushed the junction point where the line went into the CRT and he came flying out into the hallway.

No permanent damage other than pride and me being forbidden to work on the TV myself.

** (the library had great collections of electronics hobbyist magazines and my parents found the $$ to get a Popular Electronics subscription for me)

Oh man, I hate the tamper proof outlets. I did an addition a few years ago and all the new outlets had to be tamper proofs. One of these days I am going to change them all.

So yesterday was a busy day! I finished running all of the audio, video, and data wires. I only ran enough speaker wire for 7.1. I wanted to try an atmos setup, but it's not conducive to my space. Maybe down the line, I will try adding two heights in between the side surrounds and front speakers as you suggested Nickbuol. But for now, nothing wrong with a good 7.1 setup.



The drop ceiling was installed yesterday too. It came out great.



I also installed my doors. It was the first time I ever installed one too. I think they came out pretty good. They are not perfect, but they meet the tolerances of any other door in my house. So that's good enough for me.



Oh, picked out and paid for the floors too! They will be installed on the 16th. Went with hartford looselay by Karndean. It's held in place with friction, no glue or clicking in required. So it's very forgiving to poor floor surfaces and easy to maintain.

This week I just need to do a few paint touch up on the walls. Hopefully for the last time! I also want to get my rack installed. Otherwise, it's just trim after the floors are down and the room is done. I can then focus on the best part...equipment.

With that ceiling I would assume adding Atmos speakers later should not be to difficult. Looking nice!

Nice work! Casings and baseboards are my favourite part....not.