Cable outlets and surround sound done

I got the Comcast guy to install most of the outlets, and when I say install, I mean he just ran the coax up through the floor in a hole he drilled in the floor. Not through the wall or anything, just up through the floor. Typical.

Then in the basement he decided to just run it down the corner instead of through the wall. Luckily he didn’t cut a hole in the drop ceiling. I did talk to him while he was at the house and made him leave a plate and female to female adapter so I could run it in the wall myself. Didn’t take too long to do and I was able to run the speaker wires for the surround speakers out the other opening.

I’m still waiting for my Dad to cut the wood for the rear speaker mounts. Then I’ll have to paint them and install them. All in all things are going good!

We got a hole!

Finished

Shelves are done

The shelves in the den are done. Not as easy as you would think, though. A tip for anyone doing it in the future. Measure a 1/4″ higher up when you go to mount the wall supports (part that holds the front of the shelf up). I measured it right at my shelf height and it was not level at all.

Also, another friendly pointer.. double check Home Depot’s measurements if you have them cut your 8′ shelf into two 4′ shelves. Mine was about a quarter inch short on one side and the other was too wide to fit in the closet. Ten minutes with a hacksaw got it fixed but wasn’t worth the sweat.

Shelves

Wall mount installed

Got the wall mount installed in the bedroom. Found out that wall mounts weren’t designed for older houses that have studs 24″ on center, not 16″.

No big deal though, anchored one side to studs and used expansion bolts on the other.

I really like how it turned out, nice clean look. I just have to get some conduit to hide the power and coax.

All and all this cost me $18.98 for the stand and I had the expansion bolts laying around. The bolts are probably only a couple bucks anyways.

Painted wood paneling

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The wood paneling in the finished side of the basement is painted.

The supplies cost about $100. That included rollers, paint, primer, drop cloths, etc. Also, that included the paint for the garage.

I think it turned out nice. Really brightened the room up. See for yourself!