"Cain's Lair Theater" Construction Photos
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May 26, 2002
(The Theater is 95% complete)
We had our Premier the night of May 17, 2002.
 "Last of the Mohicans" was enjoyed by all.

Construction Photos 

Fabric Installation Started!!
(5/13/02)

Right wall center panel

Right wall Right Surround Speaker column

Closeup corner of column and soffit

Rear of room, secret door

Carpet installed, Theatershield and poly batting up!
(5/12/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
Mike Favors, the carpet guy, makes a final check	Mr. Favors handiwork..  (Front Stage) Nice job Mike!	Rear door, MDF on piano hinge.  Door into garage.	Theatershield and Polyester batting on top half of right wall

Light Trey completed, Screenwall completed, Ceiling cans installed, ready for carpet.
(4/26/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
Stewart Screen in the shipping Crate	Two of my Lazyboy Chairs in the theater for the first time	Lee, Lew, and Sandy (supervising screen installation)	Lee takes the wraps off of the screen
Lee & Lew "working"	Stewart curved screen in place!	Close-up of the screen's curve	Shot from behind the screen

Furring strips almost complete, light trey in-place but not painted, ceiling painted final color, columns painted
(3/30/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
HVAC Vent	Side Surround Speaker	Light Trey/Soffit	Note: The Light trey strip seen in these pictures will NOT remain white, it will be painted the ceiling color.

Columns complete, platform complete, rack installed, furring strips and baseboard installation started
(3/6/02)

Front, Screen wall

Right Wall

Left Wall, Equipment Rack in place

Rear Wall

Front, Sides, Rear & Speaker Column Close-ups
(2/22/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
Lew inserts speaker section of rear surround speaker column	Shot of rear surround speaker column	Rear Left Surround Speaker in Speaker column from front	Rear Left Surround in Speaker column from side  (fits like a glove!)

Rear Seating Platform & HVAC Columns Built
(2/22/02)

Lew starts seating platform	Seating platform	Seating platform	Seating platform stuffed with insulation, ready for first layer of plywood
Seating platform gets first of three layers of plywood  (each layer separated by 30 lb roofing felt)	Platform with all three layers of plywood	Front right HVAC Column	Right side finished HVAC supply columns

All Soffits Finished, Ready for Rear Platform Construction
(2/16/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
Screen wall from ceiling, shows stage better	Stage shown from side, shows front radius better	Cutaway detail of rear soffit, shows light tray on left	Front right stage, shows front light tray miter

First Brief Screening
(2/11/02)

First Customers!!  (My Mom and my Aunt Alice {the Theater's Interior Designer}) (Note: Projector mounting is temporary!)

(Note: Image shone on painted sheetrock wall only)

Room given primer coat, and soffit construction begins
 (2/2/02)

Front, Screen wall	Right Wall	Left Wall	Rear Wall
Soffit & Return Box	Equipment Rack & Power	Close-up of Front Stage & Radius	Seleco HT300 (projector) on my Dining Room Table

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