Hi All,
just wondering if anyone has put in a raised platform in their theatre room for the back row of seats. If so, what height did you make it (i'm considering 300mm) and have you encountered any problems that you didn't forsee with it?
Shacky
Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Mar 11, 2011 1:18 pm Hi All, just wondering if anyone has put in a raised platform in their theatre room for the back row of seats. If so, what height did you make it (i'm considering 300mm) and have you encountered any problems that you didn't forsee with it? Shacky Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 2Mar 11, 2011 2:38 pm I think 300mm is definitely good minimum - I've been in a room with a 200mm rear platform and both myself and the owner conceded that 300mm would have been better, as with only 200mm the guys in the back row get the heads of the guys in the front row creeping into the bottom of the picture... Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 3Mar 14, 2011 10:14 am Ours is at 380mm and the steps either side are at 190mm, so I think 300mm or higher would be good. Builder: Dennis Family Homes House: Hartley Facade: Provincial Suburb: Lyndhurst Moved in! http://cynash.blogspot.com Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 4Mar 14, 2011 11:52 am I would have thought that 200 mm high and 1500 mm deep would be the way to go. The 200 mm high makes it easy to step up onto and gives a bit of clearance. The 1500 deep is a comprmise between having enough space in front of the lounge and not taking up too much of the room. Haven't got my platform in yet, but unless better figures come along, that's what I'll be using. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 5Mar 14, 2011 10:51 pm ![]() I would have thought that 200 mm high and 1500 mm deep would be the way to go. I have leather theatre recliners and when they are fully reclined with the head rest just about touching the wall, my feet are 1900 from the wall, so unless I want the guests down the front smelling my stinky old dunlop volleys, I've given them enough room by setting the platform at 1900mm. Similar to what others have recommended, I've found that anything less than 300 high doesn't really give you enough clearance over the front row... Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 6Mar 15, 2011 12:24 am ![]() ![]() I would have thought that 200 mm high and 1500 mm deep would be the way to go. I have leather theatre recliners and when they are fully reclined with the head rest just about touching the wall, my feet are 1900 from the wall, so unless I want the guests down the front smelling my stinky old dunlop volleys, I've given them enough room by setting the platform at 1900mm. Similar to what others have recommended, I've found that anything less than 300 high doesn't really give you enough clearance over the front row... Good point. In my case it's just a regular lounge, so hopefully 1500 depth is OK (otherwise I'm pushing the row in front to close) Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 7Mar 16, 2011 11:26 am Hi Casa. Like I said, after building a 200mm platform the owner conceded that he wished he'd made it higher, and I 100% agreed with his feelings on the subject. Before committing to that height perhaps you should try to get a feeling for whether or not you will have the same issue from the back row (front seats not low enough to get them completely away from blocking bits of the bottom of the image...)? Test it somehow or visit a room with a similar setup... Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 9Mar 16, 2011 12:06 pm the reason I am opting for a 300mm platform is that when you are at the movies, there is nothing worse than having someone sitting in front of you and blocking your line of sight, so i'd rather be safe and set the platform at a height that will ensure that my view would not be blocked. I don't really have any height restrictions as my ceilings are 2550mm high (or 2250mm above the platform height), and my projector will hang down 400mm, leaving me 1850mm clearance, and i'm only 6ft tall. Even if someone who's 6'6" uses the rear seat, it will only be the section between the 2 rear seats that will be effected by the placement of the projector, so no real issue. Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 10Mar 16, 2011 7:06 pm The only issue I have with a 300 mm high platform is that it's quite a step up. Would 250 mm be a happy medium between step up and clearing the head in front of you? On second thoughts, the distance between the eyes and the top of a head is only about 150 mm. But then this would only be OK if the bottom of the screen was at eye level. Now I need to know how much below eye level a typical screen is! Maybe it's better to have everything at one level and get the tall people to sit in the back row! Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 11Mar 17, 2011 2:52 pm 250mm is too high to step. Steps need to be no higher than 190mm maximum. If you go with 250 (and this is a good height) I would have a step in front. Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 12Mar 22, 2011 6:49 pm Hi there everyone. A enthusiast in Home Theatre design and construction from AVSforum.com in the USA came up with the following calculator for working out riser height. There are a number of variables which you should also consider, such as screen height, speaker placement etc. However, the calculator is a pretty good starting point. Bear in mind that it's in imperial and not metric. From memory, 1 inch is 2.54cm, so that should be a ready conversion. Here's the link.... http://www.theater-calc.com/ Best of luck Greg Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 13Mar 22, 2011 11:17 pm Great find Greg. I got 8", which is 200 mm, which coincidently is what I originally though was a good height! Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Raised rear platform in Theatre Room 14Mar 23, 2011 8:00 am I had 200mm at my last place and it was enough as long as the people in the front row were short. If you got a taller person (like above 5'10") you were really struggling. If I did it over I would definately go 300mm with a step. 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