18"

48"

29" 12

"

13 1 /4

"

96"

61 1/4"

60"

35 3/16" 35 3/16"

12 3 /4

"4

3 /4"

9 3 /4

"

1 /2"

1 /2"

FIXER LA BAGUETTE AU MUR POUR VISSER LE MEUBLE PAR LE DESSUS

A

18"

48"

29" 12

"

131 /4

"

96"

61 1/4"

60"

35 3/16" 35 3/16"

123 /4

"4

3 /4"

9 3 /4

"

1 /2"

1 /2"

FIXER LA BAGUETTE AU MURPOUR VISSER LE MEUBLEPAR LE DESSUS

A

Add style and elegance to your home theatre, thanks to this wall unit with its cherry-wood fi nish and decorative aluminium insets.

Build an audio and video wall unit

Diffi culty level:

Construction Plan

STEP BY STEP

Guide

1 2 3

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Suggested tools Bench saw or circular saw equipped with a cutting guide

Jigsaw

Saw bench

Drill with 1/8 in. bit

Drill with countersink 1/16 in.

Measuring tape

Square

Iron

File

Pencil

RONA’s list 2 sheets of 5/8 in. MDF, 48 x 96 in.

4 presswood panels, cherry-wood fi nish, 48 x 96 in.

Cherry-wood edge banding

1 presswood panel, 48 x 96 in.1/2 x 1/2 in. U-shaped aluminium moulding, cut at a 45-degree angle1/8 x 2 in. aluminium moulding, cut at a 45-degree angle

1 x 1 x 1 3/4 in. metal angle brackets

1 squared strip of wood 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 96 in.

Ultra fi ne abrasive sponge block

Sandpaper - 150 grit

Transparent silicone

"Minwax" stain, colour 224 Walnut Special

2 Wire grommets, 2 3/8 in.

#6 screws 1/2 in.

#8 screws 1 1/4 in.

#8 screws 2 3/4 in.

We used MDF to construct the frame of this wall unit and plywood with a cherry-wood stained fi nish for the pieces

that will show. Decorative aluminium elements add the fi nishing touch. You can, however, choose other wood

fi nishes to match your decor or even build the wall unit entirely of MDF if you want to paint it.

Well anchored to the wall, it will hide the audio-video

equipment wires and allow you to place the screen

at the proper height for everyone to watch. Complete

the unit with valences, also in cherry-wood fi nish

and installed on either side of the wall unit, in which

you can install recessed lights and camoufl age the rods

of the “movie theatre” curtains.

Material

5/8 inch MDF, 48 x 96 inch sheet

5/8 inch MDF, 48 x 96 inch sheet

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Width (in) Length (in)

A Top and bottom – all modules 11 3/8 70 3/4

Width (in) Length (in)

A Top and bottom – all modules 11 3/8 70 3/4

B Support – centre module 11 3/8 48 3/4

Cutting plans

1

2

If needed, smooth off the edges of the cut pieces. Before assembling the pieces, mark them

with the corresponding letter. Then use the iron to glue the cherry-wood fi nish edge banding

on the edges that will show and use the fi le to remove the excess.

70 3/4"

11 3 /

8"

A

70 3/4"

11 3 /

8"A

70 3/4"

11 3 /

8"

A

70 3/4"

11 3

/8"

A

70 3/4"

11 3 /

8"

A

70 3/4"

11 3 /

8"

A

48 3/4"

11 3 /

8"

B

5/8 inch presswood panel, cherry-wood fi nish, 48 x 96 inch sheet Width (in) Length (in)

E Sides – center module 12 48F Front– center module 72 48K Sides - opening 10 3/4 12 3/4

N Long supports 11 3/8 9 3/4

372"

48"

F

12"

48"

E

10 3/4"

12 3 /

4"

K

10 3/4"

12 3 /

4"

K

11 3/8"

9 3 /4

"

11 3/8"

9 3 /4

"

N

N

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Cutting plans (cont’d)

5/8 inch presswood panel, cherry-wood fi nish, 48 x 96 inch sheet Width (in) Length (in)

D Front– upper module 72 18E Sides – center module 12 48H Front – lower module 72 29M Shorts supports 11 3/8 4 3/4

472"

29"

H

72"

18" D

12"

48" E

11 3/8"

4 3 /

4"

11 3/8"

4 3 /

4"

M

M

5/8 inch presswood panel, cherry-wood fi nish, 48 x 96 inch sheet

5/8 inch presswood panel, cherry-wood fi nish, 48 x 96 inch sheet

Width (in) Length (in)

G Sides – lower module 12 29I Back – lower module 29 71 1/2

J Top and bottom – opening 10 3/4 61 1/4

Width (in) Length (in)

C Sides – upper module 68 36J Top and bottom – opening 10 3/4 61 1/4

5

6

71 1/2"

29"

I

12"

29"

G

29"

12"

G61 1/4" x 10 3/4" - J

12"

18"

C

12"

18"

C

61 1/4" x 10 3/4" - J

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5/8 inch Presswood panel, 48 x 96 inch sheet Width (in) Length (in)

L Panel to be inserted between modules

11 1/2 71

Cutting plans (cont’d)

771"

11 1 /

2"

L

71"

11 1 /

2"

L

18"

48"

29" 12

"

13 1 /4

"

96"

61 1/4"

60"

35 3/16" 35 3/16"

12 3 /4

"4

3 /4"

46 3 /4

"

9 3 /4

"

1 /2"

1 /2"

Elevations

Elevation Side view

Note: The vertical edges of pieces C, D, E, F, G, H

must be cut at a 45-degree angle on the bench saw

for a more aesthetically pleasing assembly.

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General guidelines

48"

18"

29"

96"

72"

12"

SIDES AND FRONT IN STAINED AND VARNISHED CHERRY-WOOD

TOP AND BOTTOM IN 5/8" MDF

INSERTION OF A 1/2" x 1/2" U-SHAPED ALUMINIUM STRIP

INSERTION OF A 1/2" x 1/2" U-SHAPED ALUMINIUM STRIP

ALUMINIUM STRIP 1/8" X 2"

2 3/8" HOLE THROUGH WHICH TO THREAD THE WIRES. PLACEMENT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE WIRE FROM THE SCREEN

ATTACH THE SQUARED STRIP OF WOOD TO THE WALL TO SCREW THE UNIT IN FROM ABOVE

OPENING FOR HOME THEATRE EQUIPMENT. 60 1/2" WIDE X 12 1/2" HIGH X 12 1/2" DEEP

A

A

C

C

D

L

45°

45°

45°

45°

45°

45°

45°

45°45°

45°

45°

12"

72"

12"45°

45°

PANEL WITH ALUMINIUM STRIP, TO BE INSERTED BETWEEN MODULES

STRIP CUT AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE

PANEL WITH ALUMINIUM STRIP, TO BE INSERTED BETWEEN MODULES

STRIP CUT AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE

A

E

B

A

F

E

L

A

G

G

I

H

J

K

JK

A

N

NM

M

2 3 /8" HOLE THROUGH

WHICH TO THREAD

THE WIRES

721 /4"

12 1/8"

ALUMINIUM STRIP1/8"" X 2" CUT AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE

ATTACH THE SQUARED STRIP OF WOOD TO THE WALL THEN SCREW THE UNIT IN FROM ABOVE

A

J

K

JK

A

N

NM

M

J

K

JK

A

I

J

K

JK

A

N

NM

M2 3 /8"

HOLE

THROUGH WHICH

TO THREAD THE WIRES

3

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Assembly

Bottom unit

1

2

The wall unit is composed of three units that are assembled separately and then joined together. The seams are camoufl aged by the aluminium mouldings attached to the surfaces of the plywood panels slotted between the units.

Using the 11/4 in. screws, assemble pieces J and K as shown to form a box with the fi nished side towards the inside because it is the inside that will be seen.

Using the 1 1/4 in. screws, attach panel I, through which you will have already drilled a 2 3/8 in. diameter hole (in which you will insert a wire grommet) at the back of the unit, opposite the opening for the audio-video equipment (box formed by pieces J and K). Always drill the holes before screwing down the pieces. Here as well, the fi nished side must face the inside of the box.

Using the angle brackets and the 1/2 in. screws, attach pieces A, M and N to pieces J and K.

5

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Assembly (cont’d)

4

45°

45°

45°

45°

A

G

G

H

J

K

JK

A

N

NM

M

721 /4"

12 1/8"

ALUMINIUM STRIP, 1/8" X 2’’CUT AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE

Cut out a 12 x 60 in rectangle in panel H. To do this, bore holes in the four corners fi rst, using a drill and a 1/8 in bit. Then insert the blade of the jigsaw in a hole and then follow the lines. Use a cutting guide on which you place the saw (not the blade!) to get a nice straight cut. Apply a cherry-wood fi nish edge banding on the edges of the rectangle that you have just cut.

Attach panels G on the sides and then the front panel (H), using angle brackets screwed on from behind (1/2 in. screws), in this order:

5.1 - assemble sides G on pieces A

5.2 - screw in angle brackets along the edges of pieces A, G, J and K that will touch panel H. Obviously, the angle brackets must be attached to the sides of the pieces that will be hidden by panel H.

5.3 - place panel H on these brackets and screw it in from the inside.

A

B

A

6 Attach piece B between two pieces A as shown, using 1/2 in. screws to attach the angle brackets on each side of piece B.

Centre unit

page 9

A

E

B

A

F

E

Assembly (cont’d)

7

8

First drill a 2 3/8 in. diameter hole through panel F, in the best place for threading through the wires of your fl at screen.

Attach panels E on the sides and then the front panel (F), using angle brackets screwed in from behind (1/2 in. screws), in the following order:

8.1 - assemble sides E on pieces A

8.2 - screw in angle brackets along the edges of pieces A, B and E that will touch panel F. Obviously, the angle brackets should be attached on the inside.

8.3 - place panel F on these angle brackets and screw them in.

A

A

C

C

D

9

10

Assemble pieces A on pieces C as shown, using angle brackets and 1/2 in. screws.

Attach the front panel (D), using angle brackets screwed in from behind, in the following order:

10.1 - screw in angle brackets along the edges of pieces A and C that will touch panel D. Obviously, the angle brackets should be attached on the inside

10.2- place panel D on these angle brackets and screw it in.

Top unit

page 10

12"

72"

12"

L

Assembly (cont’d)

11

12

13

Apply silicone to the back of aluminium mouldings, and slide them over the three edges of pieces L that will show.

Sandwich one piece L between each of the units and screw the units to each other, from the inside, using 1 1/4 in. screws. The moulding should then camoufl age the joints between the units.

Apply silicone to the back of the 2 in. moulding, and glue it along three sides of the bottom of the wall unit, at ground level.

Assembling the units

14

15

16

Measure the exact distance between the fl oor and the bottom of the highest piece A of the top unit. Mark this measurement* on the wall where the wall unit will be installed and draw a horizontal line, keeping it perfectly even.

* In fact, place your mark 1/32 to 1/16 in. lower than this measurement to make installation and adjustment easier.

Align the upper edge of a 1 1/2 x 68 in. squared wood strip on that line you drew and screw it into the wall (screw it into something solid, such as the wall studs, using 2 3/4 in. screws).

Slide the wall unit towards its fi nal placement against the wall, making sure that the wood strip we talked about in step 15 above is fi tted properly into the interior of the unit.

Installing the wall unit

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ATTACH THE SQUARED STRIP OF WOOD TO THE WALL THEN SCREW THE UNIT IN FROM ABOVE

A

Assembly (cont’d)

17 Screw the wall unit to the wood strip, vertically, from above, using 1 1/4 in. screws.

Option : Valences

Curtains on each side of the wall unit and appropriate lighting will contribute to creating a movie-theatre atmosphere.

To camoufl age the recessed lights as well as the curtain rods, build valences out of the same cherry-wood fi nish plywood you used for the wall unit. These valences are 22 in. high by 6 in. deep. Here, the valences installed on each side of the wall unit are 42 in. wide.

Liste des matériaux Catalina 3 in. recessed lights

Cherry-wood edge banding

1 x 1 x 1 1/2 in. metal angle brackets

#6 screws, 1/2 in.

#8 screws, 1 in.

#8 screws, 1 3/4 in.

1/2 sheet of 5/8 in. cherry-wood fi nish plywood

1/2 sheet of 5/8 in. MDF

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5/8 inch MDF, 48 x 48 inch sheet Width (in) Length (in)

C Back 40 3/4 17 3/8

E Reinforcement 40 3/4 3F Support 2 1/2 38

Width (in) Length (in)

A Sides 9 22B Front 42 22D Bottom 40 3/4 8 3/8

Cutting plans

1

2

If needed, sand the edges of the cut pieces. Before assembling the pieces, mark each

with the corresponding letters. Then use the iron to glue the cherry-wood fi nish edge banding

on the edges that will show and use the fi le to remove the excess.

Note: The edge where pieces A and B touch should be cut at a 45-degree angle using

a bench saw for a more aesthetically pleasing assembly. One horizontal edge of each

of the pieces F should also be cut at a 45-degree angle so the pieces fi t together.

17 3/8"

40 3 /

4"

C

E

40 3 /

4"

38" x 2 1/2" - F38" x 2 1/2" - F

3"

42"

22"

B

22"

9" A

22"

9" A

40 3/4"

8 3 /8

"

D

5/8 inch cherry-wood fi nish plywood, 48 x 48 inch sheet

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42"

7"9"

18"

22"

RECESSED LIGHTS

40 3/4”

8 3/8”

2 1 /2

”

5/8”

4"

17 3 /8

”

22"

4"

38"

3"

Elevations

General guidelines

42"

9"

22"

STAINED AND VARNISHED CHERRY-WOOD

Elevation

Side view

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ATTACH TO THE WALL

40 3 /4"

40 3 /4"

40 3 /4"

8 3/8"

17 3 /8

"

2 1 /2

"2

1 /2"

3"

38"

22"

9"

42"

22"

A

A

B

C

D

E

F

F

BANDING BANDING

BANDING

22"

40 3/4"

9 3/8"9 3/8"

8 3 /8

"3

1 /2"

4 7 /8

"

Assembly

1

2

3

Cut pieces out of the bottom (D) so you can recess the lighting. A template adjusted to the size of the light fi xtures is usually enclosed in the package.

Before starting to assemble the box itself, you need to install the angle brackets on which piece D (part with the holes for the recessed lighting fi xtures) will be attached because it is hard to install these angle brackets after assembling.

So screw the angle brackets (1/2 in. screws) on the insides of pieces A, B and C, so that the perpendicular part of the angle brackets is 4 5/8 in. from the bottom of the pieces.

Now assemble the box, using angle brackets and 1/2 in. screws. First, attach the angle brackets to pieces B and C, then screw pieces A to these angle brackets.

Note: Piece C does not end up level with the back edge of pieces A; it is actually shorter by 5/8 in. on the inside so as to leave the space needed to insert pieces E and F between the two pieces A.

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5

6

7

Using 1 in. screws, attach piece E on the box as well as a piece F, the bevel facing as shown in the drawing. Use the countersink to cut out the holes fi rst because the heads of the screws must not be above the surface.

Using 1 3/4 in. screws, attach the other piece F to the wall (on something solid), the bevel facing as shown in the drawing. Use the countersink to cut out the holes fi rst because the heads of the screws must not be above the surface. This piece must be placed high enough so that the top of the box touches the ceiling once it is installed.

Install the box so that the pieces F fi t together.

Assembly (cont’d)

4 Insert piece D in the box, push it against the brackets and screw it in (1/2 in. screws).