Laminate Showcase

where do you get the wilsonart laminate? and how much does it cost?

[basementjack]

You can get Wilsonart from most home improvement stores (Home depot for example)
Most people are paying between $60-120 for the sheet, depending on size and where you get it - home depot tends to be a bit higer...

Tiddler asked me to post this here. Had no idea this site was even around. I guess I'll have to frequent here, HomeTheaterSpot and AVSForum now. I recently built a Laminate screen using Designer White. I've posted an article on my blog that details what I did to build the screen. The article can be found here.

Once I get the projector up later this month, I'll come back and let everyone know how well it worked out.

As for the rest of my theater, it can be found here: Kressilac's Home Theater

Hope you enjoy the articles.

[cynical2]

Kressilac wrote:

Tiddler asked me to post this here. Had no idea this site was even around. I guess I'll have to frequent here, HomeTheaterSpot and AVSForum now. I recently built a Laminate screen using Designer White. I've posted an article on my blog that details what I did to build the screen. The article can be found here.

Once I get the projector up later this month, I'll come back and let everyone know how well it worked out.

As for the rest of my theater, it can be found here: Kressilac's Home Theater

Hope you enjoy the articles.

Kressilac, Welcome to the Shack!

Looks very nice! I read a bit of your documentation, and will read through the rest over the next week or so...

Please feel free to stick around and exchange ideas with us in this forum or in any of the other audio/video forums!

Jim

I am somewhat happy with how the masking came out. It a bit wavy in places and I am going to wait to see how it performs before I commit to redoing it and updating the article. We'll see.

[basementjack]

Pricing update: In the western Chicago Suburbs, I priced out Wilson Laminate (11-16-2007) from Home Depot for $2.87 (Or was it 2.78) per sq foot. I've also priced it from two Wilson distributors who stock it one was $2.42 per sq foot, one was $2.83 per sql foot.

[paints]

I've looked around a bit and may have just missed it. Has anyone done a comparison of Parkland to Wilsonart?

[mechman]

Yep. I had a sheet of Parkland originally. But I only compared it to Fashion Grey. Designer White would blow Parkland out of the water! Parkland is cheap, that's it's only plus. I think I even have spectro readings of it in the master list.

What do you want me to look up for ya?

mech

[paints]

Heh....no,no,no,no. I'll keep looking. But you already answered my question as to the quality of Parkland compared to Wilson.

Can't belive I'm this close to the finish line and still am up in the air on PJ and Screen. Truth be told if I have my way. It'll be the Panny A200X and either the DW or FG. Plan B is the Benq W500 and definetly DW.

I just need winter to get over quick. I'm in the concrete biz and low hours have the wife wanting me to go the budget route. However I go...I'll be happy. It'll be nice to one up my pals with those puny 42 inch plasmas for a change. Not to mention at the price PJ's are at now. I'm getting a moo baby moo picture compared to all you guys who spent literally thousands 5-7 years ago when digital PJ's was in it's early stages.

[mechman]

Might I recommend Platinum over FG? It is more neutral...

mech