Printable kit · 18 worksheets
The Complete Home Theater Blueprint
Measure the room once. Then the screen size, projector position, speaker angles, wire runs, receiver settings and budget all come from your own numbers, in the order a home theater actually gets built.
- 18 fill-in worksheets, 54 print pages
- 2 filled-in examples, a companion spreadsheet and a reference guide
- Online buyer guide with 3 priced systems
Replaces the forum threads, the napkin math for throw distance and the second trip for speaker wire because the first spool came up 30 ft short.
30-day money-back guarantee. Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF you download, including both filled-in examples. Swipe or scroll.
What's in it
See all 18 worksheet titles
- My Theater Plan
- Build Task Planner
- Room Survey and Measurements
- Seating and Screen Size Planner
- TV or Projector Decision Matrix
- Projector Throw and Brightness Worksheet
- Speaker Layout and Angle Planner
- Subwoofer Placement and Crawl Log
- Receiver Channels and Power Chooser
- Acoustic Treatment Map
- Power and Electrical Plan
- Speaker Wire and Cable Run Schedule
- HDMI and Source Map
- Accessories and Install Checklist
- Gear Budget Planner
- AVR Setup and Calibration Log
- Picture Settings Record
- Theater Log and Upgrade Plan
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. My Theater Plan and Projector Throw and Brightness Worksheet, worked through for one sample 20 x 14 ft basement, so you can see a finished page before you start yours.
- 1 bonus printable. Room Planning Grid: One sheet per idea: layouts, speaker positions, ceiling plans
- 1 bonus printable. Home Theater Quick-Reference Card: The numbers you look up again and again, for the rack door
- 1 companion spreadsheet. A companion spreadsheet that does the math: screen size, throw range and foot-lamberts from your room, amplifier power per speaker, cable lengths to buy, a staged budget and a calibration record. Tabs: Room numbers, Speaker power, Cable runs, Budget, Calibration.
- 1 33-page reference guide. The eight chapters of the original Blueprint: room assessment, component tiers, placement and mounting, wiring, treatment, receiver calibration, the accessories people forget and the upgrade path.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when.
Plus the online buyer guide
Three complete systems at three budgets, every item priced and linked, plus every product the kit names, kept current on this site. The worksheets link straight to it, so the prices you plan with are today's, not the day the PDF was printed.
Who it's for
- Anyone turning a basement, bonus room or spare bedroom into a home theater
- Buyers about to spend real money on a projector, receiver and speakers who want them to fit the room the first time
- DIYers running wire while the walls are still open
- Owners of a finished system that sounds boomy or flat and want to set it up properly
Who made this
Built by the TheaterCalc team, the people behind the free throw distance, screen size and speaker calculators on this site, from manufacturer specifications, Dolby and THX layout guidance, receiver manuals and patterns in owner reviews. Researched, not hands-on tested.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
How do I get it?
Pay on the secure Stripe checkout and you land straight on your download page: the full PDF, a ZIP of every sheet as its own printable page, the companion spreadsheet and the reference guide. Bookmark that page to download again later.
I bought the earlier Blueprint. Do I get this version?
Yes. The download link from your original purchase now opens this version's download page, at no charge.
Does it fit my room?
It is built around your own measurements, so it works for any room, from a 10 x 12 ft bedroom to a large dedicated theater. The filled-in examples show one sample room worked through, so you can see a finished page before you start yours.
What if it is not what I expected?
Use the whole kit. If it does not help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
How is it different from the free calculators?
A calculator answers one question and forgets it. The kit keeps your room's numbers together, puts the jobs in the order that avoids costly mistakes, and gives you the logs that make calibration and upgrades repeatable.
The Complete Home Theater Blueprint
18 worksheets · 54 pages · examples, workbook, reference guide and online buyer guide