Home Theater on Lake Rabun
A room for a rainy afternoon in a lake house, not a Buckhead basement copied onto a cove. Call Ryan at (706) 982-3327.
Get an EstimateThe room is usually the living room
Lake Rabun houses are often smaller and older than the new places on Lake Burton. A lot of them are cottages that grew, with a stone fireplace, a porch, and one room that has to be the living room on Saturday and the movie room that night. A dedicated theater happens when there is a lower level you can give up. We will tell you which one you have. SoulCraft Systems, North Georgia, since 2010. Georgia license LVT305289 and North Carolina license SP.FA/LV.37584.
Afternoon light off the water is the first design problem. A projector aimed at a wall of glass is a disappointment at 4 PM. Shades, or a TV instead of a projector, are part of the plan, not an accessory. See lighting and shades on Lake Rabun and shades for lake houses.
The equipment has to sit in a dry, conditioned closet. These houses close up for weeks. An unheated crawl space under a cottage is a bad rack location. When you come back, one remote should turn the room on. Guests should not need a briefing.
Wire it before the stone goes up
The photo is from a new-build prewire in Rabun County, near Clayton: the fireplace wall while it was still open. It is not a finished Lake Rabun theater. It is the moment the TV location gets power and cable, which is the same moment we want on a Lake Rabun rebuild. The project page is the Rabun County prewire.
In a finished cottage we fish from the attic and closets and we stop when the plaster or the paneling would have to come apart for a small gain.
Not the same job as Lake Burton
Burton houses are often larger, with a real lower level and a longer dock. Rabun coves are tighter, the road is narrower, and more of the houses are renovations. The theater page for the other lake is Lake Burton home theater. The Rabun overview is Lake Rabun, and the smart-home page is smart home on Lake Rabun.
The metro design page, if you also have a house in town, is dedicated theaters and media rooms. What changes a theater quote, without any dollar figures, is on what drives home theater cost. A plain TV mount is a service call: one to two hours is typical, at $149 an hour plus a $50 trip charge. A theater is custom quoted.
Call Ryan at (706) 982-3327, Mon–Fri 9 AM–5 PM. The Atlanta office is (404) 590-7685 if the other house is in town.
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What our clients say
"Justin originally handled our AV installation about 15 years ago, and we have relied on him ever since… I highly recommend Justin and SoulCraft."
"SoulCraft Systems did our custom installation five years ago and we could not be happier with the experience and service. Highly recommend Justin and team there - they work hard and care about your home systems."
"Our project was completed to perfection and on time! … Your staff were fabulous."
Questions from Highlands, NC Homeowners
Highlands overview · Home automation · Lighting · Theater design
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From the job photos
Living-room surround locations in a tall Lake Rabun ceiling are on the prewire page.