What should I expect to pay for a Home Theater Install?

I want to install home theater speakers in my walls and ceilings. I'd like to go Dolby 7.1 with a sub, and I want the speakers in the dry wall and ceiling and installed by pros. I have to buy the equipment as well, including the receiver. How much would I expect to pay for an install like that?

In-wall and in-ceiling speaker installs can be fairly easy or very difficult to install. It depends on several variables. For instance, If you have a two story home and you want ceiling speakers in the first floor ceiling it could be a major undertaking as the ceiling is not accessible from above. Likewise with in-wall speakers on an insulated exterior wall, because it's more difficult to fish wires through insulation. I would say you're looking at $60-100 per hour labor. The install time could vary tremendously depending on the circumstances. $100 - $200 depending on what walls you choose to have your speakers in and what obstructions he will have to face the install would probably run you over 500 maybe 1000 it may not be too hard but whoever dose it also charges for their talent also I install home theaters on the side and had a guy that wanted a 5.1 system I charged him 750 because he had a very hard attic to get into to drop the speaker wire down the wall then on 2 of the speakers it was an outer wall so I ran into the insulation as well. He was ok with the price because the local home theater store wanted to charge over 1000 to do it The answer is...it depends.

It depends on the structure of your house.

It depends on the accessibility.

It depends on the pricing of your local market for labor.

It depends on whether you us a legit licensed installer or somebody working from the back of a car.

Get some quotes. Nobody can give you a price until they come out and see the job. I wouldn't.

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