Walls and Ceilings - Need advice...gutting & rebuilding a den/theatre room.

I just bought my first house...previous owners did not make many upgrades/repairs. Our first major project will be to redo the den. I'm planning on gutting the entire room down to the studs and rebuilding it from there.

Here are the steps I plan on taking...I would appreciate it if anyone can find any steps that I'm missing or answer some of the questions I have placed throughout:


-RIP OUT CEILING

-RIP OUT WALLS

-INSTALL POCKET DOOR

-RUN:
POWER WIRES TO NEW OUTLETS, SWITCHES, & CEILING LIGHTS (SHOULD I UPGRADE EXISTING POWER WIRES RUNNING TO EXISTING OUTLETS?)
A/V CABLES & WIRES
SPEAKER WIRES-SURROUND SOUND
TELEPHONE WIRES
DATA WIRES
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WIRES I SHOULD RUN TO MAKE THE HOUSE READY FOR ANY FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES??

-INSTALL
NEW OUTLETS
NEW PHONE JACKS
DATA JACKS
NEW LIGHT SWITCHES

-INSULATE EXTERIOR WALLS TO KEEP HEAT & A/C FROM ESCAPING (WHAT'S THE BEST MATERIAL TO USE?)

-SOUNDPROOF WALLS & CEILING (WE'LL BE WATCHING LOUD MOVIES IN THE ROOM)

-INSTALL CEILING LIGHTS (WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CONNECT SO THAT ALL ARE CONTROLLED BY ONE SWITCH?)

-INSTALL CEILING

-HANG DRYWALL

-PAINT WALLS

-PAINT NEW MOULDING (BASEBOARD, CEILING, DOOR FRAME, WINDOWS?)

-INSTALL NEW MOULDING


THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY TIPS/SUGGESTIONS/CORRECTIONS THAT ANYONE MAY HAVE TO OFFER!!

-MIKE

See "soundproofing" in the insulation forum.

Use plenum rated CAT 6.