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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
- Thread starter silky smoove
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Sez you!....
I've got a consultation setup with an HVAC contractor for tomorrow morning. I assume I'll be using a mini split with a separate ERV/HRV system for the fresh air supply to the building. I'll make sure and snap some pictures while we're discussing things.
Additionally, the painter dropped off supplies over the weekend and is scheduled to start tomorrow. He thinks it will only take a day to get it wrapped up. The door installer brought the wrong trim so he's coming back today to finish buttoning up the door. If he doesn't make it I'm going to have the painter move forward tomorrow regardless and I'll just caulk and paint the last three pieces of trim myself.
Busy morning.
The HVAC guy came out. I'm pretty much settled on a two zone mini split system running off of a single heat pump/condenser unit. One zone will be in the storage vestibule and will be a tiny wall mount unit. That space will also get a passive vented fresh air supply/return. Inside the isolation perimeter (i.e. the main room) I'll be going with a floor mounted unit for the conditioned air. I went floor mounted rather than wall mounted because I wanted to avoid complications with the drywall/whisper clips/hat channel and not having a good place to mount the unit. This will eat up some floor space, but I can tie it into my overall treatment plan without issue. I'm confident it will work well. The fresh air supply/return is still a little undecided. He gave me some options and was going to break out the different costs, but overall he didn't think in a Seattle climate that an ERV/HRV system would be necessary. He was more in favor of using a passive vent which I could easily build as a dead vent for sound isolation.
The painter arrived. Today they're caulking, doing any wood filler that's required and shooting primer. Tomorrow and Friday they'll finish up the trim, the field, the fascia and soffit boards, etc. Basically by the weekend the painting should be done and we'll be ready for gutters and downspouts which I'll tie into my site drainage. I've already contacted my gutters and downspouts guy and he's checking his schedule to let me know how quickly he can make it out.
The HVAC guy came out. I'm pretty much settled on a two zone mini split system running off of a single heat pump/condenser unit. One zone will be in the storage vestibule and will be a tiny wall mount unit. That space will also get a passive vented fresh air supply/return. Inside the isolation perimeter (i.e. the main room) I'll be going with a floor mounted unit for the conditioned air. I went floor mounted rather than wall mounted because I wanted to avoid complications with the drywall/whisper clips/hat channel and not having a good place to mount the unit. This will eat up some floor space, but I can tie it into my overall treatment plan without issue. I'm confident it will work well. The fresh air supply/return is still a little undecided. He gave me some options and was going to break out the different costs, but overall he didn't think in a Seattle climate that an ERV/HRV system would be necessary. He was more in favor of using a passive vent which I could easily build as a dead vent for sound isolation.
The painter arrived. Today they're caulking, doing any wood filler that's required and shooting primer. Tomorrow and Friday they'll finish up the trim, the field, the fascia and soffit boards, etc. Basically by the weekend the painting should be done and we'll be ready for gutters and downspouts which I'll tie into my site drainage. I've already contacted my gutters and downspouts guy and he's checking his schedule to let me know how quickly he can make it out.
Just confirmed with the gutters and downspouts guy that he'll be installing on Tuesday the 7th. Once he's done with that I'll be clear to install my site drainage system, which is the last piece the City of Seattle needs before issuing final inspection and (hopefully) approval for the STFI permit. It'll be great to get those guys off my back with this whole thing.
Today the building guy will be replacing the three pieces of door trim that were improperly sized, and the painters are there doing trim, soffit and fascia painting. Tomorrow they'll shoot the body of the building and get it all buttoned up.
Today the building guy will be replacing the three pieces of door trim that were improperly sized, and the painters are there doing trim, soffit and fascia painting. Tomorrow they'll shoot the body of the building and get it all buttoned up.
Button the darn thing up. Looks nice from the outside, I'm sure it will keep the wife and neighbors happy but all the fun stuff happens on the inside.
Agreed. I've still got some exterior work to do before I can really launch into the interior work. I need to get all the site drainage built and looking pretty. I need to do all of the hardscaping in front of the building. Once the hardscaping is done I'll be able to get my wife her parking spot back. Lastly there's some landscaping that needs to be done around the finished building after I'm done installing the drainage and electrical trenches. Once all of that is wrapped up I can start doing the interior work. I'll have the HVAC guys and electrician out before I get started on the inside, so some progress will be made in there even if I'm not the one doing the work.
The studio has a life of its own. In the top image, the building is square. In the bottom image, it looks funky, leaning to the right. Interesting effect.
The first is a telephoto lens or zoom setting, foreshortening the distance perspective.
The second is a wide-angle lens or zoom setting aimed slightly downward, creating converging parallel verticals (the house on the right also “tilts” inward; see the window frame).
I haven't done anything inside. I'm waiting for final approvals from the city before I start spending money and time inside. I'll be posting a lot as the inside starts coming together. That's where all the sound isolation and acoustic treatment fun stuff happens.
Well... Normally I'd say you were right, especially given that my wife took those photos and she's an aspiring photographer with all kinds of fancy pants camera stuff. These however were shot in the default setting on an iPhone 6, haha.
Your iPhone “default” setting is wide angle.
I looked again, and I believe I’m mistaken about the first photo being telephoto.
Hmm, i didn't realize you were going with TuffShed. I'm also considering them for my studio build but also looking at metal buildings as well. Mine will have to go on a slab so extra expense for me, yay.
If it's a Tuff Shed you won't necessarily have to go with a slab. It's better if you do in general, but I'm quite happy with mine and the steel substructure once I filled it with Roxul.
Gutters and downspouts tomorrow. That's the good news. The bad news is that the next phase involves me doing the work and not having the luxury if just paying someone to do it for me
