Shhhh!!!.....The city are probably reading this......What lawn???
Just whistle and act like they're not there....
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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
- Thread starter silky smoove
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Just whistle and act like they're not there....
In addition to doing interior work, I'm also working on the exterior of the studio. Curb appeal is a big deal for a studio, and a tiny one like mine needs all the help it can get.
I've got all the pieces cut for a lattice I'm putting up on the western wall of the structure. This will serve as the backdrop for our garbage/recycling/compost containers and will allow us to plant some climbing plants on it that will enhance the aesthetics of the space. I'll make sure and go with a type that are not harmful to the siding. Tomorrow I'm going to get everything screwed together.
I've got all the pieces cut for a lattice I'm putting up on the western wall of the structure. This will serve as the backdrop for our garbage/recycling/compost containers and will allow us to plant some climbing plants on it that will enhance the aesthetics of the space. I'll make sure and go with a type that are not harmful to the siding. Tomorrow I'm going to get everything screwed together.
Despite the studio not being even close to operational my wife and I decided to have the logo put on the door right away. Some of the folks that come to her medical practice have gotten confused and thought my studio was her new office. This will hopefully solve that.
I just discovered this thread tonight and have now read all of it in one sitting.
How are you still verbal? With this much city involvement and permit-based meddling I would be too angry to speak. I'd be forced to resort to interpretive dance with extended middle fingers.
How are you still verbal? With this much city involvement and permit-based meddling I would be too angry to speak. I'd be forced to resort to interpretive dance with extended middle fingers.
I was angry about a lot of this early on, but I eventually became numb to it. It's no longer a big deal. Things are getting done again, so that's sated me for the moment.
This weekend I'm going to finish that lattice I started building last weekend and hopefully start with the first interior project; framing in the entryway/vestibule wall and loft ceiling.
This weekend I'm going to finish that lattice I started building last weekend and hopefully start with the first interior project; framing in the entryway/vestibule wall and loft ceiling.
The logo is a nice professional touch. How did they apply it? Is it a large sheet that covers all the glass or was the logo transferred? Is it on the inside of the glass? Did you design it and send it in?
It does not cover all of the class. The print is about 18"x4" with a little over a 1" margin all the way around. It's an adhesive, decal type product, but one without any visible edges. The logo is on the outside of the glass. Since the glass is frosted, going on the inside wasn't an option.
My wife used these guys (Signs of Seattle) for her business signage and was very happy, so I went with them as well.
My wife used these guys (Signs of Seattle) for her business signage and was very happy, so I went with them as well.
Considering John Sayers inside-out wall construction rather than Whisper Clips and hat channel. More research required, but it's looking like a promising option with higher isolation, lower cost and less space.
It's interesting. One has to wonder how the building inspectors would deal with unattached walls.
That would be the case with traditional room-within-a-room construction as well. Since this type of construction would allow me to insulate prior to doing electrical, I could get the insulation and final STFI permits signed-off prior to constructing the inside-out walls. In other words, they wouldn't have a chance to do a permit review on the walls at all.
You my friend have been beaten down and broken and have accepted this ridiculous amount of regulation to your own property. Accepting this as how things are. From the outside looking in this is makes me want to puke.
I'm off my soap box now. Progress looks great and it sure makes my little project seem so small.
BTW - working out the kinks and finally getting ready to start getting back to setting up my recording gear.
I'm off my soap box now. Progress looks great and it sure makes my little project seem so small.
BTW - working out the kinks and finally getting ready to start getting back to setting up my recording gear.
Nice playing and a very cool bass. That Monique birdcage sounds really nice as well. Are those 210AV cabs?
Also: Imagine what I'd have to go through if I'd triggered the full permit review. This is the lesser of the two!
210AVs but you don't hear them in the video. It's Monique into an A&H board USB to QuickTime player. pretty elementary stuff I'm just about ready as I disposed of my protocols stuff just before I started the room and before the tech became outdated to worthless. Also didn't want the trouble of syncing audio to video so that's just the IMac camera.
Today's studio update is minor and doesn't pertain to actual studio construction at all, haha.
I built a tall lattice and platform for our garbage, recycling and compost containers. The lattice will keep the newly painted siding on my studio from getting dinged up when the lids get flipped open, and will allow us to grow some climbing/vine type plants to add a little greenery to the alley.
I built a tall lattice and platform for our garbage, recycling and compost containers. The lattice will keep the newly painted siding on my studio from getting dinged up when the lids get flipped open, and will allow us to grow some climbing/vine type plants to add a little greenery to the alley.
Oh, and I'm still researching inside-out wall configurations. Specifically how to tie the walls and ceiling together since I don't have a flat ceiling.
The ceiling component is really bugging me. The only thing I can think of to get an inside-out configuration on the ceiling is to bring in a second set of scissor trusses underneath the ones supporting the existing structure. That would work nicely, but would compromise ceiling height. The alternative there is to still use Whisper Clips and hat channel on the ceiling. Hmmmmm... Still more research required. 90% design, 10% execution, haha.
Scissor trusses would seem to be the way to go. Maybe the trusses could be interleaved (top and bottom trusses not directly aligned with one another) with the current ones in place to reduce the gap between the two parallel ceiling structures. Structural issues with the weight of the scissor trusses wanting to push out the inner walls would have to be considered but easily dealt with.
They touch on scissor trusses here: John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum • View topic - Ceiling question - whats the best solution?
They touch on scissor trusses here: John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum • View topic - Ceiling question - whats the best solution?
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Interleaving the trusses is a really smart idea that I hadn't considered. I'm still not sure I'm going to go this route, but it's nice to have options I suppose.
