My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)

[Inky13]

Speaking of working smart; I’m waiting for confirmation from my young college-age cousin and a buddy of his that they can come and help me schlep all of this. Here’s a pro tip for everyone: If you give college kids money they’ll do back breaking work for you!

Tell that to my college age daughter. It takes an act of congress
to get her to do dishes. Hey Silky, I think I speak for a lot of us here
that we are living vicariously through you as you realize your (our?)
dream of a personal studio. Not many people would have the skill,
knowledge and patience to see this through. It's been an epic thread and I, for one have found it quite interesting. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[silky smoove]

Tell that to my college age daughter. It takes an act of congress
to get her to do dishes.

Dishes probably aren’t paying $25/hr though

 

[Fat Freddy]

Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Spoiler

The Butler did it!

 

[silky smoove]

Hey Silky, I think I speak for a lot of us here
that we are living vicariously through you as you realize your (our?)
dream of a personal studio. Not many people would have the skill,
knowledge and patience to see this through. It's been an epic thread and I, for one have found it quite interesting. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Thanks! It’s been a long and challenging road, but I feel like the recent momentum is going to carry me across the finish line in relatively short order. Feeling great about progress. Tomorrow will be yet another milestone towards completion.

 

[silky smoove]

My cousin and his roommate are on board, a larger truck has been reserved to cut it down to two trips... tomorrow will glorious!

 

[silky smoove]

Spoiler

The Butler did it!

Mind. Blown.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Mind. Blown.

Then my work here is done.....

 

[silky smoove]

Studio is clean and the truck is parked out front with all of the plywood already loaded in the back. Before the guys get here tomorrow morning at 10:00am I’m going to try and get some of the plywood and Green Glue down on the floor so we can stack drywall in an area that I won’t need to clear immediately for plywood install, thus requiring me to move around huge quantities of drywall multiple times. A little proactive work will hopefully save me a bunch of re-work as this thing marches along.

In related news, the building hasn’t been this clean inside since it was first built!

 

[peterpalmieri]

Studio is clean and the truck is parked out front with all of the plywood already loaded in the back. Before the guys get here tomorrow morning at 10:00am I’m going to try and get some of the plywood and Green Glue down on the floor so we can stack drywall in an area that I won’t need to clear immediately for plywood install, thus requiring me to move around huge quantities of drywall multiple times. A little proactive work will hopefully save me a bunch of re-work as this thing marches along.

In related news, the building hasn’t been this clean inside since it was first built!

Any reason to worry that much weight would have a negative Impact on freshly laid green glue?

 

[silky smoove]

Any reason to worry that much weight would have a negative Impact on freshly laid green glue?

I don’t think so. The sheets are already screwed down which will provide tremendous clamping force which is objectively the same thing as adding some weight on top.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Yikes! In this video they recommend 2-3 tubes of green glue per 4x8 area. That’s a lot of glue. Another video says two tubes for the same area for drywall.

Humidity and temperature affect drying time. Whenever I buy plywood, it always seems damp. They store it in sheds outdoors. Your heater will help if required but I’ve found that uneven drying can warp the ply. A lot of variables come into play.

 

[silky smoove]

2 tubes per 4x8 is the standard. 3 is optimal, but tests show only a marginal improvement over 2. More than 3 provides no appreciable benefits over what 3 provides. I have enough on-hand to do 2 tubes across the project with some extra to spare.

The plywood I purchased was all stored indoors, so I suspect it’s already sufficiently dry.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I was wondering if more glue might be required if the plywood is more porus than drywall.

 

[TedH]

Dishes probably aren’t paying $25/hr though

Pizza, beer and cash have motivated many a college boy!

 

[silky smoove]

You want drywall? I got drywall.

 

[silky smoove]

I opted for a different construction sequence for this phase that didn’t require me to get any of the floor mass installed this morning and will hopefully make things go more smoothly.

My cousin and his roommate showed up at my place this morning at 10:00am and we promptly got to it. I knew drywall was heavy, but... man... drywall is heavy. We loaded the first half, brought it back, unloaded it and wanted to collapse. We then drove back, returned this random pair of 1/2” sheets that we accidentally picked up (we were loading 5/8”) and then followed suit with the second half of the total load. I grabbed a few extra sheets assuming that I’ll probably screw up at least a little somewhere over the course of this phase of the project and didn’t want to have to coordinate another truck rental just to grab a handful of sheets to account for building mistakes.

I had considered beginning the work today, but I’m pooped and would like to enjoy at least part of my Sunday. I’ll get back to it next week.

 

[silky smoove]

In related news I'm super sore today. I'll be taking a night or two off to get back to normal before marching forward with plywood and drywall installation.

Onto more hopeful planning topics. My wife asked me how the rest of the project was going to go in terms of a sequence. Here's what I came up with:

1. Put up drywall in vestibule
2. Construct ceiling middle leaf in main room (plywood, Green Glue, drywall)
3. Construct drywall lid in main room (Whisper Clips, hat channel, drywall, Green Glue, drywall)
4. Construct sub-floor mass assembly (Green Glue, plywood)
   
5. Construct drywall on north wall of main room (Whisper Clips, hat channel, drywall, Green Glue, drywall)
6. Install HVAC equipment (mini split, heat recovery ventilator)
7. Construct drywall on remaining walls (Whisper Clips, hat channel, drywall, Green Glue, drywall)
8. Final electrical contractor construction (fill outlets, install lights, power to mini split and HRV)
9. HVAC contractor purge, vacuum and seal test mini split
10. Mud, sand and tape drywall
    
11. Paint drywall
12. Door contractor to install sound door
13. Install underlayment and flooring
14. Cut and paint base and door trim
    
15. Install base and door trim
16. Construct (or install) vestibule storage systems
    
17. Touch up drywall and trim paint as needed

Easy peasy!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Thanking your wife for encouraging your passion should be at the top, middle, and bottom of the list.

 

[silky smoove]

Thanking your wife for encouraging your passion should be at the top, middle, and bottom of the list.

You are wise.

 

[silky smoove]

The most minor of updates: I'm still sore from all that drywall.

I've got an appointment after work tonight, but will hopefully assemble the drywall panel hoist on Wednesday night and get started on putting up drywall in the vestibule.