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My New Studio Build (perhaps overly detailed)
- Thread starter silky smoove
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Vestibule ceiling drywall is done. As you can probably tell by the screw pattern it took me a while to figure out the best way to go, how to properly use the drywall screw setter to countersink the screw heads and most importantly, how to land on a stud without just popping into an insulation filled bay 
Some people call a vestibule a mud room. Maybe it has something to do with the amount of joint compound used. 
To me a mud room is specifically an entryway to a house designed for taking off your shoes, jacket, etc. A vestibule, to me, is more of a non-specific entryway. Since mine is going to be used for storage (cases, cables, drums when not in use, etc. I thought it seemed more appropriate than mud room. I suppose foyer also appliesSome people call a vestibule a mud room. Maybe it has something to do with the amount of joint compound used.
I got the entire north wall of the vestibule done once the ceiling was in place. That statement comes with a caveat.
The last triangle piece for the vaulted ceiling is SLIGHTLY too large and wouldn’t squeeze itself into the hole. I tried firing some screws in it with the hope that it would suck itself up tight enough to the framing that it would fit, but... No dice. It’s late enough that I decided to deal with it tomorrow. I’ll pull it down, shave it down a hair and then throw it back up.
The last triangle piece for the vaulted ceiling is SLIGHTLY too large and wouldn’t squeeze itself into the hole. I tried firing some screws in it with the hope that it would suck itself up tight enough to the framing that it would fit, but... No dice. It’s late enough that I decided to deal with it tomorrow. I’ll pull it down, shave it down a hair and then throw it back up.
To me a mud room is specifically an entryway to a house designed for taking off your shoes, jacket, etc. A vestibule, to me, is more of a non-specific entryway. Since mine is going to be used for storage (cases, cables, drums when not in use, etc. I thought it seemed more appropriate than mud room. I suppose foyer also applies
I think that vestibule is well chosen for this application.
a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
Wow, you’re definitely right. Glad I made the right choice... Completely at random too I might add
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Finally got confirmation from the engineer that the truss will be able to support the ceiling isolation assembly. The bottom chord of the truss will safely hold 14psf, but you have to back out 2psf for the self-weight of the truss leaving us with a safe capacity of 12psf. My assembly clocks in at 9.44psf, so I should be good.
Vestibule drywall is finished. Next I’ll be moving on to the inner leaf for the ceiling in the main room.
While I thought about the next phases of work on the studio today at my office when I should have been thinking of THAT kind of work I decided that I needed a dedicated run of time to really make some serious progress on the studio. To that end I just scheduled a week of vacation time at the end of March to get it done. That will give me nine days to work on it with only as much interruption as I decide to allow into the mix.
Most minor of updates: I rearranged the stacks of drywall and plywood so that I can begin installing both leaves of the lid. It turned out to be a much larger effort than if anticipated. Unfortunately, due to the limited space I’ll need to rearrange the material stacks as the area I’m attempting to work in moves across the structure. Fortunately the stacks will continually get smaller, but it’ll still add to the difficulties. I’ve got a four day weekend coming up, so hopefully I’ll be able to rack up some progress.
Do you plan on mounting anything heavy on the studio walls, such as a 4K monitor or speaker platform, that would require installing any reinforcement backers for steel tracks like the one below?
More weight on the structure would be a concern.
Resilient Sound Isolation Clip (RSIC-1) Backer | Acoustical Solutions
More weight on the structure would be a concern.
Resilient Sound Isolation Clip (RSIC-1) Backer | Acoustical Solutions
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I'm already going to be hanging tons of Whisper Clips and hat channel. RSIC channels (both the 1 and 2 leg variety) are inferior products in terms of isolation to what a Whisper Clip offers.
As for hanging heavy things on them, yes. Drywall. Lots and lots of drywall. When you look at the PSF of drywall and compare it to things like monitors, which I won't be wall-mounting, or mini split units, which I will be wall-mounting, you quickly realize that as long as you can handle the drywall you're good to go on anything else. I might need to throw another couple pieces of hat channel on some additional Whisper Clips to get the mounting for the mini split in-place, but that should be a breeze.
As for hanging heavy things on them, yes. Drywall. Lots and lots of drywall. When you look at the PSF of drywall and compare it to things like monitors, which I won't be wall-mounting, or mini split units, which I will be wall-mounting, you quickly realize that as long as you can handle the drywall you're good to go on anything else. I might need to throw another couple pieces of hat channel on some additional Whisper Clips to get the mounting for the mini split in-place, but that should be a breeze.
I've got a four day weekend on the horizon and have begrudgingly decided to take a break from my usual sport climbing adventures to focus on making construction progress. Hopefully I'll have some good stuff to post over the weekend.
Which do you think will be more of a workout, hanging a room full of drywall or rock climbing?
Since I’ll be using a drywall hoist for the really challenging lifts I’m going to say rock climbing. That said, I typically climb for 1.5-2 hours, or sometimes 2.5-3 hours if I’m belaying more than one person (ie my time between climbs is longer than with just a single partner), whereas drywalling will be an all day, if not multiple day affair. Marathon versus a sprint analogy perhaps?
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