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NEW BUILDING

#282
I am just looking forward to relieving myself in the corner somewhere to make sure I have marked my spot. :eek:

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#283
I had to stay late tonight to get some last minute prep work done before the drywallers show up tomorrow AM. I finished that up and still had a little fuel left in the tank, so I figured I'd capture our cool new outdoor lighting for the sign. It should be hard to miss the evening of the clinic, eh?!?

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#285
And so the drywall begins. It's a 2-man crew, and it's pretty amazing to watch them do their stuff. They're a well oiled machine, the stuff is going up FAST.

We've also got an insulation crew here spraying fiberglass in the side/exterior wall. We're trying to knock down road noise in what will eventually be the main room of the studio. Once the drywall is done in the hallway, the insulation guys will then spray loose cellulose in the new wall. That should keep most (all?) of the studio noise out of the showroom and office areas.

Progress is VERY exciting!! Now, where'd I put the money to pay for all of this? Anyone need anything?!? Hmmmm, I know it's here somewhere... :D:D:D

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#286
This will cost a little more, but in the studio area after they hang the drywall. Use a silicone and run beads of silicone down the wall and then put up a second piece of drywall and make sure to offset the drywall so the joints don't line up together. This creates a dead air space between the two pieces of drywall as the silicone keeps the two pieces from completely touching which will significantly cut down on noise.

Edit - Here is some stuff called Green Glue which seems to do the same as the silicone.
 
#287
The drywall guys started in the hallway, they first hung one side of the new wall and ceiling so that the insulation guys would then have something to spray the cellulose against. 'Round 'bout lunch time, this is what it looked like:

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Same treatment in the little false wall in the studio entrance.

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Even with all the noise and clutter from the continuing drywall work, I can tell that the warehouse space (i.e. future studio) is MUCH more dead sounding now than it was. Once all the power tools stop for the night, I think it will be close to silent in there now.

These two drywall guys are complete studs. They worked down in Roanoke yesterday until 1:30 AM, and they were here at our place in Blacksburg @ 8 AM. They took a quick lunch break, but it's been non-stop work other than that. I'm pretty sure I would have died about 4 hours ago doing what they're doing. They've got another couple/few hours of work to go here, and they're not showing any signs of letting up. I'm way impressed.

I'll grab a pic of the showroom in a little bit. It's been completely transformed, I don't even recognize the place now...
 
#289
CrashClint said:
This will cost a little more, but in the studio area after they hang the drywall. Use a silicone and run beads of silicone down the wall and then put up a second piece of drywall and make sure to offset the drywall so the joints don't line up together. This creates a dead air space between the two pieces of drywall as the silicone keeps the two pieces from completely touching which will significantly cut down on noise.

Edit - Here is some stuff called Green Glue which seems to do the same as the silicone.
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I think our current plan is to finish the walls in the studio with rough saw pine or oak. There's an older studio in town (used to be Real-To-Reel, now Va Tech runs it) that has a main room decked out like that. The vibe of that room is unbelievably relaxing, and it's sonically really nice. The rough sawn boards are shiplapped vertically all around the room, so there are no big flat surfaces anywhere in the room. With some subdued lighting, it's simply impossible to feel stress in that room. :D
 
#290
Here are a few different angles of the showroom with pretty much all of the drywall up (the last photo has one small piece yet to be installed):

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And here's some early progress on the studio wall...
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A little mud, a little sanding, a little paint... and on and on and on. It never seems to end, but by gosh we're getting close!!
 
#293
Thanks, guys! It's all quite exciting!

Talk about impressive - these guys will have hung 64 sheets of 12' x 4' x 5/8" drywall by the end of today. The crew that delivered the boards yesterday looked ready to have a coronary just getting the stuff off the truck and stacked against the walls. These guys today are moving it, cutting it, hoisting it, screwing into it... my gosh, I just can't imagine how tired I'd be if I did what they've done today. They're definitely getting some pizza on me tonight, and it's gonna be the good stuff (Sal's or The Cellar).
 
#294
Gard said:
Ah, you've heard this story? Well, close enough, in this case, my building site was about halfway up the hill....and still a good 40' over the top of the small creek at the bottom of the hill.

If the house floods, we will have much more serious issues than what happens to the house - I'll need Noah's freakin' ark! :spit:
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Ha...airport you say..wait til they hit you with your sonic boom plan should a jet break thye sound barrier directly over your house...I know I'm being a biotch but these folks get old..

wait til greg gets his yearly inspections..the county paper pushers will have a new laundry list of mods by next year

I get the need for safety but to fail a test cus a toilet armrest isn't 4.3276 inches off the ground did me in
 
#295
LightGroove said:
wait til greg gets his yearly inspections..the county paper pushers will have a new laundry list of mods by next year
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LOL. We did just have a random spot inspection by the fire marshall over at our other store. There was a minor electrical issue identified, so I'll get the pleasure of going through the building permit ringer again real soon. :rollno::D
 
#297
Some serious drywalling going in there. I'm trying to do my part to help you pay for your project. It seems no one can own just one Roscoe so I'm guessing at the GTG I'll get an itch or idea for something...or maybe they'll be something else there ready to go or who knows, right.
 
#298
SteveC said:
Some serious drywalling going in there. I'm trying to do my part to help you pay for your project. It seems no one can own just one Roscoe so I'm guessing at the GTG I'll get an itch or idea for something...or maybe they'll be something else there ready to go or who knows, right.
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That's the dream! Build it, and they will come. :rollno::D:D:D
 
#300
I had the grand pleasure of checking out the progress in person yesterday afternoon. The drywall crew was gettin' after it! I have to say, the showroom space is HUGE! The pictures don't convey the size of it adequately. I'm sure once you guys get racks up and basses on the wall it will shrink a good bit, but wow! The studio space is going to be amazing too...lovin it!
 

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