So with a new (3rd) baby on the way, my wife has suggested I convert our back shed into a rehearsal studio/gear storage area to make space for the nursery. I know being pregnant does strange things to women's brains, so I'm taking advantage of this random thought and getting it done before she changes her mind.
Problem is, I have no idea how…..I have friends/relatives that cover almost every trade imaginable, so the physical construction won't be a problem, but I'm going to need your help with the design.
I'll post some photos when I get a chance, but at the moment the "shed" is an open end of a 4 bay garage. It has a back wall, half a wall in one side, full wall with a man-door into the car shed on the other side and is completely open at the front. Floor is 100mm thick concrete slab. Dimensions are 6m x 6m (19'8" according to google), but I'd need to keep a corridor to allow access to the actual garage part of the shed. So final dimensions would be 6x5m (19'8"x16'4").
Shed is built from corrugated iron and steel. The shed is about 10m (30 feet) from my house and a probably twice as far from my nearest neighbour.
Would hope to have enough room for a 5 piece band to rehearse, and maybe do some basic recording. I would like to keep as much sound in as possible, but complete soundproofing isn't essential. I would like to have some sort of multi-track recording ability to record rehearsals etc…
So where do I start?
Problem is, I have no idea how…..I have friends/relatives that cover almost every trade imaginable, so the physical construction won't be a problem, but I'm going to need your help with the design.
I'll post some photos when I get a chance, but at the moment the "shed" is an open end of a 4 bay garage. It has a back wall, half a wall in one side, full wall with a man-door into the car shed on the other side and is completely open at the front. Floor is 100mm thick concrete slab. Dimensions are 6m x 6m (19'8" according to google), but I'd need to keep a corridor to allow access to the actual garage part of the shed. So final dimensions would be 6x5m (19'8"x16'4").
Shed is built from corrugated iron and steel. The shed is about 10m (30 feet) from my house and a probably twice as far from my nearest neighbour.
Would hope to have enough room for a 5 piece band to rehearse, and maybe do some basic recording. I would like to keep as much sound in as possible, but complete soundproofing isn't essential. I would like to have some sort of multi-track recording ability to record rehearsals etc…
So where do I start?
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