Substantial posts by adam, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 17 of 45 posts are listed.
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adam, 6 January 2010I've finally started my studio build after over 2 years of fits & starts. It's a residential house extension from the ground up. I really wanted an original John Sayers…
adam, 6 January 2010Thanks guys, yep even getting this far has been a big project, and we're still a long way from where most people start! I wanted separate slabs for internal rooms, but…
adam, 16 January 2010Wow, Max! Thanks for the encouragement, I've been watching your progress on RO for years! Congrats on getting through it, you did some great work. I'm in a similar…
adam, 1 March 2010After lots more earthmoving & compacting, the slab has finally been poured. SlabCuring.jpg SlabPouring.jpg
adam, 22 March 2010Started on the concrete block outer shell walls on the weekend. It's nice to be out of the dirt! We're using dry-stack blocks, so they go up pretty quickly after the…
adam, 6 April 2010How can you afford beer while you're building a studio anyway?!? More progress over Easter. 1600 blocks laid, 900 to go. We're core-filling those on thursday to lock…
adam, 8 April 201017 cubic metres of core fill went in without any dramas. There's about another 11 cubes to go :shock: CoreFill.jpg
adam, 3 May 2010We've put a lot more blocks up over the last 2 weekends, here's another sped-up video because I can't help myself. Walls_700.JPG
adam, 10 June 2010Well we've laid the final block on the weekend, had it inspected, and then core-filled on tuesday morning. Glad that part is done! Next up is the roof.…
adam, 9 September 2010Don't be too jealous, they're still just big holes in a wall! But I'm really happy with the vibe that those windows give it both the inside and the outside. They will…
adam, 13 January 2011Hi All, It's been raining a lot around here lately but we've still managed to finish a lot of non-studio related parts of this build (plumbing, drainage, landscaping).…
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adam, 21 January 2011Thanks, I'm using it right now and I'm really happy with how it's working out! Here's the Sketchup file. The front panel of each side cabinet is actually a drawer. And…
adam, 12 September 2011Hi Charlie, I'm still alive! I've been holding off posting updates because the progress lately hasn't been studio related, but since you're interested... From the front.…
adam, 21 February 2012Hi Anthony, I'm no expert, but from what I've read, sand-filled blocks might even give better transmission loss at lower frequency than grout-filled (core filled)…
adam, 22 March 2012Hi All, Quick question about insulation. I've read in several places that "fluffy pink" insulation around 30 kg/m3) is fine for going behind plasterboard - where it's…
adam, 7 April 2013Hi All, So over 3 years later I've finished... for now. Resources ran a bit thin, so we decided to finish the outer leaf, throw some broadband panels up & put down the…