Key posts: New construction in Louisiana

Substantial posts by Riff, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 40 of 63 posts are listed.

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Riff, 20 July 2010Wow! What a great site. I'm glad I found it because I learned so much already just reading for the last couple of months. But I have so much more to learn, I hope some…
Riff, 21 July 2010Thanks for the reply Soundman. I guess this would be my goals in order: 1: Sound proof room to practice guitar with enough room for the 7 amps and few speaker cabinets…
Riff, 22 July 2010Wow. I guess this red wall is still a problem. Just a single wall right here, I guess. House addition update 2.png House addition update 1.png
xSpace, 22 July 2010Why not just run the one wall the entire length since the closet has no expected acoustical use? one wall.PNG
Riff, 27 July 2010:horse: :horse: :horse: I know this has been beat to death, but I want to be sure I do it right. For sheetrock installation, the first layer is butt up against the frame…
Riff, 27 July 2010I've only seen 2D images for the sheetrock online, so I tried 3D. The sheetrock without the backer rod and caulk. Is this right? ceiling wall 4.png ceiling wall 3.png…
xSpace, 28 July 2010Overall, yea, that looks accurate, but I would avoid "jamming" the panels into corners and rather leave some caulkable space there, in every corner including the ones…
Riff, 29 July 2010The butt joints are where 2 sheetrock sheets meet? I thought you only caulked the perimeter of the sheets. Or is that just a little extra protection? Can it be done…
Riff, 2 August 2010Alright, another question. Should either or both walls of the storage room be double drywall? The circles in the sketch. Or would it not help at all? The far right wall…
Riff, 8 November 2010Update time. Selected a contractor and signed the papers. Received the initial drawings for the studio and sent them to the home owners association who has to approve…
Riff, 12 January 2011Let the games begin!!! Resize 182.jpg Resize 183.jpg Image not preserved: Resize 179.jpg Resize 181.jpg
Riff, 18 January 2011Old sheetrock pulled down from the storage room on Monday. Resized 191.jpg Resized 192.jpg Resized 193.jpg Resized 194.jpg Resized 195.jpg Resized 196.jpg Resized…
Riff, 19 January 2011Set the form. Waiting for electric company to move the power. Probably won't do much until the 24th. The concrete will be poured over the existing storage room concrete…
Riff, 21 January 2011I went back and forth a bunch of times of how to do the floor. I wasn't going to pour in the storage room at first. Leave it as is and only pour the new section but we…
xSpace, 22 January 2011"I decided to do it the way the contractor suggested to avoid the seam in the floor, and because I think the garage is big enough to stop any sound from going into or…
Riff, 23 January 2011I read here where the slab is not a huge concern because it's so massive and damped by the earth. I know I read it in at least 4 different threads. I did a search but…
xSpace, 23 January 2011""Decoupled" just means that there are no hard mechanical connections between the inner leaf and the outer leaf. " No one was placing an additional slab in that thread,…

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Riff, 24 January 2011WOW! I just spent 30 minutes typing up questions and the post disappeared when I tried to submit. DAMN! It doesn't help that my 2 girls are blasting Pokemon cartoons…
Riff, 25 January 2011A couple of ideas for the HVAC. Mini split on the wall. I know Rod says it's better for the fan to push out of the room. Any ideas or suggestions? HVAC fan on inlet.png…
Riff, 25 January 2011Cool! Thanks. I won't have an ERV. Just couldn't fit it in the budget. What we are planning to do is have the fresh air enter the room close to the mini split so…
xSpace, 25 January 2011"It's hard to believe a little small town would have a code on "beefing up exterior walls"." It's state and regional handed out by Dade County Miami since we live in a…
Riff, 26 January 2011Tuesday's work! 227 roof.jpg 225 temp ground wire.jpg 226 2 temp ground wire.jpg 222 generator.jpg 219 hole for ground.jpg 218 breaker panel.jpg 217 new meter.jpg 216…
Riff, 28 January 2011Update!! Lots done in the last couple days. Check it out! 253.jpg 251.jpg concrete bonding adhesive.jpg Image not preserved: 240.jpg 238.jpg 236.jpg 235.jpg Image not…
Riff, 28 January 2011"Honey, I'll be working late tonight." They stayed til 10:30 PM. :shock: IMG_0863.jpg IMG_0864.jpg
Riff, 3 February 2011A little more progress. It's starting to take shape. 269.jpg 259.jpg 257.jpg
Riff, 3 February 2011So I got the family together for a picture. It was hard to keep them all still. Especially the small ones. Then I used them to learn how to use Sketchup. amps resize.jpg…
Riff, 12 February 2011New updates! It's been COLD!! and rainy around here but they still got some work done. 317.jpg Image not preserved: 312.jpg 309.jpg 295.jpg 293.jpg 291.jpg Image not…
Riff, 22 February 2011Insulation time! We're insulating the outer walls now. I tried to search but it's not clear if it makes a difference whether to use faced or unfaced insulation. Does it…
Riff, 23 February 2011It's not that I don't value your advice. The contractor said the inspector would require the slabs be connected, so that's what I did. Hopefully it won't cost me a lot…
xSpace, 23 February 2011Well, I do get anal about these things...so I'll take the rap on that. A typical installation of kraft paper faced insulation is to apply the paper side to the interior…
Riff, 24 February 2011Thanks Brien. I was concerned about the paper noise. Hopefully I won't hear anything either. I will have the paper facing the inside so I guess that will work out. The…
Riff, 24 February 2011Pics!!! caulk.jpg ceiling insulation.jpg insulation on exterior wall.jpg ceiling caulked.jpg inserts.jpg inserts near floor.jpg
Riff, 1 March 2011Update! Ceiling sheetrock is complete. Started bricking exterior. One thing we noticed is with the inserts on the garage wall, the 3 1/2" insulation sticks out of the…
Riff, 2 March 2011Interior walls are up! You'll see a light in every picture. I had to walk around with a flashlight because I don't have power yet and it was already dark. It was pitch…
Riff, 12 March 2011Sheetrock done! Bricks done! :D :D :D 553.jpg 552.jpg 551.jpg 550.jpg 549.jpg 548.jpg
Riff, 15 March 2011I hope we did the star grounding correctly. Since I'm required to have 2 ground rods, one ground wire goes from the main ground bus to the ground rod. Another ground…
Riff, 17 March 2011Still looking for confirmation on my grounding system. Meanwhile... Doors! Doors are special ordered through Lowe's. They were made by Barnett Millworks out of Mobile,…

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Riff, 29 March 2011Mini split installed! It's very quiet, and I think it looks really cool. It's an LG Art Cool Everything should be finished this week. Whoo! drain.jpg outside unit.jpg…
Riff, 17 May 2011Just about done! One thing that didn't work was the spring hinges on the double doors. They are nowhere near strong enough to hold the doors closed. I'll probably be…
Riff, 17 May 2011Here's the readings I got when I checked the isolation. The bigger number is with the PA on. The smaller number is with the PA off with ambient noise. You can see where…