Substantial posts by Tony Perretta, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 16 of 21 posts are listed.
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Tony Perretta, 6 August 2010Hello everybody I am just starting the build of a tiny 1 room studio at the bottom of my garden in South East London . I thought that it would be of great help if I…
Soundman2020, 7 August 2010Hi Tony, and Welcome! It's always great to have a newcomer who did his homework, follows all the rules, and does a great, detailed first post, with all the basic info!…
Tony Perretta, 7 August 2010Hi You are too kind! The building has already been built! I will certaily have corner traps and have accounted for that. Who knows what else! The building exists as…
xSpace, 7 August 2010What you haven't done is to explain with some detail what the building you are using is made of, how it is built, etc. A lot of energy has already gone into explanations…
Soundman2020, 7 August 2010There's two things going on here: One is the resonant frequency of the drywall itself, as a single independent sheet. The other is the resonant frequency of the entire…
Tony Perretta, 7 August 2010Hi xSpace Let me try to address this with pictures and quotes from the manufacturers http://www.greenretreats.co.uk . The floor is " constructed from an 80mm thick…
Tony Perretta, 7 August 2010Stuart said: Oh my... that is radical and my wife will kill me if I do this. This is more than a little heart breaking I must say. I really don't want an iso booth in…
Soundman2020, 7 August 2010Not necessarily! Don't abandon hope yet... Tony, the one question you haven't answered yet, is the most basic of all: "How much isolation do you need?" In other words,…
Soundman2020, 7 August 2010I'm looking at those photos that you posted, and in the wall one it looks like the insulation is some kind of Styrofoam and foil sandwich. Is that it? If so, it is not…
Tony Perretta, 8 August 2010Hi Stuart I just read this fascinating thread ( http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... =1&t=13629 ) featuring the creme de la creme of this forum (John, Rod, Andre,…
Soundman2020, 8 August 2010OK, that's what I feared: I don't see how you are going to be able to do what you need to do, at a reasonable price. The problem is weight. Let me explain: Like I said…
Tony Perretta, 8 August 2010Hi Stuart I MUST send you some amazon gift(s) for your kind input! Ok so right now would big air gaps, insulation and green glue solutions be the way to go? I Can't get…
Tony Perretta, 25 December 2010Hi Many months later and snatched hours and weekends inbetween a full time job and the build is nearly finished. I thought I'd be able to better document the process…
Tony Perretta, 25 December 2010Next up building a frame. This was tougher than a normal stud frame as it had to be independent from all but the floor surface. Additionally there were a number of…
Tony Perretta, 25 December 2010Crimping electrical cables. Research suggested junction boxes are illegal without access although in the end I have designed access to everthing through the inner walls.…
Tony Perretta, 25 December 2010A plasterboard layer has gone on top of the wooden layer with a healthy amount of green glue inbetween. Getting the ceiling up was no fun and the only part of the job…