Substantial posts by gonzo, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 23 of 57 posts are listed.
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gonzo, 16 August 2010Hello All, 2 years ago I built an addition with a walk out basement to my existing home. My intention was to someday build a basement studio. I plan to use the space to…
Soundman2020, 16 August 2010Hi Gonzo, and welcome! I'm a little curious about why you floated your floor like that, when you say that you don't need much isolation, and you probably had a great…
gonzo, 16 August 2010Stuart, Thanks for your quick response. When I built my basement addition I had not stumbled upon this site. I actually built up my floor using a 1" hard rubber horse…
Soundman2020, 16 August 2010OK, I hear what you are saying! This probably isn't going to very cheering for you, but here is a link to a thread that you probably should read, to help you get a…
gonzo, 19 August 2010I am attaching a sketchup plan of what the new rooms will look like. I will be using a 2 x 4, and a 2 X 6 wall for isolation between rooms. I will be removing the…
gonzo, 9 October 2010:D Started Demolition!!!. I am going to start with a clean slate. Removing walls back to block wall, and removing floor down to concrete. New walls will be built on…
gonzo, 10 October 2010Glen, great design. Unfortunately, the door for the HVAC unit needs to stay where it is in my floor plan that is where I change the filter from. Also, I am removing the…
gonzo, 15 October 2010Demo 80% done!!!! Ordered Rod's book should be in early next week. Attached is my latest drawing using Glen's design. Question: If I plan on creating treatment walls…
gonzo, 17 October 2010I can not get my sketchup file smaller than 2.93 MB. Attaching a couple of JPEG's Question: If I plan on creating treatment walls along the perimeter walls. Do I need to…
Soundman2020, 17 October 2010What do you mean by "perimeter wall"? Are you referring to the outer leaf that surrounds all of your rooms? If so, those are concrete, right (or block, or something else…
Soundman2020, 19 October 2010Do you mean this frame? The one indicated by blue arrows, below? Image not preserved: 2x4-this-wall.jpg I'm not even sure why you have that there: it does not seem to be…
gonzo, 19 October 2010That is the framing wall I was talking about. It will be holding up the ceiling joist. You are correct Stuart, I am planning on putting up an inside-out treatment wall a…
gonzo, 29 October 2010Almost ready to start building. I am still unclear on which wall is to be my inner leaf? I have an 8" block wall which is my outer leaf correct? outside of this block…
gullfo, 29 October 2010the 2x4 running next to the exterior walls would be the inner leaf and you would leave a couple of inches between the exterior wall and the framed wall. remember that 2x…
Soundman2020, 29 October 2010Yes and no! :) Don't you just love those clear, accurate, unambiguous answers? :) No, you probably don't need to do it, assuming that your basement is entirely…
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gonzo, 31 October 2010Sending pics of completed Demo. Also attaching finished control room design. I am ready to get started on the control room :D , just want to make sure the design is…
gonzo, 31 October 2010Glenn, Not realy sure what you mean by extending the isolation wall into the treatment wall. You are suggesting that I install the windows in both isolation walls then…
gonzo, 3 November 2010I am attaching a sketchup file of my existing ceiling in my basement. I will be installing another ceiling on my new inner leaf walls. My question is: should I go ahead…
gonzo, 8 November 2010Brien, On my first post I stated that there was drywall on my perimeter walls. I stated this because the pictures I had posted did not show the drywall. I never stated…
gullfo, 8 November 2010you have a direct connection from the floor to the ceiling. you'll need to (at least) decouple the lower drywall and also better to add mass on the upper floor…
gonzo, 8 February 2011Back to the Design phase. The weekend I was going to start building I found water seeping through my block walls. Had a bit of water in the basement So I contacted a…
gonzo, 9 March 2011Stuart, I did leave out the rest of the design for clarity and file size. I plan on using the live room and iso booth design that Glenn came up with. I have attached 3…
Soundman2020, 9 March 2011To be honest, 1 and 3 aren't very appealing, since they have your room narrowing down at the back, which generally isn't a good idea, and all three designs eat up the…