Substantial posts by binarybloke, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 17 of 36 posts are listed.
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binarybloke, 16 August 2010Today was day 1 of converting the groundfloor of my house extension to a single room, inside-out studio and we're having afew doubts about correct practice. My design…
binarybloke, 17 August 2010Day 2 of framing and it's going to get pretty tight for workspace from now on. northframe.jpg southframe.jpg @ Stuart, thanks I'll take another look at the book.
binarybloke, 19 August 2010Day 4 - temp fixed the wall frames after some alterations due to one of the skimmed walls being almost 30mm out of line at ceiling level. Another lesson learned - check…
AVare, 20 August 2010Grounding, as in the connection to the earth, is for lightning safety reasons. Having multiple grounds creates potentially multiple levels. Also these multiple levels…
binarybloke, 20 August 2010Day 5, temp fix ceiling frame. north_ceiling.jpg south_ceiling.jpg doorway.jpg We're considering adopting a similar mdf framing method for the fabric finish used to…
binarybloke, 22 August 2010Munchkin, this is the best idea we came up with. If there's an alternative I'd be interested to see it. patsudio_corners1.jpg Excuse the tiny text. Patrick
binarybloke, 24 August 2010Day 7 - boarding out and caulking. We're using knauf fireshield 15mm wallboards for the first layer which has made for some pretty heavy lifting once screwed to the stud…
binarybloke, 25 August 2010Day 8 - Doubts about rigidity disappeared today once we started screwing the walls together. We're using RWA45 insulation in the airgap and were surprised at how easy is…
binarybloke, 26 August 2010Day 9 - ceiling and walls secured in place :D The last 2 ceiling panels were a tight squeeze and we ended up temporarily removing a section of wall to get the necessary…
binarybloke, 27 August 2010Day 10 - first round of caulking complete. Now to measure, cut out and glue all the beef-up wallboards. I've included pics of how Carlo dealt with the tricky inside-out…
binarybloke, 3 September 2010Day 15 - Beefed up door in place and ready for seals and hardware. I may have slipped up on the 3 leaf rule here, I'm using a firedoor with 18mm and 12.5mm mdf board…
binarybloke, 6 September 2010Day 16 - south window fitted and more caulking. According to the "window = 1/3 mass of walls" guideline, we should be using a 10mm pane of laminate. The closest I could…
binarybloke, 11 September 2010Day 20 - beef-up wallboard layers completed. The walls were pretty straight forward, but the ceiling panels were a pain in the neck :D . I managed to do this working…
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binarybloke, 20 September 2010Day 27 - flooring and insulation all-but complete. My budget has been revised once again, but I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. insulation.jpg
binarybloke, 28 September 2010Day 30ish - Fabric frames pretty much complete and waiting for delivery of the material from this place http://www.bradburyfabrics.com which I discovered on this forum.…
binarybloke, 7 October 2010Week 8 - I think. After a weekend covering the fabric frames for the ceiling, Carlo and I started first thing Monday figuring out how to approach fixing up the ceiling…
binarybloke, 12 October 2010I ran a quick sound level test yesterday using my analogue db meter, here's what I got: studio running @ 90db directly behind closed studio door = 65db directly behind…