Key posts: Tin Shed Small Studio Construction - Advice Welcome

Substantial posts by petesguitar1, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 10 of 18 posts are listed.

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  • petesguitar1, 24 January 2014I am in Australia - I speak in m, mm and vb We have just bought a new house and it comes with a nice colourbond (tin) shed that is 9m x 6m. I have been given permission…
  • petesguitar1, 28 January 2014So after a lot of reading on this site I have come to the conclusion that: a) 10mm Gyprock just won't work - 16mm Fyrchek is the stuff but it is way too expensive. Looks…
  • Soundman2020, 30 January 2014Hi there Pete, and Welcome! :) I was about to answer your initial post, but then I saw your second one: Don't give up so easily! Have you looked at other alternatives?…
  • petesguitar1, 30 January 2014Thanks for the encouragement Soundman 2020 - I will keep my eyes peeled and see what I can come up with and I'll definitely post pics which ever way I go. Probably the…
  • stevev, 8 February 2014hey mate, good to see you're trying to get the right ideas sorted outed before you even move in to the place. smart move :D The colourbond shed won't really act as mass…
  • petesguitar1, 8 February 2014Hey Steve, I'm much more in the Acoustic guitar after a skinful frame of mind :) It's relatively suburban but my goals are pretty simple. I had the chance to go out to…
  • petesguitar1, 3 July 2014It has been an interesting few months since moving into a new house, floating 2 mortgages while we tried to sell the place and life with a small child who can now run,…
  • stevev, 7 July 2014if i'm reading that correctly you'll be having a layer of 16mm fyrchek on one side of a 90mm stud, 30mm resilient channel and 16mm plaster on the other side. All of this…
  • petesguitar1, 21 July 2014Hey thanks Steve, might have saved me from a pretty major design mistake :) So If I'm understanding I would just build a standard stud wall (90x45) not touching any part…
  • stevev, 30 September 2014correct. and GG will really help your isolation if done correctly and in the right quantities. your ceiling needs to be the same construction as well. this is a cas of…