Key posts: Gleeman Studios Construction

Substantial posts by Jester, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 96 of 193 posts are listed.

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Jester, 10 July 2004Gleeman Studio will primarily be a post-production studio. My primary focus will be TV, film, and radio. The studio is being built in basement of my home. It was Built…
Jester, 10 July 2004I have a few questions concerning the construction of the walls and ceiling. Most of my outer walls are going to be constructed using John’s inside out design. Would it…
Sen, 10 July 2004Hi jester, Your design looks pretty good to me except for one thing. I would swap your live and dead studios. You would really need the bigger space for your live room.…
Jester, 10 July 2004Thanks for the reply The main reason for that for that layout is to allow me to track a band all at once. Studio 2 is mostly going to be for drums so even though it is…
Jester, 6 September 2004I have a question about my walls. On my outside walls there is the vinyl siding and a layer of 1/2" plywood. Does this count as a leaf? Should I put 2 layers of sheet…
knightfly, 6 September 2004Lief, the vinyl siding is next to worthless as sound isolation, but along with the plywood it WILL act as a leaf - so if you want much in the way of iso, you would need…
Jester, 7 September 2004Thanks for the reply! By cleats you mean a 2x2 right? I am working on the ceiling right now putting sheet rock between the runners up against the upstairs floor. I am…
knightfly, 7 September 2004That's exactly what I meant by "cleats" - be sure to follow the idea of ZERO AIR between layers though - this is easier to do using cleats, partly because you should NOT…
Jester, 10 September 2004Well actually that's not the plan that Sen was commenting on I updated it. Here is the plan I originaly posted. It has a smaller control room 2 tracking rooms and a Iso…
Jester, 10 September 2004After reading Sen's reply I came up with this design. It gives me a much bigger live room. (I will call this "Plan 3") gleeman_floor_plan3.gif
Jester, 10 September 2004Here is another plan I am throwing around ("Plan 4") gleeman_floor_plan4.gif
Jester, 10 September 2004I really like idea of having the bigger control room. I am going to be spending a lot more time mixing and mastering than I am recording bands (although I will be…
knightfly, 11 September 2004Eric, while it's true that splaying makes things more difficult to calculate, it's also true that it keeps a room brighter while still controlling flutter - same for…
knightfly, 14 September 2004Sorry, no slaps - this board is a "violence-free zone", and I enforce it by boycotting anyone who either starts (or even comments on) any flame crap - there are enough…
Jester, 16 September 2004I am going to be putting bass hangers under the stairs. So each of the tracking rooms will get a bass trap. I figure once the rooms are built I will analyze them and add…

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Jester, 6 January 2005Well it's been a while since I have posted but I have been slowly working away. I am getting close to putting up the walls and have a few questions. I pulled all if the…
knightfly, 7 January 2005I see no reason why you can't re-use the insulation; I'd try to ditch the facing though, this can act as another membrane and decrease isolation in some cases, plus it…
knightfly, 8 January 2005This would depend on whether you have energetic kids who like to run down the stairs in hard-soled shoes to "see what Daddy is doing", or even make lots of noise UP…
Jester, 8 January 2005Sounds like good advice. So I have been sheet rocking between the studs on the outer walls. I have the first layer up. I am wondering what the difference in STC is…
Jester, 9 January 2005While I am on the subject of walls, I should run my other walls by you guys. I have decided for a number of reasons not to float my floors. So all of my walls will…
knightfly, 11 January 2005If your inner wall frames will bear under the ceiling joists, then you DEFINITELY want the RC under that wall's gypsum layers; otherwise, you have a serious flanking…
Jester, 27 January 2005Well I have been building like crazy! I will try to post some picture soon. I am getting to the point that I need to figure out how to hook up my HVAC. I have a heat…
Jester, 1 June 2005Hello gang it's been a long while since I have posted anything. I have been hard at work on the studio. I have sheet rocked and insulated the outer frame of the building…
Jester, 2 April 2007Well all of the framing is finished and I'm almost ready for insulation and Sheetrock. I have a bunch of big projects approaching so I'm getting very motivated to be…

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Jester, 2 April 2007lol no I have been working on it on and off but I haven't been posting much. I'll try to make up for it by posting a bunch of pictures now. I read the forum a lot I just…
sharward, 2 April 2007I just think plywood will look a thousand times better, even if you paint over it. OSB is going to look funky. :roll: Yes. It's expensive but worth it in many…
Jester, 3 April 2007So my electrical is finally in! Seemed like it took forever. I had my electricians install a star grounding system. I had them install outlets for my 5.1 system and…
Jester, 6 April 2007Here are a few more pictures showing my studio windows, sound lock, and my studio 2 room. Studio 2 has double sliding glass doors and double outside windows. It's…
Jester, 6 April 2007Ack another lovely mistake. Well neither my inspector nor my electrician commented on it so I might be alright. For my short runs I don't have any 90 bends and my long…
Jester, 9 April 2007Well it's time to start figuring out my HVAC. I have a heat pump installed that is heating and cooling the upstairs of my house. I'm planing on using the same system for…
guitardad72, 10 April 2007Jester, Just in case you've not already seen this silincer... From this thread: http://johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8496 Not seen anyone yet make a silencer…
Jester, 10 April 2007Marc, Yeah that's a nice looking silencer. My main problem is that I don't have a whole lot of space for silencers. The way I was thinking about doing it was to…
rod gervais, 11 April 2007Heat takes care of itself - especially in the control room - ifthere's a screw up it always occurs with the air conditioning.......... WHat info did he require of you in…
Jester, 11 April 2007My unit is made by Comfortmaker it says SEER 13, 8.0 HSPF, and 1 1/2 - 5 Tons. Hopefully I won't have to replace this thing. I guess I will have a better idea after I…
camistan, 12 April 2007Hey Jester, Like you I am installing an ERV. It will be connected to my basement heat pump/air handler system specifically for my Studio. At the present time I'm…
Jester, 7 April 2008I wanted to get everyone’s thoughts on my HVAC system before I order all the parts. I recently did a voice over session with 9 people and the room got insanely stuffy…
Jester, 9 April 2008I’m starting to lean toward not using the existing HVAC system and just sending fresh air directly from the ERV to each room. AC and heat will be provided by a dual…
Jester, 17 April 2008I have already run a bunch of flex duct but after reading Rod’s comments and the ERV install info I am thinking about installing metal round duct. Have other people who…
Jester, 15 August 2008I have received and installed my ERV. Yea! My original order for the ERV and mini split was canceled as they didn’t have the fantech in stock and I decided to wait till…
Jester, 18 August 2008Thought I would post some pictures of my silencer boxes being constructed. I ended up doing them a bit different than the plan I posted on the last page. I built them…

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Jester, 19 August 2008I bought resilient channel (RC-1) to be installed on my ceiling but am now having second thoughts. I need help deciding if I should use it or just go without. The walls…
Jester, 20 August 2008What what. I read the “A Proven Liability” pdf while I think it raises some good points I find it suspect that it’s on a site selling a competitive product. I really…
rod gervais, 22 August 2008[quote="xSpace"]Resilient Channels: A Proven Liability : http://www.quietsolution.com/Multifamily_RC.pdf Just 'cause I like to be different...which is really difficult…
Jester, 25 August 2008Well I passed my framing, mechanical and electrical inspections yay! I picked a ton of rockwool and had 190 sheets of drywall delivered. However it appears I did my…
Jester, 26 August 2008It was news to me as well! I was planning to be installing drywall starting last week. I talked to a contractor today who builds a lot of houses with this type of floor…
Jester, 8 December 2008It’s been a while since I have posted anything but I have been hard at work. After consulting with a structural engineer, a contractor, my building inspector and lots of…
Jester, 12 December 2008Here are some pictures of the drywall going up. All walls and the ceiling are getting a layer of 5/8" and a layer of 1/2". Since I am using slip track (fast top clips) I…
Jester, 8 June 2009Drywalling ceilings is more fun then being beaten with a 2x4 but only barely! After reading about everything that can go wrong with RC-1 I really didn't want to short it…
Jester, 8 June 2009For my floors I decided to just stain the concrete. I looking into acid stains but then found an eco-friendly soy based stain called Soycrete. I didn't take very good…
Jester, 9 June 2009I bought a bunch of 1/4" masking tape (used quilting tape) and taped off a bunch tile like patterns. Soycrete is a great product to work with. It's non-toxic, doesn't…
TomVan, 9 June 2009Lief, I have to say you out did yourself. I do stained concrete for my real job and know the work you went through to get the results. Fantasic job. Be aware of your top…

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Jester, 9 June 2009Here you can see how I painted the walls. I used pale creamy yellow for the base coat and then sponged on a slightly darker color. I painted the ceiling white. Because…
Jester, 9 June 2009I am starting on my doors and I wanted to run my plans by you guys and make sure I’m not doing anything stupid. I have air locks between all of my rooms so I’m just…
Jester, 10 July 2009All of the electrical other than the mini splits is in. I used isolated ground 20amp receptacles through out to go along with my star grounding system. I put outlets…
Jester, 11 July 2009This is a 1 ¾” door I got from a salvage yard. I striped the finish off the face that will be seen and filled the door knob hole with wood filler. I then glued a sheet…
Jester, 13 July 2009For the door frames I’m using 1” (5/4) pine stock. I measured out where I want the hinges to go then I routed them out using a template I made. The hinges are 5” x 4.5"…
Jester, 22 July 2009Like everything else in the studio the doors are taking me a lot longer than I thought they would. I have managed to get 3 doors hung. I still have to do the stops and…
Jester, 5 August 2009I am ordering my glass this week and I have a couple of questions. First I want to make sure I am getting the right thickness. My walls have a layer of 1/2" and a layer…
bassman, 9 August 2009I would not use plywood for a stop. You need a hardwood to stand up to time for something like that. Plywood would not stay true once the expansion and contraction of…
Jester, 16 August 2009I am getting started on the windows. So far I have the stops ready for one window. I'm going to get the glass at the end of the week. I ended up using 4/4 pine stock for…
Jester, 16 August 2009I am getting close to working on my acoustical treatment for the rear of my control room. I need to do this soon as my mini split will be mounted on this wall. I’m…
Ro, 17 August 2009Hai Jester, update's looking cool! About the wall aborber; seems like a plan. You might wanna skip the superchunk and use hangers all over. IF there was any superchunk…
Jester, 17 August 2009Yeah I realize there is a lot of debate about hangers and not much testing data to back them up. Sill i'm going to give them a go though as it seems like a lot of other…
Jester, 11 September 2009I wanted to post a quick update as my windows are finally in! For the gap between the window frames I bought some Celotex which I wrapped in cloth. I attached it using…

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Jester, 11 September 2009Window photos window-006.jpg window-009.jpg window-007.jpg Image not preserved: window-008.jpg Window-and-desk-049.jpg
Jester, 11 September 2009Still more window photos window-016.jpg window-017.jpg
Jester, 15 October 2009I finished building my rear wall framing. I think I’m going to go with superchunk for the whole rear wall. I final got my mini splits hooked up and they are working…
Jester, 16 October 2009Thanks Rhino! Wish I was good at sketch up but so far that programs is a bit beyond me. I am going with surface mounted for my automatic door bottoms but I still haven't…
Jester, 17 October 2009Back in June my father came a visited me for a week. I took advantage of his visit to start building a desk for the studio as he is an extremely good carpenter. He has…
Jester, 17 October 2009More desk photos Window-and-desk-040.jpg studio-056.jpg studio-055.jpg studio-054.jpg Image not preserved: studio-053.jpg studio-052.jpg
Jester, 17 October 2009Yet more desk photos... Desk-10-17-09-008.jpg Desk-10-17-09-006.jpg Desk-10-17-09-005.jpg Desk-10-17-09-003.jpg Desk-10-17-09-002.jpg Image not preserved:…
Jester, 17 October 2009Last of the desk pictures. Desk-10-17-09-015.jpg Image not preserved: Desk-10-17-09-011.jpg
Jester, 19 October 2009The Makita was on loan from a friend who dumped all his tools at my house because he didn't have any where to store them. I hadn't heard from him in years but recently…
Jester, 12 November 2009I’m going to start building my speaker soffits soon and I’m planning on using Johns design. Despite reading a huge amount about soffits and 5.1 systems I am still…
Jester, 27 November 2009Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have started on my speaker soffits and they are coming along nicely. The framing is 2x4s with ¾” plywood for the platform. The soffit…
Jester, 27 November 2009more pictures.. soffit-1-012.jpg soffit-1-011.jpg soffit-1-008.jpg
lilith_envy, 29 November 2009They look good. My knowledge on soffits aint great but, As long as the seals between the speaker and the beazel (front birds eye bit) is tight. you shouldn't need a box.…
Jester, 1 December 2009I passed all of my inspections last week. Not that big of an achievement but it feels like I have passed another milestone. I picked up 15 sheets of 3/4 plywood today…
John Sayers, 8 December 2009DSC_0133.jpg DSC_0004.JPG DSC_0006.JPG front.jpg Image2.png
Jester, 9 December 2009Thank you John for posting the pictures they are definitely helpful. Using duct board for the vents is a great idea. I decided to go ahead and build speaker boxes. They…

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Jester, 11 December 2009Just finished my bass hangers and thought I would post some pictures. I constructed the hangers using celotex fiberboard and then gluing and taping on insulation. I used…
Jester, 17 January 2010My soffits are coming along nicely. I built the speaker boxes out of 3/4" plywood. They are very tight around the speakers. I filled the upper half of the soffits with…
Jester, 17 January 2010The rear soffits didn't have room for hangers so I just stuffed the lower half with rock wool and the upper half with fluffy fiberglass. IMG_1411.jpg IMG_1410.jpg…
Jester, 17 January 2010The side wall slats are made up of 4 sealed chambers on each wall. They cover 8 frequencys ranging from 170 to 400 Hz. IMG_1415.jpg IMG_0521.jpg IMG_0523.jpg IMG_0530.jpg
Soundman2020, 20 January 2010Beats me! I'm not a sailor at all, and I've never even been that far south in Chile (only made it as far as Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas, which I really like). I even…
Jester, 20 January 2010A recording sign I made out of an old exit sign. IMG_0139.jpg
Jester, 7 February 2010Work is on hold in the studio as I am on vacation in Ecuador for 3 weeks. It’s an amazing country although we had quite an adventure when we arrived. We were leaving the…
Jester, 8 February 2010Thanks guys, I didn’t feel I had room to do hangers in the rear wall so I just I stuffed it with insulation. The center has 3 layers of 3” Rockwool. The angled sides…
Jester, 8 February 2010I finished the trim around the windows. With the slat resonators the walls look incredible thick. For the front speakers I made a removable frame around the speakers but…
Jester, 8 February 2010I made all of the cloth frames out of ¾ plywood cut in to 1 ½” strips. The cloth was stretched over the frames and stapled. I used Lou's method for attaching the frames…
Jester, 8 February 2010just a few more pics IMG_1860.jpg IMG_1861.jpg

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Jester, 21 March 2010Thanks for the kind words. I have a few jobs coming up so I have been getting the control room ready for mixing next week. I build a new i7 quad computer and have been…
Jester, 23 April 2010I had a client call that wanted to fly into town to record the voice over for a training video. So I had a strong motivator to finish my vocal booth. I worked around the…
Jester, 23 April 2010more pics IMAG0001.jpg IMAG0003.jpg IMG_2738.jpg IMG_2735.jpg IMG_2733.jpg IMG_2732.jpg
Jester, 7 May 2010The soffits are not decoupled. I went back and forth about decoupling but in the end I went with John's design (or at least my understanding of it) His design calls for…
xSpace, 16 June 2011The top and bottom stop are the only ones that require a bevel of whatever the degree might be. The sides are flat 90 degree pieces, the place that these side stops need…