Key posts: SSDC1 Single Garage conversion in Maryland USA
Substantial posts by johnv, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 12 of 24 posts are listed.
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johnv, 6 March 2015I am coming back to the forum after several years away. I read through several remarkable small and large projects here then and now am looking to see what I can do with…
johnv, 10 February 2016Back. Took months going through the Gervias book as time allowed. Most Humbling thing ever... this is good! I'm looking at a massive temporary cheat to get a small…
johnv, 31 July 2016Image not preserved: CROFT plan1 CONSTUCT OH1.jpg First steps with sketchup and actually starting this project. Basement of a three-story townhouse. The two images are…
Soundman2020, 22 August 2016For each image, click on the "Browse" box, next to "filename", just under the window where you type your post, and select the file on your computer that you want to…
johnv, 3 October 2016I'm on my third attempt just to model the exisiting walls and space to get a base start for this. I'm working from interior measurements and have Been through three…
johnv, 21 January 2017Looking at the ceiling of the basement/garage and it is not usual lumber joists but what I think are called TRUSS JOISTS... they look like roof trusses, with those…
johnv, 27 January 2017This part of the house is teh quietest. Normal sound levels in the garage are around 48dB C worst case is in teh music room where currently it is open to teh HVAC system…
johnv, 28 January 2017The intents here are for the control/voice room to be, first, a trustable monitoring room. It's not large and that is a concern. The isolation need there is to be able…
johnv, 1 February 2017Having never seen 2x4 truss floor joists I was concerned, but it seems that they are indeed a very good thing. Better is that I have very easy lateral routing access for…
johnv, 21 February 2017a couple of concerns the idea here is to take the long open garage area as it stands now and divide it into a shorter outer mini garage/work area on the outside, and the…
johnv, 26 February 2017Having learned that I have open truss-joists rather than solid wood ones in the ceiling, Does this change the approach to the usual ceiling design wherein you strip the…
Soundman2020, 2 June 2017Wow! Your thread sure does seem to have slipped into a very quite place! Sorry about that!!! Do you have a plan for that figured out? Have you taken a look at ITU…