Hello everyone after a long time lurking, this is my first post here!
I’m using soundman2020’s first post as a template.
Where am I? Pennsylvania, United States
What am I attempting to do? Build an overdub studio on the 2nd floor of a detached garage. (I know this is not an ideal location but it’s all I have!) I’m in need of a good space to record vocals, guitars and mix my own projects.
Where am I right now in the project? Planning and design. I plan to add 4 corners of bass trapping. I plan to use traffic-master vinyl plank flooring over the plywood. I already have a box of 703 panels 2x4, 2” thick that I use in my current setup. I have lots of building materials (my father is a contractor).
How loud am I? I mix as quiet as possible. I only track vocals, acoustic & electric guitars. Everything else is VST instruments ITB. The garage is also on a wooded lot and my neighbors live pretty far away.
What do I record? Myself! Vocals are my main priority. Genres include: Singer-songwriter, pop-rock and country-pop.
What is my budget? $10k USD, my father is a contractor and he already has a lot of the wiring and wood materials that I need. He will also help me with the build since it’s in his garage :)
What do I have to work with? The Second floor of a detached garage. I have been allotted a 17’x14’x8’1”(H) space within a larger room; the entire upstairs measures 22’ W x 28’ L x8’1” H. The studio room will have no windows and 1 door opening.
What’s it made of?
1st Floor
- - Concrete Slab floor
- 8’4” to Drop Ceiling
- 2” to bottom of 16” Truss to bottom of 2nd floor ¾” T&G Flooring
- First floor walls are all 12” concrete block (filled with concrete) 2 sides are underground.
- Remaining 2 sides have a 6” stone veneer and one side has a 14’ garage door.
- - Total room 22(W)x28’(L)x8’1”(H)
- Alotted studio space 17'x14’ from the block*
[indent=#]- * Add 4.5” if measuring from the stud. (See Pics)[/indent]
- ¾” T&G Plywood Floor supported by 16” (H) trusses on 24” Centers.
- Continuation of first floor wall on 2 sides 8” concrete block filled with concrete (30” H)
-------- 3.5” stud wall sits on outside of 8” plate on top of 8” concrete block wall (4.5” inside)
- Ceiling height is 8’1”, Roof trusses on 24” center with 6’ crawlspace at the peak.
-------- ½” plywood flooring between trusses for storage.
-------- 3.5” between ceiling truss joists for insulation
- Interior walls are standard 2x4 on 16” centers
- No windows and there will be 1 doorway.
- The outside of the second floor is covered in ½” plywood and ¾” cedar siding.