John Sayers’ Recording Studio Design ForumAn archive of johnlsayers.com, 2003–2022

Key posts: East Sussex - Double Garage draft design

Substantial posts by John Steel, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 17 of 27 posts are listed.

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  • John Steel, 13 March 2019Build thread here: http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22291…
  • Soundman2020, 13 March 2019Wow! Hi John, and welcome to the forum! :) But WOW! Again! That has to be one of the best-ever first posts! I think you covered absolutely everything in there! :thu:…
  • DanDan, 13 March 2019You have done great work, and I'm jealous of such Sketchup skills. I'll take on the role of Oblique Strategies and Devil's Advocate here. Your SPL numbers suggest that…
  • John Steel, 14 March 2019Thank you for your helpful, detailed and amazingly prompt reply Stuart - I know you have a great deal of other things to consider. Thanks also for the kind words; it’s…
  • DanDan, 14 March 2019I installed a Pergo hospital grade slate look vinyl floor recently. Cork comes from the Irish word Corcach, meaning Bog! So my 25 year old floor was quite uneven and…
  • Soundman2020, 14 March 2019The "inside-out" concept was originated by John Sayers, as far as I know. The basic idea is simple: You put the drywall on the OTHER side of the studs (in the case of a…
  • John Steel, 14 March 2019Hello again Stuart, I like this idea a lot (notwithstanding the added difficulty building it), because it also offsets the lack of acoustic treatment on the wall in…
  • Soundman2020, 14 March 2019You do still need to tune the ceiling, of course, but you can easily compensate for the reduced air gap by increasing the mass of the leaves. In the example I gave you,…
  • Soundman2020, 14 March 2019There's no need to stop with just fiber-cement board: there are several materials that are even higher density... the problem isn't so much the density as it is the…
  • John Steel, 15 March 2019If I understand the question correctly, I’m aiming for overall isolation of at least 55dB. The materials I intend to use and the method of construction employed would…
  • John Steel, 17 September 2019Hello again to all, I’ve spent a few month’s considering the suggestions made by Stuart, Dan Dan and Gregwor in response to my first post - thank you for your help, it’s…
  • John Steel, 6 October 2019Hello & howdo'? I'm still in the process of designing and specifying the HVAC system for my planned studio, but I'm finding it very difficult to find information about…
  • John Steel, 12 October 2019Hello & howdo' Purelythemusic ? Thanks for your reply and interest. I'm planning to start building very soon - in fact as soon as I have my HVAC system correctly…
  • John Steel, 8 January 2020Hello again & happy New Year to all, I've been working on re-designing the HVAC system for my studio design after some very helpful input. This includes eliminating…
  • John Steel, 9 January 2020Thanks for your reply and encouragement Greg. You quickly spotted that I have been too lazy to add the rectangular flexible duct connector that would prevent the union…
  • John Steel, 1 May 2020I hope everyone is well, safe and not finding social distancing too much of a burden. I have been trying to offset the frustrations of various delays by re-examining my…
  • John Steel, 4 May 2020Cheers Greg! Man (or woman for that matter) can't live by decking and landscaping alone! - hope you're able to get back to your studio build soon. I'm going to look at…