Substantial posts by ejbragg, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 20 of 35 posts are listed.
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ejbragg, 8 September 2004The building is around 5,000 sq ft. Some of the floors are over each other, but the roofing is steep in places (6/12 to 16/12 pitch)! So the total roof square footage is…
knightfly, 8 September 2004If you're planning on the outer roof being part of the sound containment shell, how are you going to vent it? Normally, the roof is only there for protection from the…
ejbragg, 8 September 2004The very thing you mention is what I'm up against - the very thing for which I've been brainstorming for months, now. I was hoping for more time; however, Spring brought…
ejbragg, 14 September 2004Enclosed is the update. As can be seen, the actual decking is held up by a 2x4 frame which literally sets down on top of the triangles. I was wrong about the contact…
ejbragg, 15 September 2004That's right, no ridge! No, bud, don't you be goin' anywhere! To the credit of the designers/builders, this building has been standing here for well over 100 years. As I…
ejbragg, 15 September 2004Just computed what the new roof is going to weigh - approximately 2.5 tons. Adding sheetblok will add about 1 ton. Adding the extra sheetrock and insulation will likely…
cadesignr, 17 September 2004Hello Eric, thanks for posting that. I did go back and find the info I was looking for. I also started fooling around with some metal framing/hat channel ideas for…
ejbragg, 17 September 2004Hello, fitZ, Thanks for the information link. Some very valuable information, there. You make some very good points. First let me clarify my present dilemma: The…
cadesignr, 17 September 2004Hello again Eric. Very interesting. Well it sounds like you have a handle on this project, but let me add one thing. I used to install store fixtures, and our main…
ejbragg, 17 September 2004Now those are some great ideas! I like the rubber better than the springs. Quite a bit more of an expense, though - $3.20 each as opposed to $0.65 ea. However, seems I…
ejbragg, 17 September 2004Right. When I found the custom spring manufacturer, I had estimated the weight of the dropped ceiling structure. This was all at the very beginning - early 2002, soon…
cadesignr, 17 September 2004Eric, that was just a quick drawing excercise. The detail is NOT exactly what I would do, and in fact, there are quite a few things not shown either. Like a floating…
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ejbragg, 19 September 2004I have to admit that most of my experience with odd construction is very limited, at best. My degree is in electrical engineering, by trade, I'm really an embedded…
knightfly, 19 September 2004Eric, near as I can tell by your drawing, those massive triangles are a physical part of your exterior leaf and so shouldn't be impinging on your inner space (unless I'm…
cadesignr, 19 September 2004Hello gents....Steve, I was thinking the same thing. It actually occured to me that there is no way to include the truss's in room. To TRULY isolate a room within a room…
ejbragg, 20 September 2004Yes, Steve, you hit it on the 3rd note, there! That was, in fact, my biggest complaint. I really don't want to have to give up that extra space. Yes, fitZ, I DO want my…
knightfly, 20 September 2004What about furring out the massive triangles where they enter the acoustic space, adding RC to the furring, insulating, and boxing that portion of the triangles in with…
cadesignr, 20 September 2004Hello Eric, just out of curiosity, could you describe the "cinch clamp" that ties the rafter beams to the joist beam, right above the wall. I've tried to imagine what…
ejbragg, 20 September 2004Steve. I like your idea. Now that you mention it, the rough beams that are presently in place have facades of finished wood attached across the bottoms. I could…
ejbragg, 15 October 2004After re-thinking things, I have decided to make the roof merely that: a simple roof - not a sound barrier, as there seems to be no efficient method available to make it…