Key posts: AT's Studio in the Garage

Substantial posts by AlexT, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 37 of 79 posts are listed.

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AlexT, 22 April 2005Almost ready to start the construction on my garage studio … where the space is very limited. I already have an L shaped 2 existing walls which will be enclosed to build…
knightfly, 22 April 2005Having some walls floated and some not isn't practical; kinda like having half your houseboat on pontoons and the other half anchored in concrete when the tide comes…
AlexT, 22 April 2005Hey Steve, I kind of had doubts about partial floating of the walls, thanks for clarifying it. “houseboat” example is a good one :) Here is some more info and pix on…
knightfly, 24 April 2005The tracking room must be whisper quite from external noise This statement can be very difficult to accomplish, depending on the noises you mentioned - it's hard to get…
sharward, 24 April 2005Hi Alex, I can't help but notice many similarities between your project and mine. Although you're designing a recording environment and I'm designing a rehearsal…
AlexT, 25 April 2005Hey Keith, I have a permission to expand my garage space (since I have already built a separate 2 car garage detached to my house) but will still have to present my…
knightfly, 2 May 2005Alex, looks like I missed a few here; Initially my plan was to do the whole double wall, air lock thing but that makes the space real tiny. Have also thought about the…
AlexT, 3 May 2005Thanks Steve, I got a SLM (Radio Shack, the digital version) Don’t know if there is a certain technique to using this… but (going by the manual) the overall readings I…
knightfly, 4 May 2005Sorry, no time to get into this til tomorrow (off to work) - I resized your pic so it doesn't make us scroll sideways to read the text; this affects the entire thread,…
knightfly, 6 May 2005Alex, before I can say one way or the other about your plan I need a more detailed description/sketch of your proposed (and existing) wall construction, starting at the…
AlexT, 9 May 2005Thanks Steve, Here is a clear sketch of all wall layers (both existing and new). Please note the CR and the Vocal Booth floor/walls will be floated separately with air…
knightfly, 10 May 2005Overall that looks really good; except that since the inner room is floated, there is no need for RC - also, since you're removing existing wallboard if you're careful…
AlexT, 14 May 2005Thanks Steve, All your tips have become a part of the project. Demolition has started on existing walls and will start posting pics soon. I have another question, did…
knightfly, 14 May 2005OK, few things I need to know - obviously this is older construction, by the fact that your roof is separate boards, the roof framing is stick built (marginally), but…
AlexT, 14 May 2005Hey Steve, You’re right the building is old and the garage door is about 3 years old. I already had the garage door tracks raised up to gain more headroom for the…
AlexT, 14 May 2005OK Steve, Here is a better sketch looking from the side. You’re right about the door track and my solution to it is by spaying the ceiling of the Tracking Room down…
knightfly, 16 May 2005Still haven't gotten enough time to finish what I started, but a couple of things re the last drawing - your floated floors won't stop very low frequency with that…

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AlexT, 16 May 2005Thanks Steve for all the important points. Is this only due to the weight on top of the EPDM pucks or combination of all the other elements in the design? You mean for…
AlexT, 24 May 2005Thanks Paul, That clears up some of the details about floating floors. Sadly, so far it seems like floating my floors will be pointless since I can't put that much mass…
AlexT, 31 May 2005My main concern is that there will NOT be as much mass on walls and the ceiling. :? Would adding another layer of sheetrock to walls and ceiling help? I just don't want…
knightfly, 31 May 2005Considering your space available, I'm inclined to agree with Paul; your walls/ceiling will be the deciding factor here, up to the point you could spare about 18" total…
AlexT, 31 May 2005Thanks Steve and Rod, I had the concrete floors checked for moisture and leveling and luckily the floor is leveled and no moisture problem. Seems like floating the floor…
Dan Fitzpatrick, 31 May 2005hi alex, fellow bay area dude, i'm at the exact same point as you, trying to figure out whether to leave the slab bare or somehow floor over it with some additional…
AlexT, 31 May 2005Thanks Dan, You’re right; it is senseless to float. I don’t seem to have much of a moisture problem, however would still like to raise the floor… just to be on the safe…
AlexT, 1 June 2005Just did Kieth :) I agree with Dan, seems like floating a small studio is more of a risk than an advantage. Anyhow, my next question to Steve, Paul and all you other…
rod gervais, 1 June 2005Alex, You do not put poly vapor barrier down over concrete prior to ANY floring - this would NOT be a good idea. Typically we seal concrete floors prior to application…
rod gervais, 1 June 2005Nope - they are all pretty much the same - obviously the thicker the more expensive the better............. The key with all of them is never get them wet - not even…
AlexT, 24 August 2005I have finally started my construction after months of discussions, reading and learning from the helpful pros on this forum :D For my situation floating the floor was…

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AlexT, 27 August 2005Hey Cyeazel, Most of the angled framing and layers of sheetrock were done by a very skilled carpenter friend of mine. He had worked on similar projects in the past so…
AlexT, 28 August 2005Here are some pix to answer Keith's questions: Picture 1: Side shot of the CR and TR There is no hard contact between the CR and the TR. None of the beams or the…
AlexT, 29 August 2005Here are some door pictures. We bought thick solid core exterior doors from Home Depot. The frame is custom made with weather-seal foam strips all around. Instead of…
AlexT, 29 August 2005Hey Dan, Yes all the door parts are from HD. They even have pre-fabric door frames/threshold with weather seal strips already installed …but our walls were too thick for…
AlexT, 31 August 2005Here is the construction of splayed ceiling cloud with hangers. Pictures 1&2: Outer framing is 2x4s screwed securely to the front wall studs and the ceiling stud… drill…
JohnGardner, 1 September 2005Hi Alex, I,m interested in your windows. A couple of questions: (1) What thickness glass did you use each side - in mm would be great!! (2)Could you let me know how you…
AlexT, 2 September 2005Hi John, Two different thickness 3/8” and 5/16” laminated glass. The thicker one will go on the CR side. Sorry no calculator with me at the moment to do metric…
AlexT, 2 September 2005Come to think of it I have a question for Steve regarding the above picture. :?: Hey Steve, Question: Do I have to use celotex or fibreboard underneath the insulation?…

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AlexT, 5 September 2005Thanks Steve, I’m aware of the article and have read it a couple of times, a lot of great info. We had discussed about this in the Acoustics forum and had decided to…