The Stickhouse Studio BUILD

Man, where do you find this stuff? Lemme see what the SN is....

Nope, it's A093960.

Stick wrote:

Man, where do you find this stuff?

Prominently linked from the manufacturer's home page. 8) That's great that it's not in the "bad lot." It must not be quite that old then! :D --Keith :mrgreen:

Ah, well, there you go.

Ok, end of another week coming tomorrow. Sven, the HVAC man, had a crane come and drop the unit on the roof. That was quite a sight. Fortunately, the roof didn't collapse under the weight, and he hot wired it up so we could do a test run before we close in the ceiling with 3 layers of drywall. Needless to say, nobody's getting up there once that's done. The unit runs pretty quiet, and though I couldn't really tell much from today's run, I get the sense that it's not going to be dead silent, but it certainly isn't going to interfere with work. I'm pleased with were we ended up with A/C. The real truth won't happen until we get it all closed in. Jim, the electrician came yesterday to do a little bit of the rough-in that'll be closed in once we do the first layer of sheetrock. He also took a look at what we're going to need in the studio, and what the HVAC unit was going to take. Unfortunately, my panel on the house is only 100 amps, so we'll be maxing it out when we pull the sub-panel to the studio. If the dips caused by the HVAC turning on are too much to deal with, we'll have to replace the panel, and likely have PG&E upgrade the line to the house. Hopefully it won't come to that. I nailed up the last of the joist hangers today, and finished digging one of the post support holes. Jeff is bringing by his roto-hammer for me to use on the other hole where the dirt is very hard and harder to reach. So, after that's ready, we call for our first inspection on Monday. Assuming that goes ok, we'll start slapping up some drywall next week. In the mean time, I'm trying to figure out some of the interior details, like flooring materials, fabric colors, bathroom fixtures and tile, etc. I'm hoping to find some wide plank pre-finished engineered wood flooring. Reclaimed wood would be even cooler. Oh, and I ordered the exterior door, and the bathroom door today. I still need to figure out how to handle the real acoustic doors for the interior. I really want those seals to keep up with my 3 layers of drywall. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I guess that's it for today... and now a few pics...

Hey, how come you didn't take a picture of the crane driving around the corner? :roll: hahaha :lol: That's awesome dude!! :mrgreen:

another caulking tip, push the thumb release tab a few seconds before you're through with your bead

Thanx John, was just getting ready to add that til I got to your post... :wink:

I've tried that, and still I guess, depending on how I cut the tip or something, it still creeps out regardless. Annoying. Thanks for the tips guys!

when I bought my first "gun" I thought; what the hell, I'll go for the cheapest one...what can be the difference. Had the same problem as you described and after caulking for a couple of days you get really tired of that shit happening AND that your hand get real sore from pushing the handle. I then bought a "professional" one for twice the amount of money and it has a real nice grip AND stops when you stop pushing. SO if you plan a LOT of caulking, spend that extra money on a REAL gun. best a

Yeah, I bought the "nicest" one I could find at Lowes. It was something like $18. It definitely works great when squeezing, and doesn't seem to take tons of force to get the goop out, but just doesn't like to stop sometimes. It's weird, some tubes it stops just fine, but I can't figure out what the difference could be. Oh well, it's no biggie. Bucket of water and a rag. In other news, the holes are done. Man, what a drag. I think I've spent as much or more time digging the dumb holes than I have anything else. I'm guessing close to 8 hours. And, after the fact, the harder one to dig is probably completely unneeded and overkill. Oh well, the architect didn't know any better, and there was no way to know what was under there until we started digging. So, Monday will be our 1st inspection. Then, the first ceiling goes up.

Stick wrote:

Yeah, I bought the "nicest" one I could find at Lowes. It was something like $18. ...

The last time I was looking at tools at Homey D's, I thought I had seen one (a battery-pack-powered one) for like $190... To buy one of THOSE, one would almost certainly have to plan on selling it after the project is over.... or maybe split the cost with a couple other people who will be in need of one... K

Or, if you already have an air compressor - http://www.toolbarn.com/product/cox/61002-UP/ Kinda like the long, stand-up idea :wink: Steve

Funny how there's ALWAYS a cooler tool for every application. I think I'll stick with the bucket and rag this time.

I've got the $18 version too -- spring loaded, nice grip -- and it's better than the el-cheapo... But, yeah, it's like, yelling "whoah" doesn't stop that horse as well as you would think and hope. So, you get good at stopping pressure a little bit before you're ready to stop. I could totally take this into a different direction... :twisted: ...but I'll be good! ;-) --Keith :mrgreen:

I could totally take this into a different direction Why not? All the freakin' porn assholes seem to think it's OK, what with all the spam I delete almost daily - maybe we should just quit talkin' about studio stuff and get nasty... :evil:

Hey now, my parents are watching this thread.... Hi Mom and Dad! Let's keep it clean around here. :wink:

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LOL! All good. Glad to have you watching the progress.

Monday at the Stickhouse! Inspection #1 Day. I was up and outside tidying up thinking that he might show up first thing in the morning. Nope. Jeff came shortly thereafter, so we touched up a few things for the inspection. Added a little rebar to the footing holes, stuck up the last 2x4 of the ceiling frame, etc. After there was nothing more we could do to prepare, we started in on the top plates for the bathroom walls. Then the delivery of 27 sheets of 4x12 5/8" drywall and 17 sheets of 1/2" green board (for more mass on the exterior layer) showed up. As we were finishing those, it was lunchtime. No inspector yet. Of course, that's about all I can think of... After lunch we finish up the top plates, and then add a couple of pieces to be ready to start the studs for the bathroom and Jeff gets a call from his wife, who works nearby and needs a signature for something. So, Jeff takes off for a few minutes. Of course, you know what's coming. The inspector shows up while he's gone. Fortunately, Jeff pulls up behind them, so I'm not alone for it. As it turned out, it wasn't that big a deal, and I probably would've been fine without Jeff there, but still, I was glad he got back in time. Pretty much the only thing the inspector said was to be sure our shower had a 36" radius. Nothing about the cement forms, nothing about the crazy HVAC, nothing about the huge beam's engineering. It was a little funny, because riding shotgun with Carl the inspector was Mitch the supervisor... so we figure either Carl was in trouble and Mitch was checking up on him, (so we might've had an easier time than Carl on his own) or Mitch really was just doing basic quality control. Anyway, no problems, nothing to mess with, we're good to go to close up the "lid" and frame the inner walls. We'll do another "rough-in" inspection when the inner walls are framed and the electrical is in place. So, tomorrow, Jeff's bringing a yard of cement in a buggy that we'll wheelbarrow into the two footings and a step on the back of the house that needed to be added. Then we'll put up the insulation into the joists above the outer ceiling, and start putting up our first layer of drywall. Couple things to double check... I'm assuming there's really no reason to tape the seams in the drywall of the first couple layers, and maybe only where the ceiling is going to be visible in the last layer... in the entryway and the bathroom. I figure we'll put up the sheets, I'll caulk it, we'll slap some mud up to fill the void from the bevels, and onto the next layer. Sound right? And we're going to use faced insulation, which is fine as long as the facing is against the drywall, correct? For one thing it'll make keeping it in it's spot easy, as we'll staple it up before we add the drywall. And Jeff said it wasn't a bad idea to have that extra measure of moisture protection above the drywall. Right now we've only ordered enough to do the first ceiling, so if there's a better way we should do the 2nd ceiling, let me know. I'm also realizing that I really need to get at least the snake cables that'll go between the walls ordered and shipped in the near future. Not sure when I'm going to do that. If I have time in the morning, I'll shoot some pictures of the holes and the start of the bathroom frame.

Congratulations on what seems to be a very successful first inspection, Stick! 8) I know the relief you're feeling! I'd love to swing by sometime to see the ranch. I'm sure I'll see it in its finished state someday, so it would be really cool to see it in progress too. :-) Maybe I'll be your acoustic sealant delivery boy. :-) Keep up the great work!! :-D --Keith :mrgreen:o

Check my post here http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... 6&start=75 on Sun Jun 25, 2006 for a quick refresher on most of your questions - Next, check the REFERENCE section - IIRC, there are a couple of threads relating to caulk, spacing, sequence, etc... Steve

Ok, I read your facing link, and I think I'm confused. Well, confused about it in my situation. My outer leaf consists of a ceiling below a vented attic (what I'll be insulating today), an exterior wall section, and a couple walls shared with the house. Its my understanding that the facing goes toward the drywall, which in this case is under the joists in the ceiling. Puffy stuff toward the hot attic. The same would apply for the walls right? Puffy stuff toward the void between the walls so as to not create a flimsy third leaf. But, maybe I'm not reading your post right, and the facing should actually go on top of the joists? Actually, that's probably not too practical, as there's no way to get above the joists to staple it, not to mention all the ducts running up there.

Ok, I read that again. I think I get it. And I think what I was planning to do was right. Here's some pics from yesterday's work.

Awesome pics!! 8) I'm actually very close to doing my outer leaf headers myself. I need to get into my attic and put up blocking like that above the drywall on the garage ceiling where the outer leaf walls will meet it. (I'm not looking forward to that at all. :roll:) Great job on those holes, by the way! I know that wasn't pleasant work, especially considering the heat wave we've been in. Yeah, it might be overkill... But you'll sleep better. --Keith :mrgreen: