5m x 3m weatherboard shed

Hi Folks, Great forum! Many thanks to all the contributers. I am after some advice pointing me in the right direction. I have a shed in my back yard origionally built for storing my live gear in so after gigs I don't have to carry it through the house at 2am but now I am considering using to record and mix in. It will be used mainly for pre-production, mixing/editing and recording some accoustic guitar and vocals in a one room type setup. The shed is 5m x 3m all solid timber clad with timber weatherboards, tin roof, two small windows in the high gable ends , one solid door and one wide sliding door. It is on concrete piers and located down the yard about 20m from the neighbours. I had hoped I could insulate, plasterboard using rc and put an extra layer of ply across the floor and go from there with treatment once I listened to it.I also may need to put something around the outside under the foor level to make an air space. I will put two timber/glass french doors on the inside of the wide sliding door to create a air gap and give me window when sound isn't an issue. I am basically after a good sounding place to work on songs and get them started, do some overdubs, editing etc. in the scope of a larger project using other studios. Thanks for any help.

While I'm at it I guess I should get an opinion on this beautiful structure :wink: also in my yard. I hoped this would ultimately be my studio but seeing as my storage shed took nearly three years to finish this would take forever. But being an existing an structure I can go for it without the council hassles. It is approx. 8.1m x 5.3m with the 2.2m uprights made of railway track and some cross beams old truck chassis! All welded together. It is clad with old corregated iron and only has a dirt floor. I have made a sketchup of the solid part of the structure to play around with. I had thoughts of pouring a concrete slab and bricking around the outside and putting some sort of roof on it. If it takes 4-5 years no probs. But yeah... I just would like a bit of guidence and another opinion on all this. I'm sick on scratching my head and want to get on with it. Thanks for any help or feedback.

Hi Mate - I think te shed is te way to go. YOu'd ave to pour a concrete slab and build a whole outer frame before you could even tink about adding a soundproofing sell etc. Big job!! I thought your suggestions for adapting the shed looked like the way to go. How good are you at doing your own carpentry?? cheers jon

Thanks for your reply john, Yeah I agree, I'll stick with the little shed for now. I have learned quite a few new carpentry skills since owning my own house and have a carpenter/mate that can help out. The shed was built using recycled timber and I did most of the work myself... with plenty of guidence. I'm not to sure which way to orientate the room. The doors open in and are in the way for length ways and I haven't seen any rooms setup the other way. I have a pretty basic setup, (digi002 and laptop), and don't have any decent monitors yet, (open to suggestions on those), the budget ain't great but I'm patient and can save up for the right gear. Thanks again for the reply

Maybe do something like this. cheers john

Thanks very much John. I didn't expect this! I am debating if this shed is really too small to spend the money soundproofing etc. This plan really shows the size inside. I can see half dozen guitars and amp, and my mackie 450's stacked in the corner and there's not much room for anything else. I will be getting prices for a slab etc. in the big shed and see what I'm really looking at there. Maybe two separate slabs? For now I will do some basic treatment so I can rehearse and write etc. in there and start working on the master plan for the big shed. Even if it takes 5 years! Thanks again John your site and services are excellent. Scott