Substantial posts by mlp2006, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 19 of 29 posts are listed.
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mlp2006, 18 July 2006Please help. I am an inexperienced mom of a 12yo boy who plays the saxophone and electric guitar so far. My husband and I want to construct him his own little "music…
SonicClang, 18 July 2006$500 budget? Stick the air conditioner in, put a couch in the room, and that should do it. :) In my opinion, unless he's going to record himself playing, acoustical…
mlp2006, 18 July 2006Thanks for your reply. No the room has not been built yet, but we are getting ready to frame it up that is why I asked about the four sided wall and ceiling issue before…
SonicClang, 18 July 2006Well the fact that you're not concerned with sound proofing, that will drastically lower the price of building the room. You can use regular construction techniques, but…
sharward, 18 July 2006At the very least you should consider making sure that no walls are parallel to each other. Basically, no more than one corner at 90 degrees. That will improve the…
knightfly, 19 July 2006Scott's right, the bigger the room volume (cubic, that is) the better the sound. The reason for sloped ceilings is partly to control flutter echo (stand in an empty room…
mlp2006, 19 July 2006You guys are great!!!!! All of this information is just what we needed, something functional, but simple. Don't think I need to check on building permits, since it is…
mlp2006, 19 July 2006Ok, so this is what I found: " A Travis County Basic Development Permit is required for all development outside corporate city limits in Travis County. Development is…
knightfly, 19 July 2006Electric - measure the voltage between the two "hot" leads on those circuits, and if it's ZERO it's OK to use both. If it's 240 volts, then ONLY use one of them for…
mlp2006, 19 July 2006No carpet it is. That saves me a little money. My husband has a voltage tester so will send him off on that check. Totally forgot to mention that the lights are on a…
knightfly, 19 July 2006Should be fine; just keep all the music gear on one circuit, it doesn't draw that much anyway unless he's using huge amps and trying to blow out the walls :wink: The AC…
sharward, 19 July 2006I'm thinking "yes." Don't rely on your contractor neighbor to inform you about the law -- contact the building department yourself to get the straight facts. You may be…
mlp2006, 19 July 2006Thanks again Keith. I am gaining a wealth of information here!!!!!!! :) Will definately check into this and let you know what they tell me!! I was just teasing you about…
mlp2006, 20 July 2006They finally got use to us on our dirtbikes speeding by them, but it did take awhile. Hopefully he won't give them a heartattack!!!!!! :shock: Called the building permit…
SonicClang, 20 July 2006When I pulled the permit for my studio, the inspector told me to sketch my plans on a piece of paper. I told him the plans were probably going to change and he said it…
sharward, 20 July 2006I don't know if this is typical around the country, but permits here expire after six months and each inspection extends the expiration date by another six months.…
mlp2006, 20 July 2006I did tell them I was going to put a small AC unit in there and they really didn't seem to care. They did ask if this was going to be "occupied liveable space" for which…
sharward, 20 July 2006Why, I'm a Web software developer for a health care company, which makes me the world's leading expert in building codes and permits... Yeah, right! :lol: Actually, I…
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mlp2006, 21 July 2006It figures, I know how you healthcare people are :roll: I am a Healthcare Practice Manager. We have a small ranch (18 acres) so our neighbors aren't very close by. At…