Key posts: Planning design of a full recording studio/ Now building...
Substantial posts by orangenumerik, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 58 of 86 posts are listed.
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orangenumerik, 8 August 2006Well it's been a long time since my last post. I have finally settle to go on with my last drawing.For reference you can have a check there.…
orangenumerik, 28 August 2006Hi Knightfly Glad to hear from you ! It's been a while since our last chat. Well here's a graph with all the info you asked for (i hope). BTW When you read "Real" 2X6 or…
orangenumerik, 7 September 2006Sorry, i was'nt clear in my last post. The graph shows what i have now. i want to built a slanted ceilling inside of that, and i have concerned about putting more weight…
knightfly, 7 September 2006I know all about rodent infestations, wifey decided a few years back that she wanted rabbit manure "for the garden", then decided she wanted 'em to have an un-caged "run…
orangenumerik, 8 September 2006Man ! must have been funny watching you rat hunting, but your rodent probs were probably worst than mine, I only have mices, zillions of mices, and no matter how many…
orangenumerik, 8 September 2006more pix DSC6-Framing done DSC7-Each EPDM rubber pad placed every 16"along floor joists are glued to the wood plate using high quality silicone. Each wood plate used as…
orangenumerik, 8 September 2006even more pix DSC12-Floor corner detail DSC13-U-Boats every 12" on wall perimeter. DSC14-Another view of the front wall U-Boats set-up (Need a little clean up...)…
orangenumerik, 11 September 2006The vapor barrier is not part of the "air tight" concept. But rather part of the thermal insulation concept. Only used on external walls and depending on your location…
sharward, 11 September 2006I've skimmed this thread and the one linked from the first post, but I don't seem to find any information about why you decided to float your rooms. It appears you're…
orangenumerik, 12 September 2006Hi Keith, glad to hear from someone, the group is getting very quiet these days. Mainly because all of the other rooms won’t be floated, just the CR. And I had to do a…
sharward, 12 September 2006Ah, OK. That makes sense. I don't know... :roll: ...That seems pretty thin to me. As far as the U-boats are concerned, see this thread , including the link to the…
Aaronw, 20 September 2006Eric, I'm just now getting the chance to really read your thread here (after replying to your PM). I don't have the opportunity during the day anymore to really read…
orangenumerik, 20 September 2006Hi Aaronw, glad to hear from you, i got all your post, i am somewhat restricted as far as reading my post during the day too. No floating in air here :wink: They are…
orangenumerik, 21 September 2006Hi Aaronw OK, so you have made your inner shell, drop your ceiling from resilient channel attached to floor joist. then ran a false ceiling of 703 below it right ?…
orangenumerik, 27 September 2006So here’s a graph of my projected “shell” CR ceiling. Made according to recommendation from users of this fantastic forum. To keep the graph clear I didn’t include the…
guitardad72, 27 September 2006I think you mean a Joist Hanger . I think 2x4's can only span 6' or less as joist. Check out the span calculator Sharward linked to and I'm pretty sure you're going to…
orangenumerik, 27 September 2006Thanks so much guys ! That is why i love this place so much. Aaronw Not decided yet but it will be a lightweight structures with rockwool and fabric and some light…
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orangenumerik, 28 September 2006Sharward Thanks. I'll check that today. guitardad Well there is nothing vulgar about it it's just that the english word make more sens to me. The french word for it is "…
orangenumerik, 29 September 2006Ok, here’s the latest development. After some work with the joist span calculator and with a talk with one of my friend who is a house builder. The graph below is what…
orangenumerik, 29 September 2006I am not there yet but I have to make it happen so here’s some questions regarding my future rear corner hanger bass trap. I have enough room in that corner to have it…
guitardad72, 29 September 2006As long as your numbers safely add up GREAT! Clarification, as I understand it: Dead Load= weight of all building materials in structure including RC…
orangenumerik, 29 September 2006guitardad Ok i got it now. So i only have a dead load and it is of 8.25lbs/psf But what if Uncle Bob is dead ? :wink: Well it obviously doesn't show on my plan but your…
guitardad72, 29 September 2006Well, if Uncle Bob is dead and still in the room let's nail him down, seal perimeter with acoustic caulk, fill cavity(s) with Rock wool to avoid triple leaf OR even try…
orangenumerik, 30 September 2006Hi Marc I wonder how is fat as sound absorber...? I would defenitely go with splayed walls. RC will run under the ceiling frame to support both layer of Gyspum board. No…
guitardad72, 30 September 2006OK and more to the point. I'm wondering why you want to use RC under inner leaf ceiling frame to attach drywall to. IF you are building a true room in room (decoupled)…
knightfly, 30 September 2006Eric, it's about 3:30 am here and I'm about to drag my carcass off to bed, but I'll try to cover a couple of things - one, you're still confused about loading - dead…
orangenumerik, 1 October 2006Guitardad Marc, you are right, I'm just seeing so much ceiling using RC in this forum that i've just forget their purpose, and blindly included them in my ceiling plan.…
orangenumerik, 4 October 2006I found a structural engineer, he's supposed to come by today :P . And Since Steve mention that there should be no probs. fastening the 2X6 ledger board directly to the…
knightfly, 5 October 2006Ceiling question - inner ceiling can tie to inner walls, difference in isolation between this and no hard contact will be nearly immeasurable. Outer ceiling can tie to…
orangenumerik, 6 October 2006So the inspector came Thursday and he looked quite baffled by my project. 8) But beside the recommendation he gave, as to how my central joist was supported in the…
knightfly, 9 October 2006I don't see any real problems there, I'm assuming that the single layer of wallboard at trusses will be your outer leaf and the new inner ceiling will be the inner leaf?…
orangenumerik, 11 October 2006Exacly. As you can see the outer leaf is rather flimsy I admit, but as I previously said I don’t want to add more weight to the building ceiling. I saw the “third”leaf…
guitardad72, 11 October 2006With V3 and V4 you have the rear room ceiling angled down/splayed. I do not think this is a good idea. It decreases the available area for rear bass trap/absorber, for…
orangenumerik, 16 October 2006Thanks for your input Marc, it is always appreciated. Below is the last (hopefully) and definitive plan of the ceiling V6. This plan is based on the V5 plan previously…
knightfly, 16 October 2006I would do at least a 1:10 sloped HARD inner ceiling up to the cross-beam, leaving ceiling height at full behind the beam; that will spread out modal stuff a bit in the…
orangenumerik, 16 October 2006Hi Steve. Good points. I like the idea of having the choice, i just don’t like muffled rooms, although this is maybe what I will end up with anyway. Here’s V7 ! (there I…
orangenumerik, 28 October 2006At last my ceiling construction began. I'll post how things are going in a couple of days, now rushing to finnish this out, working alone...Here's some quick pics for…
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orangenumerik, 30 October 2006Things are going great, beside an aching elbow and the 25cm of snow :shock: ! This is way too early ! there I was shoveling, nailing, shoveling again. Anyway, got the…
orangenumerik, 2 November 2006Things are still going great finished all the ceiling framing yesterday.(pics to come). Pulling some electric wire today. And fiberglass (yuk) stuffing. Steve, even in…
orangenumerik, 4 November 2006Steve, yes my ceiling is my inner leaf but nevermind, just forget that brainfart of mine i was just not very awake when my mind was out of control. The deepest i can go…
orangenumerik, 8 November 2006Ducting, in all things I’ve done so far, this is the thing I hate . I don’t know why , I just hate it , I don’t find any pleasure whatsoever in doing it, it’s just a…
orangenumerik, 3 December 2006Well it’s been a while since my last post. I can confirm that winter has definitely arrived here :cry: . I had a couple of gigs two weeks ago so everything stopped for a…
orangenumerik, 6 December 2006Folks, now in the bad news departement... the so-called acoustic caulk i've used is cracking ! :evil: after only 5 months ! :cry: The caulk is cracking where it is more…
orangenumerik, 9 December 2006Ok as promise here are lots of pics of the final layer of my ceiling. Obviously joint and seams are not done in their final stage yet, only the first of layer of joint…
orangenumerik, 15 January 2007Well, the hollydays are over. Still i have managed to get some work done. Here's what is done as of now : -Mudding is finally over :twisted: , down to the last finishing…
orangenumerik, 18 January 2007Hi Vince Really ! lot of work huh , are you doing the work yourself ? Where can i see some pictures ? This is quite an impressive basement studio you are building. i…
orangenumerik, 31 January 2007I am still busy mixing so there is not a lot of change since my last post. But here some pictures of the soffit work and superchunk bass trap in progress. The front…
orangenumerik, 2 February 2007Hi Keith ! Yes i did use Backer rods everywhere in those corners :( . Until i find a suitable caulk, now what i've done is just to put a layer of polyethylene film over…
orangenumerik, 26 March 2007Back to work ! I was bumped to page 4 :shock: , That is lots of posts since my last update. The mixing project I was working on is almost over, client is happy :D ,…
orangenumerik, 27 March 2007Thanks ! Well you're right, but see the suppa chunk thing is "in the making" this is just the first step. There will be triangle shaped RW stack from top to bottom then…
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orangenumerik, 29 March 2007Hi Marc ! :D Yessssss it feel good to have something that begins to look like a CR, i only began to work on this construction since July last year but i have the…
orangenumerik, 3 April 2007Quick update... Did some listening test yesterday, with the acoustic traps in place, and an unfinished superchunk. Again this test was made with no measurement gear.…
rod gervais, 3 April 2007Eric, he room is looking good........ On the caulk issue - and sorry for me chiming in so late - but it looks to me like you didn't "tool" the joint when you caulked…
orangenumerik, 5 April 2007Thanks for chimming in Rod. Thanks, I certainly hope so, damn, so many hour spent alone in there... Funny used to do that with latex caulk, i'd never though it could be…
orangenumerik, 26 May 2007Hi all ! Just a quick update to tell everyone that no work was done since my last post :roll: I am not dead either :wink: I just work a lot, on different project at the…
orangenumerik, 2 December 2007Hi everyone ! i've been busy all summer buried with work, i almost ended in New-York with le "Cirque du Soleil" ! :shock: ... but no, instead, i am back at building my…
gullfo, 2 December 2007its a tough challenge - Infinite Limp Mass® :wink: on one hand you want the mass to be limp so it passes virtully nothing, and since thats not possible, you want the…
orangenumerik, 2 December 2007To be more on the practical side of things :wink: when using 2X4 should they be spaced at 16 O.C. or 24 O.C. ? Obviously for maximum stiffness 16 or even 12 O.C. would…