Lost Studios new construction build Portland Oregon

Looks great Thomas!!! Congrats on how it turned out. Sorry I wasn't around to help out this time! Have fun with it! 8) 8)

Jefferey, Got the piano so you would come back Miss havin you around T

It looks nice....... might have to try and make the Grand Opening so I can see how tuned it is lol. Miss hanging out at your place too. Heather says to tell you hi.

Jeff, Just had the piano tuner back today for a second tune. Wow ...its rich and full now. He tuned once already 1 month ago and said it would need another as it acclimated to the room. He said play it hard until he returned. It started going out about a week ago. Hopefully it will stay in tune for quite some time now. Would love to see you guys on the 26th if you can make it. Say hi to Heather for me Peace T

Tell me about it T! I posted my first post about my studio on this forum over a year and a half ago, and construction on the studio started 3 weeks ago! :oops: To be honest, my little place is coming together real quick as its all being done by contractors, so once a week i pop my head in, and walk out with a big grin! :lol: So far the contractors havent cut one corner, and they're all pretty clued up on isolation, flanking paths, mass etc....that'll be the two years of me going, "No thats not right" :wink: So far so good! Anyway, great work man, looking forward to seeing some pics of the studio in action! Oz

As summer approaches the temperatures are rising. Here in Portland we had an unusualy hot week, last week. With the AC running full blast in the studio it stayed at a comfortable level. I have two portable 11000 BTU heat pumps 875 square feet of space. Ceiling height varies from 8'-14'. 12" gable fan running through a silencer, Silencer intake at opposite end of building. 3- 4", fresh air, running through silencers that pipe into interior rooms All double wall construction. Now this is what I noticed. First I needed to do some electrical work and opened up the hatch to get to the elctrical panel. which is positioned on the exerior wall. When I opened it up the hot air that was behind the walls and ceiling came blasting out extremely warm. So I went to check my gable fan just to make sure it was running. It was At that point I started thinking about the section between the doors. This area is basically wide open to heat coming in.... and cold for that matter. Stuffed with insulation and then covered with fabric. So then I started thinking everytime doors beween rooms are open the AC is being sucked up into the space between the wall and ceiling, then blasted outside through the gable exhaust. Or the heat radiats into the space if AC is off via area between doors. As far as the fresh air ducts they are pulling in outside temperatures. We had a couple days of 90 derees last week. The building is in direct sunlight all day. So the building exterior is getting very warm. Haven't got the electric bill yet but was wondering if anyone had ideas to lessen the heat factor behind the walls or stop it from entering via section between doors. Tom

I'm not clear on the purpose of the gable fan, and I'm not clear on the setup of the fresh air ventilation... Where is the fresh air coming from? What kind of fan/system is pushing the fresh air to the rooms? (Or is that what the gable vent does?) Is there an exhaust fan sucking out the same amount of air that is being pushed in by the fresh air ventilation system? Can you put up a diagram or point us to the page in your thread where this is all spec'ed out? --Keith :mrgreen:

I have been holding back until the day I had time to breath and take some more pictures. Over the last year I have been adding fun stuff and doing little fine touches to add to the appeal of the studio. A couple of you guys have made me get the ladder back out. Cut holes in the drywall. Repaint, Stain seal ...etc...etc ...etc. All because you guys were coming up with some very cool ideas and fealt the need to copy. Thanks to all for your inspiration and added work... :lol: Thought I would share some pics and say things have been busy and everyone loves the look, the sound, the feel and lack of noise you hear room to room and especially outside. It was definately worth all the work. Enjoy Tom

The yard has grown in nicely and the plants have gone through two springs now enjoying the back yard almost as much as the studio

Those switch and outlets thingies are brill!

He man, this looks great. I know this thread had a last post a long time ago, but I'm wondering about something. How is your outside wall build up? It looks like OSB outisde on the frame, then within the frame structure you've got gypsum board against the outside OSB, then the insulation. Is that correct? What you've build here is exactly(!) as I would want my studio...

Hey Funky, Still hang around watching others build and help when I can I thought I had it all figured out when I started but understood it better as I got into the build. Yes I used T-111 plywood on the exterior and placed 16' wide stips of gyp/sheet rock between the studs on the interior. Caulked interior with over 90 tubes of caulk. That original concept was for existing structures. Like I said I was learning as I was building. If and when I do this again I will put one layer of OSB and one layer of T-111 plywood and or siding on the exterior and save tons of time by having a 1 & 1/2" outermass. And not have to cut and caulk so many pieces of gyp board. Peace Tom

Thanks for your answer and tips! Hope you still lurk around when I start my build. It's now in designing phase, hope to post some Sketchup's in the next 2 weeks. My place will be a bit smaller then your tho ( 9meters x 5meters x 3meters) (L x W x H) I've read that your external noise is pretty good. I also need something good!!! The house closest to the studio will be around 25 meters. Which I don't want any noise when I'm drumming, and jamming on with heavy guitars. I see your full wood construction, and just curious if I can achieve the same!