about to acquire 5000 sq ft warehouse, need help

hi my name is joey. ive been running a studio in a 840 sq ft detached two door garage for 2 years. i've done a few label releases and what have you. well its time to expand, and i've found a great deal on a big warehouse. at this point im still discussing obtaining the building, but i know that as soon as i get it, i will need lots of help to get the ball rollin. im not sure how much of a budget i will have, and i dont know realistic numbers for this sort of thing. the studio i am in now was built entirely by a seperate group of people other than my self, so i dont know what is involved in exact detail. but i have studied studio construction a little, and know a little bit about what needs to go down. but i know i will have a limited budget to work with, and not sure if floating rooms will be a possibility. i would like for it to be, but im just not sure. so any help that anyone can offer, warnings, cautions, advice, about starting from scratch within a warehouse, would be appreciated. much love, -Joey

The first bit of advice would be to read and follow the very first post of every forum here. Fill out as many items as you can and make sure to update your profile with your location. I'm afraid you won't get much help here until you do. The second bit of advice would be to get Rod Gervais' book (also in the stickies). Once you've read that a few times, you'll be able to answer a lot of your own questions and be able to see how the information in the book pertains to your particular situation and you'll be able to ask much more specific questions. The last bit, once you figure out what your budget is going to be for the design you want, double it!!! I'm not kidding. If you end up with money left over, it's not really a "loss" is it? :-) Also, make sure you've got your budget money all set before you start. Unfortunately the kind of construction you have to do for a studio don't allow much room for doing half of it now, and the rest later. If your current funds are limited, you would be much better off completing one entire room that you could use, rather than a full-size half completed studio that won't have ANY useable space. Just a thought. len