New house, New room

I just moved into a house that allows me to build a new control room. I have 13.6 feet of width, 24 feet of depth, & 7-7.5 foot ceilings. There is very little $$$ aval., just looking for the basics. ex.-(wood walls, or sheetrock with absorption), (drop ceiling or sheetrock wth absorption), (cement floor or covered cement floor,& if so, with what) [Added by moderator on 5/30/2007]

On 5/30/2007, in the Wombat Hole forum, Jimmy K. wrote:

:roll: I have just recently started using this site. Actually, it's the 1st one. Anyway I need direction and advise. For my control room ceiling, which is better, drywall & foam sections, or drop ceiling accoustic tiles? A floor covering on top of concrete slab? My control room is rectangular, roughly 13x24, with everything squared. I just found out about angled walls & corner sound traps. what can i do on a very limited budget to help with as close as possible perfect mix.

Welcome to the forum, Jimmy. Sorry your first post didn't get any attention, but that's probably because you posted very few details and your questions are so open ended. To get the most out of this forum and your project, you need to start at the sticky/announcement threads on this forum, study carefully, buy Rod's book, and then respond with as much detail as you can. Your goals are not detailed enough and you haven't given nearly as much detail about the state of the current structure and its construction to be of much help. With the low ceiling and concrete slab, I'm guessing it's a basement, but I can't be sure, and if it is a basement, then you'd be very wise to study the vast number of active basement project threads that are on this forum. Also, saying you have a "very limited budget" is not going to cut it -- we need a range of dollar amounts. One man's "very limited budget" could be hundreds of dollars while another man's might be $50,000. The more you put into researching and learning, the more we can help you help yourself. :) We look forward to seeing your project plan come together once you've given yourself an opportunity to absorb the wealth of information available. --Keith :mrgreen:

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Yup....me causing trouble again.......my last post....because frankly I am to the point of utter disgust with the predictability on this forum. Typical question by a newbie......FILL IN THE BLANKS. Typical answer by Sharward..... "BUY ROD'S BOOK" Do a search and see how many hits you get with Sharward spouting that. It's almost like a bad joke! I figure the reason for it is: 1. "Rod's book" is the only book available on studio design and construction. :roll: 2. "Rod's book" is the only one that Sharward has read, thus the only one he can recommend. 3. Sharward gets a cut for ever copy of "Rod's book" sold. Blathering the same old stuff.......permits, safety, code, buy Rod's book. Like a broken record.

Mick, I don't get anything from Rod or anyone in recommending Rod's book. Nothing. I even paid for my copy via Amazon.com. I recommend it because it's a great companion resource. I wish I had the book when I started researching my project because it would have saved me six months of confusion and frustration. And the reason we point new folks to the stickies and ask them to "fill in the blanks" has been stated numerous times -- there are so many variables that we really need to have a much clearer and more complete picture before we can answer the question(s). We really do want people to succeed in what they are doing, such that we care about the details that could (and almost always does) influence the answer(s) given. --Keith :mrgreen:

yeah, man. What's the fuzz? This forum (or even the whole John L Sayers website) has great value for practical no charge. Much has been written about and discussed. Newbies typically don't read the goods first. So, yes. They are directed to the stickies first (they're there for a reason). Don't need to answer each Q a 100 times, eh. 'Bout Rod's book. Yeah, it's a good book which describes much techniques and how-to's. There's much to be said, and prolly all positive, and yeah it ain't the only book on how to build a studio. But at least it's a good one. Hell, yeah, it prolly is Keith's Bible at the moment ;) But don't blame keith, or any one else, for being enthousiastic and spending (waaaay to much) free-time here on the forum. (I kinda miss Steve here..) So, euh, mick, have YOU read them stickies yet?

Ro wrote:

So, euh, mick, have YOU read them stickies yet?

About 25 years ago son.