Moving again... Now, here's a challenge...

Hey guys! The better half of me and myself are moving within a year, going back to our hometown and have started renovating an old house that belonged to her family... As some of you might remember, I got a lot of support and advice here earlier, and I finished my first real studio build less than half a year ago... So you might imagine how unhappy I am about moving and starting all over... So... I am looking for a solution that will let me bring this next build with me, if we decide to move again.. I looked at the studio in a container project, and that might have worked, though it's a bit small.. But very cool.. :) Also, the idea of having a container outside on the lawn doesn't really attract me, as well as a few other things... So.. I am going to build the studio as a "room-in-room" construction in the basement. I am playing with the idea of making the entire build element-based, actually making wall-, ceiling- and floor- elements that would be held in place by some sort of framing... Each element should be of a size that would make it possible to transport, i.e. that it would be possible to get the elements through standard doors etc... (Of course, each element would be really heavy, but so is a grand piano, right? ;)) Has anybody actually done something like this before, would it at all be possible? I would actually be willing to spend even more on this type of construction than what I will have to spend if I need to build a new permanent studio... I guess the worst part would be to seal the openings between the elements and constructing a frame that will be strong enough to hold everything together....? Wizards, amaze me! :) -eirikur-

maybe start off with the basics - proper sized rooms for good mode distribution and isolation, then use a number of John's wall units to add portable treatments. i nthe case of larger slats, John has some examples on deeper stacked cabinets to acheive that. all of which should be able to be loaded in through normal doors.

Thanks for the reply Glenn. Yup, I've looked at (and previously built) some of John's wall units (if you by that mean: http://www.johnlsayers.com/HR/index1.htm) And yes, the dimensions of the room will of course be important. However, all that comes later... :) To clarify: I am talking about doing a "room within a room" construction element based, for sound isolation against the rest of the house. -Which I in turn could bring with me, if we decide to move again... :) Acoustic treatment as the ones you mention will of course need to be done within that room. I'm just wondering if such a room could be built/is a good idea and if it at all is possible to get such a construction soundproof. I.e. sound isolating enough... :) My initial thoughts are: (construction wise) - Construct the floor of multiple elements, which are connected to each other in some way, making a frame for the walls. (Placed on concrete floor, with something in-between to isolate the floor as much as possible from the existing floor) - Put the walls as elements on top of the floor, connected to the floor elements at the bottom. - Have aluminum tubes or similar connected to opposing wall elements (on the top) - Have ceiling elements partially resting on the aluminum tubes/partially hanging/secured to original room ceiling... Do-able or crazy? :) Or any other ideas as to better ways of doing it? :) -eirikur-

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