17' x 17' room w/ main CR and drum booth help

[nightowlgk]

Great Site!!!

John should get more recognition in the US for all his labors. Knightfly too.

I have designed 2 home studios over the last 15 years and have used a lot of these techniques while keeping the budget low. Now my carpenter buddies have moved out of town and I'm getting ready to build another.

I'm going to throw out a bunch of questions and hope that some of the very generous geniuses here can help me narrow down my choices and steer me in the right direction.

**I am in processs of designing a very basic conversion of an already drywalled garage/ guesthouse into a soundproof 2 room studio. I will rent this to a musician/producer/songwriter. **

Half the building is a 17x17' guest unit with a living space, bath, shower and kithcen.

The other half ( future studio) is a 17'x17' room with a door and long window on the right wall that will need covering or doubling w/ a new wall. 12" ceramic tiles on the floor on slab which I will add area rugs to taste.

I need a large main control/keyboard/ bedroom and a booth that will handle a drum kit.

One basic approach is to build inner walls to fit the square and add a booth in the corner. Add room/ bass treatments to taste later.

I'd like it to be as LOW BUDGET as possible and maybe not have to build all inner walls. Maybe just hang some RC on gaskets and 2 layers 5/8" A La ASC ISO MAX. Plug or frame the window, and add an extra frame for a sound lock door over the existing one.

Weakest link is probably the ceiling which might not hold 2 more layers.

For the booth, I'm thinking of using 2 standard solid wood french doors (opposite opening and a small air lock), from Home depot which have a single panel of dual layered glass, lots of gaskets.

If I don't build double walls, is it worth it to frame an extra ceiling on the booth?..or maybe an extra layer of drywall on rubber iso pads.....

I plan on using a 12k-18k BTU mini split A/C and need ideas to deaden the A/C sound in the main room and ventilate the booth too. I could get a dual unit mini-split ( one for the booth), but that would be $$ overkill for the rare times the booth would be really used for long periods of time.

I'm thinking of mounting the air unit up at the ceiling and building a baffle box that extrudes about a foot with 703 lining. Somehow it should allow for proper warm air intake too.

Can anyone help with some suggestions and layout designs?

I'm also looking for a tenant in the nice neighborhood of Valley Glen, LA, CA ( near N. Hollywood, Van Nuys). $1400 mo. for the whole ( 600 sq. ft. approx. ) building. Even better if he is a builder / I will work out a very fair deal for free rent + $ to build.

Thanks in advance,

Baba

[John Sayers]

I'm also looking for a tenant in the nice neighborhood of Valley Glen, LA, CA ( near N. Hollywood, Van Nuys). $1400 mo. for the whole ( 600 sq. ft. approx. ) building. Even better if he is a builder / I will work out a very fair deal for free rent + $ to build.

Baba - nice idea mate - why don't we find the tenant first and (especially if they are going to build it) design it for them ??

cheers
john

[nightowlgk]

Yes, That would be nice, and I'm putting an advert. for that soon, but I must not assume I'll find that special "carpentusician" and go forward based on my previous experience and best advice from people like you.

My best future tenant may have never picked up a hammer in his/her life......

My current "home" studio of 11 years is quite nice, and big, so I know what I'd want if I were a single guy.

Thanks,

Baba

[John Sayers]

Fine Baba - so the existing ceiling is flat - drywall on trusses?? what height??

17 foot is a good control room length but more than the width required so a booth and an entrance sound lock would fit adjacent to the control room - where does the door from the other section enter the 17 x 17 square??

cheers
john

[nightowlgk]

changed topic to Guest house / studio combo

. Tried to attach picture of drawing but couldn't.

Thanks,
Baba