This is what I'm planning to do to my sisters garage. (Not to scale)
Its about 20 metres from the house, made of brick, with a thick concrete floor, and has a crappy old corrugated alluminium roof.
It's a quiet area except where most of the blocks of land are 5 acres, and is at the end of a dead end street. The only major source of noise is the semi-regular planes.
The work shop is very rarely used and i know and am good friends with (not to mention brother to) the owners of the nearby house.
I have enough money to do a decent job of the room + studio, but not an unlimited budget, and I am doing the labour myself (with the help of my dad and friends), and my dad has all the know-how for the construction, sewers, electricity etc.
Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not this is a good idea?, and/or any suggestions or improvements?
I'll show the before and after pics...
Someone PLEASE look at the plans...
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Someone PLEASE look at the plans...
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Yeah, you're right, it probably does belong in the design section.
Here's a drawing of the existing garage, it's mostly to scale and all measurements are in feet and inches, despite me living in Australia
The sewer has to run down the hill (in the direction of the house) so it can join up to the existing septic tank. That's why I had the bathroom in the most convenient position for that.
The roof will end up at about 8 foot above the ground, after insulation and a proper ceiling has been attached.
Here's a drawing of the existing garage, it's mostly to scale and all measurements are in feet and inches, despite me living in Australia
The sewer has to run down the hill (in the direction of the house) so it can join up to the existing septic tank. That's why I had the bathroom in the most convenient position for that.
The roof will end up at about 8 foot above the ground, after insulation and a proper ceiling has been attached.
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TerrorFiend,
Good to see another project going in. The roof is a pain, but atleast you have some space to work with and not too close neighbors. i will throw my hat in for some design ideas. Maybe john or others can help get them their after me but, I will try.
1. is that a roll up garage door at the right side of your design?
2. do you intend on keeping the windows to the outside or can they be gone?
3. What are you going to be using the space for?
4. are we on a tight budget $0-$2000 , medium $2500-$5000, or high budget of $5000 - $25,000.00
5. how high is the ceiling now? if only 8-10 feet can you extend it up as you put the new roofing system on, say to 14-16 foot in the clear?
6. What is the floor made of?
7. will you need to go into concreate to set a sewer drain and toilet or are you going to make a raised platform and drain through the wall?
a lot of questions I know, but I think it will make it easier for all of us to take a look at what you are doing.
jai
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Good to see another project going in. The roof is a pain, but atleast you have some space to work with and not too close neighbors. i will throw my hat in for some design ideas. Maybe john or others can help get them their after me but, I will try.
1. is that a roll up garage door at the right side of your design?
2. do you intend on keeping the windows to the outside or can they be gone?
3. What are you going to be using the space for?
4. are we on a tight budget $0-$2000 , medium $2500-$5000, or high budget of $5000 - $25,000.00
5. how high is the ceiling now? if only 8-10 feet can you extend it up as you put the new roofing system on, say to 14-16 foot in the clear?
6. What is the floor made of?
7. will you need to go into concreate to set a sewer drain and toilet or are you going to make a raised platform and drain through the wall?
a lot of questions I know, but I think it will make it easier for all of us to take a look at what you are doing.
jai
www.themixstudio.com
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Not Yourself in the Music."
Not Yourself in the Music."
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sorry, I guess my browser, (or me) was screwing up earlier. I was only getting your second drawing and explanation. Brick, concrete floor, garage door comming out. 
my bad.
what about those windows?
jai
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my bad. what about those windows?
jai
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sorry, I guess my browser, (or me) was screwing up earlier. I was only getting your second drawing and explanation. Brick, concrete floor, garage door comming out. my bad.
what about those windows?
jai
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my bad. what about those windows?
jai
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"Love the Music in Yourself,
Not Yourself in the Music."
Not Yourself in the Music."
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TerrorFiend,
Good to see another project going in. The roof is a pain, but atleast you have some space to work with and not too close neighbors. i will throw my hat in for some design ideas. Maybe john or others can help get them their after me but, I will try.
1. is that a roll up garage door at the right side of your design?
2. do you intend on keeping the windows to the outside or can they be gone?
3. What are you going to be using the space for?
4. are we on a tight budget $0-$2000 , medium $2500-$5000, or high budget of $5000 - $25,000.00
5. how high is the ceiling now? if only 8-10 feet can you extend it up as you put the new roofing system on, say to 14-16 foot in the clear?
6. What is the floor made of?
7. will you need to go into concreate to set a sewer drain and toilet or are you going to make a raised platform and drain through the wall?
a lot of questions I know, but I think it will make it easier for all of us to take a look at what you are doing.
jai
www.themixstudio.com
Good to see another project going in. The roof is a pain, but atleast you have some space to work with and not too close neighbors. i will throw my hat in for some design ideas. Maybe john or others can help get them their after me but, I will try.
1. is that a roll up garage door at the right side of your design?
2. do you intend on keeping the windows to the outside or can they be gone?
3. What are you going to be using the space for?
4. are we on a tight budget $0-$2000 , medium $2500-$5000, or high budget of $5000 - $25,000.00
5. how high is the ceiling now? if only 8-10 feet can you extend it up as you put the new roofing system on, say to 14-16 foot in the clear?
6. What is the floor made of?
7. will you need to go into concreate to set a sewer drain and toilet or are you going to make a raised platform and drain through the wall?
a lot of questions I know, but I think it will make it easier for all of us to take a look at what you are doing.
jai
www.themixstudio.com
"Love the Music in Yourself,
Not Yourself in the Music."
Not Yourself in the Music."
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Haha you seem to have posted each of those replies twice
Yeah i's a rool-up garage door, but we're going to remove it and fill the space with a wall, with a door and window.
The windows is actually a proble, because im planning on living in this area (if you see my top drawing) and I kind of need the light as without them, and only using artificial light, it would end up being a dark, depressing dungeon - not a very nice place to live.
Basically just want a nice place to live (it's also in a very nice area), and a decent quality studio as well, for recording pretty much all instruments.
I'd suppose, including all the sound gear, and the actual construction of any soundproofing, i'd be on a high budget probably around $25000 AUD which would translate to approximately $20000 US (somehting like that) and that's AFTER I've done the rest of the project (inner walls, insulation on the walls, adding a proper ceiling, bathroom and sewer system etc).
The existing ceiling would be about ten feet now, but there's these irritating girders running accross the garage, so we were just going to build a new ceiling just underneath them (around 8 foot).
The toilet, shower, sink etc. will be going through the wall not the floor, and yes the floor of the showere will be raised somewhat. (The most convenient place to do that would be the area where I put it in the first picture - as the piping can go straight into the ground, and run straight down the hill into the house.
Thanks for your help
Yeah i's a rool-up garage door, but we're going to remove it and fill the space with a wall, with a door and window.
The windows is actually a proble, because im planning on living in this area (if you see my top drawing) and I kind of need the light as without them, and only using artificial light, it would end up being a dark, depressing dungeon - not a very nice place to live.
Basically just want a nice place to live (it's also in a very nice area), and a decent quality studio as well, for recording pretty much all instruments.
I'd suppose, including all the sound gear, and the actual construction of any soundproofing, i'd be on a high budget probably around $25000 AUD which would translate to approximately $20000 US (somehting like that) and that's AFTER I've done the rest of the project (inner walls, insulation on the walls, adding a proper ceiling, bathroom and sewer system etc).
The existing ceiling would be about ten feet now, but there's these irritating girders running accross the garage, so we were just going to build a new ceiling just underneath them (around 8 foot).
The toilet, shower, sink etc. will be going through the wall not the floor, and yes the floor of the showere will be raised somewhat. (The most convenient place to do that would be the area where I put it in the first picture - as the piping can go straight into the ground, and run straight down the hill into the house.
Thanks for your help