I know it souds much eazier than it is to build you own studio. In this forum I've seen some posts that it takes 3-5 mo to build it if you do it yoursef. I just want to know if I will have that much patiance for it.
So how long did it take you?
How log did it take to build your studio?
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took 4 -5 months with a team of three carpenters working 8 hour days, 5 days/week. Additionally there was an electrician, painter, aircon, carpet layer, external door company and Nina's cloth work.
I know Bruce Blue Bear's contractor estimated one month but it took 3.
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took 4 -5 months with a team of three carpenters working 8 hour days, 5 days/week. Additionally there was an electrician, painter, aircon, carpet layer, external door company and Nina's cloth work.
I know Bruce Blue Bear's contractor estimated one month but it took 3.
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I know an answer to that - it would not pass any sensors (it would pass into another opening), and it also involves groups of fingers in the air 
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How long it will take, also depends on where your starting from! Do you have the structure or you building new? Do you have enough clean electricity available in either case? Do you have to build patchbays? Do you need a separate HVAC system? How much of the work can you do yourself, or will much of it need to be hired out?
Just some food for thought, I'm am currently in the process of the third "incarnation" of my studio in 13 years. In October I contacted the power company, they first said it would be $5000 to install a 200 amp commerical service. After meeting several times with the company engineer, they agreed to tap the primary, and install the transformer on my property. All I was responsible for was the 4/0 run from the meter on the building to the transformer. To get them to agree took from October to December. Then it was another 3 weeks for them to schedule the work! Power was finally on the day before Christmas. I DID NOT complain, they did all the work with NO charge to me!! It was worth the wait but I did not want to move forward on the studio building without having enough electricity. Will you need patchbays for the studio??? I have ten, 52pt balanced bays in the studio. That comes out to 3,120 solder connections. Believe me you only want to do it ONCE, the right way. What and where took months of planning, with revision after revision. My regular "day job" I'm the chief broadcasting engineer for a university, the electrical and audio work was no problem. I hired out the HVAC. The building of walls and construction was no problem, I had done a lot over the years and have some "young guns" to do help with some of the heavy stuff, and some good friends in the construction biz.
Spend hours and hours here on John's site, as well as recording.org. You will find a priceless wealth on info and knowledge, all available for free..........years ago this would have been unheard of. Moderators at these sites all give their time and experience on, tested ,NOT a good guess, if you know what I mean! If you take your time, and plan it out carefully I expect you will build a good studio, large or small, that even your wife will be proud of.
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Just some food for thought, I'm am currently in the process of the third "incarnation" of my studio in 13 years. In October I contacted the power company, they first said it would be $5000 to install a 200 amp commerical service. After meeting several times with the company engineer, they agreed to tap the primary, and install the transformer on my property. All I was responsible for was the 4/0 run from the meter on the building to the transformer. To get them to agree took from October to December. Then it was another 3 weeks for them to schedule the work! Power was finally on the day before Christmas. I DID NOT complain, they did all the work with NO charge to me!! It was worth the wait but I did not want to move forward on the studio building without having enough electricity. Will you need patchbays for the studio??? I have ten, 52pt balanced bays in the studio. That comes out to 3,120 solder connections. Believe me you only want to do it ONCE, the right way. What and where took months of planning, with revision after revision. My regular "day job" I'm the chief broadcasting engineer for a university, the electrical and audio work was no problem. I hired out the HVAC. The building of walls and construction was no problem, I had done a lot over the years and have some "young guns" to do help with some of the heavy stuff, and some good friends in the construction biz.
Spend hours and hours here on John's site, as well as recording.org. You will find a priceless wealth on info and knowledge, all available for free..........years ago this would have been unheard of. Moderators at these sites all give their time and experience on, tested ,NOT a good guess, if you know what I mean! If you take your time, and plan it out carefully I expect you will build a good studio, large or small, that even your wife will be proud of.
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Do tell:) As long as the stories are not about Townsends sex life.hey - all you "Who" fans, members and guests, should nail this guy - he mixed their live concerts and travelled throughout Europe with them
shocking stories
How long to build a studio? -- hmm, with a team of one (me) and a little help here and there -- only about 2.5 yrs
Just finished the construction part -- onto wiring weeeeeeee....
Hey John....hope all is well
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Just started my control room floor back in the first week of January. I should have the subfloor done by this weekend. 99% of the work was me, myself and I doing the work. Every night after work, and every weekend.
I expect my control room to take until late summer/early fall (about another 6-7 months) before it's ready. But this is w/ only myself doing the work. And this is only the control room. I haven't gotten to the tracking rooms yet. That'll take even more time, considering I have to do some additional house related stuff (remove the 50 yr old wiring and plumbing and replace it all w/ new wire and new copper pipe, and dig up my front yard to replace the water main). Unfortunately I have to do these things before I rebuild for the tracking rooms. So I'm about another 1 1/2 yrs away from tracking. Oh crap...I think I just had a reality check...
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I expect my control room to take until late summer/early fall (about another 6-7 months) before it's ready. But this is w/ only myself doing the work. And this is only the control room. I haven't gotten to the tracking rooms yet. That'll take even more time, considering I have to do some additional house related stuff (remove the 50 yr old wiring and plumbing and replace it all w/ new wire and new copper pipe, and dig up my front yard to replace the water main). Unfortunately I have to do these things before I rebuild for the tracking rooms. So I'm about another 1 1/2 yrs away from tracking. Oh crap...I think I just had a reality check...
Enjoy...
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You know you guys are starting to depress me. They're starting work on the initial work on my garage this week. I've hired out the basic carpentry, HVAC, and electrical. Al the interior work I have to do myself as I would like to stay out of bankruptcy. Already a month behind because of weather. I was hoping to be near completion by the time the new baby arrives so I can get my stuff out of the house. Now I begining to think things will be going well if it's done by the time the baby starts walking.
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Being a working class hack, my reality is its taken YEARS just to get the equipment, and I mean barely. And that is analog. Now its obsolete. Add a few more to save for the actual construction, IF you even are able to buy a house. I started my interest in the 70's. Here it is 2004 and I'm STILL planning. Ha! Thats the real difference in interest and ability. By the time I found out what it REALLY takes to build a studio, even a modest one, I was too far into my interest to quit. Although, if I don't get to it this year, I will. I started as a guitarist interested in recording, but the bug got me so deep, the music interest suffered, as there are only so many hours in the day if you work. So now I ask myself, whats the point 
By now I've forgotten half of what my musicianship used to be. Well, there you have the other half of the equasion. But it is truth. Wish I could have seen the future in the 70's. I'd fogot the whole idea, as lots of other things in my life were traded off to do what seems impossible now.Like they say, hindsight is 20/20.
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By now I've forgotten half of what my musicianship used to be. Well, there you have the other half of the equasion. But it is truth. Wish I could have seen the future in the 70's. I'd fogot the whole idea, as lots of other things in my life were traded off to do what seems impossible now.Like they say, hindsight is 20/20.fitZ
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Cadesigner...
Nah...analog is still alive for us diehards. And definately not obsolete. Even those who are using digital (including myself), still have to have the good analog front end. That's where all the great phat sounds come from...analog!!!
Digitally you're not going to get the sound like from an API, Telefunken, etc, etc, etc... Nothing like the old vintage gear.
Sorry, just had to throw that in...
BTW, congrats on the baby. When is the baby due? If you have contractors lined up to do some of the work, they'll probably get a lot of it done quick. Depends on how involved the project is. If you're floating a floor, and watching every step to be sure everything is decoupled or isolated, that may take some time. If not, the longest part of doing the project will be you doing all the interior stuff yourself and doing it the way you want to. Wall framing can be done in a day or two, depending on the requirements or how much needs to be done. Same thing w/ electrical, once again depending on what needs to be done.
Are you building new from scratch, or in a existing structure?
Aaron
Nah...analog is still alive for us diehards. And definately not obsolete. Even those who are using digital (including myself), still have to have the good analog front end. That's where all the great phat sounds come from...analog!!!
Digitally you're not going to get the sound like from an API, Telefunken, etc, etc, etc... Nothing like the old vintage gear.
Sorry, just had to throw that in...
BTW, congrats on the baby. When is the baby due? If you have contractors lined up to do some of the work, they'll probably get a lot of it done quick. Depends on how involved the project is. If you're floating a floor, and watching every step to be sure everything is decoupled or isolated, that may take some time. If not, the longest part of doing the project will be you doing all the interior stuff yourself and doing it the way you want to. Wall framing can be done in a day or two, depending on the requirements or how much needs to be done. Same thing w/ electrical, once again depending on what needs to be done.
Are you building new from scratch, or in a existing structure?
Aaron