New (Small Home Studio) Build, Norway
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:06 pm
Greetings, this will be my first post on this great forum. I’m currently in the planning stage of my very-very small one-room guitar recording studio build in Tromso Norway. After hours and hours of research on studio construction I’m finally finished with capturing a draft of my studio in the virtual world (Sketchup). I now feel that I have so many questions that I need the advice of those more experienced studio designers. Feedback on my plans - and, in particular, the construction details will be highly appreciated.
Location: Norway (Tromso), suburbs, residential neighbourhood, (owned, family with small kids), first and second floor. Rental to student couple on the ground floor.
Building: The studio will be built in an existing small bedroom on the first floor. The room approximately L:3,10m x W:2,30 x H:2,70m. I know it’s a very small room and not ideal for a studio, but it’s the only room I have available. The room consists of a concrete floor. Existing Wood framed exterior and interior walls. Ceiling above is pine plank underlayment with flat roof above.
See attached overview over existing layout and proposed finished space.
Intended purpose: Playing Guitar/recording (Electric guitar/Bass, percussion instruments on moderate volume and vocals). Quiet mixing and hanging out/recording space.
Loudness: Upwards of 110 db. The music should sound quiet down steers and outside walls so I don’t bother my wife/kids, Student renting the basement and neighbours.
Budget: <= $5000.
Proposed Layout: New room fully decoupled (5cm from existing wall). Wall From inside: Isolated 2x4 wood frame - recilient channel (Rc8) - Gypsum board (15mm) - Green glue - Gypsum board (13mm). Double doors (back-to-back). Isolated frame double-window where the existing window will be used as the second window. Floor from inside: 2x6 wood frame resting on neoprene pads (U-boats) on existing concrete floor. Wood frame Isolated with 10 cm studio grade fiber insulation. Plywood (19mm) - SheetBlock - MDF board (19mm) - Carpet. Ceiling From inside: Same as wall on existing wood frame.
HVAC: There is no area available outside the studio for HVAC equipment. So everything has to be mounted inside the studio walls.
Ventilation inlet: 110 CFM inlet wall fan (“Whispergreen FV-11VK3”) to Silencer box mounted on inner wall frame. Ventilation Outlet: 108 CFM exhaust outdoor Wall fan (“EXT 100A”) to Silencer box mounted on inner wall frame. The silence boxes are 60cm x 120cm x 10 cm. Cooling/heat: Mini-split (Mitsubishi Mr. slim MSYGE09NA)
Sound treatment: Walls will be treated with homemade bass traps and diffusers. The entire Ceiling will be covered with acoustic insolation.
Attached information:
1. Existing room and exterior walls
2. New floor
3. New walls
4. Double doors
5. Double window
6. Ventilation
7. Equipment layout
Questions:
1. Is the proposed layout and soundproofing (Wall, floor, door, window) any good or am I way of? What about the existing exterior and interior wall. Can I leave them as they are or do I have to treat them with more mas?
2. What about the HVAC. Will it work with the proposed wall mounted fans and silence boxes? Keep in mind that I have no room for exterior ventilation and have to mount fans on the wall and silence boxes in the wood frame.
3. What’s the best way to fit cable duct. I haven’t been able to find any good solutions. Do I put them in the wall or floor and or how?
5. Any comments on acoustic treatment (Wall/Ceiling)?
5. Other comments?
Location: Norway (Tromso), suburbs, residential neighbourhood, (owned, family with small kids), first and second floor. Rental to student couple on the ground floor.
Building: The studio will be built in an existing small bedroom on the first floor. The room approximately L:3,10m x W:2,30 x H:2,70m. I know it’s a very small room and not ideal for a studio, but it’s the only room I have available. The room consists of a concrete floor. Existing Wood framed exterior and interior walls. Ceiling above is pine plank underlayment with flat roof above.
See attached overview over existing layout and proposed finished space.
Intended purpose: Playing Guitar/recording (Electric guitar/Bass, percussion instruments on moderate volume and vocals). Quiet mixing and hanging out/recording space.
Loudness: Upwards of 110 db. The music should sound quiet down steers and outside walls so I don’t bother my wife/kids, Student renting the basement and neighbours.
Budget: <= $5000.
Proposed Layout: New room fully decoupled (5cm from existing wall). Wall From inside: Isolated 2x4 wood frame - recilient channel (Rc8) - Gypsum board (15mm) - Green glue - Gypsum board (13mm). Double doors (back-to-back). Isolated frame double-window where the existing window will be used as the second window. Floor from inside: 2x6 wood frame resting on neoprene pads (U-boats) on existing concrete floor. Wood frame Isolated with 10 cm studio grade fiber insulation. Plywood (19mm) - SheetBlock - MDF board (19mm) - Carpet. Ceiling From inside: Same as wall on existing wood frame.
HVAC: There is no area available outside the studio for HVAC equipment. So everything has to be mounted inside the studio walls.
Ventilation inlet: 110 CFM inlet wall fan (“Whispergreen FV-11VK3”) to Silencer box mounted on inner wall frame. Ventilation Outlet: 108 CFM exhaust outdoor Wall fan (“EXT 100A”) to Silencer box mounted on inner wall frame. The silence boxes are 60cm x 120cm x 10 cm. Cooling/heat: Mini-split (Mitsubishi Mr. slim MSYGE09NA)
Sound treatment: Walls will be treated with homemade bass traps and diffusers. The entire Ceiling will be covered with acoustic insolation.
Attached information:
1. Existing room and exterior walls
2. New floor
3. New walls
4. Double doors
5. Double window
6. Ventilation
7. Equipment layout
Questions:
1. Is the proposed layout and soundproofing (Wall, floor, door, window) any good or am I way of? What about the existing exterior and interior wall. Can I leave them as they are or do I have to treat them with more mas?
2. What about the HVAC. Will it work with the proposed wall mounted fans and silence boxes? Keep in mind that I have no room for exterior ventilation and have to mount fans on the wall and silence boxes in the wood frame.
3. What’s the best way to fit cable duct. I haven’t been able to find any good solutions. Do I put them in the wall or floor and or how?
5. Any comments on acoustic treatment (Wall/Ceiling)?
5. Other comments?