HVAC Basics & new garage studio
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:24 am
Hello hello!
I have had to backtrack a little in my studio design because the house we almost purchased fell through and we got another one instead. So it is back to square one but I have learned a lot so it has not been in vain thanks to the forum and especially because of the senior posters here who really know there stuff and are kind enough to share their knowledge.
So, the location of the studio will still be in the garage. I hope you wont mind my non-sketchup doodle to just give you guys a quick overview of what I am dealing with.
The stairway from the living room upstairs descends into the underground car garage via the stairs and the north part of the room will be a wash room and storage space for all our things. I plan to use the south part of the garage for the studio and want to focus on the HVAC portion before anything else. As you can see I only plan on having 2 silencers (one per leaf) and I have read that this is not ideal but can be done. Does this sound like a problem and can you give me any tips for going forward this way? What are the drawbacks if I choose to do this?
Next, you will see the exhaust silencer is connected to an exhaust fan which will remove the stale air and dump it into the spare room which has no windows. Is this a problem? The door at the top of the stair way has got a grille to allow air to pass through so I suppose this will mean that the air wont just get stuck there which is what I was worried about.
Finally, the supply silencer at the south of the room is going to penetrate both the inner and outer leaf and take in air from outside the studio. The south wall is actually a roll up garage door but I will seal this entrance and maybe even remove the garage door all together. The south wall is the only wall with access to fresh air.
look forward to your comments. Thanks again!
I have had to backtrack a little in my studio design because the house we almost purchased fell through and we got another one instead. So it is back to square one but I have learned a lot so it has not been in vain thanks to the forum and especially because of the senior posters here who really know there stuff and are kind enough to share their knowledge.
So, the location of the studio will still be in the garage. I hope you wont mind my non-sketchup doodle to just give you guys a quick overview of what I am dealing with.
The stairway from the living room upstairs descends into the underground car garage via the stairs and the north part of the room will be a wash room and storage space for all our things. I plan to use the south part of the garage for the studio and want to focus on the HVAC portion before anything else. As you can see I only plan on having 2 silencers (one per leaf) and I have read that this is not ideal but can be done. Does this sound like a problem and can you give me any tips for going forward this way? What are the drawbacks if I choose to do this?
Next, you will see the exhaust silencer is connected to an exhaust fan which will remove the stale air and dump it into the spare room which has no windows. Is this a problem? The door at the top of the stair way has got a grille to allow air to pass through so I suppose this will mean that the air wont just get stuck there which is what I was worried about.
Finally, the supply silencer at the south of the room is going to penetrate both the inner and outer leaf and take in air from outside the studio. The south wall is actually a roll up garage door but I will seal this entrance and maybe even remove the garage door all together. The south wall is the only wall with access to fresh air.
look forward to your comments. Thanks again!