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Old 28th September 2008   #48
PhiloBeddoe
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Originally Posted by mwagener View Post
It is really hard to communicate the acoustic requirements for the construction, I guess us audio folks are just used to dealing with this every day, so it makes sense to us, but "normal" people don't even begin to understand what we are talking about.
This is very true. You definitely have to keep a close eye on the framing, HVAC, and electrical. Carpenters will want to link double studded walls and electricians will want to put outlet boxes back to back and link them with conduit thus "shorting out" a double studded wall. Plan the ductwork routing carefully.

Man, I'd avoid putting drywall in between the studs if at all possible. Sounds easy in principle, but in practice it's a pain since studs are never straight. So you have to find the smallest distance between studs in each cavity and cut the drywall to fit into that width. Then you end up with a gap in the places where the distance between the studs is greater so you have to fill with caulk (or I suppose you could just live with the gap).

Looks good. Good luck!
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