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svart · 14th November 2008

"It'll only take a few months."

Took me 6 months to build 2 rooms. I planned for it to take 2.

"It'll just cost a few thousand dollars."

Took me 3000$ after I built it up in sketchup and figured out the fastest and cheapest layout that was still functional. I had no idea how much it would take so I let it guide itself doing things the hard way.. Myself.

"I'll bet I can round up a bunch of friends to help me with this."

I had 2 friends help for a total of about 20 minutes or REAL work..

"5/8 drywall isn't all that heavy."

At first I couldn't lift one at all. By the end of 6 months I was able to lift and hold a panel at head level while screwing it down..

"I don't need to wear a respirator."

I went out and bought one the first day I started working with the drywall. I was coughing so hard the folks at Lowes thought I was gonna die right there in the paint isle..

"2 boxes of 703 should be more than enough."

10 bags of mineral wool down..

"6 tubes of caulk should be more than enough."

3 cases of caulk down..

"I'm sure this will still look level in the morning when I'm sober."

I work better drunk! I don't feel the muscle/joint/head pain until the morning.

"I have 5 drills. That's more than I'll ever need."

I have two drills, 4 batteries and a set of bits.. no matter how vigilant I was, I ALWAYS found that the battery in my drill was dead as I was holding a 75lb drywall panel up on a wall while trying to screw it down with one hand and a mouth full of screws..

"I have 5 different types of saws. That's more than I'll ever need."

Tablesaw, reciprosaw, keyholesaw, radial arm saw, jigsaw, hacksaw. Gotcha beat by one!

I got a couple:

"hey, I'll be there to help FOR SURE this time! You can count on me!"

"just follow the directions in the book and you'll have a world class studio!"

14th November 2008	#5
svart Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 472	"It'll only take a few months." Took me 6 months to build 2 rooms. I planned for it to take 2. "It'll just cost a few thousand dollars." Took me 3000$ after I built it up in sketchup and figured out the fastest and cheapest layout that was still functional. I had no idea how much it would take so I let it guide itself doing things the hard way.. Myself. "I'll bet I can round up a bunch of friends to help me with this." I had 2 friends help for a total of about 20 minutes or REAL work.. "5/8 drywall isn't all that heavy." At first I couldn't lift one at all. By the end of 6 months I was able to lift and hold a panel at head level while screwing it down.. "I don't need to wear a respirator." I went out and bought one the first day I started working with the drywall. I was coughing so hard the folks at Lowes thought I was gonna die right there in the paint isle.. "2 boxes of 703 should be more than enough." 10 bags of mineral wool down.. "6 tubes of caulk should be more than enough." 3 cases of caulk down.. "I'm sure this will still look level in the morning when I'm sober." I work better drunk! I don't feel the muscle/joint/head pain until the morning. "I have 5 drills. That's more than I'll ever need." I have two drills, 4 batteries and a set of bits.. no matter how vigilant I was, I ALWAYS found that the battery in my drill was dead as I was holding a 75lb drywall panel up on a wall while trying to screw it down with one hand and a mouth full of screws.. "I have 5 different types of saws. That's more than I'll ever need." Tablesaw, reciprosaw, keyholesaw, radial arm saw, jigsaw, hacksaw. Gotcha beat by one! I got a couple: "hey, I'll be there to help FOR SURE this time! You can count on me!" "just follow the directions in the book and you'll have a world class studio!"