Seems like it has been forever, but it is finally underway.
Bought this house with a detached garage in May of this year, garage measures 15X11.5 FT with an additional room of 6.5X6.5 FT to be used as a vocal booth/amp room.
Budget, well...I have it set at $2,500 at this point but it is really about $7,500 when you look at the electrical work I already had done and the new roof on the house and garage. I will be doing all the work with a skilled and experienced buddy of mine, this is saving me a TON of money and I will be eternally in debt to this guy. (All he asked is that he have a cold beer and a cig at all times...I don't think that will be a problem.)
Location- I am in a residential area of the City of San Diego, my neighbors are all wonderful and know what I am doing. (Two of my neighbors actually play full time in a symphony)
Isolation- I work mostly with programmed drums, I could get away with recording a drum set on the odd occasion but that certainly won't be something I do regularly as I have a few places I can track drums here in town. My main focus is the vocal booth/amp room, I want to make that as solid and isolated as possible without actually building a room within a room. I am very aware of the results I can expect, complete isolation won't be happening.
The current construction is 2X3 framing at 24"OC, I will be beefing up the inside walls with 1/2" plywood, plastic wrap, R13 Insulation and 2 layers of 1/2" drywall...I am still deciding whether or to go with RC Channel, for both the added isolation and the added spacing for the insulation since I am dealing with less than a 2X4 stud.
The ceiling will get at least a 2X6 at 16"OC or 2X8 at 24"OC joists...this is based on span loads...I honestly think I can get away with 2X6 at 24" because of the extra bracing we will be doing because the building was originally built in 1926 and we are wanting to be as thorough as possible...on the other hand, the price difference is minimal between the two different lumber sizes and, more importantly, there obviously can't be a price put on saftey.
HVAC-I have a limited budget so I will be using portable air conditioners for both rooms...they have worked wonders in my NON INSULATED 1926 Craftsman so I am very confident in the performance.
I will be using pre-hung doors, possibly two in the entry and two between the ISO room...is this completely un-needed since I don't have a traditional air lock?
Framing will start this Tuesday, will need to do the ceiling joists and build a wall to close the wall with the VERY old garage doors. I will be re-surfacing the slab as well, there are some raised areas...I guess is to be expected in an 83 year old home. I have laminate hardwood to lay down, should look very nice.
I have the electrician coming in when framing is done, planning on 2 or three lights in the studio and one in the ISO room. We are also thinking of cutting the concrete to make an area for a floor box to eliminate cables behind my desk.
Sorry for the long-winded post...did I forget anything?
Here are some pics of the process so far, had to take down the plywood and insulation that the previous owner put up, also put in completely new power to the whole house with an under ground feed to the garage for the studio's own sub-panel. I have a 1 circuit for lights, 1 for outlets and 1 20AMP breaker powering my workshop. I may put in another 20 AMP circuit to power the AC Units, I have plenty of space and I don't want anything tripping the breakers.
Here is how it looked before the "demo".
Back Again...with a garage now!
Cheers!
Keith