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23rd August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,698
Thread Starter | Studio design and construction in southern california
Hey, I'm going to be building a control, a tracking room, and a couple of iso booths very soon. I need help though on who I should get to design and construct my new facility. Budget is around $50,000 for the whole deal. I don't know what is possible but I'm sure I can make it happen. The building im getting is going to be around 1500 sq. feet. I know that $50G's is not that much when it comes to profressional design, which is why I'm asking you guys how I can make this happen. Thanks Justin |
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23rd August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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anyone?
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23rd August 2005
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| Gear addict  Joined: Sep 2004
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1500 sq. feet. for 50K ............ to do it right it will cost from 100k + ........ I did a small room 600sq. feet for mixing and it was 80K ............. does someone have a $per square foot price ?
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23rd August 2005
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| Gear nut  Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles
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If you're around L.A. and on a budget, I've got a guy that can do a fantastic job for you. He's done a lot of studio's, including mine.
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23rd August 2005
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| Head of Bumping Security (B.S)  Joined: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California
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My friend Ken Goerres could do something really nice for $50,000 I bet. I was going to call him today anyway. I'll ask if he's interested. He builds great speakers and cables too. |
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23rd August 2005
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Woodland Hiils, CA
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Slightly OT but how about an experienced (studio) contractor(s) that can bid on a set of great drawings. In the final stages of having them and would like some comparative bids. In Los Angeles as well. Thanks. |
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23rd August 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA
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Are you working from a shell (empty building)? $33/s.f. seems awfully low. If so, I think $100+ a foot is probably more realistic for a no frills buildout without premium trim. I went through this budgetary process with a well-known studio designer/architect and even when you eliminated all the eye candy, it's still expensive as hell to do the degree of isolation required in a pro recording facility. But I suppose if you built the acoustical treatments (traps, absorbers) yourself and did much of the labor you could squeeze out a workable facility for $50K. Does that include HVAC and electrical or are those "good to go"?
__________________ "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson should have said this, but didn't www.yellowdogstudios.com |
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24th August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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Well I got an electrical guy who can do the work I need at a good price. The building I am working will most likely be an empty shell. The ones I have looked at so far are anyways...
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24th August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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bump
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24th August 2005
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, TX / New Orleans, LA
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  | www.johnlsayers.com go to the design forum. Get an idea of what u want and what it costs, then trim the fat from there.  |
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24th August 2005
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| Gear addict Joined: Sep 2004
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What is the average price per sq. foot to build a control room the right way from a shell all the way to the finished room AC etc .
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24th August 2005
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Nashville, TN
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I'm in So Cal and just did an addition to my place last year. Its not "sound proofed" by any stretch of the imagination. It is quieter than your average house and its a decent-sized space. It cost about $160 per sq. ft...its about 500 sq. ft. It has: - 2" x 6" framing - double layer sheet rock - split A/C - double pane windows - half bath - its own sub panel (pointing out what the expensive things are in terms of material and / or manpower) permits were around $2k I think took the contractor approximately 3 months from start to finish. My Dad and I did all the finish work...moulding, floor, paint, final electrical, etc. The guys I consulted that do "acoustic design" quoted me twice what I paid for this room. I don't plan on living in this house forever, therefore adding some space that would be useful as a "granny suite" or somesuch was more important than the best acoustic environment. Just one man's experience. | |
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25th August 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2003
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I had two guys do my mixroom according to Steven Kleins room treatment design. They are amazing and will be much cheaper then most other guys, my digi cam just broke but I will post pics soon. My studio looks and sounds amazing, email me, Steve BangRecording@aol.com |
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8th September 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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anyone else? I have no idea where to start with this task.
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8th September 2005
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| Gear addict Joined: Sep 2004
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| http://www.fmdesign.com/ one of the best companies |
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9th September 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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Yeah, right. It would probably cost me at least $50K to get plans from them with no materials or construction costs. Nice studios though.
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9th September 2005
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| Head of Bumping Security (B.S) Joined: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California
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I'll call my friend. I think I forgot to mention this last time we spoke. Sorry. Calling now.......
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9th September 2005
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| Lives for gear Joined: May 2005
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Anyhow, I spoke with FM Designs. I guess the plans I want would cost $20K and construction is about $150-$200K. Actually, that's not to bad for a pretty sick ass pro-ject room with a not small tracking room, I'm talking 15-20Ft ceilings with about 500-600 sq feet just for the main live room, I would get super good sounds. For a room like that I would expect to pay a lot more. I'm happily suprised that having such a room is possible, it could just happen... But I don't think I deserve that yet. haha. We'll see... | |
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9th September 2005
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| Gear addict Joined: Sep 2004
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the owner of FM Designs is really a great guy ... and they do the best work for the $$
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9th September 2005
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| Head of Bumping Security (B.S) Joined: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California
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I sent Ken an email with a link to this thread. I'm pretty sure he can help you.
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7th October 2009
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| Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2009 Location: san luis obispo, ca.
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blue universe recording 3.5 hrs N 101 i may give up the studio you may be interested in the materials. . . check it out C |
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