Manifold Recording - Studio Construction Thread

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by dsoukup

With all of that concrete are you going to wash and seal the blocks some how? I would imagine if its not it would constantly put out a fine layer of dust. And if so how does that affect the blocks acoustical properties?

You should know better than to bring up children's stories and fairy-tales when the Magisterium has so many more pressing issues with which to concern itself. There is no such thing as dust. The Magisterium has engaged some of the best scientific minds throughout its history, and none has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence that dust ever existed. Nevertheless, in order to protect the people, the Magisterium will take any credible report seriously, and we are confident that if there is anything to the report, we will have the means to deal with it.

You would be wise to never mention dust again.

[Bad Radio]

Thanks so much for the reply, Clueless! I'm building a studio right now as well, albeit on a much smaller scale, and we're trying to decide on whether or not to have exterior windows.

By the way, do remember what material you used in between the isolated slabs? Thanks again for your input.

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by Bad Radio

Thanks so much for the reply, Clueless! I'm building a studio right now as well, albeit on a much smaller scale, and we're trying to decide on whether or not to have exterior windows.

Do you have your plans on a thread?

By the way, do remember what material you used in between the isolated slabs? Thanks again for your input.

I think it's just 1/2" foam. You can check Pouring The Slab (Part 1) for more info. As I'm sure you know, all of the slab isolations are buried deep in the centers of walls and doors so they are never seen.

[andsonic]

Originally Posted by Clueless

You should know better than to bring up children's stories and fairy-tales when the Magisterium has so many more pressing issues with which to concern itself. There is no such thing as dust. The Magisterium has engaged some of the best scientific minds throughout its history, and none has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence that dust ever existed. Nevertheless, in order to protect the people, the Magisterium will take any credible report seriously, and we are confident that if there is anything to the report, we will have the means to deal with it.

You would be wise to never mention dust again.

LOL ROFLOL! I love that book Love the studio too...

[dsoukup]

Sorry about that....I get confused when I am tired! The build is awesome, and its the first studio I have seen that is being built out of block like that. That's the only reason I brought that nonsense up.

Dave

[MTStudios]

Originally Posted by Clueless

You should know better than to bring up children's stories and fairy-tales when the Magisterium has so many more pressing issues with which to concern itself. There is no such thing as dust. The Magisterium has engaged some of the best scientific minds throughout its history, and none has ever been able to produce a shred of evidence that dust ever existed. Nevertheless, in order to protect the people, the Magisterium will take any credible report seriously, and we are confident that if there is anything to the report, we will have the means to deal with it.

You would be wise to never mention dust again.

+an additional 1000000 respect points.

[Bad Radio]

Thanks for the input again, Clueless. I don't have a thread about my studio but will post the finished results hopefully in the next few months. Best of luck!

[Amaranthine]

Originally Posted by Clueless

OSHA would crap themselves if they ever saw this picture.

I guess there is not enough money in the budget for ANY safety equipment.

Pathetic.

[not_so_new]

Originally Posted by Amaranthine

OSHA would crap themselves if they ever saw this picture.

I guess there is not enough money in the budget for ANY safety equipment.

Pathetic.

Just had a construction worker worker here in Pittsburgh fall off a building to his death because he wasn't wearing any safety equipment. Everyone thinks it can't happen to them but it still happens to someone all the time.

[Greg Curtis]

You can provide and insist that workers wear equipment and follow safety rules, but honestly, unless you are there onsite every second watching every worker, they will do whatever gets the job done faster and/or easier. These guy's ain't geniuses...

[johndykstra]

Originally Posted by Amaranthine

OSHA would crap themselves if they ever saw this picture.

I guess there is not enough money in the budget for ANY safety equipment.

Pathetic.

Missing the point I know but... The owner is hardly responsible for the habits of laborers. This clearly would fall on the general contractor's record as a blame target. Still, he may want to bring it up.

For the record, I suspect OSHA would have us all mixing records with earplugs in if they had their way

[resound]

Noting the scaffolding to either side of the wall the worker is perched atop, I would wager a guess that this scene is "legal." Unless you back it up with specifics, please don't post such inflammatory comments on this board sans that burden.

[Clueless]

I have added some more photos to the blog showing the virtual completion of the North booth walls. Here are a couple of photos not on the blog:

A reverse angle of the booth bond beam:



And a view of the ceiling showing some new framing studs that imply our duct penetrations for next week:



Next week should be a big one!

[Amaranthine]

Originally Posted by resound

Noting the scaffolding to either side of the wall the worker is perched atop, I would wager a guess that this scene is "legal." Unless you back it up with specifics, please don't post such inflammatory comments on this board sans that burden.

OSHA workplace safety regulations -

1926.501(b)(1)"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

The scaffolding is not a 'lower level' and is also missing guardrails, toe boards, etc. 1910.28(b)(15).

1910.132(a) covers personal protective equipment such as hardhats (Duh, there is a crane on site) and safety glasses, etc.

Someone, at all times, needs to be looking out for these $15 an hour guys that don't know any better. This is the employers responsibility, NOT the project owners.

Nothing will wipe the shine off this beautiful new building faster than the scene of someone splattered about on the ground, whimpering for help with his last gurgling breath. Unfortunately I know this as fact.

The owner needs to address this issue with his contractors or hire someone to do this for him. Even when all the rules are followed, which admittedly is all but impossible, this type of work is extraordinarily dangerous.

I was intentionally "inflammatory" as to make a point. My intentions are also pure and I look forward to seeing this project completed.

[resound]

Thanks for that clarification, though your original post might have more clearly identified the target of your concern.

Regardless, yes any labor or manufacturing has inherent dangers in it and everyone should be as protected as possible all the time. That we can all agree on.

[xaMdaM]

Originally Posted by resound

Regardless, yes any labor or manufacturing has inherent dangers in it and everyone should be as protected as possible all the time. That we can all agree on.

Scaffolding, heavy materials and machinery ain't nuttin...

THE biggest dangers are bankers, contractor invoices and an angry spouse...

[Clueless]

It rained Monday, so no progress that day. On Tuesday the masons made some progress on the outer wythe of the control room wall (taking it up to the eighth course);



The framing team also installed a stud around the outside of the Music Room to which the upper soffit will attach:



On Wednesday the masons followed up with a couple of courses on the inner control room wall:



And the framing team started cutting slots for the roof rafters:



The contractor is already talking about starting to frame the booth roof (while the HVAC people install the air handlers and duct work). But I'll believe it when I see it...our HVAC team is having a difficult time getting all the pieces into place in order to start their mad dash (and we cannot afford to keep the roof off the ceiling for very much longer).

[ajcox]

Amazing! Fantastic work mate.

Here I am trying to convince the boss-lady to let me buy a pair of new monitors and I see this thread...

[andyspiller]

Originally Posted by StudioTinPanAll

the movie of the annex is ... euh .... can't find the right words ... look for yourself
i mean i like it a lot, a whole lot, i euh .....
wow

Michael

Amazing. . . .

With this amount of attention to detail for a "Walkthrough" I can only imagine that the real thing will simply blow people away.

Seeing as you have decided on the Trion, are you not also tempted with a "New" Series 12 rather than API for the main room - after all API Flavour is easily accessible in modular fashion, The Harrison less so, but equally good and the recall, well, surely that would also help, especially with your multi-Project/Producer/Collaborators vision.

Look forward to offering my services as a "Satellite" on-line provider

[BenLoftis]

Actually the S12 was a frontrunner at the beginning of this project. For various reasons it didn't work out, but it started an ongoing collaboration that led to the I/O systems and the Trion in the annex.

He can't keep us out of the control room that easily, though We are about to announce a new hardware unit that might fit right in! (you can get a sneak peek next week, if you live in Nashville. I won't spoil the surprise for them here.)

I'm a big fan of the Miraverse business plan. "Music" has been hurting for a while and I think this is going to be a part of the solution. And what a place for it!!

-Ben

[Clueless]

I've published another photo-filled installment to my construction blog. The big news is that we lifted the air handlers up onto the roof, which means that next week will be a sprint for the duct work team. Hopefully the weather will cooperate--the more dry the better...until we get the roof sheathed, shingled, etc.

It's a whirlwind right now...

[Colonel Blues]

Amazing project !

I must be dreamin' !



Thanks for sharing !

[Scoobz]

this is truly an epic project. I feel like the hardest bit is out the way and progress is going to accelerate. Looking forward to seeing how it develops

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by Scoobz

this is truly an epic project. I feel like the hardest bit is out the way and progress is going to accelerate. Looking forward to seeing how it develops

I certainly hope so! Anybody want to start laying bets on when we'll start rolling in the equipment?

[Jaques Beraques]

I would say 5 Months.

[Scoobz]

Nah, in for christmas I reckon

[Clueless]

Originally Posted by Jaques Beraques

I would say 5 Months.

Meaning Feb 8th 2010, or meaning it will forever be five months from "today"? Cause things keep slipping...

[Jaques Beraques]

Lets make it February the 20th 2010.
That would be my birthday and you rolling in equipment would be a nice gift

[Clueless]

Have you been curious what things are looking like on the high side of the ceiling? Me too! Here are some photos that provide that perspective.

First, an overview of what things look like when standing on the ceiling:



Now that I have your attention, here's what else there is to be seen, starting with the roof ridge beam:



And if you think it's complicated where the ridge, hips, and posts come together, check out what happens at the corner:



Of course there's some provision for electrical outlets...in addition to the air handlers and other infrastructure, there are 30 dimmable lights in the cloud:



I've been told that the 4" ledges that we plan to expose around all the windows is going to be a preferred nesting place for birds. Here's a bird's eye view of the Music Room looking in through one of the upper windows:



Back on Terra Firma, the masons received a pallet of 3" thick glass block:



It looks like the first such blocks are about to go in:

[xaMdaM]

The framing looks a little tedious, but not that complex. You shoulda' been here when we put my rafters in the tracking room... ooof! Remind me sometime, and I'll send you some pix of THAT insanity.

Your framers are doing a nice job though!

Just curious about your lighting and dimming... You going with dimmers or variacs? Also, for video lighting, are you going to put in high energy lamps as permanent installation, or will you just bring it in as needed?

I sure hope Andy gets your rough-in's done soon... I need him here so I can get my mess done... otherwise you WILL be open a lot sooner than I will. Which, at the rate I feel like I'm moving forward, it wouldn't surprise me either...