Me vs. DIY Studio... pix and progress

[MidasHatesGold]

boring updates

besides the two bird nests I found within the last 3 days...

the big one in the CR...and the small one in the wall...



regards

[zijon]

congrats on finally getting the wall in!
i really gotta pick up the pace if i wanna finish before you

no seriously, most of us would have started to go crazy having to see that wall all the time!

[MidasHatesGold]

3:30 a.m. MET +1h

I promissed my friend alex to post some pix... so here they are...

the bird is breeding 5 tiny eggs as I type
got wood (too much)
got my Insulation (homatherm)....this is 10% of what I have in storage so if anyone in middle Europe needs it shoot me a pm
made some joints
and started framing

All the walls at soil level are sealed with mineral sealant and liquid glass....this plus a good ventilation will keep humidity at normal levels.

Tomorrow I continue and post results....

kind regards


chris

[Gdupproductions]

Congratz with the wall....=D. Seems like you still got some work left ;P

[MidasHatesGold]

never work till 3 am again and continue at 9 after waking up at 6:30

[zijon]

framing isn't exactly the work to do when one is stupid with exhaustion

[LX+R]

this looks awesome, bro. when do we get to see new photos?

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by LX+R

this looks awesome, bro. when do we get to see new photos?

there you go mate!!!


tough job to build around the steel beams and doing it alone...I can tell!!!
ceiling is angled BTW

I will use plaster board for the ceiling and a slatwall for the side walls, if the STC with door and windows is to my liking. If not I will use plaster board as well. Floor will be laminate floor. Backwall will have a QRD.
Room will have massive bass trapping in the back.

Homatherm is great stuff...no itching at all...you can ripp off small junks and stuff them into tiny holes. It changes the sound of the room dramatically...After I brought in my 12 packs in the live room the RT60 has been reduced drastically in the low end.(added a picture of it in a previous post)

have a nice weekend folks.

[Syncamorea]

Good progress. Keep those photos coming.

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by Syncamorea

Good progress. Keep those photos coming.

Your wish is my command.

Today I worked on the back area of the control room. Also finished the soffit for my window . The corners will fit ca. 2,5 cubic meters of bass trapping.

question: can I put the homatherm leftovers like loose in there or should I stack them and make chunks?




good news: the birds are hatched

and I know what kind of bird it is

Phoenicurus ochruros

[mikahanau]

i hope you invite me for the opening party

After 6 beers i will do the moonwalk for you in your new nice studio

cheers
Mika

[RDmusic]

THIS ENTIRE THREAD IS LITERALLY MIND BLOWING.

I'm impressed by the brickwork for some one with no experience. I picked up masony as a trade and have always done it as hobby(I know it's a bit strange) and it looks like you grasped it well.. The framing was done well on the windows and doors.. that's intermediate stuff right there, sir!!

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by mikahanau

i hope you invite me for the opening party

After 6 beers i will do the moonwalk for you in your new nice studio

cheers
Mika

invited!!! 6 cold becks reserved!!!

UPDATE

more birdpix: hungry chaps
plaster in the isobooth smashed off the walls (thanx to zeus my new intern and futur assistent engineer
plasterboard above left basstrap installed which will be electrical world and computer housing (maybe)
reinforcement hangers for the ceiling installed (cheapo DIY version)
glory hole (old electrical socket for my radio)

that´s it for now

kind regards

[LX+R]

awesome, dude! following up your photo diary is more suspenseful than waiting for a new episode of my favourite tv show every week. this is no. 1 in my bookmark list now.

[MidasHatesGold]

starting to plasterboard the ceiling...timekiller

thx lx...it´s all yours when it´s finished.... you could live there when i am in sweden for 5 months in 2012

[jipchen]

Wow, looking great so far! Your DIY work is very impressive, keep us updated
Good luck!

[Colonel Blues]

Originally Posted by jipchen

Wow, looking great so far! Your DIY work is very impressive, keep us updated
Good luck!

+1

[MidasHatesGold]

I really love my one hand operation clamps...couldn´t do it without them. Thanx ALDI

[mikahanau]

Nice bro

cheers
Mika

[zijon]

duude those clamps look great! how much did they cost?
aldi nord right? damn you
i've reached the second layer on most parts anyway

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by zijon

duude those clamps look great! how much did they cost?
aldi nord right? damn you
i've reached the second layer on most parts anyway

6,99 € for a set of two....(the smaller ones include 2 extra tiny 80mm clamps)

[MidasHatesGold]

ceiling done!!!



what a PITA to do it alone (Nr 1 on my list so far)

note: the whole ceiling is filled with insulation (I am so happy for the cellulose , it wasn´t easy due to the beams but no ITCHING at all)

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by christosm

good work midas !
didnt see the absorbers in the previous pics, did you use rockwool covered in plastic ?
Will you close the window or the door in the photo, looking at the construction in front of them i guess youre gonna make some huge basstraps for the back of the room
all the best, keep it up

I use Homatherm (same as FlexCL but without reinforcement) the back of the piece has a fabric cover (black) ...it´s cellulose...no itching and it smells nice.

Window will be covered with an inner window and some kind of soundlock around it (above the Bass trap). The idea is to have access to the electrics and to have a little machine chamber for my computer)

underneath the window is a bass trap.

The door will be closed with bricks and the area between door and back wall is going to be a trap as well. So does the left sidewall where the iso booth window is.

New entrance will be in the live room.

UPDATE:

renovated the walls and the window frame in the booth...

layout will be: one brick wall facing an absorptive wall covered in fabric...
Outerwall with insulation drywall and inner window
ceiling absorptive with fabric
+ one corner bass trap (maybe two)
floor will be gravel with a movable platform (need to be tested)


framing has already started ...

rock on!!!

[MidasHatesGold]

minor update

[MidasHatesGold]

back from my parallel live... (backline, lights, sound)

booth window is almost finished...

last picture shows my working place outside the studio (guitar world).

next show: rock am ring

regards

[LX+R]

update, plz...

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by LX+R

update, plz...

too much jobs at the moment...progressing slowly...

[MidasHatesGold]

wont be ready before august I guess...

had to seal the wall from humidity ...with bitumen sheeting
here are the first reflective elements I installed with my 3 year old daughter;-)
And a test painting (I like the color)

The void width is exactly the diameter of the slat...The idea is to stick small pieces of different lengths in the gabs to have a diffusive area where it´s needed. So I can fine tune the room by moving those elements back and forth.

let me know how you like the color of the painted wood...my daughter picked the color

kind regards

[zijon]

I really like the color! but how smooth was the surface of the wood? it looks like you could get a nicer result with sanded/planed slats.
Keep it up man!

[MidasHatesGold]

Originally Posted by zijon

I really like the color! but how smooth was the surface of the wood? it looks like you could get a nicer result with sanded/planed slats.
Keep it up man!

totally unsanded.... sanding will follow as the slats are on the wall....I am lazy