How much £££ to build a studio?

jahtao · 30th January 2007

Quick question: Lets just assume i've got an empty shell of a building, approx how much to build a medium sized control room in there?

How do the figures break down people?

Basically i'm LIVING in a rented studio at the moment and its ok, neighbours are a bit gangsta... and noisy, kitchen / bathroom facilities suck, won't last much longer, just tryna get an idea of what my next move will be, will i make do studio-wise in a standard house/flat or will i try and find something a bit more industrial and take it form there?

Any thoughts?

Zwinter · 30th January 2007

You could spend anything starting at 10,000 thousand to hundreds of thousands, if not millions. It all depends on what you want. Do you have any idea of what you want? Also you may try asking the guy building the studio in Hawaii. I am sure he could help you out. He certainly has first hand experience.

allencollins · 30th January 2007

ah......
throw up some carpets and some egg crates.

rufus13 · 31st January 2007

Contract the heavy work commercially, hire "good buddy" craftsman who work for cash, DIY? Design will make a big difference.

Money vs. time/trouble. I'm assuming that you want it done soon? Figure out how much money you have, and hope it's more than £200K . Does this make business sense for you vs. investing the money and finding a better studio to rent as-needed ?

Studio building is usually late, costs more, or is feature-short of anticipated. Sometimes all.

Quiet studio HVAC requires someone with studio-building experience.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240519175

Best wishes.

kk.

30th January 2007	#1
jahtao Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 638 Thread Starter	How much £££ to build a studio? Quick question: Lets just assume i've got an empty shell of a building, approx how much to build a medium sized control room in there? How do the figures break down people? Basically i'm LIVING in a rented studio at the moment and its ok, neighbours are a bit gangsta... and noisy, kitchen / bathroom facilities suck, won't last much longer, just tryna get an idea of what my next move will be, will i make do studio-wise in a standard house/flat or will i try and find something a bit more industrial and take it form there? Any thoughts?

30th January 2007	#2
Zwinter Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 639	You could spend anything starting at 10,000 thousand to hundreds of thousands, if not millions. It all depends on what you want. Do you have any idea of what you want? Also you may try asking the guy building the studio in Hawaii. I am sure he could help you out. He certainly has first hand experience. __________________ Zach Winterfeld Chariots of Fire, "you can't put in what God's left out" "It is slightly illegal, but who the f@*k cares at this point."

31st January 2007	#4
rufus13 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Interstate-5, North of Grant's Pass Posts: 700	design+build? Contract the heavy work commercially, hire "good buddy" craftsman who work for cash, DIY? Design will make a big difference. Money vs. time/trouble. I'm assuming that you want it done soon? Figure out how much money you have, and hope it's more than £200K . Does this make business sense for you vs. investing the money and finding a better studio to rent as-needed ? Studio building is usually late, costs more, or is feature-short of anticipated. Sometimes all. Quiet studio HVAC requires someone with studio-building experience. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240519175 Best wishes. kk. __________________ “The Gentiles are responsible for this!” — Ruth Madoff

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allencollins 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Rosedale Cemetery Singing Beach, MA Posts: 4,873	ah...... throw up some carpets and some egg crates.