https://reubenharsant.com/studio-build daily 0.75 2022-06-08 https://reubenharsant.com/studio-build/blog-post-title-one-7serp monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649197315965-MQOWDLPKESF5NAIKNW7Z/983ED9DF-1C8F-4D0B-AFF7-5CE0CF2EF482.JPG Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649197317884-T5UQESSGFIC3CIST2FD2/IMG_7800.JPG Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649197544932-8QU31TPCAAFC82Y56A7T/0B5708F0-0EF6-465A-94F8-FEEB1FB2B9EC-1511C048-148B-4EF6-AECA-582756373FFC.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649197540685-PFJ1JZDR3W5I68NZTJY6/IMG_7797+2.JPG Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/7c6f3749-3888-4bf9-94f3-71346bfc7573/IMG_8512.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build - Concrete Blocks So in the planning stage I decided to go with the heaviest concrete blocks you can buy. This was down to their sound proofing qualities. All you studio geeks will know that the only hope I had of stopping the sound of a drum kit is to make the walls as heavy as that slab could bare. Here’s my dad after we’d finished the haul from the front of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/9ec1f3cd-3077-4fd5-b0a2-00d3a534c4d8/IMG_8614.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build - Roof The roof design ended up being the biggest brain ache to be honest. I would say it’s the one area of the build where I wish I had a proper architect involved rather than someone who claims to know what they’re on about. It is essentially a standard cold roof design, but in the planning stages I decided to hang the joists inside the walls for sound proofing purposes. I checked this with the design consultant I referred to earlier and also had a roofer involved. Designer said it would be fine, roofer didn’t mention anything, HOWEVER it quickly dawned on me during construction that this was a mistake. A cold roof only works if you can ventilate it all the way across the top between the joists otherwise you will get moisture build up and eventually horrendous black mound will run riot. This is why you normally sit a cold roof on top of the walls and Instal vents under the soffits. As we were now deep into installation this wasn’t an option so I ended up having some mushroom vents installed once construction was complete. So all was not lost and hopefully the vents will keep any mould from developing. Just a bit stressful haha! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918880655-HO8UIJ0FACERPAI06EMT/IMG_8869.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918874653-XHCS5CY0AWM28X6MO7UI/IMG_8775.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918898119-B7M9ZW316V7WK6J15D3R/IMG_8746.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918905668-NGZEZ594TTGT2YBEHQKI/IMG_8745.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918923229-JU9YLAM6UNHAPZR1RWGS/IMG_8730.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1650918925456-H7919HNPOV9B06N0MMAI/IMG_8696.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652879442324-QDQG5P9I54W9G3BCINJQ/IMG_9899.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652879443639-LO2HZABWS8IEQLPDJOYP/IMG_9878.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652879447082-9AQE87O8NJWMOBCQO7K9/IMG_7062.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/e12384e9-6119-4067-a9a9-41b6d6725f6b/IMG_8549.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build - External Walls I pulled in experts throughout the project and the first on the scene was my friend Chris. He’s 70 years old and an absolute machine! He helped me with the block work for the exterior shell. The blocks were so heavy we almost needed two of us at points to get the things in place. He also built the extension on our home and did an amazing job, so I knew I was in good hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652873571759-C80QC8PTSMS4E9SR40FZ/IMG_9372.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652873561576-VDXMD9D5V4EGY84JO4GX/IMG_9384.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652873571355-D22TWWYH6G47A8JLHM28/IMG_9376.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/c18347b6-e260-49e5-bfef-c01a6668d2bb/66421041049__67C58D70-CB90-43CE-8646-A16CD033D5FB.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build - Panels As many will know, building is a studio is one of those things that will completely bleed you dry of all financial reserves. It’s one thing building a room to play drums in but it’s another thing entirely to make it sound good. If you want to you can spend thousands on treating a space. I opted for more of a DIY approach having been in a tonne of studios and asked a lot of questions in the past. I knew I wanted a lot of wood on show and to have more of a dedicated 2 dimensional diffuser behind the drums. You can build skyline diffusers yourself out of hardwood but I opted to buy mine from an acoustic specialist that made them out of dense polystyrene. They do exactly the same thing but are just way lighter. Plus if you make your own you literally have to get every block perfect to the millimetre otherwise it won’t tackle frequencies correctly. The panels were a pretty standard design but I opted to wrap the fabric around an inner frame so that the prepared timber would be on show. Corner traps are rock wool floor to ceiling covered by frame backed with the same fabric used for the panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652869522957-93NXBD10MEXVLFA79N44/IMG_8610.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652869536150-ZDWXXZMDLC5UONHQM3KV/IMG_8612.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652869543060-1T9P514PEUSD3HL3X167/IMG_8608.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652869511260-5X87TCGT4R7SDPLWAAQG/IMG_8777.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1652869521887-O4T0FXTX8MT7J1N43L6Z/IMG_8643.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/c8ebe2e1-ef6e-4694-8b8f-11dc4721ff8b/IMG_7654.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build - Clearing When we moved in there was a single garage and car port situated at the back of the garden. Before any building could commence, I had to clear the entire site. This included knocking down the garage plus getting rid of all the waste we had generated during renovations/garden work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649429860696-FP77GBR8EFK61UEYY4N5/1A3E44AC-81C9-4B75-A1F8-D3BA1B5D5739.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649429879183-JAM9ZFX58O1I0DZ2VXCJ/IMG_8392.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649429868917-X6PH18O5FZRLA0DAYRQ2/IMG_8394.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1649429880216-YRTEUBRL6YUSF6334WAD/IMG_8395.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/add3e174-8a30-48d5-ae3e-d1535d357f3b/IMG_5106+2.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build - DIGGER Didn’t want to give it back as you can see!! It was honestly so much fun! Started out with the massive pneumatic drill attachment to smash up all the concrete then onto the buckets for the digging. Everyone had a go and all the neighbours kids loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/e304ac61-b736-41d6-b580-27295e03fb70/IMG_7027.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build - Layers Thank God for plasterboard lifters!! Without this thing I reckon we’d have some serious back problems. At first I was super excited to have reached this stage but then slowly but surely it dawned on me the sheer amount of material that had to go up. But every sheet was a sheet closer to the dream. An important thing to remember here is that you’re only ever as good as your windows and doors with sound proofing. You can make the walls as thick as you like but if your windows and doors aren’t done properly and sealed up good, it will all be for nothing. Every layer has to be completely sealed. I should also mention that I had all the electrics done by a professional as this is definitely something you want to get properly signed off. The last thing you want in a studio is top start having issues with stuff tripping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/1fef17ff-0185-471c-ae5e-d135b7dac9cc/IMG_2162.jpeg Studio Build - Studio Build - Plastering/Painting I had 3 of the walls plastered apart from the back one as I knew I was going to cover it. It was really getting to the stage now where I cold see the end and just wanted it finished so I spent some very late nights painting and doing other small jobs. 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You’ll notice that the slab is quite below ground level. The neighbours (and possible wifey) kept saying “let’s just fill it with water and have a swimming pool”. I did this to stay within permitted development whilst achieving a higher ceiling (better for recording drums). In hindsight I may have saved money and time just applying for planning to build higher BUT it meant I had the digger for a few more days so what the heck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6231d054cbb0ee054d79ebe4/18e741ac-094f-4a40-b07b-ac536c3ae9cd/IMG_9367.jpg Studio Build - Studio Build - Room within a Room The room within a room method is by far the most common for sound proofing a room. The premise is simple…build timber frame structure inside of your external walls. The bigger the air gap and the more layers of material you add, the better the isolation will be. 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