Building a Recording Studio
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2003 9:16 pm
Hi everyone.
Most of you already know that I’m building a recording studio from the ground up, and for those of you who don’t… you do now
. Anyway… I’m starting this thread and I will update this first post in this thread as time goes by, and for as long as it takes to build the Studio.
My reasons for this is very simple, I’m sure it would make interesting reading, it will also show just how cost effective it is to build your dream studio, and it will also give you a guild line to follow if you do decide to do the same. If you have any questions…please shout.
So here goes.
The foundation.
I contacted a contract worker and asked him to lay a foundation for Studio that’s 20FT by 40Ft. What that means is… his job was to arrive in a digger, and dig up the earth so a concrete foundation could be poured. He would also pay and organise the delivery of this concrete, and get his own bricklayers to lay bricks up as far a floor level.
So this is the location I chose to place the my Studio.
And after all the digging, this is what he done.
Here’s a better angle so you can really see.
After this he contacted a concrete company and asked them to pour concrete into the channel that he had made in his digger.
This would support only the walls of the Studio. The floor comes later. So, as you can see from this next image, we have an outline of the Studio now.
And here’s a distant view of the same shot.
It might look small in the image, but it’s a whopping 40FT long Studio by 20FT.
Now he brought in his bricklayers to build up a few rows of blocks next so they can pour the floor. And this is what they done.
He then fills in ¾ of that floor area with gravel and sand, and lays the toilet pipe.
Which looks like this.
After this stage they then have to add a radon barrier and insulation. So they completely cover the floor in Aero board, and then lay a sheet of plastic radon barrier over the aero board to make a seal. For those who don’t know, Radon is a gas that the earth gives off that can cause cancer. This gas can build up in closed environments which is very bad news. The barrier that’s laid protects this gas from coming up through the floor of the studio, and gives you a very safe and friendly environment to live in.
Once they lay this barrier, they then pour a layer of concrete over all this, which creates the final floor of the studio. This floor is then power floated to a super smooth finish and looks exactly like this.
At this stage the foundation is totally completed and you now need your bricklayers. For the bricklayers the only think I wanted to know is…how much do you charge per brick. A good price is €1.10 per brick. So you then need to order cement, sand, and bricks. The maximum amount of brick a lorry can carry is 1000, so you order a lorry load. You then need 3 ton of sand, and 25 25KG bags of cement, 5 gallons of Plaz, and 15 bags of stainless steel wall ties for a Studio arpox 20X40FT.
So I have my bricks
And no now the guys started to lay them.
You then need to consider your windows and where they are going. You only need to ask the bricklayers exactly what they need for sills and so on… they will tell you what to order.
Once you have them, they can continue work again.
Which brings to this stage.
To be continued as work goes on…..
Regards.
Sharp
Most of you already know that I’m building a recording studio from the ground up, and for those of you who don’t… you do now
. Anyway… I’m starting this thread and I will update this first post in this thread as time goes by, and for as long as it takes to build the Studio.My reasons for this is very simple, I’m sure it would make interesting reading, it will also show just how cost effective it is to build your dream studio, and it will also give you a guild line to follow if you do decide to do the same. If you have any questions…please shout.
So here goes.
The foundation.
I contacted a contract worker and asked him to lay a foundation for Studio that’s 20FT by 40Ft. What that means is… his job was to arrive in a digger, and dig up the earth so a concrete foundation could be poured. He would also pay and organise the delivery of this concrete, and get his own bricklayers to lay bricks up as far a floor level.
So this is the location I chose to place the my Studio.
And after all the digging, this is what he done.
Here’s a better angle so you can really see.
After this he contacted a concrete company and asked them to pour concrete into the channel that he had made in his digger.
This would support only the walls of the Studio. The floor comes later. So, as you can see from this next image, we have an outline of the Studio now.
And here’s a distant view of the same shot.
It might look small in the image, but it’s a whopping 40FT long Studio by 20FT.
Now he brought in his bricklayers to build up a few rows of blocks next so they can pour the floor. And this is what they done.
He then fills in ¾ of that floor area with gravel and sand, and lays the toilet pipe.
Which looks like this.
After this stage they then have to add a radon barrier and insulation. So they completely cover the floor in Aero board, and then lay a sheet of plastic radon barrier over the aero board to make a seal. For those who don’t know, Radon is a gas that the earth gives off that can cause cancer. This gas can build up in closed environments which is very bad news. The barrier that’s laid protects this gas from coming up through the floor of the studio, and gives you a very safe and friendly environment to live in.
Once they lay this barrier, they then pour a layer of concrete over all this, which creates the final floor of the studio. This floor is then power floated to a super smooth finish and looks exactly like this.
At this stage the foundation is totally completed and you now need your bricklayers. For the bricklayers the only think I wanted to know is…how much do you charge per brick. A good price is €1.10 per brick. So you then need to order cement, sand, and bricks. The maximum amount of brick a lorry can carry is 1000, so you order a lorry load. You then need 3 ton of sand, and 25 25KG bags of cement, 5 gallons of Plaz, and 15 bags of stainless steel wall ties for a Studio arpox 20X40FT.
So I have my bricks
And no now the guys started to lay them.
You then need to consider your windows and where they are going. You only need to ask the bricklayers exactly what they need for sills and so on… they will tell you what to order.
Once you have them, they can continue work again.
Which brings to this stage.
To be continued as work goes on…..
Regards.
Sharp
