JWL's Crafted Recordings studio build diary

[JWL]

Soon enough, in fact, that I just ordered the first few sheets of drywall for the outer-layer beefup.
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[JWL]

Well, after half a year off from the studio build, I’m back at it. Several factors contributed to this, not the least of which is that we seriously contemplated moving. But, we’ve decided to stay put, which means the studio build is back on.

Next step was to remove the side door. Did that today. I still need to put the trim work up, but here is what it looks like from the outside:


On the left is the trash bin I had to build a while back (can’t store trash in the studio). In the middle you can see the now-plugged doorway, and on the right is the door I removed. I will most likely re-use this door for the outside of the studio (outer leaf). It will be beefed up a bit for security.

From the inside, the old doorway now looks like this:



That’s the doorway, with new framing and a new cut piece of siding, toward the right where the side door used to be. You can still see the open garage door; that’s next.

Next step: remove the garage door, frame up the opening, install the side door in its place, and then finally put more siding in place to cover it up. Once this is done, it will be time to beef up and insulate the outer shell. Also, need to get electricity into the garage before winter hits. Not much time left!

Full update is here: http://www.craftedrecordings.com/2010/11/13/back-to-it/
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[sears]

I just read the entire thing and listened to some of that Gin Mill Julep. Nice.

[JWL]

All the exterior work on the studio is now finished. Lots of visible progress! The side door and the garage door have been removed, new framing, siding, and trimwork has been installed, and what was the side door is now the front door.

As a reminder, here’s what I began with:



And here’s what it looks like now, after a year and a half of (very) part-time work (with a 6-month break in there):



From a different angle, including where the side door used to be:



And a closeup of the new front door, with the trimwork installed:



And finally, a view from inside, showing the new door install with the framing:



The new siding on the outside is much lighter in color than the rest of the siding, but once it ages for a year or so it will be a much closer match. You can already see the shed, which was installed last year, looks very close to the garage.

This is very exciting, lots of visible progress.

Next steps: real electricity into the garage. Need to get the trench dug before the ground freezes. Also, I have to “beef up” the outer shell, especially on the side that faces the house. This step will be the first step that does not follow conventional construction techniques and instead uses techniques specifically designed for stopping sound. I’ll be sure to document this carefully!

Once the beefup is done, it will be time to insulate the garage.
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[JWL]

As you can see, I've not posted much here in over a year, in this thread or in fact anywhere on TOMB.

The studio build has not progressed since the last post. I have a cracked foundation slab, which needs to be repaired before I can move this build forward. Unfortunately I did not budget for this; between this problem and other budget crunches I have not been able to compensate for it.

I do plan on fixing the foundation and moving the build forward as soon as budget allows.

I also plan on participating on TOMB more in 2012 than I did in 2011. Hopefully this is good news for people.
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[JWL]

One update: I dug a trench and ran an electrical line from the house into the garage. It is not yet wired, but it is ready to be connected on both ends as soon as it is needed.
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