Plasterboarding

So it's been a long day today and me & my small team (thanks all!) have managed to put up all the acoustic plasterboard. Needs a bit of sanding down and plastering over the top but that's minor compared to the effort today. Lights are still temporary, electric boxes are now stripped down ready for the wiring of the actual boxes. They will sit inside special plasterboard boxes.

Sofa has been moved into the studio which pleases the missus, still unsure if it's gonna stay in there as the door will make a problem out of it...

Building :

 

 

The End :

I never want to see another bit of Rockwool...

A few more picture updates for you. All the Rockwool is in now (apart from the door which isn't constructed yet). All the electrics are wired up, temporary lights are in, plugs all working.

Tomorrow is when all the acoustic plasterboard is going in. Gonna be a long day. We're getting there! Just need to skim the plasterboard when it is up (probably), lay down some laminate flooring, paint the inside, and get a new studio desk in. Oh, and make a door. Then we can start making some noise!

More progress...

Here are a few more pictures from recent construction. The air con has been repositioned so it is now essentially internal. It is sitting on it's own chipboard as this will be mush more secure than positioning it on the plasterboard. The acoustic plasterboard will be cut around it.

I had to take the internal lights back as my dad pointed out that they would get very hot against the rockwool and may be a fire hazard. But after exchanging them, I found my new ones weren't dimmable. So after changing them again, I finally have some lights that I'm happy with.

Our new sofas for the house are being delivered on Monday (07/09), so the existing sofa will soon be in the studio. We did measure it up and have found we may have an issue with the door. We may not be able to put the sofa where we want and have an inward door. But this is a design problem, not a studio build issue. More too come on that I'm sure.

Half the ceiling has now been built, it's all starting to come together :

Progress!

Well... Those horrible school canteen lights are out, plug sockets disconnected, air con moved, and two more walls are up. Also bought new plug sockets and what will be the internal lights. It's starting to take shape...

The first wall goes up...

Timber joist structure

And here's the plan for the internal timber structure. Loving the sketchup program now, not bad for free...

Whilst building this, the outside panels will also need to go up. To save on weight (and money), the outside panel will be from basic hardboard. It's only 3mm but should be able to keep the rockwool in place which will be inbetween the timber joists. Construction starts this week!

The floor build

Well... my builder (my Dad) has been busy. The floor is complete, and built pretty close to the plan. Here's a few pics. The next phase will be working out how many timber joists are needed for the stud walls and putting the shell together.