WHUFC BASS

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

Buy a roof rack..? 

There's absolutely no way I could do that. It would be too logical.

3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

How can that happen..? Did you not measure it up before starting..? 

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I did, but that was all I could get in the motor at the time. That was interesting journey home with all that timber in the back. I'm getting it delivered this time!

Had a day off this week so started on the timber stud work. Ran out of timber so have ordered more which will be delivered on Tuesday

The plot thickens....

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How much for the machine heads ?

Posted elsewhere but I hot-rodded by PB20-SBK with SD Quarter Pound pickups and a Gotoh bridge as well as a Ki0gon loom.

A bit of Sabbath to wake up the neighbours ...

Cue the puns .... !!

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1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

Ours isn’t really a dog, more a random collection of reflexes with the ability to walk. It’s available expressions amount to one word plus punctuation “what?” Or “what !”

Sadly ours isn't even that. It's a methane fuelled, food dustbin with the ability to trample over everything breakable and snore like a Tajikistani tractor with a blown exhaust after he's done so.

5 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Your pug looks baffled (default expression for mine) - I’m sure our Labradors are laughing at them in dog fashion 

Baffled or worried, they're the only two expressions pugs have from what I've seen!

Cavity wall closers have gone in. Now to find a glazier who can do the doors and window.

I put an SPB3 Quarter Pound in my Harley Benton PB-20 SBK, sounds great. Also bought an Entwistle pickup to go in a Vintage V4 Tony Butler bass.

5 hours ago, sammybee said:

 Really interested to hear (as I'm sure others are) the final budget figures for the project. This build would make a cracking series of videos for youTube

It's won't be cheap, I'll tell you that now. I reckon if someone can do all the work themselves, they'd save a lot, but unfortunately I put my back out years ago (bulging disc and sciatica) and it's been a constant niggle ever since. The most annoying thing was I was a bricklayer for years but have come to the conclusion that I can't do it any more unless I want to spend my time in a hell of a lot of pain.

4 hours ago, dodge_bass said:

What are you going to do internally to further sound proof? I suspended double thickness plaster board off the wall to provide a further gap / sound proof. Triple glazed windows too would help. 

Good question. Just for the sound proofing (not the acoustic treatment) I'm going to insulate with soundproof with 50mm Celotex between a wooden stud and then use 12.5mm soundproof plasterboard. On the ceiling I'll be going for 100mm Celotex along with 15mm soundproof board. For the window I'm just going for standard UPVC window and probably hang a heavy lined curtain in front. Same goes for the door too.

52 minutes ago, lurksalot said:

It’s not that difficult , but there are plenty of subtleties , one thing to consider is how to seal the door to the floor as the floor is a continuous slab from the path , it could be difficult keeping moisture from under there 

I've thought that about that and am thinking either coating the entire floor in blackjack before the flooring goes down or as well as that, building a single course of bricks under the door with another damproof membrane which goes behind the skirting and under the door. No doubt there'll be some expanding foam involved too.

33 minutes ago, sammybee said:

Looks much bigger in your photos  I will be watching your progress with anticipation as I'd really like to do this too - albeit with one wall of glass so I can have a bit of a view when I work.

Are you doing the actual building work yourself? 

The foundations, brickwork and roof were all done by a local building company as will the electrics (I'm not going anywhere near them!). The door and window I'm in two minds whether to tackle it or get a proffessional in. I've never fitted double-glazing or hung a door and I don't want to radge that up. The internal insulation, stud work, plasterboarding, flooring etc. will be done by me. 

2 hours ago, sammybee said:

Did you need/get planning for this? Looks like it will be awesome when finished

Don't need planning permission for this. It's a building that's more than 2m away from the main dwelling and the height is less than 2.5m from the point of the base of the main dwelling. The actual questions asked for planning permission are:

The shed can’t cover more than 50% of the total garden space - It doesn't. There's almost 50% just by the house and I'd say there's another 25 % to the sides and rear of the new building.

It can’t be forward of the front wall of the house (so you can’t put it in the front garden) - Yep, obviously haven't done this.

It must be no higher than 2.5 metres at the eaves or an overall height of 3 metres - It fully complies with these stipulations.

If it is within 2 metres of the edge of the property, it can’t be more than 2.5 metres high - This isn't the case, it's not more than 2.5m high and it's about 5m away from the back fence anyway.

6 minutes ago, lurksalot said:

It doesn’t look very high , you’ll have to be careful with your headstocks 😁

I'm only five foot and a fag packet so it shouldn't be a problem! 😂

2 minutes ago, nilebodgers said:

Might be granny+eggs, but worth checking with this: https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/43/outbuildings

Probably permitted development if none of the criteria apply and there are no local overrides (conservation areas etc.).

Yes, it's the required height and width. Our garden slopes quite steeply at the end where this is built and the datum is taken from the level of the ground the house is situated on so effectively this is being built in a dip.

1 hour ago, musicbassman said:

Not wishing to rain on your parade,  best wishes to you - but I can't imagine this has gone down too well with the neighbours. Did you get planning permission for this ?

Permission from the neighbours? Umm ... nope. Don't think I need permission from the neighbours. 🤔

2 minutes ago, stewblack said:

I have a soft spot for Kent Armstrong P Bass pups, but honestly I'm so lucky that I really like the HP pick ups and don't want to change them

The Kent Armstrong pickups are great.
Not tried the Entwistle pickups though. They look intruiging.

30 minutes ago, lurksalot said:

Great idea , I may have missed it but have you got damp proof membranes in there somewhere, I can’t see that you’ve included any under the base and brickwork ? 

There's a damp proof membrane under the concrete base. There'll be another damproof membrane going down under the flooring. I'll also be putting in a vapour barrier on the walls and ceiling too.

1 minute ago, Dad3353 said:

Too late now, but if I was to build from scratch, I don't think I'd have gone for parallel walls and floor/ceiling. It complicates things a little, of course, but helps a little acoustically, I think. Just sayin'; well done. 

I get what you mean regarding sound deflection and bass traps but it would have put the price up, not to mention the man-hours required to build non-standard shaped buildings. I'm hoping proper acoustic treatment will negate the usual issues of sound reflection and bass traps.

10 minutes ago, Basszilla said:

This is amazing, I am sort of on the same path.

At the moment I record and mix everything inside my house.

I realised the other day that I could possibly do up and use the concrete garage we have here with a bit of TLC or even knock it down completely and start again with a completely new build.

Can I ask what the dimensions of the building are going to be roughly please?

My garage is currently 6m long x 3m wide internally, if I knock it down and start again I could rebuild to 10m x 3.5m. Ive spoke to a few studio design companies and they all said it's too small for purpose in terms of mixing and tracking.

Wondering whether to stiff upper lip it and press on anyway, given the room I mix in indoors isn't an ideal size either and I'm getting good results. 

 Definitely interested in the budget aspect of this  and the sizes you've got.

PS I've got a pug as well haha, she's 6 now and completely bonkers

Cheers man

Tim

Well, the dimensions on mine is 3m x 5.4m so I'm really surprised that a few studio design companies have said that your dimensions aren't adequate. You'd be surprised what results you can get, certainly for mixing in a proper acoustically treated room. I've actually been in studios where the mixing has been done in similar sized rooms. Admittedly they had top quality monitors and the place was acoustically treated (not to mention that the engineer was really good at what he did). The main thing to get right is to eliminate the bass traps on the corners and any reflective surfaces need to be deadened with panels so as the sound doesn't bounce off. There's free software you can acquire that'll give you recommendations and you just work to that. I'd say go for it.

15 minutes ago, Paul S said:

That really is 'future-proofing' the roof.  How did this work re fibre glass?  Just pick a fine day and do it over the top of normal roofing felt or something more complicated? 

Quite easy all things considered. Particle board over the roof joists, felt on top, fibre glass solution over the top of that then a resin hardener. Finally a top coat finish which also waterproofs it.. You do need a couple of days of clear weather though, any rain and it'll be ruined. 

Guttering went up today. Now, it's time for a beer I think.

Next on the list of to do's:

Cavity closers
Brick in-fils inbetween the ceiling joists

2 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

I see you’re afflicted with a pug...

He'd just peed up the doorway and taking in the aroma!

15 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Nice work...and all in under an hour (your first post was 51 mins ago).

Discount for BCers when it's up and running?

Ha! I wish! This was started in February and the weather has stopped work on occasion. As for a discount, well I'll have to brush up on my engineering skills first before I start charging anything.

4 minutes ago, Paul S said:

Proper job!  Watching with interest.     What size is it?

W = 3.5m x L = 5.4m x H = 2.5m