Circle Studios refurb

[Rimskidog]

A lot of work has taken place here on batoning the ceiling:



The window and door cavities also appeared:



And here's another from a different angle:

[jakenewmanbass]

Thanks so much for all the detail in this It's really great to see this much work going into capturing sound. I have been lucky and worked in some great studios, the best of which are Air Lyndhurst, Angel Islington, Parr St, and Guy Chambers' personal studio in Highgate. I would love to 'hear' how your room ends up. Keep it coming, I'm fascinated.

[Rimskidog]

I'm with you man. Lyndhurst Hall is a special place. I spent ages looking for a church for this project but never managed to find one!

[Rimskidog]

Lintel goes on above control room window:



The wall rises:



And rises:



... nearly there:



and...

[Rimskidog]

... allez-oop - the walls are complete:

[Rimskidog]

Thought you'd like a close up of the plasterboarding/drywall. This picture is a cross section of the ceiling so far (wooden batons screwed to concrete, 30mm dense rockwool slab between each baton, 19mm plasterboard screwed to batons - it'll be finished off by a 15mm layer of plasterboard green-glued to the layer you can see here:



Here's another couple of pictures of the same thing:

[Rimskidog]

More plasterboard up on the ceiling:



And more:



and yet more ( you can see that the first layer of plasterboard/drywall on ceiling is 75% done):



and from a slightly different angle:

[51m0n]

Crikey, I really feel for the guys putting up the plasterboard, thats a hellish task at the best of times!

Looks absolutely fantastic so far! Dont get bored of taking the photos and posting them (only a years worth to go!!)

[jwbassman]

[quote name='Rimskidog' post='507055' date='Jun 6 2009, 04:02 PM']...and yet more (you can see that the first layer of plasterboard/drywall on ceiling is 75% done):[/quote]

Just checking in to see how it's progressing - there's some serious work going into this build, how many layers of plasterboard are you going to end up with?

[Rimskidog]

[quote name='jwbassman' post='507296' date='Jun 6 2009, 11:11 PM'][snip], how many layers of plasterboard are you going to end up with?[/quote]

The live room will ultimately be 8inches of concrete, an inch of rockwool, one layer of 19mm plasterboard followed by a layer of 15mm soundblock. There'll be a substance called 'Green Glue" sandwiched between the plasterboard layers to prevent transmission. Every stage will be caulked/sealed so it's independently air tight. All of this is built on a floating concrete floor with approx 12 inches of airgap to the outside shell (phew, I must be nuts!)

Edited June 7, 2009 by Rimskidog

[escholl]

[quote name='Rimskidog' post='507373' date='Jun 7 2009, 08:53 AM']The live room will ultimately be 8inches of concrete, an inch of rockwool, one layer of 19mm plasterboard followed by a layer of 15mm soundblock. There'll be a substance called 'Green Glue" sandwiched between the plasterboard layers to prevent transmission. Every stage will be caulked/sealed so it's independently air tight. All of this is built on a floating concrete floor with approx 12 inches of airgap to the outside shell (phew, I must be nuts!) [/quote]

nah, not nuts, just doing it right. mass, mass, and more mass -- can't go wrong with mass. well, i suppose you can, but you're not haha, it's looking great!

any idea what the STC (or SRI) is estimated to end up at for the walls and ceiling?

[Rimskidog]

[quote name='escholl' post='507448' date='Jun 7 2009, 11:58 AM']nah, not nuts, just doing it right. mass, mass, and more mass -- can't go wrong with mass. well, i suppose you can, but you're not haha, it's looking great!

any idea what the STC (or SRI) is estimated to end up at for the walls and ceiling?[/quote]

We are aiming high for the completed item (80ish+ from memory I think but I may be talking complete bollox) I know the studio doors will be the weak point in the room at something like 65 each (though they will be in pairs with soundlocks etc) Whether we get there will depend to some extent on the attention to detail the builders have exercised.

[Rimskidog]

isobooth 1 makes its first fleeting appearance:



and batoning for walls has begun. Here's a shot toward the booth end:



Here's one of a side wall (if you look closely you will see the audio cable running along the bottom edge already in place):



And here's one of the other side (you can see another one of the wall boxes and audio cable rolled out ready to put in place):

[Rimskidog]

The last one for today gives you more idea of scale. Those batons are at 18inch centres:

[Rimskidog]

Here's today's update:

First layer of plasterboard/drywall almost done now then it's just a layer of greenglue and the final layer of plasterboard before we can plaster.

Here's one looking back over the last third or so of the room toward the new control room - you can see there is really just the returns to be done now:



Here's a slightly closer shot:



This last one is looking back in the other direction. You can see there's a small section not yet done - that's above the booth, we'll do that once the booth is up )which we cant do until the scaffolding has gone and we don't want that done until we've done the majority of the ceiling (so it's a bit of a vicious circle!):

[Rimskidog]

Plasterboard is going up fast here:



here:



and here:

[jwbassman]

Looking good - really starting to take shape now

[mike257]

Only just spotted this today, but I'll be checking back regularly, this is fantastic. Great to see a 'proper' live room being put together. I suppose Brum isn't really too far away for us noisy scousers to come recording either, time to start saving up!

[Rimskidog]

Thanks guys!

[quote name='mike257' post='509356' date='Jun 9 2009, 06:17 PM']Only just spotted this today, but I'll be checking back regularly, this is fantastic. Great to see a 'proper' live room being put together. I suppose Brum isn't really too far away for us noisy scousers to come recording either, time to start saving up![/quote]

And of course it has the added bonus of having a beautiful range of basses to play with: Fender USA P (with J neck), Fender Geddy Lee J. Alembic Spyder, Warwick Infinity LTD, Custom 4 etc

Edited June 9, 2009 by Rimskidog

[dudewheresmybass89]

I'm afraid your number of subscribers has gone up yet again! this is brilliant! Look forward to the duration of the year!

[Rimskidog]

[quote name='dudewheresmybass89' post='509626' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:04 PM']I'm afraid your number of subscribers has gone up yet again! this is brilliant! Look forward to the duration of the year![/quote]

Cool!

Cant say I'm looking forward to it taking that long but hey, can't complain too much eh...!

[Rimskidog]

Someone asked for a close-up on the attention to detail being paid to the plasterboarding. You can see here that every joint has been trimmed accurately and caulked:



And another:



Bear in mind this is just the first layer!

[Rimskidog]

Some isobooth action:



and a bit of a close up:

[Rimskidog]

...and iso 1 gets a bit taller:

[Rimskidog]

Time for some Green Glue! Lots of the stuff!



And a close up: