John Sayers' Recording Studio Design Forum

Hey Ro - That is one cute baby!

Warmest cogratulations to you both. I remember such events in my own life like they were yesterday!

Regards,

Lou.

Hey Ro,

Congrats on contributing to Dutch overpopulation! We can understand how your studio budget needs serious updating in the soundproofing department, for those little creatures sure know how to produce those decibels

Well done mate! Gefeliciteerd!

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Regards,

Edo

Sticks 'n stones...

Hail construction lovers ,

As said, last weekend we the masonry job. We closed the 2nd floor completely; broke out the remaining windows and filled it with bricks!
I hired a contractor for this job since we know zilch 'bout bricks.. The masonry team consisted of 3 pros who did a great job.
I contracted them to do only the brick-laying part. I had my men standby to supply more bricks, cement, coffee as they build the partial wall. Also agreed to do the finishing touches (like filling remaining gaps, plasterwork etc) So it would be a quick and dirty job for those man. Easy money I'd say. (and less for us to pay )

Right.
On Thursday we got the bricks and cement delivered at 7:30.
We placed studs on every floor to hold the roof in place. We had to remove a part of the "floating" floor on the 1st floor since the studs where to large in that area. Well, I knew that "floating" floor was pretty crap (build over 15 years ago). But, man! It was even more crap than expected. WHAT the hell where those dudes thinking back than? The "floor" consisted of pallets filled with foam, mattresses, jackets, chairfillings, dead bodies, a bag of chips, a door and more crap. Yes, CRAP indeed.
Well, the floor's gonna get ripped anyhow so why not today.

Here's sum pix:
1: Stones and cement arives
2: Dragging them stones to the buildsite
3: here's that "great" floor
4: See, it's crap
5: let's cut it in two!

More pix:

1: The crew for that day (coffee break)
2: 2 Studs adding studs
3: Floor 1 is, kantina
4: Floor 1, liveroom
5: Floor 2. Studs on the right, stones on the left. Also at the left you'll notice the windows being closed temp. with wood.

1: Removing the temp wood and rest of window
2: prepping the scene
3: a pic from the outside, groundfloor. Windows almost removed
4: calculating.....
5: a few rows of bricks 'dun already!
6: 4 rows of bricks... sweet

last pix for today..

1: layer by layer... we're getting there!
2: keep it straight, m'kay!
3: filling the gaps between support beams too.
4: Last brick!
5: removing cement-remains
6: .. the results! pretty dark in there

Ro -
You've got an interesting property to renovate. I just paged through the thread - It must feel great to be getting back into it with the masonery work.
Congrats on the boy. I'm trying to eek out my build before the arrival of our 2nd daughter...
best of luck with your work here.

Hey Ro...congratulations on the birth of your son. Children do change the way we look at thinks don't they.

I couldn't help but think, more then once, this is one ambitious job! Anytime you get off the ground level everything changes. They way you move, the way you handle materials, it's all done differently.

And your three flights up!

Others around here have designed, built and completed and your just getting dryed in!

That is an awesom amount of work you and your men have achieved. And taking it all down to existing so you can build it right, wow, that is just dedication to a goal that I have not seen much of anywhere.


Now >this< is a build

Good luck and rock on brother!

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Brien Holcombe
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Sound: You can't stop it, you can only try to contain it.

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I wholeheartedly agree with you Brien, indeed a fair and accurate point, but please forgive me if I confess to choking on my coffee as I read it!

Kind regards,

Lou.
(Ro's got his name hidden twice in the only expression you need!!)

@ cram: yes, it felt great. Couldn't sleep the next night, I was too darn exited!

@ X: Yes, kids DO change the way we think. But I love it.
It sure is an ambitious job, but so am I. I've got this space for nearly 10 years now and never got to it. Plans are on my desk for 5 years or so.. .now, it's time to build that giant! (3 floors, 3 liverooms, 1 controlroom, 1 chilout space)
Hope to get it done so when Daan (my son) is old enough to hit the drums he can slap away at them skins at his dad's very private rehearsal space

yeah lou; Rock 'n Roll !

Lou, Lou, Lou. I said "much of" boss.

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Brien Holcombe
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Sound: You can't stop it, you can only try to contain it.

Gotcha!

I knew you'd bite on that one Dude! Only teasing my friend! Keep up the 'arrid' replies - you help many of us 'get a grip' on reality again!

Ro is clearly on one hell of a project with all manner of logistical restraints, so just as you, and I know many other onlookers, I say hat's off to you Ro and wish you all the luck a bloke can have!

Regards,

Lou.

Thanx Lou.
Luck has nothing to do with it, it's pure science haha. Neh, every one needs a bit 'o luck at times, eh.

Looking great Ro! Man, you are definitely one ambitious dude!

I am anxious to see how this all pans out.

Congratulations on your son! I have 3 sons and one daughter, there is great joy to be found in children, it brings all of the other crap into perspective.

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James

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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Napoleon Bonaparte

Soooooooooo, finally an update on my project
Yeah, it's been a hell of a year. So much to do, so little time. I planned to start building when the holidays were over and whatta ya know.. We bought a new house recently... there goes the studiobuild.. haha. Gotta fix my new place first before I get to actually build those rehearsal/studio rooms! aahrg.

Okay, but I still owe ya'll some updates.

- We fixed the new wall (it's now completely closed)
- Replaced a piece of a rafter.
- Cleaned up, a few times
- Put some paint on the rafters
- And today we got our first load of materials.

Here's some pix.
1. Filling the gaps with cement..
2. That rafter has been extended, this is the *before* pic. Forgot to take the *after* pic, you'll have to trust me on this one
3. Bricking in the last gaps (between the rafters which are already painted on this pic)