Building a small studio - Preface and TOC

This will be a table of content (TOC) for my project:

Building a small studio

• Building a small studio - Part 1: The starting point
• Appendix 1: More pictures
• Building a small studio - Part 2: The plan
• Building a small studio - Part 3: Floor, walls and roof
• Building a small studio - Part 4: Windows, doors and ventilation 
• Building a small studio - Part 5: Electricity, light and heating 
• Building a small studio - Part 6: Construction details  
• Building a small studio - The big halt
• Building a small studio - Resources

Forum-threads

Latest news, updated plans and discussions can be found here:

• forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=1052509
• www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17850

 Tips

• Please click on images to view them in full size.

 Note

• I'm a building/construction newbie, so please read, comment and give advise with that in mind. Thank you!
• Please inform me if I'm using wrong words or you if don't understand. I'm not to good at building construction  words in Norwegian, and worse in English :)

This post will be edited on the way to give easy overview and navigation for the project.

Building a small studio - Part1: The starting point

So, we've moved house, and I'm about to build my new sound-studio..

 The goal

My goal is a one-room, budget-studio. I'll be recording and mixing in same room, with mostly me doing things alone. I'm planning it big enough for a trio with drumset, but no vocal-booth -at least not for now. Budget is tight, so it'll have to be a few compromises and DIY-solutions.

I'll often record vocal, acoustic guitar, some percussion and misc.

What is

The house is a shed, located on the middle of our plot, with trucks passing by at 60-70km/h 150m away, and occasionally some planes passing by. So, this means I have to to my sound-proofing well.

Shed with planned sound studio in the left part.

The hight is 1 1/2 floor. And the interior is currently a small garage, an isolated room and a room for firewood and tools.

The sound-studio will be inside the blue arrows 442cm x 339cm, possibly the 442 (magenta) arrow.

Floor, walls and roof

Walls: The outside walls of the shed are typically built with 2x4" studs, with "barn-clothing" (Norwegian expression, no: låvekledning).
Floor: The floor is one part concrete fundament, another part studs (2x4") on concrete poles with hardwood on top.
Roof: The roof is studs, some hardwood slats and metall-plates on top (yes, those that make most noise if raining)
1st floor: Studs with hardwood

Note

• I'm a building/construction newbie, so please read, comment and give advise with that in mind. Thank you!
• Please inform me if I'm using wrong words or if you don't understand. I'm not to good at building construction  words in Norwegian, and worse in English :)

See also

 Appendix 1: More pictures

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