New recording studio

FROM October 2008 to May 2009 DIY transformation of an old print company into a recording studio .

2009 05 30

Beginning a wood structure in the voice studio for rock wool ( 8cm, 70Kgs / m3 ). A new work ! I have 4X4 wood, I put twice, long job, I will look for 4X8cm. Don't know how others do ?

voice studio -> entry
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voice studio ->CR
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detail
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2009 05 22

OBSESSION DAYS ...
Fill the holes, Fill the holes, Fill the holes, Fill the holes,Bouchez, les trous, Bouchez les troFill the holes ...Pictures

CR-> front
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CR ->voice studio
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CR ->back. Plans still glued on my 85kgs door from the existing studio .
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studio ->North
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studio ->South
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2009 05 21

TAN TAN TAn ...Beginning Gypsum board joints ( not sure of the english word ) Yippee ! Pictures

CR ->front
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CR ->voice studio
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CR -> back. Plans glued on one of the door I took at the existing recstudio.
The door is 85 Kgs !
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studio -> North
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studio ->South
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2009 05 15

Can t work for 2 days but there s a new drawing with the right dimensions ( some small differences with the before plan but it s really not bad at all !) .
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2009 05 12

Can t continue ceilings gb, some finitions first ...
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2009 05 11

This afternoon it was more like a circus acrobaty. There s still gipsum board on the floor but I need to continue rec studio ceiling ...
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Continue !
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2009 05 09

Sound booth ceiling s ok .
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Beginning entry room ceiling
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2009 05 08

YEAHH FESTIVAL Of Control Room Ceiling Pictures :
Views from entry door
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from vocal studio
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from rec studio
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from the back of the control room
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2009 05 06

still on the CR ceiling ...

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2009 05 01

Working day , still on the CR ceiling ...

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2009 04 30

Not so much work since few days, Still the 1st layer of gb on the CR ceiling ...

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2009 04 25

Back to diy recstudio work.Beginning 1st layer of gb on the contrtol room ceiling ...

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2009 04 19

Yeah I know I need many finished touches, but the entry door is fixed ...

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2009 04 17

Glass wool afternoon. Beginning control room ceiling. 40 cm of glass wool between wood & roof. No I m not scratching myself.
Did they change the product or am I immunized ? ...

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2009 04 16

It looks like the yesterday 's pic , but in fact it s the 2nd layer of the vocal studio ceiling that 's finished.

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2009 04 15

Can t go on in the rec studio ( there s a huge pile of placo in the middle ! ) So I v begun the vocal booth. insulation & 1st layer of gb. Small room but hard job too , walls are not parallel , there s not any 90° angle in this room.

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2009 04 13

Easter Monday , no phone call , no work downtown at the rec studio ... gb & ceiling, great !

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2009 04 11

Ah today I have a photographer, so I m on the pictures cut isolation, put the 1st layer / put gb ... !

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2009 04 09

& 2 gb,yes hard job, still training !

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2009 04 08

I just begin the ceiling, & I already know that 4Ocm of insulation & 2 gb will be a hard job !

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2009 04 07

Delivery of gb & isover, looks like I ll begin the ceiling ( 2ba13 +40cm insulation ) !

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I ve finished the east wall of the studio.Walls are nearly finished ( except a small one in the toilets & sound booth & 1 in the entry ).
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2009 04 04

Preparing ventilation for the CR .

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2009 04 03

I v put the refrigerated & water pipes for the 3 different air conditioners. Don t think enough $ to buy the air condtioners but when I will everything will be already passed through gb.

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2009 04 02

Still working on ceiling s structure in the vocal studio... & studio

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2009 03 28

Today i v worked on the structure of cr ... & studio ceiling structures. Again !

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2009 03 26

I thought about an electrical plug for a projector on the rear wall of the control room. But i v forgot that I need some cables to get pictures (beta sp / beta num/ computer / dvd ...). So today Ive recut my wall to put 2 green gaines. Hopefully I havent begun the ceiling !

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Going there in the small technical room.

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2009 03 25

Continue preparing strange ceiling of the rec studio

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+ control room one

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2009 03 21

Just a few hours of work this week due to intense activity at the rec studio ( see cartoon), continue to prepare strange ceiling of the studio.

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2009 03 15

3 big days behind me:
Before / After

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+ preparing window

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2009 03 12

BEginning last wall structure of the soundbooth. But there will be big works next 2 days !

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2009 03 09

2 days workin on small stuffs, but its part of the whole think. Buy some cement & bricks + beginning vmc ( heu in english maybe mechanical ventilation control ?? or somethin like that)

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Préparing for the wxindow masonry

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a sound trap for vmc
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make the right dimensions for doors

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2009 03 07

Beginning of the rear wall of the control room (west)

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2 layers of gb on the east wall of the studio
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I will stop gb now, I need to fill existing holes in the walls with bricks. & Buy or found a door for the studio ?

2009 03 05

Beginning the right wall of the control room where there will be the the window.

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2009 03 04

I ve finished the structure around the future window

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There will be 2 windows ( one on the bricks, the other on the wood structure). Between the 2 windows, there will be wood ( of course, wood wil not touch the existing wall, there s 1cm left with insulation).
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2009 02 28

Beginning wall structure of the control room in front of the window

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& west wall of the control room
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& 2 new wood beams in the control room.
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2009 02 26

There will be a window here (an other picture than yesterday, but it's good after one day of jackhammer).

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Entry door was removed
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& it will be there :
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2009 02 25

Here there will a window

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And there the entry door
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I will continue the door tomorrow, but now all muscles are painful,Ha Jackhammer!

2009 02 21

2 layers on the recstudio south wall

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3 layers on the west wall
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2 layers on the north wall
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I sanded gb around doors & windows (so pictures are a bit smogy).

2009 02 19

Fed up with this wall.It s the wall between studio & control room ( where there will be the window) & between studio & vocal studio ( where there will be the door). 3 layers but not everywhere, I need to add more small pieces.

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2009 02 17

I v finished the north & south walls wood structure in the studio, packed with insulation.

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2009 02 14

3 wood beams are posed, I continued structures of north & east walls,& i have decouple the west wall from the roof. Ok now no walls touch the existing ones nor the ceiling.

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2009 02 13

Friday 13 . continue the structure for the east wall & first beam between west & east wall .

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2009 02 12

beginning 3 leaves of gb between studio & voice studio + structure of the northern wall to consolidate.

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2009 02 11

2 leaves of gb between studio & voice studio, I must continue !

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2009 02 9

Beginning insulation & gb of the western wall of the studio. Warning maybe another windstorm this night !

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2009 02 07

A very good day : beginning of the electrical meter + 2 more 40kgs wood beams+ end of the structure of the studio west wall .

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2009 02 06

Studio s south & west walls structures .

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2009 02 03

Half of the control room south wall is finished .

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Beginning structure for the studio south wall & the wall between studio & control room .

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2009 01 31st

Good day, I ve finished the 3 layers of gb on the north wall of the control room.

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2009 01 29

First day I can rework, before it was windstorm & repairing. I ve lost some tools but it's ok. Working on the northern wall of the control room. 3 layers already at the back, starting 1st layer on the front.

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Patch will be there :

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2009 01 23rd

Just 2 hours work, beginning GB of CR north wall .

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2009 01 22nd

Some people said me its very slow . They are right . It sreally slow, but it s a DIY work, & I m alone & I work at the rec studio every morning, so I can only work 3 or 4 hours a day on the future rec studio. Yes yes I agree it s slow. Today some more electric cables !

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2009 01 19th

Future entry door will be there !

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2009 01 16th

Ah it s so good to see my first 40kg wood beam where its supposed to be.

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2009 01 13th

Here is a rough draw of the studio. Control room will be 24m2. Today continue preparing future window & put some wood to consolidate wall.

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2009 01 12th

I continue to cut the steel structure of the northern wall at the right height. & began to cut existing wall to prepare future window.

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2009 01 10th

Bad news,the roof structure is not strong enough to hang the ceiling ( 2gb + insulation + cables ... = env 25kg/m2) . A steel ingeneer said me to put new structure on the top of the new walls.
Good news,I begin the control room south wall with wood. I also began to cut the steel structure of the northern wall at the right height.

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06 01 2009

Half of the insulation for one wall of the control room . Nice !

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2009 01 2nd

Bad picture but its a future vocal studio with 3 walls of GB finished & 3 layers on each. 2009 will be good !

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Last day of 2008

Ceiling structure & 3 walls of the entry room are finished. Year could have been better but worse too. Studio construction is slow but 2009 will be better !

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2008 December 29th

Ceiling structure of the vocal studio.

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2008 December 28th

First electric cables & insulation.

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2008 December 22th

Vocal booth to be finished . You can see there s still plenty GBto be used behind !

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2008 December 18th

3leaves made on the wall between vocal booth & entry . Heu just one side !

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2008 December 16th

Beginnin wall between vocal booth & entry .

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2008 December 13th

New walls for the sound booth & toilet rooms . I ll finish when all electric cables will be placed.

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2008 December 10th

Beginning the wall of the sound booth & toilet rooms

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2008 December 6th

3rd layer on the wall between CR & voice studio

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2008 December 5th

beginin the 2nd layer on the wall between CR & voice studio

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2008 December 3rd

Bad picture but Im beginin the 1st layer on the wall between CR & voice studio

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2008 December 2nd

Uprights on the future wall between CR & voice studio

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2008 November 29th

90mm rails on the wall between CR& voice studio

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2008 November 28th

2 layers on the wall between control room & sound booth

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2008 26 November

3rd layer just on one wall ! But it s the Eastern Wall of the Control room !

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2008 19 November

Joint 1st layer, beginnin 2nd layer.Heu just on 1 wall! No half of 1 wall.

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2008 November 12th

beginnin of the 1st layer of GB on the front wall of the control room. Alone, its slow !

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2008 November 8th

First uprights

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2008 November 7th

First delivery , Im alone & afraid !

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2008 November 5th

I begun to screw the 90mm rail on steel structure , its slow but Obama is here today to help the mental !

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2008 November 3rd

I begun to put the 90mm (rails?) on concrete ( cork between)

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2008 November 1st

steel bars welded on the frame for new walls & insulation

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2008 october 28th

Drawing walls

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2008 october 24th

8m3 of concrete this morning

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2008 october 22snd

cables, steel , ready for the concrete on friday

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2007 and 2008

Resume :

I have emptied the place, took off the ceiling and old steell shelves.

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draw

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and dig !

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water conducts & fill up !

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Took off the old roof, painting the roof structure and it was raining !

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The new roof

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Limestone,rockwool and plastic sheet !

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2007 before :

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