Recent content by Danv

Hi all, I'm looking at building in my garden studio. My current construction design involves using a single skin exterior concrete brick course and internal isolated timber stud room. In traditional timber framed houses with exterior brick work, brick vents are added every few meters to allow...

Hi, I've watched John h Brandt's videos (which are great btw) and he mentions about treating all walls and the ceiling. The studio design I have will have a ceiling height of only 2.3m before treating (2.5m external height to avoid planning permission) Are there any low profile treatment...

Wow that took longer than expected to start! Hi all! Back to my construction of the garden studio! Concrete slab laid, damp proofed and ready for the room to shoot up. I'm going to be starting on the internal isolated room's stud work first and get that up without the brick work in the way...

Hi, I'm planning on building ventilation along the ceiling soffit. An extractor fan on the outside wall and a box along the top of the room's corner, with a vent connected by flexible ducting, in an S-Shape, the boxing will be filled with rockwool and covered by acoustic plasterboard. Heating...

Hi, In the UK we have a set of building rules called Permitted Development, that is, construction that can be performed meeting certain guidelines that does not require planning permission or building regulations approval. The relevant rules include: An outbuilding must be detached from the...

Hi there, just started posting (I made an intro post in the newbie thread!), I've just started constructing a studio in my garden that I'm going to be teaching guitar, and recording in. After doing quite a bit of research here is my plan: The room will be 3.5m x 7m External: Single skin brick...