18 ft ceilings in my live room!!! advice wanted...

[tubedude]

Man, we finally framed the walls up for my live room, and its putting the ceiling around 18 ft!!!! How cool is THAT?
Now I have to decide if I:
1) want to continue with my plan to use the utility room as a control room (attaches to the garage/live room, decent enough size) and keep the 18 ft ceilings, and do without a washer and dryer for the rest of my life
or
2) build a loft type control room into the live room (about same as the utility room), making half the celing in the live room about 9 to 10 feet, and the other half 18 feet, maybe putting a vocal booth or iso under the loft... slant wall with windows looking down into the live room, and then I could have a place for my washer and dryer (and also double the utility room as an iso area, making me have 2 iso areas, and thats not even building an extra one) if I built a small vocal booth under the loft, I would in effect have 3 iso booths.

No matter if I have the loft or not, the ceilings will be totally treated with diffusion and wedge foam, so keep that in mind.

THe dimensions of the live room will be 21x22, and if I make the loft style control room, it will make about a 7x9 area of the ceiling lower.

What would you do if you were me?

 

[frederic]

Why not purchase a "doubledecker" washer dryer, where the dryer is part of the washer but on top, and make a mini closet to shove it in, so you can close the doors and take advantage of that wonderful space you have. Just don't run the units while the mics are live

They are about 6' tall, and have a footprint of 32"x32", so they are fairly easy to tuck somewhere. A nice closet (vented) door would allow you to hide it well.

I'd do whatever I could to enjoy the vast ceiling, it will really help liven up the room in a natural way, but I can see the need for a washer dryer, as well. Going to the laundromat gets to be a drag after a while.

Of course dating a girl with a washer/dryer is always an option

 

[tubedude]

Good idea with the stackable... I always thought those were crappy and short life... kinda trailer parkish too
1900 sq ft house, with 9 ft ceilings, vaults, 18 ft ceiling garage, and a mini stack to wash my clothes in... hahah... I might do it...

 

[frederic]

Good idea with the stackable... I always thought those were crappy and short life... kinda trailer parkish too
1900 sq ft house, with 9 ft ceilings, vaults, 18 ft ceiling garage, and a mini stack to wash my clothes in... hahah... I might do it...

they are cheesy, and small capacity, but if space is tight they do get the job done. Over a decade ago, I had a pro studio, and I had one of those in a back utility room, for the sole purpose of washing and drying company shirts.

See, I gave every employee a pair of black golf shirts with the studio's name, logo, etc, and they were required to wear them on premises at all times, with black or tan dockers.

So, i thought it was fair if I'm only giving everyone two shirts, the least I could do is offer a washer dryer combo

its about the size of a fridge, very easy to tuck in somewhere and takes less floor space. The one I had (kenmore) was as good as any other washer dryer, just that it was smaller in capacity. If you're a family of five, this is not the thing to buy. If you're a single guy, well, its probably sized correctly assuming you do wash more than once a month

Comforters and heavy blankets won't fit however.

 

[frederic]

by the way, see post in for sale section.

 

[tubedude]

Ha, I thought you were gonna have a washer dryer combo for sale!
Shoot me an email and I'll fire you a mailing address back!
Thanks!
Paul

 

[rushfan33]

The stackable units are not bad at all. In fact, they save money in the long run. I have a set that can be used either freestanding, or stackable and they work perfectly. the only problem we've had is that we can't dry our Cal Kink comforter. Other then that, they're very good. Check them out, you'd be surprised.
Also, I don't live in a trailer park!
RF