Building small studio with a Tuff Shed

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I need to get some feed back. Im thinking of purchasing a Tuff Shed (10ft x12ft www.tuffshed.com) and converting it to a small studio.

I plan to install insulations then RC. Im going to install to layers of drywall, and seal around with accoustical caulk. I don't know if I will have enough room to build a small control room (4x10ft partition) and be left with a 8x10 area to record guitars, vocals, or drums.


I can use the advice. thanks
 
10x12 is already a small space. I wouldn't partition it into 2 spaces. The smaller it gets, the worse the sound is, and the more treatment you need. Which takes up even more space. Not only that, but in an assembly like these, it's almost impossible to effectively isolate the two spaces. Even with RC in each room and on one side of the partion wall, or even with a staggered stud wall, you still have a common building elements connecting the two. What type of floor is planned? OR does it come with its own wood floor? If it does, thats even worse for dividing the space, as it would be a common floor that is a diaphram.
fitZ
 
it a wood floor, therefore I was considering just build a one room studio, and eventual buying a separate shed (to use as a control room)
 
I'm actually planning on the same kindof idea. The only benifit i have is my WW1 air-raid/bomb shelter. I'm planning on the same sort of size and planning on partitioning the shed/summerhouse into two rooms. I think i will have a floating floor: 2x4s laid on r10 rubber(on the original wooden floor), with rockwoll between each joist, and two layers of chipboard; and a stud wall partition with two layers of drywall with rockwool insulation. I'll give you my plans. I'm no expert, actually i'm just a 17 year old kid with an idea. But I've read a bit and think it should work. If there is any reason why it wouldn't could someone please tell me,
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Pandamonk
 

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might be better off with the 12x22 barn style as it will have better possibilities for acoustics esp if you need to create a control room and a live room... i was just thinking about this the other day but my zoning only allows me a 12x12 shed so i'm eyeing up the basement again...
 
due to restiction by the county Im only allowed a shed 120 sq ft. my choice is either 10x12 or 8x14
 
The idea of a separate tuff-shed for the control room is a good one, way better than trying to get isolation in a partition.

I would look toward somehow trying to float a fllor above the one that is provided by the shed. also look at the window as the one that they will provide will most likely be a big sound hole.

Also look at the door, both in terms of the seals and the construction. Try to make it a mass-air-mass construction as good as the wall with two seals.

Finally, while they say you don't have to pour a slab I can't think of a better way to insure that you have a solid and level surface to build on.
 
jmxdrummer said:
due to restiction by the county Im only allowed a shed 120 sq ft. my choice is either 10x12 or 8x14
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So, why not build a GARAGE from one of those kits - sure it will cost you more, but you'd be better off.

I'm not sure what the Tuffsheds go for, but you can get those garage kits for like $1,500 or so.



Tim
 
due to restiction by the county Im only allowed a shed 120 sq ft. my choice is either 10x12 or 8x14
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Is that "before" you have to get a permit? Can you build larger if you get a permit?
 
yeah I can build bigger. The problem is that the county will only permit 1 out building with a permet. We are currently building a garage, which my wife will not let me touch, therefore I was looking into getting a shed that doesn't require a permit.
 
jmxdrummer said:
yeah I can build bigger. The problem is that the county will only permit 1 out building with a permet. We are currently building a garage, which my wife will not let me touch, therefore I was looking into getting a shed that doesn't require a permit.
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I was seriously thinking about this a few weeks ago. My plan was to build two 120 sqft buildings (I'd need six foot separation between) but then started thinking about the electrical permits and the cost to heat and cool and decided my daughter can record her band in the house.
I'd never be able to get the use permits to use them for commercial purposes and I was concerned about the noise - neighbor factor. 10x12 is a small space indeed. :(
Good luck on your project!
 
Although I don't know the specific zoning bylaws for your region, I do deal with them enough in my own jurisdiction to suggest that even this idea of yours could be a zoning infraction.
You may be only allowed certain square footage for a shed, but I think you may be getting in trouble by making it a habitable space, and by adding electrical, you will most likely require a permit as well. Every new circuit needs some sort of inspection.

And if you are talking about finishing it as a habitable space, then your zoning officer is probably going to have something to say about it.

Consider your home insurance as well. What would their answer be if you claimed damages for a bunch of high end electrical equipment located in a shed not permitted for human occupancy. Or if you or another person suffered an injury while doing something inside the shed that the shed was not made for.

I may be wrong, and for your purposes and convenience, I hope I am. But you had better check into these things first.

Have you asked your zoning officer about getting a variance (or perhaps called a zoning tolerance in your area) for a larger second outbuilding? These things are allowed in my region, but requires an additional application, fee, and sometimes the consent of your neighbor.
 
What about lofting the garage? That's usually a minor zoning variance, and can be done with a reasonable cost if you are already building the base garage anyhow.
 
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