what is your HVAC up there? And your lighting when done? Oh, and sorry I haven't got the pics up of my console assembly, but HONEY DO's hit me all weekend
Ebay projects for my wife.
I have two hot-water radiators in the room, which were originally in series with the rest of the radiators in the house, but a few weeks ago I lopped the pipes apart in the basement and put them in parallel wiht the rest of the house. Its still one zone mind you, but at least they get warm now. In the past, by the time the hot water got to my room, it was barely warm. Now, its nice and hot.
In the spring, I'll be making a cement pad outside for the condensor/blower of a mini-split system I'll be picking up post-winter. This way I have heat AND cooling, and no fan noise.
I intend to put two interior units actually, on inside the vocal booth above the window, and one in the console room, on the other side of the booth wall, also above the window. The plumbing for both units are already there, and extend out to the soffit, and I have a greased rubber stopper in all the openings, and already ran the multi-pair control cable, which is also slopped in the wall and terminated in a waterproof junction block in the soffit, to be drawn down to the outside unit when I eventually install it.
This way I can install the units on the inside, by making small holes, rather than tearing the booth wall apart.
I just didn't have the $1200 for the unit at the time. Plus its cold, I don't need it just yet
I was originally running galvanized ductwork through the crawl space behind the short wall, and intended to cross it over through the top of the stairwell from the first floor to the second floor into the main attic of the house, and put a large A/C unit up there, but I ran into a snag as my house not only is constructed with 2x12's and 2x16's, but also steel I-Beams. At the side of the stairwell, there is an I-Beam in the way, so ducting this way was out. Because the ceiling is slanted in my studio, and the bathroom next to me, and on the other side of the bathroom is my wife's office, there wasn't anywhere to run the duct other than through
the I-Beam. Which is a shame because I have on two pallets the commericial HVAC unit from the commercial building I temporarily owned for a pro studio... so it was disappointing that highly oversized unit can't be used in the house. Oh well.
So, minisplit to the rescue. Its noiseless, fanless, reasonably efficient, and one of the side benefits is also that it would be a seperate zone from the rest of the house. As it is now, when my wife cooks or bakes, the heat from the stove warms the thermostat and the heat goes off for hours on end - which results in ice forming in my studio, specifically on my nose.
*sigh*
There, a long winded answer for a simple question.
