Wannabe studio

[wheelema]

My musician/contractor friend wants to rehabilitate this for the kid's studio. We close end of December.

 

[rushfan33]

a fresh coat of paint will do wonders!

 

[wheelema]

As we clean up and work on it I will keep bugging you guys with updates.

 

[frederic]

My musician/contractor friend wants to rehabilitate this for the kid's studio. We close end of December.

I've seen worse, MUCH worse as starting material.

Though, if the foundation is good, it might just be easier to tear it down, start over, and make it exactly what you want it to be. And it probably won't cost you much more at all to start over.

 

[Michael Jones]

What does the foundation look like?

What kind of foundation does it have now?
Slab on grade?
Pier and Beam?
What utilities are available?

 

[wheelema]

The foundation is concrete slab on grade, the site has electricity and a good well, have to truck in propane/kerosene. Rob (the contractor/musician) says the structure is sound; going to reroof with asphalt shingles, the walls will be stucco over OSB (remember the recent fires?). The building is 420 sq. ft.. Really really excited about having a dedicated space.

Another view

 

[wheelema]

This is from the inside. And I have a question.

I am considering placing the insulation directly against the inside of the roof, leaving as much space above as I can. Soundproofing is important, I am married after all, but I was going to focus on the walls more than the roof. Hopefully, this would give the studio a better sound and I can always put a ceiling in later. Is this a good idea?

 

[frederic]

be careful putting insulation in the roof, do know that the insulation should never TOUCH the roof, but rather have a little space (1/2" is good), so that moisture doesn't collect on the insulation and rot the roof out.

Looks like your joists are not on "standard" 16 inch centers. If thats the case, you'll find that "standard" insulation wont fit correctly and you'll have to double up width wise, and its going to be a pain. You might have to insert some joists here and there. Give it a measure and lets see what you have.

Regarding acoustics... if you do up the walls properly, and do little to nothing to the ceiling, sound will leak out there so might as well not do the walls either

That barn looks nice and big, losing 6" for a structure within a structure isn't going to hurt you really, and you can then have a really good structure to work with.

Just a thought, worth what you paid for it

 

[wheelema]

I've lost it. The contractor convinced me to convert it into my wife's kitchen/dining room.

Blast. Back to a spare bedroom.

 

[c7sus]

I've lost it. The contractor convinced me to convert it into my wife's kitchen/dining room.

Blast. Back to a spare bedroom.

Huh? Where's the rest of the house?

Convinced you?

Convince yourself back to making it a studio!

 

[frederic]

C7 - not every guy wears the pants in the family.

In my house, my wife and I wear pants.

 

[wheelema]

We are going to attach a mobile home to the back of the structure, and convert the garage to be part of the house... now, if money was no object, no problem. This still leaves me with the option of hauling in another mobile for the studio in a month or two. We'll see.

 

[mixmkr]

and I've got a bridge to sell too... wadda ya guys all asleep?

I can tell that a foundation was "photoshopped" in!!

and as far as pants... in this case, it looks like overalls!!

 

[c7sus]

Oh........ Now I get it.

It's gonna be a kitchen because the appliances are already "installed"!