The Outside Construction

Floor - Walls - Windows

here's some sort of floor plan of the intention

red - studio area

yellow - office

pink - window

blue - wall

 

DECEMBER 8

the large red thing is actually a rail track, estimated at 180 kg

on the left picture you can see where it originally was located

on the right picture you can see Loek and me carrying it outside after we removed it

the second wall on the inside is closed now (white bricks)

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The chimney/fireplace is almost removed now, sorry no pics yet...

A lot of rubble was removed today and also the place was cleaned up a bit (just a little bit...)

In the coming days the ceiling will be reinforced and some pipelines will be dug in.

The pipelines are for the cables. (internet, doorbel, phone etc...)

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***update***

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Now it's getting serious.

On januari 8th a contractor will demolish the original floor and in a period of 2 weeks a new one will be made.

The new floor will be 40 cm lower than the old one.

The extra space that is gained was neccesary to make the inside of the soundproof cage more comfortable.

They're also gonna place the large window in the front of the studio.

It is special soundproof glass of 27 mm thick.

In the meanwhile me, my father and my father-in-law will start with the ceiling.

I'm sorry I don't have a good translation for the material at the moment so i'm gonna use the dutch name for it.

(maybe later on I will correct that)

-below the layers in order of appearance from top to bottom-

To the existing (wooden) ceiling, particle board (18 mm) will be glued.

The edges and openings are then closed with "elastic kit"

Then there will be an empty space of 2 cm.

Then approx 15 cm of Rockwool and below that, attached to rubber "tiles", approx 2 cm of gipsum board.

This should keep us busy during the coming holidays.....

the rubber "tile"

These tiles are used for kids playgrounds and will be cut up in small squares.

 

MOVIE

click here to download a 2:20 minute movie of a walk through the studio so far

45 mb !!!

The floor is now dug out approx 60 cm.

First, a double layer of polystyrene (tempex/piepschuim) is put on the bottom.

Then an iron "raster", for the reinforced concrete, is placed on top of the polystyrene.

(tiles are keeping it all in place)

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...et voila !

at the edges a special kind of plastic is placed to create a buffer between the new floor and the original walls.

this prevents the floor to resonate directly onto the walls.

(kind of like a "floating" floor)

On the floor the soundproof "cage" will be build, so any sound that comes from the cage is prevented to leak directly to the outside walls.

DECEMBER 27 - 28

the ceiling was reinforced by Loek.

below the pictures of JayCeeCorp! and Mr. Blomski inspecting the "studio"

they are gonna help me out in the coming weeks

(you can see the enthusiasm on their faces...)

the planning of the construction of the soundproof cage

their best advice was "...to buy good headphones and forget the whole thing..."

 

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FEBRUARY 02

first the old garage-door was removed

then some serious business

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view from the attic (that's where my girlfriends studio is, she's an illustrator)

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and afterwards

finishing up the inside fundament

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the window from the inside

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me getting adjusted to the new environment (the difference in height is because of the lowered floor)

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february 5

the glass is placed in the window

it consists of double layered insulating glass and a layer of toughened glas (with air space inbetween)

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