They’re here! — Supplies, supplies and more studio building supplies
Part 18— Designing and building a DIY home recording studio.
The whole story — part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14, part 15, part 16, part 17, part 18, part 19, part 20, part 21, part 22, part 23, part 24, part 25
Oh, by the way. I almost forgot to tell you that the initial supplies came.
Thank goodness for delivery!
It’s always fun to get a letter or package in the mail. It’s even more fun when an 18-wheeler shows up with a good chunk of your studio supplies!
This project is definitely in the “figure it out as you go” category as far as being able to really know what and how many materials to buy. But after figuring square footage of the walls and ceiling about 5 different times, I feel I know how much drywall I will need.
The wildcard is not really knowing how much drywall I’m going to need for the strips in the joist cavities and subfloor etc. For now though, I’ve definitely got enough framing lumber, insulation and drywall to get started.
The drywall had to be stacked in the garage for now. THANK GOODNESS, the original owners opted to pay a little more for tall garage door openings! The forklift driver was able to carefully pull all the way into the garage with the first stacks of 5/8" drywall. The rest we had to stack by hand because the forks couldn’t raise high enough for the driver to place a stack on top without puncturing the upright on the forklift through the ceiling. No worries though. We were able to muscle through it it no time and close the garage door. Angela will have to park outside for a few months I’m guessing, but she’s a willing participant. Thanks Angela! It’s for a good cause.
