Private studio in Slovakia
Posted: Tue, 2021-Jun-22, 18:03
Makes perfect sense and isn’t far off what I did with my most recent panel.
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Congrats! And very cool. Did you manage to do any isolation testing yet, to see what your actual level is?The doors have now been hung and caulked which means I have finished the isolation phase,
Not a proper test. I used a PA speaker and sub to run a quick test. I turned up Robin Williams's Rock DJ (because of the thumping bass and kick drum) to 110dBC on my SPL meter (louder than I will ever play music but perhaps as loud as an acoustic drum set could be) and listened in the corridor. I could tell that there was some music playing really quietly. It sounded some distance away, much further than just the other side of the wall I was standing next to.Soundman2020 wrote:Source of the postDid you manage to do any isolation testing yet, to see what your actual level is?
Call it an initiation of some sort!gullfo wrote:Source of the postbetter late than never
I am hoping there won't be a next studio but if there is maybe I can work cleaner by avoiding unnecessary jobs.gullfo wrote:Source of the postaw, well. next studio build
When I saw that first tile and the angle grinder, I was kinda thinking the same thing! Don't you just love it when suppliers just aren't up-to-date on supplies?Starlight wrote:Source of the post The builder's merchant told me that what I had done was pointless as modern adhesives stick to floor tiles.
Hopefully you didn't find any fossils down there! But more seriously you should probably consider getting yourself a "shop vac": Basically, a heavy-duty "industrial strength" vacuum cleaner: They do wonders for this type of job, and don't clog up in 2 minutes like an ordinary household vacuum cleaner would. I have a Craftsman "Wet/dry" vac, which is great as you can suck damp and wet stuff with it too, even liquid water, with no problem (just take out the paper filter first!). Shop vacs are usually also "reversible", in the sense that you can pull the hose off the "suck" side and attach it to the "blow" side, to get a powerful stream of air. Which brings us to the next point! ...I then spent the next two weeks with a soft paintbrush, just like an archaeologist brushing dirt from around a new discovery in the ground, in order to clean it all up. What a job!
Yep! They do tend to omit that minor detail from the advertising... it sounds so easy "just mix and pour"... yeah right! That said, some are better than others in that respect: some do spread quite well by themselves, and don't need much extra work. But many do...For something that is called self-levelling it seemed to take a lot of work to get it perfectly level throughout.
Looks really good! Seems like your guy did a nice job on that.And that is the floor done. It's time to close and lock the door for at least 4 days to let it dry thoroughly.
Too right, Stuart, it did. I had my initiation with plaster dust so I appreciate how it gets everywhere and again the next day and the next for about a week of cleaning.Soundman2020 wrote:Source of the postAll that dust has very likely coated ... every tiny nook and cranny ...
Soundman2020 wrote:Source of the post(while wearing a suitable mask and eye protection!)
You are right! I am so glad we bought the doors we did as the cam lift mechanism kept that door tightly shut. No dust got through.Soundman2020 wrote:Source of the postYou don't want it getting into your door seals, hinges, electrical outlets, and DEFINITELY not in your DAW or other gear(!), nor your HVAC fans, AHU, filters, or ducts.
I wanted an excuse to buy an angle grinder.