I spoke with Kenny, our HVAC contractor today. He called to setup a time to come take the old ductwork out of the studio space…so Friday they’re going to rip all that stuff out. Saturday, I’m finishing the subfloor layers…and Monday, the contractors will finish some last demolition and start framing the walls! Pictures to come…
I finished all of the acoustic floorboard installation today. It was a bit of a pain because I had to make cuts where the walls will go between the Control Room and the Iso-Booth and the closet. There has to be a break in the floor so that each room floats independently of the others. In the photos, you can see the white Perimeter Isolation Board that separates the rooms.
We put down the subfloor in the Control Room today. Thanks to Mike Egan and Rick Meeske for coming and helping! I couldn’t have done it without you guys! Once the subfloor is in, the contractors will take over and frame up the walls, ceiling, and do the electrical.
The subfloor has three layers: acoustic floorboard (the yellow board in the photos) and 2 layers or 1/2″ plywood. Each layer has to be rotated 90-degrees from the layer below it, and all of the seams have to be staggered at least 12-inches.
The top two layers of plywood get screwed together, but the whole subfloor “floats” and is not secured to the slab below. The bowing of the plywood you might notice in the photos is only temporary. It will settle over the next few hours and will then be completely flat when we screw the two layers together (tomorrow).
The 27 sheets of 1/2″ plywood arrived today (1350lbs worth). Saturday is lining up to be a busy busy day here. We’ll be putting down the acoustic floorboard, the two layers of subfloor, and taking down the old ceiling grid (actually simultaneously).
Yeah yeah…that’s what she said…
Irwin, our General Contractor (GC), just called to tell me he was going over to pickup our permits today! I’m meeting with Kostas (he’ll be the GC on the project) on Thursday to over the final plans. I’ll be installing the subfloors (three layers) this Saturday with a couple buddies of mine (thanks Rick and Mike!!!). Then the contractors start framing up the walls next week. We’re movin’, kids!!!
They’re installing the new electrical service today!! I just came by the building this morning and the electrician was there with his guys. He’s bringing in 400 amps, 200 of which will be for the studio and the other 200 will probably just sit unused (but to be used for other offices in the building at some point).
The subpanels are being installed today too. One subpanel will be for the studio and it will be split into two sections: clean and dirty (100A each). The clean side will have it’s own isolated ground and each outlet on the system will be star-grounded. The HVAC and lights will run on the dirty side.
