The ceiling supports are now done in the front of the CR. They also finished the second layer of mud on the drywall. Tomorrow they’ll do the supports for the ceiling in the back of the CR and the Iso-Booth.
Found out today that the architect can get me the RPG Modex Plates faster than this other distributor (whom I won’t name). WOO HOO!
They made some great progress today getting the threaded rods cut and put into all the springs and also put all of the C-channel up in the front of the Control Room. They thought leveling it would be difficult, but with their scaffolding in place, it was fairly quick to run back and forth, adjusting the level of the channel. Next, they have to criss-cross that C-channel with hat-channel, then hang drywall.
We ran into an issue today getting the RPG Modex Plates for the ceiling. We need three plates (two Type-2 and one Type-1) and they hang from the finished drywall ceiling. I just found out today that there is a 4-6 week lead-time in getting these plates. WHAT?? Great. So we’re looking to see if we can get them sooner (or if there’s a suitable replacement product). If not, I guess I’ll order them tomorrow and hope they come in closer to 4 weeks, rather than 6.
The 58 ceiling springs are going up right now. This will allow the ceiling to absorb more of the vibrations from the two large HVAC units on the roof (not ours). The guys are making quick work of it and should have them all up in another hour or so. Then they will put the steel channel up there to form a grid, and then hang the three layers of drywall from the grid.
The walls are pretty much up, at this point. They have some finishing to do tomorrow, then they’ll mud/tape it on Monday and move on to the ceiling. I took some pics of the Control Room as best I can and also one where you can see the layers on the walls (that’s an exterior wall, so it doesn’t have the IsoMax clips and resilient channel).
I ordered the track lighting today too, very cool track heads: 
The builders started putting the mass-loaded vinyl sheeting up on the walls today. Pretty interesting stuff. It’s realllly heavy, but not very strong. You can very easily rip it apart with your fingers. We got three 20yd rolls of the stuff and each roll weighs in at approx 350lbs! Now that it’s up on the walls, they’ve already started putting up the second layer of drywall over it.
They figure they’ll be completely done with the walls this week (including tape/mud). Then they’ll do the ceiling over the next two weeks, then the contractors are done with their part and I can start with the finishes.
The guys have started laying on the mass-loaded vinyl over the walls. One problem they’re having is that it’s so heavy that it’s tearing itself down under its own weight. Next try, roofing nails…should do the trick!
Attached are some pics from the past week or so, sorry haven’t posted these sooner. I also ordered the custom racks/producer’s desk from a company in Nashville.
The shipping company delivering the rolls of mass-loaded vinyl had “misplaced” the shipment (all 1000lbs of it?!?). It all just arrived and BOY are those rolls heavy (about 350lbs each). It took four of us to just barely carry these things into the studio. They’re finishing up the first layer of drywall today and will start hanging the vinyl tomorrow. Pics coming soon!
So we got the Ultratouch in the space today and the guys started putting it in the walls, with their bare hands! It’s pretty cool stuff, made from recycled denim (from jeans factories). It has better insulating properties than fiberglass and rockwool, safer to handle, and just generally safer to be around.
Some of our acoustic materials were lost in shipping and they’re scrambling to get them to us in time. They’ve lost the ceiling spring hangers and the mass-loaded vinyl. We need the vinyl tomorrow so they can start putting it up over the first layer of drywall, and then hang the second layer. If we don’t get that stuff soon, we’re going to have to stop work for a couple of days (GRRRRR). They tell me it should be here by Wednesday, we’ll see…
The contractors are stuffing the walls and putting up the first layer of drywall. You might notice that the insulation they’re installing doesn’t look like Ultratouch (the recycled denim insulation)…it’s not. The exterior walls have to have ThermaFiber (rockwool), because of the thickness (or really thinness) of the wall construction. The Ultratouch doesn’t come in thin enough batts to use with the walls with just RC on it. Our delivery of Ultratouch will arrive Monday and they’ll use that in the newly constructed walls (back of the Control Room, IsoBooth/Closet, Exterior Wall.
After the first layer is drywall is up, they’ll put on the Mass Loaded Vinyl over it, then do the next layer of drywall. One little problem…the Mass Load Vinyl and ICW Spring Hangers (for ceiling) have been LOST IN TRANSIT. Apparently, UPS can’t find them. A new shipment was ordered and will be here next week (it better!!).
They delivered the 120 sheets of drywall this morning. That’s a huge amount of drywall to be used in a such a small space! It’s current in the middle of the Control Room, broken up into two stacks. The electricians are actually using it as scaffolding to get up to the ceiling to run some conduit. HA!
The HVAC company sent over a couple guys this morning to cut that section of ductwork that was sticking through the wall between the Control Room and Iso-Booth. They show up and I asked if they were from Assurance and were here to cut the duct. The guy responded, “Well, it’d be easier if that friggin’ wall wasn’t there!” I’m like, “Uh, yeah. Can’t move the wall.” He said, “You guys should’ve called us immediately when you realized!” We didn’t realize it was going to be an issue until after the wall was framed. Don’t yell at me, dude. I’m the guy payin’ ya. Nice attitude.
After they started cutting, he asked if we had a fire extinguisher. I said, “Probably.” He yelled back, “You don’t have a fire extinguisher?! How can you not have a fire extinguisher!?” BTW, there are extinguishers all over the building. Then he was grumping the whole way through cutting the duct. Well, at least all the other contractors are nice…
