Category: Studio Build

Time to sand down the outer Fiber-Cement cladding board plaster. Took me a whole day to sand it down. Now ready for painting preparation. I also tested the noise level of my exhaust fan, to check and see how loud…

I took the opportunity to try out and do a recording in my new unfinished studio, recording Congo, Bongos, shakers and hand clapping. Since I had no plasterboard installed yet, this made the room very dry, perfect for percussion recording….

Time to work on the internal SoundScreen insulation batts, covering all four walls and the ceiling

In this episode, I install, with the help of my elder son, all the outside wall cladding with Blueboard Fibre-Cement panels. Once all are in place, applied the putty to cover all the gaps and screw holes. Note: The opening…

I finally get to finish off the roofing and the corner panels.

I finally find and decide on the Exhaust Fan. I hope it will end up being a good choice. Working on the doors, and I need your input. So please help me out.

Slow Progress, But Still A Progress.

Now that I have my first layer of acoustic insulation installed, I run Room EQ Wizard (REW) to see the difference it has made, if any.

Time to get the internal roof and wall insulation batt stage one installed. Some useful methods to hold the roof insulation batts in place.

Finally, after 6 weeks of break, I’m back into the build. First stage of electrical works are complete.

This is part 9 of the series of videos on building my home recording studio before I go on a break. I also do an acoustic test to ring-out the room using REqW.