A place to share a little fun with my friends
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Finally had the first jam in the studio. Some Thursday, nearly a year after I started building my studio, Ken and Pat and I got together to see how the space felt and sounded. Cathy stopped in and captured a little video and a few photos for us. It was magic 🙂
Continue reading “Studio Build 11 – First Jam”
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Moving in will be an ongoing process over several months as the space evolves. The shop part didn’t take the long, and the space is proving a dream for my music needs. Sorting out the art stuff will take a little longer.
Continue reading “Studio Build 9 – Moving In”
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I realized that the vague plans I had for wireless networking really weren’t going to work. Solutions were rare and expensive for the distances I had to deal with. Even though I didn’t want to do it, it was looking like hardwiring a network between my studio and house was going to be the best option.
Continue reading “Studio Build 8 – Network”
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Warm weather is back and I can start finishing the outside of the building. This involves vinyl siding and a little final work on the site and driveway. After this work was done, I was able to get my final building inspection done. We passed with flying colours!
Continue reading “Studio Build 7 – Exterior Finish”
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After the painting, I can finally get to interior finishing. This is mouldings, baseboards, fixtures, little bits of final electrical. Most of this is work I puttered away at myself, but once again, I am so lucky my brother is not only a great carpenter, but also a nice guy.
Continue reading “Studio Build 6 – Interior Finish”
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Getting close to the home stretch now, but still a couple major things to do. The taping (plastering) is next and it’s a big job I am incapable of doing. Fortunately, my cousin Roger (who helped with framing) is also a master taper with years of experience. He very generously offered to do the taping and finishing for me.
Continue reading “Studio Build 5 – Tape, Paint, Electrical”
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The next step is interior rough-in. Now that the building is weather tight and the framing inspection is passed, I can go ahead and start wiring, insulating, and drywall. Much of this was me alone and took me quite a few evenings and weekends spread out over a couple months. I did have help at strategic times though. I never would have been able to do it all on my own.
Continue reading “Studio Build 4 – Interior Rough-in”
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For the next couple weeks, I was mostly on my own. There’s a lot of odds and ends that have to be tidied up after the major framing is done. Building wrap, soffit and fascia, windows and doors to be installed. Roofing is another big job that happens now.
Continue reading “Studio Build 3 – Closing It In”
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This was the big push. It was late in the year and we were racing the clock against winter. I really didn’t want to do this in the snow. Finally, the site was ready, the lumber and trusses were onsite, and on the last weekend in October, several of us gathered and put the building up in two days.
Continue reading “Studio Build 2 – The Framing Weekend”
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In late August of 2018, I finally got to start what had been a life-long dream, and begin building a personal music and art studio. I had an old large shed on my property that was there when I bought the land in the mid-1980’s. The first step was to tear down that old building, and prepare the land so I could build something new in it’s place.
Continue reading “Studio Build 1 – Site Prep and Foundation”