New Basement Studio

[markie]

Outstanding work muh-man!

[Herr Squid]

Stunning work! Just fantastic!!

[DirtyMoonsRJT]

Dude that is awesome! This whole thread rocks!

[rugerpc]

Before I go all Tim Allan on you, I had to start in the very beginning.

The basement was a big project. Though I can conceptualize pretty well in my head, I know from other projects that I can get a better plan if I actually make a plan.

So, some measuring and drawing were the first order of business. Even rough sketches help nail down details that are only finalized as you are actually putting up walls.

[rugerpc]

Measure and mark...

My main measuring tool was a 30' Lufkin rule. For longer bits, where I was planning hallways and general room locations, I used a 100' tape. But the Lufkin was the workhorse here.

I used the plumbob in the near right for one wall before I realized how much it would slow me down and bought the 3 axis laser level in the center of the pic. I ended up using it for the layout of almost everything in the basement from the walls to the ceilings to the shelves in the closet. Simply indispensable.

Also indispensable: levels, steel rules, framing square, speed square, chalk line, drywall T square, surveyor's string, telephone twine, voltage sensor and outlet tester. The telephone twine has a sticky wax coating which lets you secure a line just by wrapping a couple turns around a nail ore something - no knot needed - thus speedy and un-doable. It does tend to get interesting when discovered by a long-haired cat as the larger cat and I found out. It only took an hour to free him....

And of course marking things like pencils, Sharpies and paint and Post-Its.

[Albrecht Smuten]

This studio is incredible, Bill!!!
You must have done this before, right?

And the middle screen looks familiar...

[south89]

So I remembered this thread from some time ago and wanted to share pics of my basement studio with everyone also but didn't have photos at the time but I have a couple to share. I don't think its as nice as the others but it makes me happy

[rugerpc]

Cool - all those cables reminds me of a pic I saw of the Beatles - I'll have to hunt it up.

I suppose I could post the rest of the tool pics I started to post too...

edit - found it. The Beatles in Paris on 6/20/1965

[south89]

Cool - all those cables reminds me of a pic I saw of the Beatles - I'll have to hunt it up.

I suppose I could post the rest of the tool pics I started to post too...

edit - found it. The Beatles in Paris on 6/20/1965

Yea I know its a mess right because I am in the middle of recording so I have a bunch of mics on the drums right now . That pic is cool though

[rugerpc]

That pic is cool though

I found one that measures 14.2 x 9.6 inches - I'm gonna take it home to the big printer and make a glossy to frame for the studio...