new studio (okay it is in my garage) being put together

getbent · July 14th, 2007, 08:40 PM

Okay, awhile back my hot water heater distributed hot water to my entire garage.... I did a thread on tankless hot water heaters and decided that the hot water could go outside and I could make a home studio/man cave...

I don't have great 'before' pics... but, here are three of the progress so far! Markl8 teased me when I said it would take me 8 weeks to convert the garage... well, he was right! It took me 10 weeks...but, I'm pretty excited...

I put cabinets, cupboards and tabletops for various 'boy' tasks and home office things... put in an epoxy floor like in fancy auto shops and made sure that while the cabinets all look symetrical they actually create non square surfaces so that I could reduce corner loading etc... Anyway, here is the progress to today... the electrician comes monday and I should have it running in a week or so.

ibobunot · July 14th, 2007, 09:05 PM

Every bear... uh, man needs a cave...

My daughter hung a sign outside mine that says "Do Not Feed Bear"

StuH · July 15th, 2007, 05:54 AM

It's quite spacious but where is your lawnmower going to go. Looks like it has great potential.

getbent · July 15th, 2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by StuH

It's quite spacious but where is your lawnmower going to go. Looks like it has great potential.

No lawnmower! Got some local fellers who do the lawn. I built a really nice shed last summer for all the holiday storage stuff, mementos, tax files and the powerwasher etc. The cupboards etc are for guitar and music stuff, tools (but not my table saw--> that goes in the shed too)

I'm gonna get some area rugs to deaden the room and some of those padded tiles for the weight stuff...

our drummer is putting in a building on his property nearby just for rehearsal, picnics and full group recordings.

woodman · July 15th, 2007, 03:20 PM

cool! keep posting pix ... looks like it's gonna be a nice space.

i finally got a little A/C unit in my converted garage (necessary for this climate) and ran an Ethernet cable in through the attic. a guy space is a beautiful thing!

Tim Armstrong · July 15th, 2007, 11:43 PM

Real nice!!!

I think we're gonna try and do some recording in my converted garage in a few weeks. I still need to do some sound treatment...

Cheers, Tim

July 14th, 2007, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,150 37 Photos	new studio (okay it is in my garage) being put together Okay, awhile back my hot water heater distributed hot water to my entire garage.... I did a thread on tankless hot water heaters and decided that the hot water could go outside and I could make a home studio/man cave... I don't have great 'before' pics... but, here are three of the progress so far! Markl8 teased me when I said it would take me 8 weeks to convert the garage... well, he was right! It took me 10 weeks...but, I'm pretty excited... I put cabinets, cupboards and tabletops for various 'boy' tasks and home office things... put in an epoxy floor like in fancy auto shops and made sure that while the cabinets all look symetrical they actually create non square surfaces so that I could reduce corner loading etc... Anyway, here is the progress to today... the electrician comes monday and I should have it running in a week or so.

July 15th, 2007, 03:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,959	cool! keep posting pix ... looks like it's gonna be a nice space. i finally got a little A/C unit in my converted garage (necessary for this climate) and ran an Ethernet cable in through the attic. a guy space is a beautiful thing! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

July 15th, 2007, 11:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 9,659	Real nice!!! I think we're gonna try and do some recording in my converted garage in a few weeks. I still need to do some sound treatment... Cheers, Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

July 14th, 2007, 09:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
ibobunot Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dullsville Posts: 3,456	Every bear... uh, man needs a cave... My daughter hung a sign outside mine that says "Do Not Feed Bear"

July 15th, 2007, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
StuH Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yukon, Canada Age: 38 Posts: 1,480 12 Photos	It's quite spacious but where is your lawnmower going to go. Looks like it has great potential.