While we await some magical creations from the carpentry shop, the masons and the concrete crew have center stage. Here’s a view of the almost-completed North Patio: Here’s a little more detail about this weeks work…
Week 133 (Annex Windows)
This week I’m choosing to highlight the progress we’re making on the Annex. Six months ago, the north face of the main studio was transformed as five 500-lb windows were carefully installed into the masonry voids. This week a much lighter task awaited, as four lithe double-casement windows slipped effortlessly …
Week 132 (North Patio, Part 1)
The North Patio is something very special to me. It was not part of the initial drawings, but was an element of the design that grew organically as the studio took shape. By opening up some space beyond the booth windows, it helps to balance the scale of the nature …
Week 131 (Panels Energized)
We have power! The green sticker on the box feeding the meter means we passed the inspection, and the handle in the up position on the switch panel means current can flow from our local transformer into the facility. With much power comes much responsibility…
Week 130 (QR Wires Dressed, Part 1)
For several weeks the QR has been knee-deep in one sort of wire or another, like a meadow that’s grown well past the capabilities of the average lawnmower. Here’s where we were three weeks ago, with about half of the wiring pulled: And here’s where we are this week, with …
Glee? Not for me…
Last month after the buzz reached a fever pitch, I finally sat down to watch an episode of Glee. I have not watched it since, but I have been thinking about why not. I came across this blog posting, which begins: The fictional high school chorus at the center of …
Week 129 (Panel Installs, Part 2)
The 800A Main Distribution Panel that was sitting on its pallet last week was installed this week: The 8″ CMU blocks tell you it’s nearly 80″ tall! Let’s have a look inside…
Week 128 (Panel Installs, Part 1)
This week and next we’re installing electrical panels…and lots of them. The Main Distribution Panel (MDP) is for 800A service, and it’s about as tall as I am: But there are many panels in many places now being installed…
Week 127 (RPG Soundwalls)
Last week we got enough good weather to make a start on the masonry walls that will ultimately separate our air conditioning condenser units from the rest of the studio environment. By making the blocks that face the units out of RPG DiffusorBlox, we can dramatically reduce the noise pollution …
Week 126 (Framing the Annex)
Three weeks ago we started putting down wall plates, and now the Annex is mostly framed! Here’s a view from inside the Annex Control Room showing that not only are our framing members all up, but we’ve also got the IsoMax clips installed into all the rafters for the resilient …