Moon Girl
Senin, 04 Februari 2013
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construction progress weeks 13 + 14
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here is what has been happening at house #6 the last 2 weeks:
there are two pocket doors in the house, and both frames were installed. (can you see the metal parts in the door opening of the mini office? i know they are a little hard to see...)
the MAIN thing that has been happening is dry wall!
besides the framing, nothing makes a bigger difference in a house under construction more than dry wall. this is when you can really get a sense of the size, shape and feel of each room.
here is a peek at a little special project in the master bedroom that i will be sharing more about later.
dry wall can be hung in cold weather, but in order to finish it, the house needs to have heat.
YES!
HEAT!
the heat was turned on in the house, which has completely changed the way the house feels...LITERALLY. it really feels like a HOUSE. we aren't all bundled up shivering as we walk though it. we can linger and talk and look out the windows, and really feel what it will be like to LIVE there. it's really exciting!
after the dry wall is hung, the corner bead is installed. then, a paper tape is laid over the seams and then mud is troweled on in thin sheets, and finally sanded smooth.
most new houses in the west have rounded corner bead, and textured ceilings, but we opted for square corner bead and smooth ceilings.
a look at the stairs over the last 10 days:
pre dry wall.
dry wall taped, mudded and partially sanded.
the last two weeks were also filled with meetings with the cabinet fabricator to layout the cabinet plans, trying to finalize carpet, selecting a color for the exterior of the house, a stain color for the front and back doors, and narrowing down choices for tile. it has been fun and exhausting!
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framing tip: staggering studs for soundproofing
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i meant to share this post earlier, but i have been crazy busy trying to select everything for the house. (more on that this week and next)
one little framing trick that we have used in the past, that helps to control noise in areas where sound transfers can be a problem is to stagger the studs.
staggered stud walls are an effective way to prevent sound from traveling from room to room. in a regular stud wall, sound waves hit one side of the drywall, travel through the stud and into the drywall on the other side. since the stud connects the two sheets of drywall, the sound has a path to travel through. the trick is to separate both sides of the wall. that way, the sound won't be able to travel through the wall as easily.
we opted to stagger the studs in between the master bedroom and the entry:
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as you can see, the master bedroom backs up to the entry and great room. we wanted to make sure that the bedroom will remain a quiet sanctuary, even if people are talking or watching tv in the great room.
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there are twice as many studs in the wall now, so all codes are met, and insulation was also added to this wall to maximize the soundproofing.
this is an especially effective way to reduce noise between a home theater and the rest of the house, as well bedrooms that back up to living spaces, or a home office.
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