Stuart Ablett
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I'm about to embark on a little project, that I've been meaning to do for a while, and now I'm stuck doing it with a set deadline
When we rebuilt our house, the "Girl's" bedroom was designed as one large room for the two sisters, who were quite young at that time, 7 & 5 years old, to be exact, Now, seven years on, the two girls really, REALLY want their own rooms I figured this would happen, so I had the original room built with two doors, two windows, two closets, two lights, two light switches, and even two air cons.
The structure was built under the floor, wall and the ceiling to add a wall at a later date...... that later date is now.
I want to make the wall fairly sound proof, so I'm building a Double Stud wall, using 2x6 as plates, top and bottom and 2x4s as the wall studs, staggered so that I don't have any part of the two sides of the wall touching, which should cut down on the sound transmission, I hope. I'll also not put any electrical outlets into this wall.
Not a real exciting picture, but you get the idea.
After the wall is built, I have to then convert a bunk bed into two loft beds, all by the 20th, when they get home.....
I've got my work cut out for me alright......
When we rebuilt our house, the "Girl's" bedroom was designed as one large room for the two sisters, who were quite young at that time, 7 & 5 years old, to be exact, Now, seven years on, the two girls really, REALLY want their own rooms I figured this would happen, so I had the original room built with two doors, two windows, two closets, two lights, two light switches, and even two air cons.
The structure was built under the floor, wall and the ceiling to add a wall at a later date...... that later date is now.
I want to make the wall fairly sound proof, so I'm building a Double Stud wall, using 2x6 as plates, top and bottom and 2x4s as the wall studs, staggered so that I don't have any part of the two sides of the wall touching, which should cut down on the sound transmission, I hope. I'll also not put any electrical outlets into this wall.
Not a real exciting picture, but you get the idea.
After the wall is built, I have to then convert a bunk bed into two loft beds, all by the 20th, when they get home.....
I've got my work cut out for me alright......