old habits die hard
after 50 billion years, the studio finally begins to look like a proper construction site. nearly all of the north wall is in place now. all that's left for that wall is another couple feet or so of framing. the only reason i haven't done that last bit yet is that the length of that section depends on several details which aren't set in stone yet, like the wall splay around the console area and the width of the wall in front of the console. here's how things look presently:
one thing i realized this morning is that i've been framing the studs 16" on center rather than the original plan of 24" on center. 24 OC helps reduce coupling between the drywall and frame, not to mention it uses a good bit less lumber. since the walls are only about 7' high and non-bearing, this would have been fine in terms of building code and all. however, my brain is just hardwired to put my stud markers on the plates every 16 inches. i briefly thought about switching and doing the rest of the framing 24 OC, but i figured it would be best to maintain structural consistency throughout the room.plus i just know that i'd be making this same goof through the whole project and would be constantly jumping back and forth between 16 and 24.
the only downsides of doing 16 OC are that sound isolation performance is reduced somewhat and i'm using more lumber than planned. i underestimated my 2x4 count as it is, so i'm probably going to need to pick up another 40 or so of them before all is said and done.