we got ourselves a hangin'
i started working on some of the door assemblies. the studio-side door leading to the lounge is now hung:
this is just the basic frame and the door; i still have to do the stop, gasket, closer, and caulk the perimeter and install casing over top. plus hang the door on the other side and insulate the space in between.
this evening i started working on the studio-side door to the garage. i also picked up some samples of the floor moulding and door/window casings i want to use, and found a really nice stain that brings a tone out of pine very similar to the laminate flooring we picked out.
theoretically, painting is on full speed ahead this week, but michelle ran into some snags today with the ceiling paint. we're using this weird 2-coat system where you put down a semi-gloss base and then another coat that's really thin and metallic. but apparently it's a little too thin, to the point of having a consistency like water and making it really difficult for michelle to roll on. several phone calls this evening didn't turn up much in the way of a solution, but as luck would have it, a rep from the paint company is going to be at lowes tomorrow, so we're going to trek out there in the morning and show them the paints that were mixed for us and see what they have to say.
in other news, this weekend i ran all the cat5 lines for the headphone feeds throughout the studio. i also ran 2 audio lines from the main studio to each iso booth, in case someone needs to sit in the studio with their guitar and put the amp in the iso booth or something. in that scenario, they can just jack their guitar into a panel into the studio and then connect from the iso booth panel into the amp. this week i'll be ordering all the 8-channel cable snakes and midi cable so i can run 8 mic lines and midi in/out to each of 3 panels distributed throughout the main room.