Studio "A" Takes Shape!

Today, the crew came in and began preparing the floor for specialty material that will be laid down, prior to erecting Studio "A" walls.

Once the glue was spread and material was laid out, the walls were raised and anchored to the concrete.

Cleaning and preparing floor for glue application.

Glue being spread.

Specialty material being laid out.

Carefully monitoring position of material.

Most of Studio "A" control room space covered with specialty material.

Studio "A" walls start going up.

The crew picks up a 14 foot wall and begin moving towards final anchor position.

Three walls of Studio "A" are up.

Isaac and Jim posing for a quick Kodak moment.

The crew moves a couple of walls around to access final Studio "A" wall.

Last Studio "A" wall (layer 1 of partition between control room and vocal booth) is positioned.

Crew anchors last wall and calls it a day.

Studio "A" looking nice and spacious!

Preparing to Begin Next Phase

With the passing of yesterday's inspection, we received the green light to finalize layer one of our "suite dividing" wall. The crew got down to business and knocked out the first layer of drywall with the quickness!

Guillermo of Parga Construction slaps on tape and compound on layer one.

Layer two begins.

Guillermo shoots specialty material on drywall backing.

The crew at work filling joints with specialty material.

Wall finalized after three layers of drywall and specialty material.

Additional specialty material arrived right on time! This will allow us to continue construction tomorrow with no interruptions. There's nothing like proper preparation and scheduling! 

Passed First Inspection Today!

Today was a big day. Fortunately everything went well for us and we passed our first framing inspection!

The downside was that the construction crew didn't show up, and I ended up doing all the work today. See pictures below:

It started off mellow, nice & easy.....

Then I had to get down to the nitty gritty with the power tools......

Then, I had to take some precise measurements....

......a little cleanup here and there.....

....a little back-stretching work....

...back to the nitty gritty......

...I was fatiguing by this point......

Then I got really tired.......

Just kidding, the crew did show up! I did look kinda cool on those action shots though. LOL!

Here are the pictures of the real progress. We had some more partitioning walls go up in Studio "B" and Studio "C". The crew also stuffed the "suite dividing" wall with insulation, and most importantly, we passed our first inspection!

Partitioning wall between Studio "B" and vocal booth.

Suite dividing wall stuffed with insulation.

Wall on left is Studio "C" and it's vocal booth is in front of it.

Other angle of Studio "B" and vocal booth

Anchoring Studio "B" walls to concrete with nail gun.

Studio C Walls & Insulation In "Suite Dividing" Wall

Today was a good day! We seen the footprints of Studio "C" and it's vocal booth take shape. The exterior walls of Studio "B" were also finalized.

Insulation was also stuffed into the "suite dividing" wall.

Wall for Studio "C"

Inside of Studio "C" looking towards Studio "B".

Isaac working hard (LOL!), in the hallway leading towards BeatBox Pros showroom.

Layer one of "Suite dividing" wall stuffed with insulation.

Standing in area of Studio "A", facing hallway, Studio "B" & Studio "C".

In Studio "B" facing Studio "C".

Looking into Studio "C".

Walls Up For Studio "B", Radio Production Room & BeatBox Pros Showroom!

The fellas must of had their Wheaties today! They came in and mashed! We're blessed to have a crew with real chemistry. I've never seen walls framed so fast!

Walls for Studio "B", Radio Production Room and BeatBox Pros showroom went up.

The framers framed the walls on the ground and set them aside. They will be erected and anchored to the ground at a later date. We're waiting on some specialty materials that Dave Hampton ordered, that will be used under framing and studio rooms. I didn't take a count of the walls framed today, but you'll get the idea once you see the pictures below.

There was some serious progress today!

More Framing!

Today, the crew came in for some more framing, and started erecting frames. The frames for walls on the street side of the building and the "suite dividing" wall went up.

Jim Parga of Parga Construction is shown below giving direction.





Dave Hampton checking out progress.