Cloud, Part 2
July 11, 2008 Filed in: Recording
The prep work for constructing this last acoustic treatment took much longer than the actual hanging. Wes and I cut the 705 panels on site. Tony and Brian (the carpenters on this project) cut the wood in their shop in Durham, NC. It was productive to have two parts of a project going on; we worked off of the same design plan.
The grid was laid out on the floor, first. Then, once the eye hooks were secured to the joists, the grid was raised and secured. This particular wood is fairly light, but it is durable and attractive looking.
IC rated light cans were placed in specific places into the covered 705 panels. Then, the panels were placed into the grid. For access to the ceiling utilities (lighting boxes, hvac return, smoke detectors, etc...) the panels easily pop out. Initially getting them into place was a little tricky, but once they are there, moving them isn't too hard.
The ceiling treatment greatly improves the acoustics of the room. Having all of the walls treated with just one set of parallel surfaces isolated one mode. This made the room sound a bit strange at times. The ceiling treatment completes the acoustic vision of the room.
The last step in the ceiling work will be the connecting of the lights to the junction boxes. That's just a few days away.