DIY Backyard Shed To Music Studio, With Total Cost Breakdown! Shed Conversion / Home Office

[@MaureenTheTemp]

KZbin algorithm brought me here. While I know nothing about acoustics I found this fascinating. I may build some of these sound dampening panels for my home office, cutting down on the noise would be super helpful.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Totally! I use my studio as an office as well, and having the panels makes for a peaceful environment to get work done... can't lose in my opinion 👍 Thank you for the comment and insight on how the algorithm is working.

[@braxtonbrock6430]

Well put together video! Informational and enjoyable to watch start to end. Also loved the running price total, most people make the pricing into a separate video. Well done ❤

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Awesome, thank you so much! I'm glad you like the format 😄

[@keeranimal8]

Just bought a house with a 2.5 car garage and one decent sized window in said garage…there’s a huge framed and insulated shed on the property as well but I think the wife has claimed that lol…I really wanted that garage anyway. My current place has a 1.5 garage and it’s suited me well for the studio, but I’m stoked moving to the bigger place. That said, I absolutely LOVE the idea of the sliding acoustic wall over the window…this idea is gonna save me a TON of frustration! Awesome vid man!!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Awesome man, I'm glad I helped spark an idea for you! Thanks a lot and good luck with the project 👍

[@placeoflace]

Excellent presentation and good advice.I too have built several project/semi-pro studios in my homes through the years. I built a very similar drum riser and applied 1” thick rubber padding (old car tire strips) to the bottom of the 2x4’s. I like to think that helped. Lol. Great job and thanks for sharing.👍

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks a lot for the compliment! That rubber idea has gotten me thinking ...

[@Pebbles_Nema]

Im going to try this step by step and keep you updated. Thanks

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Wow, that will be interesting. Thank you and good luck!

[@followthebeat66]

Nice work! You can also isolate a drumriser with tennisballs.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks! Interesting... how many tennis balls would that take?

[@followthebeat66]

@@cuomomusiccreation we took fifty, but I'm not sure anymore, if we really used all of them. We than drilled holes into the wood and fitted the balls in. Don't know the diameter anymore, was try and error. But the final Isolation from the ground was great, and not bouncy at all! Greetings from Germany.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

@@followthebeat66 Awesome idea man, thanks for sharing... Cheers from the US 🍻

[@AnjiKaizen]

Incredibly useful and informative, thanks!! Bout to build my own shed for music & video shenanigans. Wish me luck 🍀

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you! Good luck on your adventure! It makes so much more sense than renting if you have the time and, ummm, masochism to invest? 😂

[@BarryJoeBircMcCreary]

Electrical? Looks like you put up insulation and dry wall before running electrical? Strange… cost to add electrical to shed? Didn’t see it in you cost breakdown.

[@Malvis4]

I gasped out loud when you showed the sliding adsorption panel over the window. Nice work! Great idea...

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks a lot! Hope it gave you an idea for your own space 🙌

[@christiansanchez982]

Great video man, just what I was looking foe

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you! I'm glad the vid helped out 😀

[@Hardjaxl]

Very well done. Waiting for more of this project. Thanks for sharing it.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you for the comment @Hardjaxl ... Unless I'm out of state, everything I do from here until the foreseeable future is going to be produced from this spot, so more to come for sure. Have a great day!

[@Guitar-B-Q]

So do you rub sticks together for power?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Haha ... I was lucky and already had a shed in this same spot with electric running to it. The old shed was garbage so I tore it down before building the new one. I just had to replace all of the underground wire.

[@iamkelseymiles]

Fantastic Video! Thank you!!!! I'm not as skilled as you to actually build my own shed, but I'll do everything inside. Going to get a larger shed built so that I can also build a living space inside. I'd like to make it a writer's retreat in Kansas City!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Awesome, the inside design and bells/whistles is definitely the funnest part. Hanging drywall is ... well, not so fun haha. Thank you, I'm glad you liked the vid!

[@iamkelseymiles]

@@cuomomusiccreation ok full transparency… I might hire someone to do drywall😅, but I love building acoustic panels, doing flooring, and your sliding acoustic panel is genius! 🙏

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Nice, you can save a ton of money DIY... and thank you! That sliding panel turned out to be a worthwhile effort @@iamkelseymiles

[@TomBaitson]

Holy moly. My shed studio cost about 300 quid! It sounds terrible, and it's cold.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Well, don't look too shabby for $381 usd ... I just wouldn't store any guitars or computers in there.

[@mojito6629]

Great! Thank you

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you!

[@MrBrunoRenee]

cool well done

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@yochillsmith]

My studio in a shed is 12x16 for the same exact reason 😂 an Amish family built the entire shed in less than 5 hours.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Nice! They must have done great work

[@yochillsmith]

@@cuomomusiccreation they did 👌🏿

[@justindavidcuomo]

Amazing job. Looks so good in there.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks Justin!

[@chazutube]

Did I miss where you talked about installing electric?

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

I would like to know how you handled the electrical and ventilation.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I buried 12 gauge electrical cable (southwire can be had cheaply on amazon). The duct system that I made works fine as far as airflow. I don't have a problem with insects, spiders, etc... and it stays warm in winter and cool in summer with proper AC / OIl heater that I got for $50.

[@MyDiamondLife]

Very inspiring!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like the vid :)

[@mikevaughanmusic]

Very informative - thanx dude 🤘🏻😃💕

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Awesome, glad it helped!

[@braedonavants]

Im having trouble figuring out how to position my workstation to be able to access both my 88 key piano and my drumset, and be able to record/mix all from the same chair. Any ideas? I imagine I would need the speakers to be equidistant from the walls but then that means my kick drum will only have a foot or two between the reso head and the wall.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks a lot for the question. This is a tough one without seeing the overview of the room unfortunately. However, if mixing is a priority then it is important to have the speakers at the same distance from the side walls. Also, if the room is rectangle then set them up so that they're aimed at the longer behind your mix postion. I've had more luck acoustics wise shoving them up against the rear walls in smaller rooms, as opposed to bringing them out into the room. At least in my experience there's less negative low end consequences, and it saves space.

[@wakinglife7065]

You can get the waveform desks with height adjustable keyboard stands that can move due to the castor wheels and roll under the desk when not needed. I don’t know if that’s helpful

[@chinmeysway]

dig your ways.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks a lot @chinmeyswift ... glad you like the studio!

[@chiguirolover77]

awesome

[@cuomomusiccreation]

thanks 🤩

[@gressex7]

Looks great

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you! Thanks for watching.

[@mojito6629]

Ideal mixing room 27x40, you said? Isn't that too large? I think even in a proper commercial studio, even in the past, the analog and tape days, I never saw that large mixing room.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I was speaking in very general terms. Today with Atmos becoming pretty much mandatory for a commercial spot, larger spaces are becoming more necessary. My room is teetering right on the edge of being too small for that. That being said a lot of the "pro" rooms in LA are not exactly what you'd call professionally treated and the "correct" size... well, the ones that are still open for business that is, which sadly isn't what it was even ten years ago. Also, you can pretty much get a great sound in most spaces above certain dimensions and once you learn the pitfalls of the room. Thanks, I appreciate the question.

[@MarioHGonzalez]

awesome!!!! I need one of these!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thanks! It's definitely the best musician man cave for me 😁

[@nexttvc]

what was the size?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

12' x 16' with a 14' peak.

[@rdfiedler]

What size shed did you start with? I just purchased a 24’x12 shed to create my band practice space as well as a recording studio.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Wow that's awesome! Mine is "just" 16''x12'. I made sure to have a high ceiling though. I think it's over 14'.

[@lonnieclark8818]

How's the sound outside of the shed? Do you get much bleeding out? I'm looking to do the same thing in my backyard.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I can play the drums in there up until around 6-7pm and do mixing sessions at night and I don't get any complaints. It's really all about using heavy building materials, sealing all of the cracks, and properly insulting it.

[@danymalsound]

Nice! i'm just curious how you ran power to it. Cheers!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I burried two lines from a breaker box that used to be used for a steam shower. I can't remember the wire I bought, but it was pretty cheap on Amazon. I just got the gauge necessary for a 100ft or so run and burial rated of course. I didn't include it because it's not exactly up to code 😆 thanks for the comment!

[@raulchavez5025]

What about air conditioning.. won’t your shed furring g the summer experience heat? Your gear needs to stay cool and dehumidified ???

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I had an air conditioner (the kind with the hose that goes out the window) last summer. It was more than enough. Now I've got an oil heater for the winter and it's all good too. No shrunken fret boards or humidity damage to the electronics around here. The ceiling ducts help with airflow as well... so it never gets that backwoods tree house feeling.

[@PANCHOFLOR3S]

What’s the material you used to cover the ceiling? & doing that sounds better while recording then sheet rocking the whole ceiling?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I just used fabric over the faced insulation. Then I have the duct system above that so that it doesn't get gross over time. It pretty much kills a lot of reflections acoustics wise, but sheet rock would have been the better choice if I cared about making it look like a real house. I cared most about height though. If you go with sheetrock, then as long as you treat above your listening position with an absorptive cloud, and possibly a couple more absorbers/diffusion on the ceiling further back in the room then you should be fine... so long as you make the ceiling as high as possible, higher than a traditional room (over 8-9 ft, preferably over 10).

[@Carrigan812]

Do you have enough space for a booth in front of your workstation without effecting accoustics?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I'm a little confused by what you mean by a booth... a vocal booth? It's just enough space for a usable mix environment, but just enough. Any smaller would be rough.

[@Carrigan812]

@@cuomomusiccreation yes vocal booth!

[@Carrigan812]

@@cuomomusiccreation what would be your recommendation on dimension for a mix room??

[@cuomomusiccreation]

@@Carrigan812 I see, this room would be too small if it also had a vocal booth. I'd say 16' x 20' would work. However since I have nice high ceilings (14' peak) and well placed treatment it works great for me as is (12' x 16') when mixing. That being said, a super duper mix room would be in the area of about 22' wide by 28' long or so, with ceilings as high as you can make them.

[@patrickcoyne3211]

How did you get electricity? Didn't that require a permit?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Luckily there was already a shed with electric in this exact spot beforehand.

[@TheDemari]

How did you run electricity?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I ran Southwire 12 gauge cable from the shed to an existing box in the house that wasn't being used. Since my setup is pretty circumstantially fortunate, I chose not to include it... also, my cable burial isn't exactly the best 😆

[@The-Prophetic-Intercessor]

~Beautiful~❤ 🎤 🎙 🎶 🎵

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you! 😁

[@dobrx6199]

This looks really cool! How big is the shed?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

It's 12 x 16. That's the biggest I could make it without a permit. Glad you like it, thanks a lot!

[@dobrx6199]

@@cuomomusiccreation Nice, thanks!

[@seriousbassface]

What did you use for your door cover?

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I cut a makeshift brace out of plywood to the door dimensions, then spray glued rockwool to that, then tightly wrapped it in a plastic painters tarp and stapled it down to the plywood. Lastly I wrapped it in the black canvas that you see in the video. Unfortunately I forgot to record most of the process 🤦 Thanks for the question!

[@seriousbassface]

@@cuomomusiccreation Very nice! I've been wanting to do some door treatment myself so that definitely helps add some additional options to the list haha. I appreciate the reply!

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Sure thing! @@seriousbassface The metal french cleat is the cherry on top that really made it easy to hang. Glad I can help.

[@jamesdhardy]

Amazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you, glad you dig it!

[@chinmeysway]

dood ya gotta drywall or wood panel that ceiling as fiberglass will drop all over into your lung area.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I appreciate you looking out, but I ran the rear face of the fiberglass is sealed, and any cuts I made were topped off with a plastic liner. I ran this method by my brother who's a builder and said that it is all good. Thanks!!! 👍

[@Mattdylan101]

What are doing about AC? It’s much hotter here than where you live

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Where do you live? It gets pretty hot and humid in Massachusetts from June until mid September, and I use the type of portable AC unit with the exhaust hose that goes out of the window. It works great, but I attribute the air ducts to the fact that it doesn't feel like a treehouse.

[@Mattdylan101]

@@cuomomusiccreation I’m located in Alabama. I have a shed about the same size as yours. I was thinking about getting a a split AC system since they are much quieter than window units. I just wonder if it would create too much ambient noise.

[@cuomomusiccreation]

@@Mattdylan101 Well, yes it is too loud for mixing / recording. And I'm sure leaving it off even for a little while would be tough in Alabama 🥵

[@brasstime]

Great job. Looking good bro but No mask building the panels? Sheesh.💀

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Haha... I appreciate it, really I do, but rock wool ain't no biggy in an open garage. If it were open faced fiber glass then I would completely agree. Thanks 👍

[@jasonjstdr]

Cool. I need more natural light

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Yup, that's always the tradeoff

[@Cfeldersproduction007]

Brother for that price I can buy a house in Pa.😂

[@cuomomusiccreation]

I say jump on that if you can get it 🤑

[@iNtRoVeRsIoNaLiSm]

awesome

[@cuomomusiccreation]

Thank you!