Epic Recording Studio Build! How We Built A Multi-Room Recording Studio With VERY Little Money!

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[@clivebrown5350]

Brilliant, and not an empty egg box in sight !!!

[@LetMeDieLord]

That Yeti comment.. jeeez! You're becoming a new favourite channel for me at warp speed! You've just made my own dream of a studio built seem so much more reachable! Thanks!

[@dpotta]

This is f*in amaing dude. I've watched a few of your uploads today, good to hear some real people talking about music production and recording. Too many upper class twits of the year covering these topics on KZbin.

[@PresentDayProduction]

Awesome, thanks Dave!

[@bobsanders2145]

crazy how everyone misses this most important step. the room.

[@bobsanders2145]

@Randy Alaric makes a world of a difference.

[@fortheoneswhocare]

This video is absolutely bang on! You've spent your budget wisely on isolation, acoustic treatment and monitors. Well done!

[@hpgracious]

The holy grail of building a DIY high end professional music studio!!! Well explained. Admire you Sir for sharing your life experiences in about 30min. This saved my time and money. Marvelous piece of information.

[@1tabularasa1]

I like your video-style. A bit of joking here and there but a more no nonsense aproach where it matters. Entertaining and educational. Thank you, Sir!

[@Zarakas]

Awesome and so creative! Thanks for sharing this story with the world. Like many other musicians and producers I started recording music with almost nothing and less money. It took me years to purchase, upgrade and buy all the essential stuff and so many hours of reading and watching best practice videos, building dyi stuff and „moving walls“ for the acoustic treatment of my little studio. It‘s guys like you helping us motivated, but pennyless, creatives to reach out for the stars. Thank you! 🤘

[@Juliano_DJOL]

This episode is so spot on for me I've been looking into trying to build a legit film studio. I used to work at screen gems which is our local 491 film studios and was an audio engineer in my 20s in ATL. I also owned a music studio and have worked at multiple other studios before going into film. I also did acoustics at screen gems while working there, mainly sound proofing to keep the sounds from other stages from bleeding over and then we wld build sets on locations like old concrete factories where we wld need to keep outside sound out. But when I went to research film stage buildings I was suprised to not find all that much info at first. I've been finding more and more lately but that book looks like what I need!

[@DaveHuizing]

I love the philosophy of not having a modified car speaker called NS10. Really great work you guys delivered. Enjoy the space

[@mackaybeagles6541]

Best video I have seen by far. Thanks for the great walk through. Love the DIY aspect and I subscribed to your channel. High quality content, no fluff.

[@teashea1]

Well done. You did a great job in design and execution. I appleaud you inventiveness and care in selection of the methods and materials. This is a very good video. Soundproofing is so critical. My four room 1800 sq ft studio has 4 inch stud walls with blown in foam insulation, than 12 inch thick poured concrete outside of that and then 4 inches of compresssed fiberglass so the walls are 20 inches thick. The studio is located in a very quiet area. Silence is golden.

[@ThePlanarchist]

Wow, another excellent video. The more I see the more impressed I am with everything you've put up. Would have been really handy to have this video as a guide 30 something years ago the first time I tried to make my own a home studio!

[@PresentDayProduction]

Thanks Nic, glad you found it helpful! I could have done with it 30 years ago as well!

[@DarkTrapStudio]

"You need doors, otherwise you can't get out of the room or into the rooms" Poesy 💫

[@doodoogtube]

Bang on video my friend! Awesome job explaining and an even better job of showing the results.👍🏾👍🏾

[@tyerac]

great video, I just finished my studio in Arizona, USA but i'm originally from Harlow, just up the road from you. Really cool studio and good info too.

[@CoreyPryor1]

Really enjoyed this, and have worked in lots of studio and built a couple, currently building another as on a budget as well...so thanks

[@gainstage4497]

Awesome content on this channel!!!

[@joeblow1229]

Having a room designed by Roger D’arcy at this time, absolutely incredibly brilliant man he is! His rooms are the best sounding in the world , period . Glad to see the book where all his designs are published get the recognition it deserves.

[@josecunhaesilva5713]

Great job! I win the day when I meet someone who knows what he's doing! Congratulations.

[@drawbardave6591]

Brilliant thanks for sharing this Mark.

[@squoblat]

Never expected anyone to find something good in Northampton! Useful stuff, can't quite go to the same extent as you guys as I'm converting a garage, but the principles are fairly similar to what I've done (which is good to know, as I've already done it).

[@tutubeos]

Very useful information, thank you so much! I’m building mine!

[@AlexBagheri]

This is an incredible video, thank you so much!

[@LDNBikes]

Thanks for providing this valuable information

[@maxi3322]

This video is sooo underrated!!!

[@PresentDayProduction]

Thanks for watching, we’re glad you enjoyed it!

[@didcomusic]

Simply Smart and Agile.

[@tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

Here's in your eye snobby studio builders :). Good on you Mark. Great video. YETI !!!

[@igorsim8170]

Very good advice. Thanks.

[@reggiejay1773]

Great video! Full of actually USEFUL information. Thank you!!!!!!!!! (thought I was the only one who used that bee in a biscuit tin reference!)

[@Juliano_DJOL]

Yalls structure looks very similar to what we had to work with or build on or adapt at the film studios. Well on the better stages they wld have the subfloor set ups and like a basic square walls. Some stages were almost empty tho and then we would go in and build the sub floor and alot of times we wld build cheap flats for fake walls but then the walls of the steel building we were in were treated on the inside and then sound proofing in the walls. We would also put these layers of soundproofing on the flat roofs (temporary) we wld literally lay 2x4s on the sheets of foam. I tried so hard to get the sound foam after that movie but cldnt make it happen. They threw all if it aways smh! And most shows we wld throw everything out after filming. Crazy, they said we wld waste time/$ trying to keep the materials lol.

[@jpmiller1983]

Love your content! When I build my studio I’ll follow some of these tips!

[@PresentDayProduction]

We have a new video series coming - part 1 is already out - on how to build a studio! Part 1 came out about a month ago, check that out. It’s going to be very in-depth! Part 2 coming soon.

[@marlonsandoval1680]

I was inspired by you to build my simple studio for my kids when I watch your video I hope you advice me in creating one in my existing space room.

[@PFCartist]

This is amazing!

[@yunussh5385]

Great video! Thanks

[@k1ttyF158er]

The book is amazing. But out of print. I managed to find a New copy on amazon for $400. Crazy price. But it has fantastic design ideas and will ultimately sit on the stufio lounge coffee table.

[@PresentDayProduction]

It’s a shame it’s out of print now. And it’s big enough to BE the studio coffee table!

[@EppingMusicSchool]

Super informative!!!!

[@Juliano_DJOL]

This is gold 👌 info

[@themodernworldband]

I'd love to be the kind of guy who makes his own studio. Sadly, I think I'd end up building my own Tomb...

[@DarkTrapStudio]

Ding the Ding Dong ! Shit James you got so much more handsome !

[@Juliano_DJOL]

I don't say this often, but if you were near me I wld def work for you! Great studio and great attitude towards sounds from what I've seen!

[@andreasnilsson4300]

Amazing video!

[@PresentDayProduction]

Thanks Andreas!

[@mikelo303]

A MA Z I N G!

[@Juliano_DJOL]

In the US roxoul safe and sound or 709 is the best bang for the buck and comes in pre cut 2'x4' squares, pack of like 8 is $60, 2 packs will easily treat most rooms for the most part.

[@Hridayam1031]

What a fantastic and helpful video! We are in the beginning stages of mapping out how we will build our two room studio, and have so many options its overwhelming. I love how you built this but have some questions. Assuming this was a "room within a room" build, how much spacing was between the interior metal walls and the new wall you built? How does the STC rating stand up against the double drywall w/ steel stud or staggered steel stud wall? What thickness of Rockwool did you use in your walls? Did you apply acoustic treatments directly over the open stud framing? I did not see drywall there, and was curious. I am working with a basement space with 7" cement block walls and a 4" brick facing on the outside of the home over the concrete. This makes up 3 of the 4 walls of the space, as I am going to need to build the 4th wall of new materials to separate it from the rest of the basement. Ideally, I'd love to have STC ratings around 60, but would love to avoid the double wall method (I need all the space I can get), and I'd like to avoid spending several thousand dollars more than I have to. What would be the best method on a budget to decouple the brick walls from the new walls, and what would you recommend building the new 4th wall from, so that sound transfer to the rest of the basement is low?

[@gewoenpascal]

wow great video, more please :)

[@Richieloopforever]

Awesome

[@royverbakel5956]

Greats from holland!

[@MrGabbass]

curious to know more about your whole budget!? thanks for your video

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Good video

[@juliebabygirl]

Great video! Learned quite a few things :) And yes, it's all about the Yeti! You can spend millions of dollars into a control room, but it'll all be wasted if you don't put in... the Yeti! :)

[@PresentDayProduction]

Haha! Yetis are essential... I’m surprised they don’t feature in more acoustics books! Thanks for the kind words Ken

[@Wendel_Kos]

Great video guys!!! I did almost the same with my walls, its works perfect with double plasterboard...do you have drawings of the rest of the studio? How you build it?

[@yubasunproductions2494]

nice mate

[@MiDnYTe25]

5:00 thanks for the clarification 😂

[@whosyabobby]

Comment for the algorithm. Great stuff man.

[@TheBluuHouse]

Hello, Thank you for sharing such great content. You mentioned having a good pair of monitors as priority to an I/O interface with decent A/D converters. Are there monitors you recommend for pro consumer level? Tannoy GOLD 8 8 inch Powered Studio Monitor? Thanks

[@Juliano_DJOL]

28:25 this is the TRUTH I think I commented on another one of your videos I quit mixing for over a year one time cause I cldnt get a good control room and set of monitors. It was driving me crazy I was trying all these monitors and then met a guy in Atlanta that showed me the acoustic set up I still use today, which is basic and after that I felt like I could mix on any monitors if I had about a week to hear them then other references.

[@ThePdeHav]

I got a sound proof system made bespoke that are like modular old school acoustic studio dividers. When ever I move they are a great hold over until we treat the room - if we bother. We don’t master so we concentrate on hyping the positive aspects of the live room first. Much of it had to do with band setup and mic placement. If the recordings turn out shit, we simply blame the drummer.

[@jamieadams4310]

Awesome video! Subscribed! What desk is that you have?

[@superswampjellyfish8742]

Hi there, great vid! What CCTV screen / mechanism did you use to interact with musicians from the control to the live room ?

[@IamJalayaaa]

Omg . Y’all should do other people studios omg. I would love for you guys to help me in America

[@PresentDayProduction]

We do indeed offer studio consultation and have built a few over the years! Currently only in the UK so far… but who knows. Maybe if a client has the right budget it can be done abroad too.

[@the1111machi]

I currently build my studio. 1 thing people overlook many times is airconditioning and ventilation! And people need to get clean power.

[@conorm2524]

Where have you researched about clean power?

[@ricoF71]

At 4:53 ...I think I see from your face, that the circulation blockage was from a personal experience... 😁 LOL

[@Denyernator]

One tiny thing, skewed walls don't actually reduce room modes (this is a common misconception), they only make them harder to predict. They do however break apart flutter echoes.

[@C--A]

Correct non parallel walls don't reduce room modes. Anthony Grimani one of the top acoustician's in the world talked about this briefly a few day's ago on Audioholics KZbin bass video series.

[@damithrijenkins8999]

You showed those acousticians 😂👍

[@scrapethebottom]

oh so that's what those are... i always thought they were scm50's, but i guess i still got pretty close! :)

[@barrybain4895]

Would it be possible to get an equipment list of what you installed in your studio?

[@firstclassmusic4900]

Hey man great video i’ve really learnt alot. Quick question what types of fabrics did you use and where can i get them from? And also how you made the door? Thank you 🙏

[@PresentDayProduction]

Any breathable fabric that is also fire retardant will work. We used various types of polycotton here. The door is exactly the same as the wall, on hinges! And a door closer keeps it firmly shut with a large handle flush mounted, so no irritating latches to drill out

[@markeyden4670]

Really interesting, loving the channel. I'm just starting a studio build journey myself and it's great to listen to someone else's story in the UK, I completely understand if you'd rather not say but what did it cost you in total to build the 'inner' rooms and acoustic treatment (excluding gear).

[@PresentDayProduction]

Hey Mark, thanks for your comment! Glad you like the channel. It cost us around £18k to get the first room up and running, but that includes six months rent and all the work we did to the outer shell of the building. So the actual inner room itself came in at around £8k, and the control room a little cheaper as we didn’t go as full-on with the isolation. Hope that helps!

[@markeyden4670]

@@PresentDayProduction I do, I stumbled across you by searching for 1176 comparisons then this vid caught my attention... Thanks so much, certainly does help. You're live room looks great, brilliant job. I'm in two minds whether to venture down a DIY route or go with one of the UK studio build companies. I can't help but feel I'd get more for my money doing It myself but don't want to get it wrong and it can be a bit daunting when you start to read books (im on Rod Gervais at the moment). Anyways thank you.

[@mosermichael4404]

Hello.. the book you mention PA THE BOOK where can you buy it? Sounds very interesting.. something will also be written about it. in a studio room where has 2 sloping ceilings. how to best calculate the acoustics and where is the best place to start insulating? Most of the software that calculates room acoustics is adapted to rectangular rooms, not to rooms with sloping ceilings.. 😢 can you maybe give me a tip? The room is rectangular, 3.7m wide and 4.2m long, the side wall is 1m high, then there is a sloping roof of 33 degrees where there is a gable where it is 2.4m high...

[@Juliano_DJOL]

Stop lying to everyone with this whole DIY thing u speak of, you are a PRO buddy!

[@jemwand2530]

Hi Mark, did you ever do live sound for a band called Palm Tree Club, back in the 80's?

[@rune288]

What solution did you go with in the end for your wireless cctv camera and how are you getting on with it? My live room will be downstairs so this seems like a great option?

[@ITSDRUMMAWORLD]

Great video, but I do have a question what volume is that book? I looked it up and saw it had 3 parts. @presentdayproduction

[@Denyernator]

Never thought I'd see a Blue Yeti in a professional studio! ;)

[@PresentDayProduction]

Definitely no Blue Yeti’s here. Only authentic White Yeti’s of the abominable kind

[@ToddSauve]

@@PresentDayProduction OK, but where did actually find an abominable snowman in the UK? We have lots of them in Canada. Did you import one from us? 😉

[@PresentDayProduction]

He was used on an Audi car advert, so he must have some from some German mountain range!

[@ToddSauve]

@@PresentDayProduction Ha-ha! 🙃

[@brmixes_]

Nice! This is really good! Hey are those motherboards in the wall as dampeners????

[@PresentDayProduction]

Thanks! They’re actually old telephone exchange boards - but about the same size as motherboards :)

[@Supermodelyum]

Where does one find ; RA The Book in print form? Everywhere I search seems to only be seeing eBook/Kindle versions (which I hear are useless because the pictures are too small & can't be enlarged).

[@jefgirdler7232]

People always overlook the importance of the Yeti.

[@yubasunproductions2494]

yes

[@glebkrytoy]

Hey. Awesome video. I wanted to ask if was there any problem with electricity (like grounding). And how toilet problem is solved? At my city hard to find such place with water connection

[@PresentDayProduction]

глеб паршин Hey there, thanks for watching! We had the studio rooms wired from scratch with a star earth system to avoid grounding problems. We did look into balance power, but that’s very expensive so went with standard three phase, with any audio equipment on its own phase. The toilet problem... we are lucky enough to have good toilet facilities on site that are shared by other businesses here, so that solved that one for us!

[@deiwar2994]

Excellent work on small budget. I might have to do the same in future! A question for you: What model PreSonus StudioLive Mixer are you using and what size monitor is behind it? I am also thinking of using one

[@PresentDayProduction]

It’s a StudioLive Series III 32, and we have the 24R rack. The screen behind it is a 55”

[@MuLtI1970_MIDI_channel]

Saw the video 2 or three times now and each time i discover something new becausse i was conentrating on the first thing while Mark keeps on going to the next, lol. Great video and i'm learning quite a lot on how to someday build my own space in the garden. Thanks for so much useable info for my DIY project! Mark i do have a question, could you provide a link for the book you got your info from pls? The book that you showed at the beginning of the video, the RA book

[@PresentDayProduction]

It’s RA:The Book by Roger D’Arcy but seems quite hard to find now

[@MuLtI1970_MIDI_channel]

@@PresentDayProduction Thank you for the info!

[@MuLtI1970_MIDI_channel]

@@PresentDayProduction As i could not found a hardcopy of the book i did find e-book versions ( vol1-3 ) of it. Thanks again.

[@Synthelicious]

Hi, great video! Just a question: what thickness of rockwool would you recommend for diy acoustic panels which will be mounted to the walls and ceiling? The thickest I could find is 20 cm but thats not quite practical to hang on the walls. And would it make sense to use rockwool for corner basstraps?

[@PresentDayProduction]

100mm would be ideal for acoustic panels, and if you can space them off the wall they will be much more effective. And yes, it’s great for corner bass traps

[@mehlek23]

What do speakers did you have before?

Great video, and great channel! ... just a question: how do you handle ventilation of the rooms?

[@PresentDayProduction]

We have a ventilation system that brings fresh air in from outside via a system of acoustically treated air ducts, and another at the other end of the room that draws air out. So the air completely changes in the room every hour or so. This was very difficult and expensive to get right, and I’d suggest opening a door every half an hour or so as naturally tends to happen in a studio anyway!

[@ReflektonRecords]

Great question , never thought of this!

[@WilsonHarwood]

I highly recommend using a mini split. The Mr Cool DIY is an excellent choice and works great in my studio. I just open the door to the outside and get fresh air every so often. It is good to do anyways and I saved some money and didn't need to put extra holes in my room.

[@jessedendulk7552]

Hi Mark! What a great video, i've seen it 4 times already. Thank you very much for sharing all the valuable information! I only have two questions about the floor structure: In one of the comments you say that the sand rests directly on the concrete floor and that the wooden skeleton that surrounds the sand stands on rubber pucks(?). Isn't it the case that due to the stiffness of the sand, the floor still makes contact with the concrete floor? So that the floor is no longer 'floating'? And what kind of plasterboard did you use in the floor construction? Just the same as the ones you used for the walls? Because that is strongly discouraged by the man from my hardware store... Long story short: Would you like to share the exact sandwich construction of the floor? :-) I hope to hear from you, you would really help me out. Thank you very much in advance and best regards, Jesse from the Netherlands

[@PresentDayProduction]

Thanks for watching! Yes, sand and pucks was pointless, and I wouldn’t bother with either if I was to do it again. The only way is the proper way - a concrete slab floating on springs. But the isolation is good enough for our use. The floor sandwich is ply at the bottom, 18mm plasterboard above that, and OSB on top.

[@jessedendulk7552]

@@PresentDayProduction Thank you very much for your response! And this indeed confirms my suspicion. Good to know and thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@conorm2524]

Did you buy the unit or renting? I'm guessing renting but were there any kind of objections to what you wanted to build inside?

[@bryanwright7417]

What were the starting dimensions of your space and what are the final dimensions of your live room and control room?

[@GingerDrums]

They look like ATC midrange drivers on your mains.

[@PresentDayProduction]

Yeah they are, I can’t monitor on anything without those in them! The monitors are actually one of the first pair Roger Quested ever designed, back in the mid eighties when he was an engineer at DJM Studios in London. He built a pair with twin (JBL) 15” bass drivers for studio A and these ones for studio B. They were so popular that every visiting engineer wanted a pair, so he then set up Quested as a monitor company, and ATC quickly followed suit with their SCM150 (that are based on these, very similar in every respect apart from the different bass driver) and SCM300 mains. They were just an OEM driver manufacturer before that. I love em, can’t live without em! You can’t beat awesome drivers in a great box in a great room. No DSP, no software calibration, just damn good science and solid engineering!

[@LouisLinggandtheBombs]

The only question I have is what's the membrane in the "sandwich"? What does membrane mean in this context?

[@jangerhard4039]

Do the quested have the SL (Super Linear) Mid range driver? Or did they use these versions only for their own versions back in those early days already?

[@PresentDayProduction]

The Questeds do indeed have the SL mid driver. And it’s quite a step up from the basic one in terms of dynamism and low distortion

[@iamtonykurtis]

What console is that

[@uptownphotography]

Super interesting video Mark and James. It's always instructive (and cool) to see a studio when you can watch the various stages of development as a work in progress. Question: How did you mount the MDF white panels and the red cloth panels to the walls? I can't see any screws or hardware holding them up. Are the screws (or whatever you used) just not visible in the video? All The Best, Phil

[@PresentDayProduction]

Hey Phil! We actually did a new video recently - we are working on a four-part series on how to build a studio. Part one was released about a month ago, and part two is being produced at the moment. They are a lot more in-depth than this video that you have commented on. However, to answer your question, all of the panels in the studio, be it MDF or fabric, are held up using small panel pins. I can’t remember the precise size but they’re about 2-3mm in diameter. Almost invisible, which is perfect! As you can(‘t) see!

[@uptownphotography]

@@PresentDayProduction OK thanks James....or is this Mark this time!... I never heard of panel pins before. I must research that type mounting hardware as that could come in handy...I will check your other video for sure. Thanks.

[@PresentDayProduction]

It’s always James 😎 Something like this: www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-20mm-Panel-Pins---200g/p/516027

[@uptownphotography]

@@PresentDayProduction Thanks James.... Phil....(It's Always Phil).

[@uptownphotography]

@@PresentDayProduction Hi James, Mark alluded that the sandwich of materials for the walls are, "MDF, Plaster Board, Membrane, MDF, Plaster Board, Membrane"... What is the membrane made out of? What material is used and how thick is it? Thanks and have a nice Saturday... Phil

[@timc3]

Great stuff. What is the membrane that was used?

[@PresentDayProduction]

Tim Child Hi Tim, I cant remember the brand name we used, but there are two types to be aware of - one that is designed to be sandwiched between sheer materials and acts like green glue (albeit with a more accurate ‘spread’) such as Tecsound 100, and one that is designed to form a limp membrane over stud work such as Acoustiblok. We used the former between-sheet type membrane. So choose the type that is best suited to your build, and make sure you follow the manufacturers instructions, as using the wrong type in the wrong scenario can yield little to no improvement in isolation.

[@KathrynJeanetteMusic]

Wonderful video! Is there a specific name for the absorption panels you made?

[@FatalBlow113]

Yes: "Acoustic Absorption Panel"

[@KathrynJeanetteMusic]

@@FatalBlow113 thanks. A year ago I didn’t know anything about acoustic treatment. Thanks for the clarification.

[@justinjones6810]

Has the wall mounted ac unit given you any problem with your recordings like can you hear it in the background running when you record vocals

[@PresentDayProduction]

Justin Jones none at all, it’s a super quiet unit.

[@nickdegange5869]

Human bass traps are important.

[@pierregoulart3853]

Do you put absorber behind the sea of holes diffusers or it is just the wall at a certain distance? Thanks...

[@PresentDayProduction]

There’s rockwool absorption behind the sea of holes panels, directly attached to the rear of the panels

[@pierregoulart3853]

This is very useful. I have 2 roxul absorption panels 6x4. I think I will put a sea of holes of 6x2 in front of them. My room is 10x12x8 and sounds a bit dead. That should help right? Also, you talked about the density of absorption material. Is it possible to increase the density of the rockwool by compressing it or is this a bad idea? Thanks again...

[@DavidHamby-ORF-48]

Ahoy. Excellent video. My church is in the process of building a new social hall in existing space that will need sound treatment for speech intelligibility. I made a Duck-Duck search for the RA Book and came up short using just that title. Do you have the US or UK formal title, publisher, and a book number? Library of Congress number or Queen's equivalent, publisher's number, etc. This title is skunking Google Books and Google Scholar. Like all churches, we are capital poor but have building trades volunteers in congregation.

[@PresentDayProduction]

Try this, this is the one, and it's cheap! www.ebay.co.uk/i/202554682440?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=202554682440&targetid=1000151319060&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006701&poi=&campaignid=10204071741&mkgroupid=105678537727&rlsatarget=aud-381667280803:pla-1000151319060&abcId=1145987&merchantid=6995734&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzZL-BRDnARIsAPCJs73_jFoZDSbcOCC891qs5IzEF_BbIevehmZyZQ8jxGiBllzZ7okRdIUaAnzhEALw_wcB

[@gh0tc0rmediagroup65]

Wait, You could do this in a basement Right? Becuase I was planning on building mine in the Basement

[@Hridayam1031]

Me too. I'm working on a basement build and am working with 7" concrete block walls and a 4" brick facing outside. Thinking of going with a "room within a room" build, but am not sure. There are sooo many options!

[@DarkTrapStudio]

What is the material used for the "step" under the sofa please ?

[@PresentDayProduction]

We used wooden studs to build a frame, filled it with rockwool and covered it with MDF and carpet