Cambridge105, the insulation station.

Hello everyone!

Studio Desk

We’ve all been very busy here at Cambridge105 since our last studio construction update. We’ve got ourselves a functional studio on the premises which whilst not finished, does everything we need to bring the community some fantastic radio. For example, since the Monday 10th January, Neil Whiteside has been presenting the Cambridge105 breakfast Monday-Friday. Also, since the 14th February we’ve had Tim Willet presenting 105 drive on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. We’ve also got plenty more to listen to, which you can find details of in our schedule. We also ran an audio workshop weekend in conjunction with the Cambridge Time Traveller Group to get people involved in producing audio.

Cambridge105 Studio

But whilst we’ve been busy making radio happen, we’ve also been polishing up on some of the construction which at the end of the day, is why you’ve come to the Studio Construction Blog. So without further ado…

We left you last with some timber frames ready to be stuffed with the rockwool insulation priovided by Travis Perkins, to help keep out the cold, but more importantly, to stop sound getting in and out of the studio. Good news is, the walls were stuffed and both sides of the frame closed off meaning we had the walls pretty much finished. All we needed now was some glass for the studio windows.

"Please don't lean on the glass!"

For the glass we went to Go Glass of Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge.  Celebrating 30 years of supplying quality Glass and Mirrors for the home and workplace, Go Glass now boast a dedicated design department, using the latest in computer aided automated machinery to produce ranges of individual sandblasted and coloured glass panels.

Go Glass supply all types of glass including safety glass, which Go Glass donated to the station in exchange for a spot of advertising from us. We used the glass for our double-glazed, sound-proofed studio windows. The two sheets of glass works just like your double glazing at home, using two sheets of glass to create a pocket of air that insulates against heat. Fortunately for us, not only does this insulation trap warmth, but sound as well.

Studio 2 Soundproofing

We’ve also been working on additional insulation in what will eventually become Studio 2. We’re installing an additional layer of rockwool padding into another timber frame fitted to the internal drywall. This is then held in with a layer of chickenwire which will then be topped off with a layer of fabric. If that doesn’t keep the studio’s quiet, we don’t know what will! (Industry standard soundproofing is for sissies!)

To finish off insulation-wise, we still have our noisy server rack to contain and hush-up, but thats to be done once the rest of the office space is sorted. Oh yes, we have an office now by the way. It has a kitchen and everything…