It you can, get one of the remote ventilation fans rather than the type
that mount right in the ceiling or wall.
They are infinitely quieter; and because they rely on a piece of 6 or 8"
flexible conduit are far easier (with a little flat black paint inside and
a couple of turns) to make light tight. They do cost a little more, but
after several hours of listening to a fan directly in the ceiling, you'll
be glad you did.
If you combine that with one of the light-tight filtered louvers for the
door you'll be able to leave the fan on 24/7 and the darkroom will remain
remarkably dust free and ready to use anytime.
Bob Younger
On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 11:39 AM, `Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Congratulations. I have dreamed of a permanent darkroom most of my life
but wound up with darkrooms which had to do double duty as something else.
Remember to pay attention to ventilation. Not difficult if done while
constucting but a PITA if it has to be fixed up later.
On 11/13/2017 11:18 AM, Sauerwald Mark (Redacted sender mark_sauerwald for
DMARC) wrote:
I've spent the last 3 years without a darkroom, and am finally getting
close to being in the dark again.
We bought a new (to us) home, and I am building a darkroom in the
basement. I have a space which is 18' long, 7' wide - so far I have built
the walls, and am in the process of finishing the drywalling. If all goes
well, I will be able to start developing film in December.
The wet side has two sinks - one is 9' long and will be used for print
developing - it is wood and fiberglass. The other is 5' long, stainless,
and I use it for washing and mixing chemicals - I also have a cabinet which
I built to hold my Jobo processor, which drains into the stainless sink.
The Dry side will have work space, and room for a couple of enlargers.
Outside the darkroom itself, I have a bench which has print drying
screens, a dry mount press and storage for negatives.
Once I get close to done, I'll post pictures.
Mark
(Tacoma, WA)
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WB6KBL
