[pure-silver] Re: new darkroom
- From: "Adrienne Moumin" <photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:44:50 -0500
I know you're right, Richard, but I have a few bare cement floor areas which
are dust factories. I thought about the fact that lots of folks who build
their own sinks use marine coatings, etc. The last darkroom I rented, an
excellent one, had such a sink. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do, and I just
have to seal up that cement!
Georges, I agree w/you about staying from that insulation sheet. One of
the many renovations this house needed was mold remediation, and it isn't
fun or cheap! Trapping moisture against a wall would be a bad idea indeed!
-Adrienne
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Please, please shake some booty on the dance floor. You look great in those
pants and we totally spy you tapping your foot up against the wall, flower.
If the beat moves you, then rock it.
from "nonsense nyc," 12/31/04...and their list of rules for New Year's Eve
(and for life).
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>
> There are special sealers for both concrete blocks and
>concrete flooring. They are effective and long lived. The
>problem is that they smell awful and the smell takes a long
>time to dissipate.
> This stuff is not paint but rather a plastic of some
>sort.
>
>---
>Richard Knoppow
>Los Angeles, CA, USA
>dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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>Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 07:31:35 +0100
>From: Georges Giralt <georges.giralt@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V2 #6
>
>Hi Adrienne !
>Encapsulate is planned.
>I will use a special cement used for the inside of pools which is
>plastic white, totally waterproof and resistant to wear, chemicals, and
>so. It will prevent salpeter (sp?) formation on the walls also. (a bit
>expensive, but I've a little surface to do, and as I've used it before,
>like the product, and know it well. BTW it is made by Sika)
>As far as heating goes, I've the option to hook to the central heating
>system (hot water based with some pipes in the basement) or using an
>electric heater for the periods I'll print in it.
>My main concern is humidity/fungus. Toulouse is a somewhat wet city in
>winter (hot and dry in summer) and my ecologist way of thinking refrains
>me to use a dehumidifier in for 24h a day. (electricity is not cheap)
>So at first, I'll keep the lenses out of my basement.
>I've collected all the books about darkroom construction, and had a look
>at Ctein's one in "Post Exposure".
>I wonder is I use the plastic isolation sheet someone mentioned, as I
>fear it force humidity in (preventing it's escape)... This is the big
>issue, because once the plastic sheet will be in (or not) and walls
>constructed I'll have no way to remove/put it...
>Enjoy your darkroom !
>And have a nice day !
>Adrienne Moumin a écrit :
> > Congrats on your new darkroom, Mark!
> >
> > Georges, the main piece of advice I can give you about those cement
>walls
> > is....ENCAPSULATE. I have a few things, cinder block walls & some
>exposed
> > cement floor among them, which are very dust producing. Every single
>such
> > surface must, it seems to me, be thoroughly coated with primer and/or
>paint,
> > or some other type of coating. They make specific types for basements,
> > floors, etc.
> >
> > It's a drag to have to do this, & I am coming off a mostly nonstop 14
>months
> > of house renovations, some of which I have done myself....but I am
> > determined to not skimp because I don't feel like doing it, and being
>sorry
> > later.
> >
> > Not sure what your heating/cooling system is, but we had new ductwork
>added
> > onto our system to ventilate the darkroom, it's near the floor of the
>room
> > entrance. An updraft exhaust fan from a defunct kitchen stove is
>mounted
> > above the sink, & works great.
> >
> > I actually used that book to help me design my darkroom, Claudio.
> >
> > Well, back to it.
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