[pure-silver] Re: new darkroom
- From: shannon Stoney <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:58:50 -0600
My partner, who is an architect, says that he thinks the basement could be made
moisture-tight, to prevent too much humidity. But it seems as if it would be
difficult to ventilate properly. I have a hood and an exhaust fan that I'm
going to move to the new darkroom. But I can't quite visualize how I would get
the fumes away from the house and any windows. It seems as if you'd have to
have a really tall chimney of some sort. It seems as if it would have to go up
the side of the house, which is pretty tall.
--shannon
On Dec 21, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Jeffrey Thorns wrote:
> I built mine in the basement, and treated it as a traditional room, with
> drywall (walls and ceiling), AC outlets, lights, switches, exhaust fan,
> cabinets, etc. Used those interlocking foam rubber square tiles as flooring
> over concrete. quiet, low-dust, light-tight.
>
>
>> 1. I did the cellar routine when I was in high school, and it wasn't good.
>> Humidity was uncontrollable. Dust was terrible- every time someone walked
>> around upstairs, dust fell from the exposed rafters and floorboards.
>> 2. A free-standing outbuilding would be expensive in that all walls would be
>> exterior and have to be insulated. Plus there is the hassle of permitting.
>> And if you have to specify that it's a photo darkroom, someone may get the
>> idea to notify the sewer authority about chems going down the drain.
>> 3. Water runs downhill, and any spills in your upstairs darkroom could end
>> up coming through the ceiling of the room below. In order for a room to be
>> counted as a bedroom, it has to have a window- usually a problem for a
>> darkroom.
>>
>> That said, I agree that option #3 is probably your best bet. A single sheet
>> of linoleum for a floor covering will protect the downstairs from small
>> spills. Careful handling of the window can provide you with the ventilation
>> you need. The door can probably be sealed for light. And depending on the
>> heating/cooling in your home, odors in the rest of the house can probably be
>> handled by the window ventilation.
>>
>> Good luck with your new darkroom!
>> Ken Hart
>> kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "shannon Stoney"
>> <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 5:53 AM
>> Subject: [pure-silver] new darkroom
>>
>>
>> I am moving my darkroom from TX to TN, and I'm trying to figure out what is
>> the best way to build the new one. Here are the choices:
>>
>> 1. Retrofit a root cellar so that it is less humid. Problems will be
>> knocking out some of the concrete block wall for ventilation.
>>
>> 2. Build a little outbuilding.
>>
>> 3. Retrofit an upstairs bedroom.
>>
>> Right now I'm leaning toward #3, but my darkroom has always been in the
>> garage before, and I'm wondering if it will be hard to keep it clean enough
>> so that it doesn't cause odors in the rest of the upstairs.
>>
>> Thanks for any thoughts you might have.
>>
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