[pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V2 #6
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:22:52 -0800
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From: "Adrienne Moumin" <photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:04 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: pure-silver Digest V2 #6
> 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.
>
> Cheers, all!
>
> -Adrienne
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.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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