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Building a Darkroom: The Room
Please read the entire book before starting construction. There are notes and comments on the pages about construction that will affect your design. It's OK to download these pages and print them out for your own use. DesignDescribes the design process. Helps you to define how, what, and where to build. Standards
Information about following construction standards. Building codes
Disclaimer about following building codes. Structural Design
Designing the walls, electrical systems, ventilation, etc. Purchasing materials
Where to go and what to buy. Joinery
Basic wood joinery Walls
Building walls. Door
Hanging a pre-hung door. Electrical
Running electrical wiring. Drywall walls
Finishing walls with drywall, including mudding and taping. Ventilation
Planning for and install ventilation. Light tight room
Make sure your room is light tight. Bathroom Darkroom
Ideas for using a bathroom as a darkroom. Portable / Temporary Darkroom
Ideas for making a temporary darkroom.
Visitor Comments
The comments stated below are not necessarily the opinions of Andy Hughes or DarkroomSourceWhen I built my darkroom I drywalled only the lower 4 feet and put 1/4 inch peg board everywhere else.Contributed by on 2000-02-12 00:00:00
This allows you to hang and store all kinds of stuff (you can even buy pegboard shelf supports to make shelves) and still have great flexibility.
It is great to hang tanks, reels, graduates, etc to dry and store.
I simply painted the board with very good water proofing on wet side and normal paint on dry side.
