Cool. Cheers,
frank On December 23, 2015 9:52:33 PM EST, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >Anyone who has been on this list for the past while probably knows that > >many years ago I embarked on a home renovation odyssey that involved >removing the roof from our modest bungalow and installing a second >floor. >In the process of doing this, I pretty much lost the use of my >basement, >had to tear out my darkroom, etc. >Fast forward to 5 years ago, we had a very wet spring and the basement >flooded, causing us to embark on yet another adventure, this time >having >the driveway torn up, the foundation dug out, and getting a waterproof >membrane put on the outside. Inside, we had to put steel C-Channels >between the footing and the structure of the house to support the >concrete walls, which were deflecting. This is a common problem here, >and pretty much every house built before about 1990 will need this sort > >of work at some point. >So, I'm finally getting around to finishing the basement. I have the >steel all nicely tied in, and have brought the insulation up to minimum > >R28, with the bulk of the walls R40. I'm now in the process of >sheathing >the walls. >I won't be putting in another darkroom. As much as I like darkroom work > >(its what brought me to photography), those days are gone, my interest >regarding keeping my hands busy has shifted to carpentry. >Anyway, I was looking at the size of the space i am building, and >realized that 15 years ago, in less space, I had a nice TV room that >could comfortably seat 6, enough room for as much as 30 five gallon >carboys of wine, and could still, with minor rearranging of furniture, >do studio photography. > >And it dawned on me, with a little care regarding how I design things, >and a willingness to compromise my table saw wants from a big cabinet >saw to a track saw and good quality job site saw, I can set up another >studio!!!! >Realizing this, a big smile appeared on my face and I decided to have a > >glass of nice Scotch. >Life is good, Wheatfield Willie is a happy guy. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
