Wow! That sounds fun—and well done on all your hard work! Cheers, Christine
On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:52 PM, 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. -- 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.
