Awesome, Bill. Keep us informed of its progress. :) On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Bill <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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