The canister with XTOL written on it, once contained XTOL. Now i’m just using it to store used chemicals in. No worries :D

The windows are sealed with ordinary shutters on the outside and with two big wooden panels(which i can put in front of the windows) on the inside. A picture of the windows can be found here. On the left side, you can see the wooden panel(inside) and on the right side you can see the shutter(outside).

To control the temperature, i have these large heating elements. The sink, where i put my trays in, is filled with water and then the heating elements are put in the water. The temperature of the heating elements can be adjusted from 18°C to 32°C…

Ansel Adams’ “The darkroom”? Do you maybe mean “The Print”? No, i haven’t read it yet… his “trilogy” is sitting on my bookshelf for so long now, but i haven’t found the time to read them all. I’m starting with “The Negative” soon. Superb lecture!

Don’t understand much about building darkrooms, but I know that in my bathroom there’s some kind of plastic layer on the color (or below it, or something in the color) to prevent humidity from getting into the walls. You might want to consider that for this room too.

And if that is really XTOL in that one canister, then get the air out or it will oxidize. Especially if you don’t use it too often you’ll see how it will weaken.

How do you seal the windows? How do you control the temperature?

Anyways, have you read Ansel Adam’s “The darkroom”? As much as I remember he has a chapter on building a darkroom, the ideal setup, etc. Not saying that one has to do as he does, but I’d think you might find some good advice there.

Well, good luck! Looking forward to some actual work ;)