This might be great for darkroom windows

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I faced the same thing when I tried to put shades to darken my garage.

 

[mshchem]

Wow, I wish I could do work like that. Thanks for sharing.

 

[AgX]

I consider this overkill for a darkroom. Instead of the sidepanels U-profiles would be sufficient.


(As a side note: I wonder about people bothered at sleeping rooms by slight leaks in window blinds. I myself sleep under a roof slanted window without even any blinds.)

 

[David Lyga]

My budget has demanded that I buy thick, black plastic sheeting which is wrapped around cardboard inserts which fit perfectly into every window frame. And, as AgX wisely put it: this is 'overkill'. - David Lyga

 

[tezzasmall]

I consider this overkill for a darkroom. Instead of the sidepanels U-profiles would be sufficient.
(As a side note: I wonder about people bothered at sleeping rooms by slight leaks in window blinds. I myself sleep under a roof slanted window without even any blinds.)

Quite! I've got some very basic U-profiles on some of my darkroom windows which do the job and I am just about to install some long magnetic strips onto the blackout curtain on my main entrance to speed things up there, for when I go in and out.

And I agree with amount of work being done. I was cringing at how much work she was doing. It was nice work but not the average project for a novice diy-er.

And I too sleep with out curtains closed and love waking up to the natural light. I too can't believe people who complain about a pin prick of light coming through a curtain whilst sleeping!

My budget has demanded that I buy thick, black plastic sheeting which is wrapped around cardboard inserts which fit perfectly into every window frame. And, as AgX wisely put it: this is 'overkill'. - David Lyga

Very similar to what I did in my last house David, when I had to convert my bedroom easily when I wanted to work in it. It was a simple solution and worked a treat! The frames often stayed up for days at a time, when I was doing a long session. I'm sure some of the neighbours wondered what was going on, that the windows had to be blacked out for days at a time by black plastic.

Terry S

 

[pentaxuser]

And I too sleep with out curtains closed and love waking up to the natural light.

Terry S

I felt the same way until the day I woke up to find George Formby cleaning the bedroom windows and greeting me by saying that " it had turned out nice again"

pentaxuser

 

[John51]

I use the largest bedroom as a workshop/hobby room. Old house and the total area of the 3 sash windows is about 3 metres square.

I blacked it out using white/black/white sheeting from a hydroponics store which is 100% light proof and available in 3 metre widths. A pelmet made from skirting board had been previously fitted to hang the vertical blinds from. The gap between wall and pelmet was ideal for tucking the sheeting in and I used clothes pegs to keep it in place.

What I thought was going to be a tough job got done in less than 30 minutes and cost less than £20.

 

[bdial]

She does a lot of interesting projects, and is very well equipped due to some sponsorship. But her stuff is mostly not beyond what a skilled DIY’r could do, though adaptations might be required depending on someone’s available equipment.

I like the result, and I think it would be a very worthy effort for a situation where the cosmetics are important.
Thanks for posting it.

 

[jvo]

I love this overkill - wish I could do it!