How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?

[ericheartsu]

To build a dark room like so:

[Sbrem]

As opposed to a functioning screen room with normal walls? Though it's cool, I can think of better things to do with the time and money. But, source out the materials and labor and see what it takes...

Steve

[Croft]

at least it would be easy to see if your screen guy was just hanging out in the dark room

[tonypep]

You haven't seen Club Indigo..........also known as my office!

[jsheridan]

 UV blocking poly carbonate sheeting  can get expensive depending on how much you need. the rest of the structure is just wall posts and a ceiling.

Their booth is expensive as it's designed to be taken apart, stored in a crate and moved show to show.

[bimmridder]

And look really cool

[chubsetc]

I was just recently in a local plastics distributor and the retail on a 4x8 of UV blocking plexi,
(they sell it to museums for covering displays and art) was approx. $250.

[ScreenFoo]

Totally impractical.

Build it with regular polycarbonate and add mini-blinds.     

[alan802]

I assume you're wanting it see through and not just a room like so why not use the cheapest plexi or whatever type of material you can for the walls and then get a window tint company to come in and slap some cheap UV blocking tint.  Would be cheap and serve the purpose.  Probably wouldn't cost much more than a few thousand bucks and would look awesome.

[mk162]

unfortunately, no more lines like "let's go in the darkroom and see what develops"