[HCARC] Faraday Cage

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

I guess it's time to liven up the Reflector again with a question about Faraday Cages.

I am in the process of building out my Radio Room as part of my shop.  Since I am building walls largely from scratch, I wonder what the effect  would be of lining each of the walls and the ceiling with 1/4 inch aluminum mesh would be and what it's effect would be towards making this 10x12 room into a Faraday Cage to seal out electromagnetic waves from something like a Pulse Weapon or geomagnetic storm.  I would be able to overlap all the openings with either the mesh or with solid steel and all parts of the cage would be connected to ground.  

Would it work???

Gary J
N5BAA