Help! REALLY high ceilings

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spek9

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OldMedUser said:
Here in Alberta and in most other places too I think you're allowed to install your own wiring but it has to be inspected and permitted to be legal.
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Pulling your own permit and doing your own work is only permitted if A) you own the property, and B) it is a residential dwelling. ie., it must be your own home that you own. It can't be a commercial space. (I lived in Calgary for nearly 10 years before moving to BC).

The same rules apply in Ontario.

Not that I don't do my own wiring anyways, but just wanted to clarify that in case the OP is looking to do it legit.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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nopifarms said:
Well my issue is hanging the lights. I don’t see myself hanging lights from 25 feet. I’d be hanging about 160-200 fixtures (if LED).

So when you say build a 2nd floor are you suggesting racks?
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Pay an electrician, they will bring in a crew with a scissor lift or two and knock it out in short order. They will hang strut channel, pull power, hang lights, hook up a contactor bank. All good to go.
 
Aeroknow

Aeroknow

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nopifarms said:
How much would a unistrut system cost for 4000 sf?

Any back of envelope calculation anyone can give?
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I have no idea. But I would def take @Renfro ’s advice. He’s a sparky. Being that you are needing to pass inspections, I would imagine that whole strut channel overhead system needs to be engineered? and/or installed to a building code and a sparky will/should know.
 
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nopifarms

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Aeroknow said:
I have no idea. But I would def take @Renfro ’s advice. He’s a sparky. Being that you are needing to pass inspections, I would imagine that whole strut channel overhead system needs to be engineered? and/or installed to a building code and a sparky will/should know.
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sounds good. thanks everyone. Appreciate all the insight.

Have a great New Year! Any creative ideas still welcome!
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Aeroknow said:
I have no idea. But I would def take @Renfro ’s advice. He’s a sparky. Being that you are needing to pass inspections, I would imagine that whole strut channel overhead system needs to be engineered? and/or installed to a building code and a sparky will/should know.
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Exactly, do it yourself and the licensed pros get to charge more to tear it out and do it all again. Permits have to be pulled by licensed pros since it's commercial there is only DIY p[ainting and stuff like that. Nothing structural, mechanical, electrical or plumbing can be done by the owner unless they happen to be licensed commercial contractor and even then they would sub out what they aren't trained in like say electrical or plumbing or HVAC.
 
Timezone

Timezone

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nopifarms said:
Hello All - currently planning an indoor grow but I'm realizing all the warehouses around me have minimum 20 foot high ceilings - 30 ft.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best "fix" this problem or perhaps take advantage of this variable? I'm still in the decision making process of using LED's or HPS considering I have all 4 seasons being on the east coast. So I'm open to suggestions as high ceilings may/may not benefit a particular fixture.
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Hmmmm... what to do?
Just out of curiosity, what type of outer wall, floor, and roof construction, insulation, number of windows/skylights, and as close as you wish to disclose, location. I ask as I once designed tobacco stemeries to fit inside buildings with sawtooth roofs that varied from 20' to 30', that had large skylights, located in the southeastern USA, and was considering other conditions and/or requirements that should figure in to a final decision. Can you maintain the environment in this building favorable to growing hemp?

With what I know, I vote divide into two floors...
 
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