lilroach
Well-Known Member
Instead of just running the grow room build on my normal thread, I'm opting to make it a stand alone thread. I'm not sure I'll be offering anything new here, but it can be a guide to someone that is considering building their own 4'x8' grow room.
I'm building this room with the option of running CO2 at some point in time. This involves a room that can be sealed (putting a ceiling on it instead of using the basement ceiling), and the option of having the lights cooled with both the intake and discharge outside of the room. I will be going with non-CO2 to begin with, and later down the road adding the CO2 and air-conditioning. So in the beginning the same fan that cools the hoods will also be my exhaust system. Intake will be passive.
I first looked at grow tents and found that the biggest complaints of tents are the zippers crapping out. From my experience with zippers while tent camping, I have a disdain for zippers to begin with. I also prefer a door vs. flap that has a lock on it. My landlord knows I grow, but I don't want him to be able to see how much I'm growing. A lock will also slow down rippers and will allow my surveillance system to call me (more on the camera system in a different thread).
I'll be lighting the room with two 600w HPS lights and hoods. I'll post the links to these in a future post.
Here is my pretty accurate cost list. Every time I put a list together I'm off by a bit....but this is pretty close:
I'll be posting progress pictures as I go. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to chime in.
I'm building this room with the option of running CO2 at some point in time. This involves a room that can be sealed (putting a ceiling on it instead of using the basement ceiling), and the option of having the lights cooled with both the intake and discharge outside of the room. I will be going with non-CO2 to begin with, and later down the road adding the CO2 and air-conditioning. So in the beginning the same fan that cools the hoods will also be my exhaust system. Intake will be passive.
I first looked at grow tents and found that the biggest complaints of tents are the zippers crapping out. From my experience with zippers while tent camping, I have a disdain for zippers to begin with. I also prefer a door vs. flap that has a lock on it. My landlord knows I grow, but I don't want him to be able to see how much I'm growing. A lock will also slow down rippers and will allow my surveillance system to call me (more on the camera system in a different thread).
I'll be lighting the room with two 600w HPS lights and hoods. I'll post the links to these in a future post.
Here is my pretty accurate cost list. Every time I put a list together I'm off by a bit....but this is pretty close:
I'll be posting progress pictures as I go. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to chime in.