Grow Box Plywood?

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choco.thai1986

Active Member

• Nov 10, 2012

• #1

Which of these woods is better to use for a grow box?

http://www.homedepot.com/Lumber-Com...Id=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UJ7-mfUrfTo

http://www.homedepot.com/Lumber-Com...Id=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UJ8VavUrfTo

 

fandango

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #2

Use the OSB product made bye LP....it is 5/8" and one side is covered with foil.

 

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tibberous

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #3

"Better" how? It's a piece of wood.

I'd just but 1/2" osb, because it's cheap and won't warp. It also won't hold up to water, so if your going to leave it unfinished and get it wet, go with plywood.

 

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choco.thai1986

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #4

tibberous said:

"Better" how? It's a piece of wood.

I'd just but 1/2" osb, because it's cheap and won't warp. It also won't hold up to water, so if your going to leave it unfinished and get it wet, go with plywood.

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It can be better because one of the woods can go bad faster than the other and the other might not be strong enough

 

TheSpiderMite

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #5

I'm so happy I grow tents and don't have to deal with these problems.

 

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choco.thai1986

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #6

TheSpiderMite said:

I'm so happy I grow tents and don't have to deal with these problems.

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I wanted to grow tent but right now I'm kind of low on money so I wanted to save some money and i figured to just build one

 

TheSpiderMite

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #7

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00283Q59M/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1352604043&sr=8-1&pi=SL75 your welcome

 

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tibberous

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• Nov 10, 2012

• #8

choco.thai1986 said:

I wanted to grow tent but right now I'm kind of low on money so I wanted to save some money and i figured to just build one

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Are you sure building a wood box is cheaper than buying a tent?

5 sides at $9 a side is $45, plus time, framing lumber (another 20 some dollars), screws / nails, ect. You can get a grow tent for $70-100, and probably less on craigslist (http://www.ebay.com/itm/HYDROPONICS...366?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a70b51766)

Unless you already have all the wood / tools, I doubt you'll save much money. Besides, the tent will probably be better, just because you can take it apart and move it around.