My attic grow room construction

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bryant228

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Hulk Nugs said:
looking good man ...... i believe you need to take some time off work and finish the room hahaha ..... im not seeing the progress i want to see after 10 days tis tis .......but taking your time will allow you to think of every little thing to make it a good room............i rushed my room a little and now i need to make modifications so take your time to do a good job but dam i want to see that room up and running :weed:
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I know man. This project has been an undertaking. Over budget and off schedual. My buddy is getting the strains down, and he not ready yet either. I really only have saterdays to work on it. I've got 2 more weekends to get it finished, thats when he'll have some clones for me. I might have to take some vaca time towards the home stretch. But I can end getting closer now!

Just took a quick look at your thread. Looking good! I'll read up on it more tomorrow. And I love the fan box thread. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the comments. Check back next weekend. Should have the insulation up.
 
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right on man i know were does all the time go i cut my sleep short now so i can get more things done ...... just feels like theres neve enough time ...........well keep up the good work remeber to get out and do somthing fun, working all the time can ware you down after a while............keep up the good work man
 
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natmoon said:
Yeah i am still watching to.
It will be cool to see it all come together in the end:leaf:
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That is looking very well thought out. If you dont mind me adding my two cents, waterproof the whole floor in your grow. When i used my attic one time had a pretty good water spill..... Think you know the rest. The other would be just go with the 1000 watt if you only have one light, I started with a 600 also.....Will definately watch this grow. keep up the good work.
 
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Ultimate said:
That is looking very well thought out. If you dont mind me adding my two cents, waterproof the whole floor in your grow. When i used my attic one time had a pretty good water spill..... Think you know the rest. The other would be just go with the 1000 watt if you only have one light, I started with a 600 also.....Will definately watch this grow. keep up the good work.
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Thats cool dude but its not my attic,lol:clap:
 
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bryant228

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Ultimate said:
That is looking very well thought out. If you dont mind me adding my two cents, waterproof the whole floor in your grow. When i used my attic one time had a pretty good water spill..... Think you know the rest. The other would be just go with the 1000 watt if you only have one light, I started with a 600 also.....Will definately watch this grow. keep up the good work.
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Yeah, I got a couple ideas about controlling the potential water spill. I've done a couple grows in my closet some years back. So I know what works and what doesn't.
 
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Ok, another update. Got my intake vent for the cooltube put in place. Had to make my own flange. Then I saw one online that would have been perfect. I'm going to order a couple for the cooltube exhaust and room exhaust fans. They say they were made for grow tents. See below:
http://www.4hydroponics.com/grow_room/dualflange.asp

I also started putting up the insulation. What a bitch! I'ts just messy and cumbersome. And the staple gun I was using wasn't helping either. Started cramping up my hand. So I said fuck that and went and bought an electric stapler. I will never use a hand stapler again. Thats it for now. Order about a $1000 of eguipment so there is no backing out now.
 

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Thanks guys. I don't know about the fun side though. I guess I'm just getting more and more nervous as I get further and further along. As some point, I got to get some plants up there.
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Nice set up! I'm in the similar boat. You also need to plan for the future when you possibly sell the home, don't want to leave that room up there for new owners. Unless there friends of ours :bigjoint:

Nice though, super impressed!
 
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Pics 7 and 8 show the flooring is all installed and the framing of the knee walls has begun. It was such a relief to have the floor installed! Just being able to walk from one end to the other.......it was a real milestone. My wife and went out to diner that night to celebrate. She has her job too. She's put her self in charge of finance. And she's good at it! We had a budget placed and she has kept track of every single penny!
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I have a similar shape to my growroom. It is a freinds attic and was never ment to be lived in. No running water up there or sinks for that matter.
Its larger then yours, but not by much. I have had windows put in which I draw fresh air into the room with 6" duct fans during the winter. I vent out into the Eves.
But in the summer, it would get up to over 110 degreas without the AC on. I need to buy a new one in July. A small one wont cut it. Keep this in mind. I run a couple thousand watts up there (cool tubes) not including all the othe shit.

I went hydro, then later switched back to soil. getting the amound of water up there was becoming a major issue with us.
We should have just run a 1/2" hose, I know...

Good luck, it looks great.
If your ceiling is 6'2", how tall does that make you in your drawing??? 5'0" jk
 
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bryant228

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Secret Grower said:
Nice set up! I'm in the similar boat. You also need to plan for the future when you possibly sell the home, don't want to leave that room up there for new owners. Unless there friends of ours :bigjoint:

Nice though, super impressed!
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Everyting should be pretty easy to take out. The flooring will remain. It will make for some nice storage!
 
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I have a similar shape to my growroom. It is a freinds attic and was never ment to be lived in. No running water up there or sinks for that matter.
Its larger then yours, but not by much. I have had windows put in which I draw fresh air into the room with 6" duct fans during the winter. I vent out into the Eves.
But in the summer, it would get up to over 110 degreas without the AC on. I need to buy a new one in July. A small one wont cut it. Keep this in mind. I run a couple thousand watts up there (cool tubes) not including all the othe shit.

I went hydro, then later switched back to soil. getting the amound of water up there was becoming a major issue with us.
We should have just run a 1/2" hose, I know...

Good luck, it looks great.
If your ceiling is 6'2", how tall does that make you in your drawing??? 5'0" jk
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Thanks for the input. The heat issue has been on my mind before I started this. So what size AC did you use? I assume you used one of those portable ones. It would be great if you have any pics. Thanks again.

Oh, I'm about 5'-11", so its a tight squeeze for me.
 
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Thanks for the input. The heat issue has been on my mind before I started this. So what size AC did you use? I assume you used one of those portable ones. It would be great if you have any pics. Thanks again.

Oh, I'm about 5'-11", so its a tight squeeze for me.
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This isn't the exact one, but it's pretty similar..
Amcor 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=0053&productId=100591717&categoryID=503405Its from Home Depot, but lowes has them too.
It's about 12,000 BTU and it's a portable AC unit. The great part is that the water can be drained by a hose out a window. You could drain it into a sink as well. Just make sure it travels down hill. Mine will back up if the hose goes up in the air.

This one is under $400. Unfortunity mine was much more then that and about the same BTU. Shop around, I didn't.
 

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IslandGreenGuy said:
This isn't the exact one, but it's pretty similar..
Amcor 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner
Its from Home Depot, but lowes has them too.
It's about 12,000 BTU and it's a portable AC unit. The great part is that the water can be drained by a hose out a window. You could drain it into a sink as well. Just make sure it travels down hill. Mine will back up if the hose goes up in the air.

This one is under $400. Unfortunity mine was much more then that and about the same BTU. Shop around, I didn't.
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Thank you. I have had my eye on that same unit. I think your the only guy who has the same situation as me. So I take it the portable AC worked for your room then? Thanks for the input.
 
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I have three of those portable ac .......look on ebay i found all of mine for 100 each......i believe heat is a issue for every one, wish i had a big enough grow room to put one of my ac's in i just have one in my bed room turn it on high and direct a fan to blow the cold air to my intake on my grow room.....your grow is freaking awesome man ....wish i had that much room to build a sick setup .......dont be stingy on the pics they make me feel like im in the room with you hahahaha :bigjoint: .......oh yea i saw the plumbing you did was wondering if you were going to put one of those white plastic sinks up there that be sick .......take some rips up there why your building makes you think of some crazy ideas you can do ..... i love blazing in my rooms, dont blow the smoke on the plants thoe.....well keep up the good work man attic grow rooms are sick ...hahaha big grow rooms are sick hahahaha bongsmilie
 
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bryant228

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Hulk Nugs said:
I have three of those portable ac .......look on ebay i found all of mine for 100 each......i believe heat is a issue for every one, wish i had a big enough grow room to put one of my ac's in i just have one in my bed room turn it on high and direct a fan to blow the cold air to my intake on my grow room.....your grow is freaking awesome man ....wish i had that much room to build a sick setup .......dont be stingy on the pics they make me feel like im in the room with you hahahaha :bigjoint: .......oh yea i saw the plumbing you did was wondering if you were going to put one of those white plastic sinks up there that be sick .......take some rips up there why your building makes you think of some crazy ideas you can do ..... i love blazing in my rooms, dont blow the smoke on the plants thoe.....well keep up the good work man attic grow rooms are sick ...hahaha big grow rooms are sick hahahaha bongsmilie
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I know what you mean. I havnt gotten high up there yet for some reason. I think my wife and I will do that this week. :lol: Thanks for all the nice comments. Makes me feel alittle better about it. I'm just worried that I'm going to run into some major issue when the growing starts.....when ever that will be.
 
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