i've been kindly given some space to use. it's an area originally intended for a shower that never got built. over the years it was used as storage and filled with junk. i was given the go ahead if i agreed to clean out the junk and do a few other things. good deal.
here's the space with all the stuff cleared out and some of the initial framing and side board started for the grow area.
hard to get close enough for a decent pic. it's a bit small measuring out at 38" x 42" with a usable height of 7 ft and some change. there are a few challenges as with any space, there's a heating duct cutting a foot of my usable height out or i'd have 8 feet to work with. original plan was to rough in a closet and go with a tent, budget constraints and a desire to use the entire space won out in the end.
this the base of the area framed in with the side board.
it has few advantages. that drain is functional and will come in handy. a bunch of the stuff i am using is reclaimed / re used / which helped direct some of the design decisions. will still be over $200 cdn to prep the space before any grow equipment costs are factored.
there was a light / junction box on the ceiling and other power available nearby. chucked a plug into the box temporary to trace circuits and see what and how much was on each of them.
decided there was too much going on so wound up running a dedicated plug on it's own circuit to power the main stuff. tiny run but it took most of the day.
look at the new plug and some cheater framing added in.
plan is to build a little distro board which will be powered off that plug and attached to the inside wall of the space.
the room has air exchange to the outside already in place up above in the ceiling.
excellent. the ducting is 5 inch. day after getting the power sorted picked up a couple elbows and a reducer to 4 inch. my fan and filter are both the smaller size. with the out figured attention turned to incoming air. used a wall space to draw incoming air and added some acoustic insulation to the incoming air column.
here's a look at the top of the air column.
ignore the temp rough frame at the top of the pic. it was there to give an idea of how to box out the heating duct. the air will be vented in at the bottom of the room.
the insulation is for sound only, it breathes and has no real r factor. it is getting used as the first layer and will keep everything nice and quiet. it is extra product from another project, so free.
gonna get this posted. comments questions etc welcome..
- bluter
here's the space with all the stuff cleared out and some of the initial framing and side board started for the grow area.
hard to get close enough for a decent pic. it's a bit small measuring out at 38" x 42" with a usable height of 7 ft and some change. there are a few challenges as with any space, there's a heating duct cutting a foot of my usable height out or i'd have 8 feet to work with. original plan was to rough in a closet and go with a tent, budget constraints and a desire to use the entire space won out in the end.
this the base of the area framed in with the side board.
it has few advantages. that drain is functional and will come in handy. a bunch of the stuff i am using is reclaimed / re used / which helped direct some of the design decisions. will still be over $200 cdn to prep the space before any grow equipment costs are factored.
there was a light / junction box on the ceiling and other power available nearby. chucked a plug into the box temporary to trace circuits and see what and how much was on each of them.
decided there was too much going on so wound up running a dedicated plug on it's own circuit to power the main stuff. tiny run but it took most of the day.
look at the new plug and some cheater framing added in.
plan is to build a little distro board which will be powered off that plug and attached to the inside wall of the space.
the room has air exchange to the outside already in place up above in the ceiling.
excellent. the ducting is 5 inch. day after getting the power sorted picked up a couple elbows and a reducer to 4 inch. my fan and filter are both the smaller size. with the out figured attention turned to incoming air. used a wall space to draw incoming air and added some acoustic insulation to the incoming air column.
here's a look at the top of the air column.
ignore the temp rough frame at the top of the pic. it was there to give an idea of how to box out the heating duct. the air will be vented in at the bottom of the room.
the insulation is for sound only, it breathes and has no real r factor. it is getting used as the first layer and will keep everything nice and quiet. it is extra product from another project, so free.
gonna get this posted. comments questions etc welcome..
- bluter
