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Duneblaze
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Hey, folks!
I'm not new to growing but I'm brand new to this forum and building a grow room! Got lots of ideas but I don't know enough to know what I don't know. You know? LOL.
Hope you can help me with a few basic questions...
I'm in SW Ontario, Canada. Long cold winters, hot summers. I grow exclusively outdoors May-Oct and have also done a few runs in a 3x3 tent in my basement during the winter. Planning to expand into a 5x10 ft indoor room that I want to divide into separate veg/flower spaces, each a little under 5x5. The veg space will also function as germination room, cloning station, and allow me to grow a handful of vegetables over the winter months. The flower room will double as my drying area after harvest. I have ample gear from past grows (lights, fans, climate/odour controls) to get me going in this space. What I'd like to know from you experts is:
1) VENTILATION: Are there any issues with venting the grow space into the adjacent room - or, better still, into my cold air return for the furnace? Will the humidity be problematic? Keep in mind that winters are DRY here and I always have to run a humidifier to keep the house at a comfortable RH. I'd like to conserve as much heat and humidity as possible in the winter, rather than venting the grow space to the great outdoors. (If I ever run a summer indoor grow, I will install a vent to outside. So I guess I'm asking if I should install this outdoor vent from the start... thoughts?)
2) INSULATION: This room is in the basement with the kitchen above. Should I insulate the ceiling of the space for heat retention (we keep the house cold at night) and for sound proofing? Since I use LED lighting, overheating has never been an issue in my tent; there were a few cold nights that I had to run a small ceramic heater with the lights on.
3) ISOLATION: What's the best way to isolate the grow/flower rooms? Thinking of building a pocket door between the rooms but if someone has a better idea, I'm not above stealing it. ;)
4) PLUMBING: I need to install both a water supply to the room and a floor drain. That's easy-peasy. But can anyone see a reason why I'd need a sink in there? I don't want to take up valuable real estate if I don't have to - but once again, I'm trying to plan ahead (for clean-up of unexpected spills, hand washing, etc). Whatch'a think? Add a sink?
5) WISH I WOULD'A... This is the part where you tell me what I better do now or I'll regret it later. If you could do it over again, what would you add to/change about your grow room? Install a web cam so you can check on your girls from afar? Put your climate control read-outs/controls outside the door? Add SCROG anchor points around the perimeter? What else? Bring your best! I'm only doing this once so I wanna get it right.
Thanks in advance for all of your help!
Peace, people.
I'm not new to growing but I'm brand new to this forum and building a grow room! Got lots of ideas but I don't know enough to know what I don't know. You know? LOL.
Hope you can help me with a few basic questions...
I'm in SW Ontario, Canada. Long cold winters, hot summers. I grow exclusively outdoors May-Oct and have also done a few runs in a 3x3 tent in my basement during the winter. Planning to expand into a 5x10 ft indoor room that I want to divide into separate veg/flower spaces, each a little under 5x5. The veg space will also function as germination room, cloning station, and allow me to grow a handful of vegetables over the winter months. The flower room will double as my drying area after harvest. I have ample gear from past grows (lights, fans, climate/odour controls) to get me going in this space. What I'd like to know from you experts is:
1) VENTILATION: Are there any issues with venting the grow space into the adjacent room - or, better still, into my cold air return for the furnace? Will the humidity be problematic? Keep in mind that winters are DRY here and I always have to run a humidifier to keep the house at a comfortable RH. I'd like to conserve as much heat and humidity as possible in the winter, rather than venting the grow space to the great outdoors. (If I ever run a summer indoor grow, I will install a vent to outside. So I guess I'm asking if I should install this outdoor vent from the start... thoughts?)
2) INSULATION: This room is in the basement with the kitchen above. Should I insulate the ceiling of the space for heat retention (we keep the house cold at night) and for sound proofing? Since I use LED lighting, overheating has never been an issue in my tent; there were a few cold nights that I had to run a small ceramic heater with the lights on.
3) ISOLATION: What's the best way to isolate the grow/flower rooms? Thinking of building a pocket door between the rooms but if someone has a better idea, I'm not above stealing it. ;)
4) PLUMBING: I need to install both a water supply to the room and a floor drain. That's easy-peasy. But can anyone see a reason why I'd need a sink in there? I don't want to take up valuable real estate if I don't have to - but once again, I'm trying to plan ahead (for clean-up of unexpected spills, hand washing, etc). Whatch'a think? Add a sink?
5) WISH I WOULD'A... This is the part where you tell me what I better do now or I'll regret it later. If you could do it over again, what would you add to/change about your grow room? Install a web cam so you can check on your girls from afar? Put your climate control read-outs/controls outside the door? Add SCROG anchor points around the perimeter? What else? Bring your best! I'm only doing this once so I wanna get it right.
Thanks in advance for all of your help!
Peace, people.