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When I bought my house, the previous owner had started building a room (I believe he said a 2nd bathroom), but he never finished. 3 walls were up, and the 4th was half framed.
Here’s a pic as it was when I bought (though I did put the pegboards up the other day):
I had already started finishing the framing here.
2 pieces of drywall later:
I ended up getting 3 sheets of drywall as I wasn’t sure how much I was going to need + it’s good to have extra just in case.
The previous owner put on a door in the inward facing wall, but he was terrible at keeping things squared and the door didn’t close and latch. I readjusted the catch plate and now it shuts, though it’s a bit janky. Oh well.
I think some weather stripping will take care of those light leaks.
As you can see, the rafters let through a ton of light, so I needed to either block them off, or put a ceiling up. Since I had an extra piece of drywall, and 2 quarter sheets left from the wall, I figured why not.
I didn’t have quite enough to fill the ceiling space length wise (had a gap about 3” wide).
After that, I cleaned it out, and here’s what it looks like now:
(The tiling was actually done earlier this year as this side was just cement and the other sides tile was crumbling and old)
Tomorrow I’m going to tape and mud the drywall, get some weather stripping, and finish off the grunt work. Once that’s all dried, I’ll bleach the walls, floor, and ceiling.
I ordered a 400w light off Amazon that specified it was good for a 5x5’ tent, another timer, another hygrometer outlet, a 6” exhaust fan / carbon filter kit (will get it out the left wall), and some Mylar sheets that I’ll be stapling to the walls. The package I got should cover all 4 walls, but not enough for the ceiling. I’m not sure that’s needed anyway. These will also help with any light leaks as I don’t plan on finishing the drywall for the walls anytime soon.
I’m planning on growing 4-5 autos in here to start off. Once I see everything in transit and estimated delivery dates, I’ll sow the seeds :)
Here’s a pic as it was when I bought (though I did put the pegboards up the other day):
I had already started finishing the framing here.
2 pieces of drywall later:
I ended up getting 3 sheets of drywall as I wasn’t sure how much I was going to need + it’s good to have extra just in case.
The previous owner put on a door in the inward facing wall, but he was terrible at keeping things squared and the door didn’t close and latch. I readjusted the catch plate and now it shuts, though it’s a bit janky. Oh well.
I think some weather stripping will take care of those light leaks.
As you can see, the rafters let through a ton of light, so I needed to either block them off, or put a ceiling up. Since I had an extra piece of drywall, and 2 quarter sheets left from the wall, I figured why not.
I didn’t have quite enough to fill the ceiling space length wise (had a gap about 3” wide).
After that, I cleaned it out, and here’s what it looks like now:
(The tiling was actually done earlier this year as this side was just cement and the other sides tile was crumbling and old)
Tomorrow I’m going to tape and mud the drywall, get some weather stripping, and finish off the grunt work. Once that’s all dried, I’ll bleach the walls, floor, and ceiling.
I ordered a 400w light off Amazon that specified it was good for a 5x5’ tent, another timer, another hygrometer outlet, a 6” exhaust fan / carbon filter kit (will get it out the left wall), and some Mylar sheets that I’ll be stapling to the walls. The package I got should cover all 4 walls, but not enough for the ceiling. I’m not sure that’s needed anyway. These will also help with any light leaks as I don’t plan on finishing the drywall for the walls anytime soon.
I’m planning on growing 4-5 autos in here to start off. Once I see everything in transit and estimated delivery dates, I’ll sow the seeds :)
