Closet door replacements?

[denots87]

Hey all,

I have a big problem on my mind right now. Four female bagseeds at about 2ft tall that I just switched to flower on 4/10. I'm running a 600w digital with a fan blowing on the reflector's glass lens and another small tower fan on the floor pushing air into the closet. I used to leave the closet door cracked open about a foot during veg because of light cycle and venting. Flowering I know needs to be light proof but still provide good ventilation.

My issue is what would be the best way to seal a standard door closet with the limitations of I can't cut holes in door or the walls/ceiling in the closet (I live in an apartment complex unfortunately, but can drill holes) and its a quick fix for a month (saving for inline fan and ducting).

My only good ideas so far is seal the closet with a tarp or foam core boards or something of the like to seal the closet, make dark room light vents from cardboard and duck tape and rig a fan on the light and another as exhaust. So far that idea sucks to me cause I like to build it right and sturdy. Any suggestions from anyone, would be greatly appreciated.

Potsy

[daihashi]

If you're looking to grab something locally then just go down to your local fabric store and pick up some "black out cloth".

It's white on both sides with a black vinyl layer in the middle. Works great.

Cut a hole in this and buy some flexible ducting from home depot.

Run about a 1 ft section of ducting in a 90 degree angle on the inside portion of the black out cloth. This will ensure that the light does not run through the ducting from the outside. For further safety you can spray paint the inside of the ducting flat black.

Attach a squirrel cage fan to the ducting and there you go.

If you want to go for a stealthy appearance then take off your door completely and hang some of those bead curtains infront of the blackout cloth. Be sure to paint the side of the blackout cloth facing you black. This will give the perception of more depth than what is there. Making your curtain beads that much more effective in covering up your grow.

Really though I would just go ahead and cut a hole in the dry wall. Dry wall is incredibly easy to patch up. You can buy cheap kits from home depot and it takes about 10-20 minutes to patch over.

Cut a hole in the dry wall from your closet... get louvered vents from home depot and install it very very low on the outside wall of your closet (this will be less noticable). Run your ducting at a 90 degree angle still and paint the inside flat black. Get a bushy plant and place it slightly in front of the vent. Enough to cover it up but not enough to block the vent.

Keep the closet door closed.

That's what I would do anyway. but there are two options for you.

Remember... getting caught is worse than a lease agreement violation. Typically apartment complexes won't come in and inspect for holes that have been cut in walls, ESPECIALLY if you did a good job making it look unnoticable/professional like I described.

If you get caught with a lease agreement violation typically they'll fine you and give you a warning.

If you get caught growing pot.. you go to jail.

Choice is yours.

fyi.. I grow in an apartment :thumbsup: (though my apartment is small. Approx. 14 units and we don't have maintenance men or any management on the property. We call as needed. Makes it very convenient / safe for me)

good luck on your grow. :jointsmile:

[denots87]

Thanks for the ideas Daihashi.

The idea of cutting dry through the wall wasn't something I considered all that much since I was looking for stealth and the least invasive method. After looking at the closet and the room again along with your suggestion I'm going to end up cutting through the wall into the bedroom close to the floor for exhaust, masked by something. That solves how I'm going to route the ventilation but now I have another question.

What brand of 6" inline centrifugal would you recommend? So far I've seen Can-fans, Vortex, Growbright, and Sunleaves but I'm sure I'm missing some. Any recommendations on a 400+cfm fan?

Thanks,:rasta:

Potsy

[daihashi]

Thanks for the ideas Daihashi.

The idea of cutting dry through the wall wasn't something I considered all that much since I was looking for stealth and the least invasive method. After looking at the closet and the room again along with your suggestion I'm going to end up cutting through the wall into the bedroom close to the floor for exhaust, masked by something. That solves how I'm going to route the ventilation but now I have another question.

What brand of 6" inline centrifugal would you recommend? So far I've seen Can-fans, Vortex, Growbright, and Sunleaves but I'm sure I'm missing some. Any recommendations on a 400+cfm fan?

Thanks,:rasta:

Potsy

To be honest I'm not well versed in the centrifugal fans. I will be using the growbright fans I believe from htgsupply. They are 6" 454cfm and fairly cheap comparitively to other brands. I think $120 each.

I have heard great things about vortex and can fans as well, but they are about double the cost. I'm going to take my chances with the growbright fans myself personally.

[Mr. Clandestine]

I have heard great things about vortex and can fans as well, but they are about double the cost.

Vortex fans are a little noisy but extremely durable and effective. They can easily be toned down with dampers or rheostats, if the noise gets to be too much. You can find some great deals on eBay, Craigslist and places like that if you're lucky, and patient. Being patient is tough if you're really in need of a fan, though. So, good luck either way. :jointsmile: