Emmie's Grow Box Building Project

I havent forgotten about you, my faithful readers. It is just these doors. Grrrr.
I have tried a couple of different designs on the doors and so far, I have not gotten it right yet. I thought it would be easier to divide the two big sections into 4 doors that open from the right and left sides and meet in the middle. I'm still working on that one. Now I have 4 doors to hang evenly, and of course because of the active grow going here I am working on this by myself. This has required me to figure out various ways to temp hang the doors while I figure out where to put the hinges and then screw them in. Im still figuring it out... I am close, but its still isn't quite right. I will send some more pictures soon, but not till I get something I am a bit more proud of to show you. In its present form I still cant close the lower doors with the lights on, it will overheat. I need a good suction seal on the doors before I can start working on the air flow through the box. The new foam weatherseal will work im sure, once i get these dang doors to line up correctly. Wish me luck... but I am a very determined girl and I am going to make this work! ;)

Emmie

If you have two pairs of doors. You want to put the pairs together first. Then put your hinges on the end panel, align the doors and clamp or hold them in place and secure the hinges. Make the doors so they fold out and back on each other. :thumbsup:

Sometimes I marvel at how stupid I can be. I figure I have spent about $200 on parts so far for this grow box project and it is still a long ways to being something usable.

Tonight online I found a great gardening supply store in the major city near me. They are even having a 20% off sale. I just saw the Sun Hut and Grow Labs products and found myself drooling. For about the same as I have spent already, I could have already had a great box ready to go.

So, although I am embarrassed to say it, I am heading for that store tomorrow and am curious if anyone has experience with either of these products. The Sun Hut seems cheaper than the Grow Labs, is there a reason for this? There is every possibility that with a good sales person, I will be coming home with one of these boxes... maybe two!

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Emmie

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Originally Posted by emilya

So, although I am embarrassed to say it, I am heading for that store tomorrow and am curious if anyone has experience with either of these products. The Sun Hut seems cheaper than the Grow Labs, is there a reason for this? There is every possibility that with a good sales person, I will be coming home with one of these boxes... maybe two!

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Emmie

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Nothing to be embarrassed about there, emilya. No need to quit that project, either. You'll want all the square footage you can get, eventually. :)

They are all pretty much the same. Being able to actually touch and see them in person is a huge plus, you can compare the materials and hardware. That's where you'll find the biggest reason for price differences. Pay particular attention to the zippers, and how well they are attached/seal. Also, the framing could be skimpy on some of the cheaper ones. If you plan on hanging any significant weight, you'll want to avoid the bargain tents.

I like the grow lab. If you are planning on CO2 enrichment, then those gimmicky "windows" might be useful. :D
They also have, IMO, the best method of light-proofing @ the zippers. It is one of the priciest, but is made very well, with high-quality materials.

That said, I'm also impressed with the Secret Jardin tents. If they carry those, take a look. They are lighter than the GL, and don't have the windows, but are very well-made. :thumbsup:

Make sure to work those zippers! Nothing worse than a tent with a balky zipper.

well, I did it. I spent the money on the professionally made grow tent and invested in a real inline fan. I spent the afternoon taking apart the grow box project and storing the lumber for future projects. Then I assembled the new tent... an awesome 4x4x7 room. I also bought a smaller one 4x2x7 for the separate veg room. I'm sure that eventually I could have made the plywood box work and enjoyed working on the project... but I had to suck it up and realize that this commercial project was a much better expenditure of my time and money and will provide a much larger working area and will allow me to do several projects at once.

Thank you for following my thread here and giving me pointers as I worked on it, but lets face it folks... this girl ain't no carpenter. :) Happy New Years!

:birthday:

Emmie

Now young lady, let's see some fat finished buds gleaming with THC!!!:lol5: