Attic setup would this work PLease check out

[nuggiespl]

I would like to set up a grow room in the attic from my research the temps seem to be the biggest problem. I would tap in to the my central heating and air supply for the intake and run the exhaust back to the return air. I look at it like adding an additional room to the house, just in the attic. I would first use plywood 5/8 and just screw to the rafters then on the inside possibly sheet rock or use the white/black plastic and the outside put insulation. Do you think my temps would be manageable attacking them this way in the summer it can get 100+, winter mid to high 30s for the lows. See ghetto drawing for better Idea the roof slopes down as you can see.I would use 400 hps for flowering and cfls for veg, i would also seal small area for veg space.There would also be 2 fans oscillating atleast one in each room. any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

nuggiespl Reviewed by nuggiespl on 08-02-2007. Attic setup would this work PLease check out I would like to set up a grow room in the attic from my research the temps seem to be the biggest problem. I would tap in to the my central heating and air supply for the intake and run the exhaust back to the return air. I look at it like adding an additional room to the house, just in the attic. I would first use plywood 5/8 and just screw to the rafters then on the inside possibly sheet rock or use the white/black plastic and the outside put insulation. Do you think my temps would be Rating: 5

[smokinbuds21]

thats also an easyier and cheaper way!!!!!

[khronik]

I'd look into getting a heat-resistant strain like mandala's. That's the route I'm taking with my attic grow, although to be honest i haven't had any problem growing big bud or lowryder 2 in there either.

[smokinbuds21]

sould work if you can tap off your heat and ac but that might be a problem because of the temps up and down stairs if your thermostat is in the living room and its hot as hell up in the attic it could be 72 downstairs whitch would make your air cut off if thats what its set two but the upstairs will probly hotter than the down stairs you might have to put it on 60 to get it cold enough in the attic get what im sayin

if that is the case you can always put an window unit in during the winter and a heater in the winter

ur probley better to try to tap off your ac system but your always gonna need constant air flow no matter what you do make it close to 75 thats perfect if you ask me!!!

[the image reaper]

Ant that's a problem WHY? HAHAHAHA I don't have to spend any money on fucking Yankee Candle... my house smells like sweet sweet candy goodness!

Exhausting back to return air is just inefficient. Exhaust to outdoors.

bad question to ask of someone named 'StinkyAttic' :S2: ... btw, Stinky, my 'Daddys Girls' tests germinated very quickly, nice and viable :thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

If you exhaust your grow room into the return air, the entire fucking house is going to smell like pot!

Ant that's a problem WHY? HAHAHAHA I don't have to spend any money on fucking Yankee Candle... my house smells like sweet sweet candy goodness!

Exhausting back to return air is just inefficient. Exhaust to outdoors.

[PharmaCan]

What type of material would be the best insulatorl, I was thinking about 5/8 plywood and then 1/2 Sheetrock on the inside. then putting some sort of insulation on the outside. Or should I just use the plywood with Black and white plastic stapled to the plywood any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Personally, I would frame walls (build walls from 2x4's) and work from there. Then you could insulate the walls. So, going from inside of the growroom to outside you would have plywood, framed wall with insulation, drywall.

If you aren't a very good carpenter, use steel studs & track. You can fuck up with that stuff all day long and all you have to do is revese your drill motor to correct your mistakes.

Before you do any framing, decide what you want to do about a/c because you will probably need a hole for an a/c unit, or for a vent, built into the wall.

PC :smokin:

[PharmaCan]

...I would tap in to the my central heating and air supply for the intake and run the exhaust back to the return air.

:S2:

OK - I'm sorry. It's just that this obviously isn't very well thought out. :wtf3:

If you exhaust your grow room into the return air, the entire fucking house is going to smell like pot!

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PC :smokin:

[khronik]

It has been my experience that a plant with a very well-developed root system that's given plenty of water will be the most heat-resistant. I have one plant (Nirvana Big Bud) in ten gallons of dirt right now, and even though the temperatures are often well over 100 degrees, she's shown no signs of stress. My guess is that she keeps cool the same way us people do: by sweating. And like us, she needs to drink a lot. Whenever two leaves are against each other, there's always lots of condensation between them, so I know that she's taking in all that water I dump in her pot.

This has only been my experience, although I've heard evidence from other growers that this is the case. It would still be important to have good ventilation so that all that water vapor goes somewhere.

[nuggiespl]

No worries thanks