Help with building doors for cabinet??????

[kronos416]

Well i made one of two cabinets. It measures 6 ft tall x 4.4 ft wide
x 2ft deep. I ran a new line from breaker box to room with cabinet and i installed a junction box and two lines coming out hooked to gfci outlets on a 15 amp breaker. Im going to use a vortex fan and scrubber to vent air out and up through roof. But what i need some help on are my doors......

I need some insight on some good ways to build my doors for the cabinet and looking for some suggestions from others who have also built cabinets. any and all suggestions on makeing some nice snug doors so no light escapes would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

kronos416 Reviewed by kronos416 on 10-03-2007. Help with building doors for cabinet?????? Well i made one of two cabinets. It measures 6 ft tall x 4.4 ft wide x 2ft deep. I ran a new line from breaker box to room with cabinet and i installed a junction box and two lines coming out hooked to gfci outlets on a 15 amp breaker. Im going to use a vortex fan and scrubber to vent air out and up through roof. But what i need some help on are my doors...... I need some insight on some good ways to build my doors for the cabinet and looking for some suggestions from others who have also Rating: 5

[texas grass]

use the foam weather stripping you get at the depot 1/2" or 3/4" thick
that should keep light and air tight

[oliwog]

yep foam weather stripping thats wot i use fitted properly it works perfectly

[kronos416]

Just got some weather stripping today will put on tomorrow and see how it does thanks

[DOT52]

doors are a bitch... mine arnt even close to airtight... just try to keep them as flush as possible with the cabinet... hang a drape inside( will block most of light) and then use weather stripping ? i havent tryed the weather stripping yet....

[PharmaCan]

I use standard interior doors and hardware; anything else, like plywood, is going to warp and allow leaks. You will need to cut the door down to the height you need, which will expose the hollow core. Cut a piece of wood to the proper width and glue it into the hollow part of the door (just go up a few inches into your cut). For door stop, use 1"x2" or 2"x2". Paint the edges of the door and the obvious parts of the jamb and door stop black.

PC :smokin:

[dnlfacundo]

i was thinking about getting the piece i would use for the door and cut it evenly in the middle.Then put both on front of the cabinet with henges on bothsides so it can be a double door cabinet.But would plywood be good or the weather stripping wood be better to prevent light exposer.

[ossian]

i built a frame just inside the cab doors and used self addesive velcro around the fram then cut a peace of millar to the right size and stuck the velcro on works like a dream and is pritty air tight to. the velco is pritty cheep . u can get it from most cloth shops.

[ossian]

ps. my housemates didnt not even noticethe grow cab for over a month hahaha