HOW I BUILT MY FLOWER ROOM

I forget who it was but I promised to post how I built my flower room with the(I love this) Panda Plasitc. So here we go...

1. The size. I chose the size of my grow room due to the space I had. I sacrificed ground space for a few inches of height due to plumbing above. If you look at my pictures You'll see the my room gets wider closer to the ground. I made the room as big as I could at the top then pulled the front out to slope it.

2 the frame. The frame started as a basic 2x4 rectangle. For the first side wall, for the width I used the measurement of the top of the room at the ceiling, and the hieght I went right up to the rafters. I stood up the frame and determined how far I wanted to pull out the front of the room to increase floor space. I used another 2x4 and cut and nailed it to the first at the angle I wanted.
I was fortunate enough to be able to use eisting back and right wall. If you don't have this then build another frame like the first for the second side. Then if I were you I would nail or screw another two 2x4's for the back. One across the bottom and one across the top of the back. Then for the front do the same thing, one across the topconnecting the two side frames and one across the bottom.
I was fortunate enough to be able to secure the frame to existing shelves rafters, and structures, you may have to find ways to stabilize your frame so it isn't so wobbly if it is free standing.
You should end up with a box with a slope. The slope in the front helps later when it comes to light proofing the door.

3. Ventilation. I used a $20 bathroom exhaust fan. To mount it i determined how high in the room I wanted it. Then in the existing first rectangular frame I added a 2x4 in the middle to hang the fan from.

4. Mounting the light. Right in the middle of the room on the ceiling I have a rafter. This is where I inserted a screw before I mounted the plastic so I knew where to place the hook.

5. At this point I started with the plastic. I cut sheets to fit the back, and side walls, as well as the ceiling and floor. I duct taped the floor down with the edge under the frame to help hold it down. I then used a staple gun to secure the top part of the room, pushing the srew where the light mounts through. Then I stapled up the sides, all from the inside.
The front is a little trickier because I needed a lightproof door. So I made three panels that overlapped by 2-3". One the front there are 3 panels now, 2 on either side, and one that falls over top as the door. I secured the two front side panels tight from the outside of the frame this time.
If you look at my pics there is a strip of duct tape on the edges(vertically) on these two side front peices. Before you staple this part put the ducttape on as strait as you can and fold it over the other side the pull and staple as tight as you can at the top and bottom.
Over top of that so that the door overlaps equally, staple that middle panel to the frme only at the top.

To open and close the door. I used a peice of rope and fed it through in between the two peices of plastic at the very top in the middle of the door. Then make a loop big enough so that you can roll up the door and slip the rope around under it. When the door is not rolled up you will only see one half of the rope going to one side close to the top.
So the rope from the outside, is fed through, inbetween the plastic for the door and ceiling, then it comes down, under the rolled up door, and back up to the original entry point. Make sure the loop is long enough to losely be put to the side when the door is down.

6. odds and ends. That screw that we put in the top to mark where to mount the light. Take one of those hooks with a screw on the end and screw it in.
Then cut your hole in the plastic where the fan is with a razor. If you cut it just a little smaller it will stay snug around the fan, but don't put it around the fan yet. I used this hole to put the light through into the room.
To hang the light I used a pulley system so it could be adjustable. For this rope works smoother and better. The rope will hang over the hook in the top, then it goes strait to the hole you fed the door holder ropey thingy through. put it through that same hole. Outside the room you need a thick staple, or and eye of some sort to feed the rope through, then it goesto what ever you tie it to to keep the light from falling. I used the sink drainage pipe because it was right there. You should be able to attch the light on the floor and pull on the rope to raise it up then tie the rop when it is where you want it.

7. Duct tape crazy. I stared from the ceiling and ductaped the seams. Then moved down the corners of the room, then around the fan, then I duct taped the seams alond the floor. When I did the floor I I did all the way around except for 10" on one side so it was open at the very bottom. This allows me to sweep dirt out and to squegee water out. Now take a flashlight, close the door behind you and crawl in, with your roll of duct tape. Now tape up and light leaks you can see, if that' hole to sweep dirt out isn't that important or leaks to much tape it up. It should be close to pitch black in there by the time you are done.

8. Air intake. Now here is where I was stumped till my Husband reminded me that light doesn't bend. So I took 4" fleible shiny dryer ducting. I cut 3-3.5" diameter holes in the sides and front(only the side panels not the door), then screwed the ducting(about 10-12" long) into the hole. Then I bent them downwards and secured them to the plastic with duct tape. Now you get to turn on the exhaust fan. If the door sucks in you need more intake holes, if it doesn't your fine.

9. turn on the light. Do a dry run for a day or two to figure out temp and airflow issues. I found I needed to add a small tower fan to circulate the air and recently added flouros in the corners.

10. Take your time. Measure, check, measure, check, over and over. Then think of every step right to the end(or at least up to the big wall that always blocks you up at some point). then measure and cherck again, then finally cut. You will probably have to change a few things or alter them, but what ever works for you.

I hope this helped someone out, if there are any questions or clearifications needed, please ask. I apologize but the camera is leaving me today again for a little bit.

Thank you so much for pooping in and happy growing.