Almost time to pull the trigger - upgrading room! 6.5x5.5x7 foot!

Hello everyone - Hornchen again and this time, with pictures!

As some of you who have been catching my posts from time to time have seen, I am near the end of my planning phase and will be getting ready to pull the trigger here soon! Here is where I would like the input of those on the forums - decided to 'man up' and finally post pictures ( paranoia and all ) because I've gone around in circles trying to figure out the best way to optimize my garden.






Pardon the mess - after 3 months of having an empty room - it started to collect things haha!




My goal - the shelves on the far back wall to be my veg area - separated by panda film from the flower area with its own top exhaust and passive intake at the floor ( more for air movement than heat/smell ) running a set of 4 foot, 4 bulb T5 HO's on each shelf ( shelves are 6 1/2 feet long, 13 inches deep and ranging from 12 inches to 39 inches tall ) which in my opinion, would be great for a perpetual grow setup. In the center I wanted to hang a 600w HPS for a 4x4 ( roughly ) flowering area.

Well, the more i think about it, the more it is going to be a hassle to raise the HPS, move anything in the way of the flower area to tend to the veg area if possible at all if the flowering area is full. The shelves on the side walls I installed in thoughts that I could store supplies and have sturdy bases for oscillating fans. My thoughts now - would it be better to take down the shelves, turn each 'section' on either side ( wooden shelves now ) into veg 'boxes' ( 19 inches long x 15 inches deep x 22 inches tall as pictured but could be made into any height within 7 feet tall ) and devise a way to keep light out and get air movement....





Long story short - I am throwing all previous ideas into the wind with the exception that my ventilation exhaust will be at the top right and passive intake at bottom right ( if your looking into the closet ). Any ideas, making fun of me for taking so long, or even a stfu LOL -

Thanks again everyone,
Hornchen
Semper Fi

Whatcha gonna do with all that carpet? {:B

was thinking of covering it with some rubber padding - I am removing the carpet in the basement before I move so it is disposable if you have a better option.

You want to be sure to do something to ensure no spills find their way to that carpet, for a million different reasons. I would cut some plywood to fit - double it up if it's not very thick - and run some blocked molding around the bottom... caulk it good and paint it a few times at your at least out of immediate harms way. You could step into it, and be assured any spills won't be running to a corner.

If you ended up building cabinets or tents, you could use some of the 3'x3' garden trays for your base and be in the clear!

I'm just saying... spills on the carpet are the worst. AND WILL DEFINITELY HAPPEN. Best to be as prepared as possible!

Awesome! I was thinking rubber but the plywood idea sounds much better and might help w my other issue, light proofing the bottom of the door. Hmmm, more ideas!

is this your house? even better, just get rid of the carpet in the wardrobe

Leave carpet, it will act as insulation from the heat/cold coming from the floor. Just throw a piece of plywood over it as mentioned above.

Where/how are you going to exhaust to and bring air in from?

Planning on exhausting from top - laundry room is on the other side of the wall, about 4 feet from wall to outside ( y connector at dryer exit ) with passive intakes at bottom to pull cool air off basement concrete floor. I think I will keep the carpet as mentioned as insulation but put the plywood down for the actual base.

Do you all think a veg "tent" on each side ( where the wooden shelves are ) would be ok?

Bonzi Lighthouse said:

Leave carpet, it will act as insulation from the heat/cold coming from the floor. Just throw a piece of plywood over it as mentioned above.

Where/how are you going to exhaust to and bring air in from?

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I totally agree with BL; keep that insulation (and maximum resale value). You'll still get light leak out of the bottom, unless you go pretty high with the lip or throw a piece of foam tape to seal off the gap between the molding and door. Light will come through your door jamb, it's just crazy like that.

Two tents facing eachother might be tight, might work. I can't recall your dimensions but you'll need TWICE the space for your flower than your veg.