ManiacPack
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I hope everyone is doin well, im just stoppin by to show off my grow room I just finished. I used to grow in my uninsulated attic but it was frustrating because of how hot and how cold it can get up there. I decided I wanted to build an insulated grow room in the attic off a wall with a window so I could use an air conditioner in the summer.
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I used to have my tents set up here so I already had all my electric where I wanted it.
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the stairs coming into my attic are too tight to get lumber up, so I had to hoist all lumber thru the window with a rope. My buddy lent me this milwaukee nail gun and it made things so much easier.
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Since I built off the existing wall in the back, I just doubled up 2x4 and cut them snug so they could be hammered in between the studs and then nailed. there wont be much weight on top anyway aside from 2 cats and light storage.
![E136F5A0-2F3A-462E-A3F2-FF7D6745A5E5.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489173-4391663d4a7d8f4d820f9672b79b0c01.jpg)
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I decided to make my studs 24" o.c to save wood and I framed in a space for a door. Ive never really framed anything out before with wood, but im an electrician so i have many tools and I just got laid off so I had plenty of time on my hands.
![C26F7066-35E4-4E7D-8AC7-940BAD992C67.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489176-a168ae537fd23afac2c6fff49999a3b8.jpg)
I wish I had planned the back wall out a little better but it all worked out okay. just sucked sheathing the top since I went all the way to the back wall so I had to cut out around studs.
![7B55860D-F632-47E7-A3BC-D6E42D95896F.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489177-74acd7e531b0b1ff72d9ea519dfe9e0f.jpg)
I went with 1/2" plywood for the roof, and had to cut all 4x8 boards in half to get them into the attic. originally I was thinking id do the whole outside and inside in plywood, but I hadnt thought about how heavy it would end up until I started sheathing the roof. This house is over 100 years old and im not sure of the structural integrity of the attic floor, so I had to come up with something else.
![15D58E05-0B1D-48CE-AFD5-4E914DE09EA2.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489178-d0e01de883751f84db7ac6d4e119a9ce.jpg)
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I used to have my tents set up here so I already had all my electric where I wanted it.
![89416104-ED0B-43F2-B3EE-C5619FFE5CEF.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489170-bab3b89e2735886f96aa6492aa0d13a0.jpg)
the stairs coming into my attic are too tight to get lumber up, so I had to hoist all lumber thru the window with a rope. My buddy lent me this milwaukee nail gun and it made things so much easier.
![C0BF2D4B-8B07-4D4A-8B68-0FDBB586FA2F.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489171-5021d2cbedfca0631967b94ab2d45b0c.jpg)
Since I built off the existing wall in the back, I just doubled up 2x4 and cut them snug so they could be hammered in between the studs and then nailed. there wont be much weight on top anyway aside from 2 cats and light storage.
![E136F5A0-2F3A-462E-A3F2-FF7D6745A5E5.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489173-4391663d4a7d8f4d820f9672b79b0c01.jpg)
![114809DB-D94B-4C05-994C-CB4C84FBE5DC.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489175-02d3e3cd422d715fa323e130934ba4db.jpg)
I decided to make my studs 24" o.c to save wood and I framed in a space for a door. Ive never really framed anything out before with wood, but im an electrician so i have many tools and I just got laid off so I had plenty of time on my hands.
![C26F7066-35E4-4E7D-8AC7-940BAD992C67.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489176-a168ae537fd23afac2c6fff49999a3b8.jpg)
I wish I had planned the back wall out a little better but it all worked out okay. just sucked sheathing the top since I went all the way to the back wall so I had to cut out around studs.
![7B55860D-F632-47E7-A3BC-D6E42D95896F.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489177-74acd7e531b0b1ff72d9ea519dfe9e0f.jpg)
I went with 1/2" plywood for the roof, and had to cut all 4x8 boards in half to get them into the attic. originally I was thinking id do the whole outside and inside in plywood, but I hadnt thought about how heavy it would end up until I started sheathing the roof. This house is over 100 years old and im not sure of the structural integrity of the attic floor, so I had to come up with something else.
![15D58E05-0B1D-48CE-AFD5-4E914DE09EA2.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489178-d0e01de883751f84db7ac6d4e119a9ce.jpg)
![A721C6B0-58ED-4F60-8D9C-15ED426DD835.jpeg](/data/attachments/4489/4489179-fc1f6e498c2f87a8aacd21e7375a508c.jpg)
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