Please help Me Find A Growdrobe

P@ssw0rd

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I have heard in the forums that the ever popular Mill's Pride C-22, C-23 Etc. Are no longer available. However My Paranoia Wont let me grow outside a piece of furniture. I have a space about 4x3x10 into which i wish to put a growdrobe. What i need help with is Finding a suitable cabinet. Does anyone know of a Cabinet, Wardrobe, Pantry whatever Similar to the Mill's pride series that i could easily {and preferably cheaply} Find in the USA??? White interior would be a plus but the only real requirement is that it be freestanding, also no tents, Nothing Seems Stealthy about a giant black borg cube in your house to me
Thank you in advance, I anxiously await your replies
 

Killer61

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well i was thinking about using an old water cooler(water depenser things) cause it almost looks perfect
 

P@ssw0rd

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Like the ones that have a 5 gallon bottle sitting upside down on top of them?
That seems much smaller then what I'm looking for. I Need something big to use as a flowering chamber. I would like to hang a 400 watt cool tube inside. So Something like a water cooler {if were talking about the same thing} Would be far to small. But please keep me posted if you do proceed to build one. Stealth fascinates me.
 

Mex

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I've got a 5 1/2' tall wardrobe that I got from Ikea a while back. The interior is a light colored wood, close enough to white for me. I built a basin in the bottom, installed a small bathroom exaust fan, cut an air inlet near the base, installed my lighting and it was ready to grow. It holds 3 plants comfortably or 6 plants crammed wall to wall. Also I like to leave my wardrobe pulled out from the wall a bit, that way when I leave the house for a few hours, I just stash my plants behind the wardrobe and put some clothes back in it. (I've already been caught growing before so I just do this as a precaution)
I can get you some pics of my set up later.
 

P@ssw0rd

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sounds great Mex, but nowhere near an Ikea store and they wanted more for shipping then the wardrobe cost to begin with. So i appreciate the lead but no can do. Any more suggestions??? I'm still looking.
 

P@ssw0rd

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Wow I really thought this would be easier. So many people in the forums yet i still haven't gotten a workable idea. Am i posting in the wrong category or something??? PLEASE help me find a suitable cabinet.:confused:
 

paddy510

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have a look round some 2nd hand stores, should be able to find something that will do the job.
 

dankie

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Home Depot sells closet organizers that are about 6 feet tall 4'x2' width and depth MDF construction, with the white laminate about 70 bucks I think
 

P@ssw0rd

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Dankie Any chance you could hook me up to a link for the closet organizer???
Lowe's Would be Better but I'm sure there must be a depot Somewhere near me so even that would be great.
Thanks
 

JuggaloWicket

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hell, you could build one... 2x4s ain't expensive, get some AC plywood and maybe a veneer for the top, some 1x6 could act at faux doors. Keep the A side of your plywood out and paint it when you are done, or veneer. Just frame out a box basically and you can make it look like a piece of furniture.

you can also hit up Lowes or Home Depot and check out their prebuilt cabinets. they have white ones that go together with minimal tools and are fairly cheap. I think they have up to 42" wide bases (sink base is what you prolly want to look for). If you get those, they normally don't come with a countertop, so you'll need some plywood and whatever sort of moulding you want to use around the edges... or just square them off.

Example of how I've done countertops for a customer's home...
Assemble cabinet, and measure the top of your cabinet.
Attach cabinet to the wall (completely up to you on this one)
Cut a sheet of 3/4 particle board to fit the top of the counter, plus a little extra for overhang( up to you on your overhang).
Attach it with screws to the sink base
Cut a sheet of 3/4 ACX plywood to match your Particle board.
Attach to the particle board
Trimming the edge and the top are up to your preference, a 1/2"x2" piece of fir or your preffered wood can cap the ends.
They sell wood veneer for the top of the counter if you want a wood look, or you could go with whatever top for it you want. The A side of the plywood is a smooth surface and I wager you could paint to match your cabinet.

the 2 pieces of sheet material (plywood) are what I used in a residential home. Not sure if it was a building code thing or my boss being interested in beefy looking countertops. It's all up to you, but there's a process for possibly getting it done.

Oh, and when it gets past the structural part, I prolly can't help you, someone else may be able to provide info on the fans and such that you may need. The backs of those cabinets are easy to drill out for wires though. :-D

DANKIE!! you beat me to it, but my info still stands :-P
 

P@ssw0rd

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well JuggaloWicket i appreciate all the advice and your plan is certainly Within my ability's it seems that height would be an issue in a sink base. I already have a small nightstand i have prepared for use as a veg/clone cabinet and what I'm really looking for is a large wardrobe type cabinet to use as a flowering cabinet. While I know it is certainly within the ability's of many rollitup members to flower in such a small space I'm new at this and i feel like a larger piece would be easier to work with at least in the beginning. I have read about techniques such as screen of green that would certainly work in a smaller space but i want to be assured a successful first run so the less variables and advanced techniques in play the better. And I appreciate the Target Link, It may be what i end up with but again bigger would be better. As far as the office pot, I'm not sure i understand. Is that a file cabinet??? If so i imagine It would be quite expensive wouldn't it??? Also i feel that for me at least wood would be easier to modify then metal as that Cabinet appeared to be. But again everyone thanks so much for all your help. I hope its not to presumptuous of me to say that if I'm having this hard of a time finding something suitable others would be sure to benefit from any suggestion anyone might come up with so fire away with anything you come up with.
My Search Continues....
 

P@ssw0rd

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Well everyone thanks for all your help but i found exactly what i was looking for. I owe it to Dankie putting me on the right track with the closet organizer
Suggestion, I knew what i wanted but they have so many names for them. I'm going with the 48" wide white closet organizer from Lowes for 119.00 I had intended to post a link but the Lowes site is down for maintenance. So thanks again everyone.:joint::mrgreen:
 

dankie

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Well everyone thanks for all your help but i found exactly what i was looking for. I owe it to Dankie putting me on the right track with the closet organizer
Suggestion, I knew what i wanted but they have so many names for them. I'm going with the 48" wide white closet organizer from Lowes for 119.00 I had intended to post a link but the Lowes site is down for maintenance. So thanks again everyone.:joint::mrgreen:
Grats! Keep building, and keep us posted.
 
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