Building a room within a room.

[VagPuncher]

Hi,

My current grow is 5 days away from being finished. It was a great grow. I started and finished in a 4 x 4 Secret Jardin tent.

For my next grow, I want to build a grow room.

I live in a condo, so sound and smell are my primary concerns. My Can 66 worked wonders as far as smell is concerned.

My tent however wasn't so sound proof.

So, I am going to build a room within a room.

Im thinking of using 4 x 10 drywall.

The room would be 8 feet high, 10 feet long, and 4 feet wide.

It will house 2 x 1000 watters in cooltubes, 2 can 66 fans and a 10,000 BTU portable AC/De-humidifier.

My question is this, how much will regular drywall lessen the sound?

Or should I splurge or Quiet Rock drywall? http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietrock.html

1 piece of QuietRock drywall is equivalent to 8 regular pieces of drywall. They have tons of info and tests on the website. It has lead in the drywall. Quality stuff.

Using the Quietrock would end up costing me as much as the tent. Around 600 CDN dollars.

Pros of tent:

VERY easy to take down in case of inspection. Thats the only plus.

Cons of tent:

Does not stop sound from travelling at all.

Pros of drywall/quiet rock:

NO sound.

Cons of drywall:

Pain in the ass to take apart.


I own the condo, so I won't be getting any 24 hour notices.

Would you go the drywall route and take it apart once a year for sprinkler inspections or would you get a tent and deal with the noise all year round just so you can take it apart easier on sprikler day?


All opinions are welcome.

 

[Rocky Mtn Squid]

If stealthiness is important - and it usually is when you're growing pot - then you should go with some of that quiet rock drywall. It looks like it's ideal drywall for grower's. Are there any name brand chain store's that carry it....??

 

[PharmaCan]

Drywalled walls aren't made to be taken apart. The drywall will break when you try to take the screws in and out. Besides, there are things that would be easier to explain than a pile of drywall and lumber in your condo. Why not see if you can build your room in compliance with the sprinkler laws? You could be a musician who likes to play but respects his neighbors. Then you have a good reason for your sound-proof room, and its electrical connections, and only need an old guitar and amp for props. Cleaning the room up once a year would be a whole lot easier than taking it down.

You might want to look at other sound-proofing materials. There are probably other options available that are just as good but less expensive.

PC

 

[apartmentblower]

even if you own a condo, you still have inspections? what

 

[rrog]

http://www.soundproofingcompany.com/library/articles/room_within_a_room/

 

[VagPuncher]

even if you own a condo, you still have inspections? what

Yes, once a year. Sprinkler and fire safety inspections.

I have 12 sprinklers in my condo in case of fire. They check that the smoke detector that sets off the sprinklers is still functioning.

 

[VagPuncher]

There are probably other options available that are just as good but less expensive.

PC

Such as?

 

[Medical]

What about building the walls of your grow room using the drywall, but, make a series of small frames say 8 feet by 2 feet. cover with the drywall then join together. When it is time to tear down for the fire inspection the panels will be easy to move and store in a closet or what not.

 

[LolaGal]

The sound proof drywall works really well, a garage insulated with it can be played in by a band, and no body will hear them in the house. It does work well.

For ease of moving, and temporary walls, I use 4x8 sheets of styrofoam. It works well for temporary walls that can be taken down at low cost.

I doubt it is soundproof though, but will dampen sound.

 

[Dr Dog]

i love the fake "soundroom" idea

what a great reason for building a room

I built a room a while ago, drywalled it up, even added r15 insulation, that is the key, a bit of the pink panther in your walls, will take care of the sound

dont forget to do the floor, fans vibrate

 

[VagPuncher]

dont forget to do the floor, fans vibrate

I'm on the ground Floor. Concrete floor. Parkade is underneath 5 feet of concrete.

My condo is next to the elevator and because of building laws in BC they have to have the walls surrounding the elevators with a higher stc rating.

Im just trying to be extra, extra safe.

 

[VagPuncher]

For ease of moving, and temporary walls, I use 4x8 sheets of styrofoam. It works well for temporary walls that can be taken down at low cost.

I doubt it is soundproof though, but will dampen sound.

Can you see any problems with styrofoam? Mold? Temp?

Or is it all good?

 

[JackTheGrower]

That inspection sux

If I was to build light weight walls then I would consider 1x2's or 2x2's and door skin.

door skin is very thin and one would attach it to the outside and inside.

It would be light and movable. Some latches and the pieces could go together..

As for noise well might consider a portable unit that you roll in and just hook up the hoses to the room. Make that as sound proof as possible.. Ballasts and fans..

Sounds to me like everything needs to be mobile for the most part and you want it room size.

Plastic sheeting may be the only expense of setting it back up if you want tight odor control. I don't see how or why to save the previous sheeting.. Just dispose of it away from your place IMO..

I would consider Velcro when attaching the reflective bubble wrap insulation so it could be reused easy after setting up.

Tons of things one can do...

I hope these ideas help..


Jack

 

[Dr Dog]

dude you could always say you are making a walk in closet

 

[smalltymer]

jack- interesting idea with the 2x2s. but im have a hard time thinking of a way to make the room air tight. i tried looking up door skin but couldnt find anything about. i really dont need my walls to be movable so sheet rock came to mind. but i dont think 2x2s would support sheet rock and a door. but then i thought of 1" foam board. but how could to seal to be air tight? what would you use for a air tight seal on a door?

 

[rrog]

I've been reading...

Or should I splurge or Quiet Rock drywall? http://www.quietsolution.com/html/quietrock.html

1 piece of QuietRock drywall is equivalent to 8 regular pieces of drywall. They have tons of info and tests on the website. It has lead in the drywall. Quality stuff.

1 sheet of quiet rock does not equal 8 sheets of normal board. They say this, but there apparently is no testing to support this at all. To confirm this I looked at their reports and called them.

Second, there is no lead in the board.

Third, apparently green glue and regular drywall is cheaper and better. Sort of making your own quiet rock at home.