Hi this is just going to be a step by step guide in setting up 2 stealth closets in the same room for veg and flowering! i have broken this down into when you need to buy certain equipment and materials at different stages to spread the cost.
Starting up!
1st off you are going to need 2 closets (of course) bare in mind you are probably going to ruin them, well at least in the eyes of your landlord! Try to also bare in mind how many plants you intend to fit in there, how tall they will be and also the fact your fan, light and most probably carbon filter are also going to take up room!
2nd so to start preparing them ready for growing you need to remove the back off of each of them. Dont worry we are going to replace the back but just with something a lot easier to work with!
Off to your grow shop
Right now is the time to start spending cash! but lets try and keep it to a minimum this is on a budget right!
so on the shopping list for today:
4 meters of white black plastic for each cupboard: 8 meters £12ish
Budget staple gun: £5 (BnQ)
2 Roles of Material tape: £5
Scissors: Got em!
2 x 5m 4" ducting: £14
2 x 4" inline fan: £30
1x 4" Splitter
At this point it is worth a mention that i did not buy the materials for both in one go as i was skint! If you think about it you are not going to need the flowering room for at least a month so this can get pushed back!
Get cutting
Now you are going to line the inside of the closet with the white back plastic, try and create overlap on the doors to reduce light leaking. When stapling the plastic place small peices of tape first to avoid the plastic ripping. The door should look something like this:
For the back measure out the plastic but leave some over lap. Now attach the plastic to the back of the closet and staple well to ensure a tight seal. This is now your replacement for the back of the closet that we removed. Plastic is a lot easier to cut through than wood and also we can rip it off at the end and put the wood back on!.
Venting
To vent you want to exit the hot air from the top! so cut a small cross in the top corner and poke your ducting through.
Now seal it up with tape (you will use a lot of tape!) Do this to both including the inline fan at the top of the closet and then join them together with the splitter to exit up the chimney like so!
Finally you need to make an intake, due to the fact our closet will have lots of air gaps and we should be extracting more than enough air it doesn't need to be huge but a rule of thumb is to make it slightly bigger than the exit! ensure it is light proof by making it turn a corner!
Off to the shops again!
now we can buy the obvious additions of a light and a fan!
250w CFL + reflector: £50ish
400W HPS: £80ish
2 x Oscillating fans: £30
Soil and pots: £30ish
Hydrometer/thermometer: £10
PH test kit: £5
2 x Timers: £10
2x Hangers: £12
Plugging in
This is pretty self explanatory really, screw in the hooks and hang the light then cut another hole for the power cables to exit.
place your fan in a good position to agitate your plants when they begin vegging. With everything plugged in and timers set 12\12 flower and 16/8 veg you should be good to go! and in a month or so's time your closet should look like this!
the additional costs will come with purchasing nutrients and PH control etc but i hope this helps in terms of an idea for setting up!
finally hide all that ducting with a tv, books and pictures this is your front room after all!
(I do not condone any criminal activities or break the law myself, i am a medical marijuana user and any information provided is intended for legal patients)
Starting up!
1st off you are going to need 2 closets (of course) bare in mind you are probably going to ruin them, well at least in the eyes of your landlord! Try to also bare in mind how many plants you intend to fit in there, how tall they will be and also the fact your fan, light and most probably carbon filter are also going to take up room!
2nd so to start preparing them ready for growing you need to remove the back off of each of them. Dont worry we are going to replace the back but just with something a lot easier to work with!
Off to your grow shop
Right now is the time to start spending cash! but lets try and keep it to a minimum this is on a budget right!
so on the shopping list for today:
4 meters of white black plastic for each cupboard: 8 meters £12ish
Budget staple gun: £5 (BnQ)
2 Roles of Material tape: £5
Scissors: Got em!
2 x 5m 4" ducting: £14
2 x 4" inline fan: £30
1x 4" Splitter
At this point it is worth a mention that i did not buy the materials for both in one go as i was skint! If you think about it you are not going to need the flowering room for at least a month so this can get pushed back!
Get cutting
Now you are going to line the inside of the closet with the white back plastic, try and create overlap on the doors to reduce light leaking. When stapling the plastic place small peices of tape first to avoid the plastic ripping. The door should look something like this:
For the back measure out the plastic but leave some over lap. Now attach the plastic to the back of the closet and staple well to ensure a tight seal. This is now your replacement for the back of the closet that we removed. Plastic is a lot easier to cut through than wood and also we can rip it off at the end and put the wood back on!.
Venting
To vent you want to exit the hot air from the top! so cut a small cross in the top corner and poke your ducting through.
Now seal it up with tape (you will use a lot of tape!) Do this to both including the inline fan at the top of the closet and then join them together with the splitter to exit up the chimney like so!
Finally you need to make an intake, due to the fact our closet will have lots of air gaps and we should be extracting more than enough air it doesn't need to be huge but a rule of thumb is to make it slightly bigger than the exit! ensure it is light proof by making it turn a corner!
Off to the shops again!
now we can buy the obvious additions of a light and a fan!
250w CFL + reflector: £50ish
400W HPS: £80ish
2 x Oscillating fans: £30
Soil and pots: £30ish
Hydrometer/thermometer: £10
PH test kit: £5
2 x Timers: £10
2x Hangers: £12
Plugging in
This is pretty self explanatory really, screw in the hooks and hang the light then cut another hole for the power cables to exit.
place your fan in a good position to agitate your plants when they begin vegging. With everything plugged in and timers set 12\12 flower and 16/8 veg you should be good to go! and in a month or so's time your closet should look like this!
the additional costs will come with purchasing nutrients and PH control etc but i hope this helps in terms of an idea for setting up!
finally hide all that ducting with a tv, books and pictures this is your front room after all!
(I do not condone any criminal activities or break the law myself, i am a medical marijuana user and any information provided is intended for legal patients)
