Grow room has carpet - require advice and feedback on my solution plz

[HazePhase]

Hey Peeps,

The only place I have room for a grow is upstairs in my spare bedroom which has carpet.
I am running 2 - tents (currently have one set up) which is a 5x5 and a closet on 2x4.

Everything is carpet in this room and what I was thinking of doing is laying down pond liner in the room with about 6 inch of lip on each side going up the wall. This way keeps dust and what not under and keep nutes and water off my carpet.
Since I have a door that opens inward to get into the room I am going to have to make a 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 frame to go around the door with some wood (open to suggestions please) so that i can open the door but still be able to have a 6inch lip to catch any water.

The tents i have are Gorilla tents so they hold tons of water and I am currently doing soil but may switch to hydro - I just wanted to ensure no issues with my carpet and I don't want to have to lay down plywood first.

I was hoping to get some feedback from peeps.
14x10 is the size I need and I was thinking of getting it from:
http://www.everything-ponds.com/premium-grade-rpe-pond-liner.html

I would assume for what I am using it for the 24mil would be enough - they also have stronger ones 30 and 40mil but this is already 3x stronger than EPDM liners.

Hoping to get some help and comments - thank you!

 

[HazePhase]

Here are the dimensions that would leave a 6inch lip per side of room to form a nice safe area.
The black square is the area my door opens that I will need to cut and customize so I can open the door.

 

[medicalmj]

pull it up, roll it up and store it until you're done.

 

[HazePhase]

That's not an option, lucky i got this far lol there is no way in hell that would be an option or else it would have been done.

 

[Jhhnn]

Hey Peeps,

The only place I have room for a grow is upstairs in my spare bedroom which has carpet.
I am running 2 - tents (currently have one set up) which is a 5x5 and a closet on 2x4.

Everything is carpet in this room and what I was thinking of doing is laying down pond liner in the room with about 6 inch of lip on each side going up the wall. This way keeps dust and what not under and keep nutes and water off my carpet.
Since I have a door that opens inward to get into the room I am going to have to make a 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 frame to go around the door with some wood (open to suggestions please) so that i can open the door but still be able to have a 6inch lip to catch any water.

The tents i have are Gorilla tents so they hold tons of water and I am currently doing soil but may switch to hydro - I just wanted to ensure no issues with my carpet and I don't want to have to lay down plywood first.

I was hoping to get some feedback from peeps.
14x10 is the size I need and I was thinking of getting it from:
http://www.everything-ponds.com/premium-grade-rpe-pond-liner.html

I would assume for what I am using it for the 24mil would be enough - they also have stronger ones 30 and 40mil but this is already 3x stronger than EPDM liners.

Hoping to get some help and comments - thank you!

You can't waterproof that inside corner by the door just by folding & cutting so you're better off to not do it that way. I'd put a 10' 2x4 across the room & a 30" 2x4 between that & the lower wall in the drawing, line each rectangle separately. If you frame all around you'll have a nice ledge for construction staples to hold it in place.

I used a piece of 45mil Firestone EPDM pond liner in my space. You can see it in this pic-

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=52773&pictureid=1658632

It's supposedly the best, obviously very strong & thick. It's fairly supple & easy to work with, very heavy & expensive too. Dunno about the stuff you linked at all.

If you're hand watering you just need to protect against spills. If you have hydro reservoirs then you need to do the math to make sure your liner can hold it. If you plan a pressure feed of tap water like some blumat systems then you can't leave home for extended periods unless the sides are pretty tall...

Sometimes you can get lucky & find one that's never been used on Craigslist.

 

[coldcanna]

You should be able to just flip the door to swing out....Use a chisel to notch out for the hinges on the other side of the casing, might have to move the stops. Check it out on youtube, I've rebuilt several door casings with basic tools and skills

 

[HazePhase]

Thanks Jhhnn,
Yeah I am going to have a wood frame around that 2 -1/2 x 2 - 1/2 black box so i can make a lip around where the doors opens and it can hold water.
I have the closet to get done and easier way to keep the whole place covered

Yeah the stuff i linked is 3x stronger and puncture resistance compared to the one you have "apparently" so should be good

 

[watts]

 

[Jhhnn]

Thanks Jhhnn,
Yeah I am going to have a wood frame around that 2 -1/2 x 2 - 1/2 black box so i can make a lip around where the doors opens and it can hold water.
I have the closet to get done and easier way to keep the whole place covered

Yeah the stuff i linked is 3x stronger and puncture resistance compared to the one you have "apparently" so should be good

.

Watts' method is easier & better than my own suggestion. Kudos to him.

 

[ozzieAI]

i have used pond liner over formed up 90mm pvc pipe that worked a treat

good luck

 

[HazePhase]

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Hey watts can you pm me I don't know how?
Thx looks great and will be using the model

 

[Can of Bliss]

Everything is carpet in this room

Like the walls and ceiling too? Nasty


But really, first determine your risk factor. Worst case with your system how much water is going to ever spill?
Now think worst case that you will immediately see (like you trip and spill your biggest bucket) vs the largest spill that could happen without you knowing about it.

Now that you have those figures in your mind; double them. You'll want to plan for that.

Now I can't say for you, but if I was running soil in a quality tent, I wouldn't worry about more than a 1/2 gallon leaking out the bottom, or 10 gal spilled on the floor by me doing something stupid. For my stupidity, a big wet dry vac being quickly accessible would be enough for my peace of mind. As for the 1/2 gal of leaking, I'd be happy with pond liner under the tent plus a foot on all sides with a bath towel dam to soak anything up.

 

[HazePhase]

Like the walls and ceiling too? Nasty


But really, first determine your risk factor. Worst case with your system how much water is going to ever spill?
Now think worst case that you will immediately see (like you trip and spill your biggest bucket) vs the largest spill that could happen without you knowing about it.

Now that you have those figures in your mind; double them. You'll want to plan for that.

Now I can't say for you, but if I was running soil in a quality tent, I wouldn't worry about more than a 1/2 gallon leaking out the bottom, or 10 gal spilled on the floor by me doing something stupid. For my stupidity, a big wet dry vac being quickly accessible would be enough for my peace of mind. As for the 1/2 gal of leaking, I'd be happy with pond liner under the tent plus a foot on all sides with a bath towel dam to soak anything up.

Yeah I think I am going to do it to be safe.
It's about 109$ Canadian plus shipping and then it will be set without worry.
I just don't want to do something that leaves a stain or smell on the carpet - this way there is no worries - just doing soil now but for future if i do hydro then it will be ready.

It would be too hard to move everything and take everything down to put it up after the fact.

 

[Coloradoclear]

pull it up, roll it up and store it until you're done.

That quote of yours is hilarious!

 

[Coloradoclear]

Little kids swimming pools work really well and take a lot of abuse.

 

[Phaeton]

The bud room is my daughter's old bedroom, with carpet. She moved out ten years ago and it has been a garden for about eight.

And sure enough, a few years back my hand slipped and three gallons spilled out of a dropped bucket directly onto unprotected carpet.
A few minor spills have happened occasionally as well, but none of these spills left evidence. Even knowing where the water was does not help, I cannot find any stains or discolorations.

I do not use dirt and any spilled rockwool is picked up and put back in the containers. My perfectionism is known and folks less careful would probably have more trouble, I cringe when watching some folks do their gardening chores.

 

[mowood3479]

Honestly I'd pull the trim boards off and pull up the carpet and the tack strip.
Then when ur done with the room u can put it all back how it was..
Cause otherwise that carpet is prob gonna end up musky as hell.
U can still put down the pond liner... But the carpet was installed and can be removed and reinstalled later. It's pretty easy and if u really want to be able to put the place back the way it was when ur done it's the way to go..
Otherwise if u get 1 small leak it'll sit and mold and ruin that carpet and you'll have to re carpet just that room which won't look right and then ur wife will make you buy expensive hardwood for the whole house cause you can't have mis matched carpet.
Lol...

 

[MJPassion]

I'd avoid covering carpet too.
But... If you're going to do it anyway...
Dont skimp on materials. Especially if you're renting.

Wet covered carpets dont dry & will quickly begin molding. Once that process begins, it's likely you'll be replacing a lot more than the carpet.

 

[Bobby Boucher]

I learned to grow on the nice hardwood flooring that I installed myself many years ago. I f*cked that closet up pretty bad. Now, I just make sure that there is no possible way my containers could leak or overflow. I put a little port in the top of my bucket lids that hook up to a wet vac to drain, and use a floater to check the water level via the same port. Grey electrical end cap to keep light out. Complete leak redundancy. One of my favorite aspects of dwc.

 

[HazePhase]

TBO I am using soil and only going to be moving water around for now to water my plants.
In my Gorilla tent I think I have up to 40 or 60 gallons it can hold in the tray.

I don't have the option of ripping it up and putting it back, I asked and she looked at me to say "I thought you said this wouldn't be a big deal and easy"..... yes dear it is .... I will get a liner ... or just be careful... oh the decisions.

Obviously buying a $119 + tax pond liner from Home hardware (cdn) isn't what I want to do... then I need to build a 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 square with a wood frame aroudn the door as well...

Oh how i just want to put the seed into the soil LOL