Making a garage safe for a show

[Bodhi Roach]

Hello All,

I was wondering what is the best way to secure & seal up the garage door from light leaks, smell and sound. Most ppl have those thin aluminum panels that make up the overhead door.


I would think that the the safest way would be to:

1. Lock the shit out of it
2. insulate/soundproof it
3. frame in front of it and drywall it

If one didnt want to go through the drywall part of it, is there any simple safe solutions to mask the telltales to keep safe?


Thanks

 

[smurfin'herb]

ya, just frame in the garage doors, insulate, and then staple poly over them to keep the insulation from falling out!! I would plant some lavender plants or some other scenty plants around the outside of the garage, so that if anyone thinks they smell something funny, they will see those plants and thats the reason.

 

[PonicalChillin]

seen a member on here use large industrial zipties from HD to "lock" the garage door shut.

Insulate and poly should do the trick, but drywall or that thick insulation board would help me sleep better at night. Maybe even thick plywood walls to help deaden the sound.

Sound and Smell will be your top concerns..be sure to take every extra step required in these departments.

peace
pc

 

[hoosierdaddy]

You can use insulation board to cut and fill in the rectangles that the door frame makes up.
Cut them to fit, and the board will flex enough to let you get them in. No glue or anything, just slip them in the framework. Anything heavier than insulation board and auto doors will have a hard time lifting it. (I use Dow supertuffR 1/2")
A two car garage will take four sheets cut into four pieces.

Your system should have negative pressure, which means that air will always be flowing into any sort of nook or crack that leads to the garage, and towards the fan that leads to your grow exhaust. If your air is proper, no sealing of doors is needed.

 

[thirtyshort]

The way I always do it is to frame in front of the door and polyseal the edges. Put up regular fiberglass insulation ( I use R-13) then I put up styrofoam boards that come in 4'x8' 1.5" thick. I then drywall over that. We've done trim jobs using 6 man crews with some LOUD ASS people ac running and you couldn't hear a damn thing on the other side of the garage door. No light leaks, no odor leaks, no sound issues. I will say this, it's a bitch if the landlord shows up. Best if YOU are the landlord.

 

[headiez247]

look at my thread

 

[stickyickyicky]

one winter we heated our garage and we screwed the door to the outer frame sides and the top ( some doors have a small overlapping on the edge) not only will it give you a good start to sealing it but no one would be able to open tha fucker either.

im not a large scale grower but after you do get it mostly sealed... remember that the best thing is it have more air going out of the room keeping it at a negative pressure. Even if your garage is light sealed and not nessary 100% AIR sealed you can always be sucking air thru the little leaks not letting air free flow back and forth...

 

[MarquisBlack]

I wish I had the picture on me at the moment, I'll see if I can dig it up... Not trying to discourage you or anything, because the odds are astronomical of this ever happening to you. But anyways- Right down the street from my house, as I was driving home from work a few months ago, I saw where a drunk driver (I'm assuming) had taken a wide turn and ended up plowing through someone's garage door/living room.

A frame and drywall is an excellent idea.

 

[nephilthim]

i would recommend expansion foam from the ho depot for like 5 bucks seals air leaks really well and reduces chances of insects getting into your grow,the other thing is check for any electric,gas connections or vents that need to be sealed,but if you always run negative pressure it would draw air in not out and you can then direct to carbonscrubber ozone gen for odor controll.always wondered if someone ever uses charcol briquets smashed up for odor control?

 

[Bodhi Roach]

Thanks everyone!!!

keep it coming, its much appreciated!!!