Plastic Walls

[StoneyPufnstuff]

Anyone have any advice on how to put one up? I put up a wall earlier and the vent fan just sucked the staples out of the wall.

 

[Bramski]

How powerful is your vent fan and what is your intake like? If the vent fan is sucking the staples outta the wall then it sounds as if theres not enough air flow coming into the room. Also, try doubling up the perimeter edges of the plastic sheeting that you are stapling to the wall, or even better, stick a piece of duct tape on the outer edges of the plastic sheeting where you will be stapling.

 

[StoneyPufnstuff]

I actually put some HVAC 3mil tape on the borders to staple to before I even put the plastic up, then put ductape over the edges. The vent fan is 636cfm and the room is 10' X 11'. I have (3) 4" ducts on the window for a passive intake, I might add another. I tried retaping the sides and stapling, then retaping to seal any holes from the staples. The fan ripped it off again, so I took down the whole sheet of plastic. I ended up just putting a sheet over the outside of the door, taped to the walls, with a 6.5' zipper for access; this way I can close the door and still have lightproofing for the whole room. I could probably now put another wall up cause of less pressure (I think), but I am going to make the whole space a flowering room instead.

 

[cough_cough_eer]

I assume your talking about mylar

I assume your talking about mylar

just glue it to the wall.What I did was,

1. 1. get some dry wall or sheet rock

• 2. cut it into 2 ft. strips (same size as the mylar
• 3. got some spray adhisive (77spray 3M) and sprayed the sheet rock
• 4. carfully set the plastic(mylar) to the sheet rock. a second person would help alot,

 

[Guest]

If you are speaking of Black Plastic, might I suggest that you place the edge of the plastic between the wall and a thin board you could staple or nail through. This would strengthen the plastic at the edges, and help keep it straight.

 

[StoneyPufnstuff]

yes the black and white plastic, tried to make a wall out of it without any support and secure at the edges on the ceiling/wall/floor. The sandwich action sounds good, Grat3fulH3ad, I already decided to make the whole room a flower room so now I am making new veg/clone space. It was easier to get the plastic to seal on the outside of the room, and I can still use the door. I had thought of using cardboard to sandwich the plastic, but the force with which the fan ripped the staples out scared me off. If I used some trim wood I could probably screw through it to the sheetrock (plastic in between), but my plastic ran diagonally through the room and I did not have any wood backing in crucial parts of the span.

 

[kbn727]

i have been thinking about doing a small room framed with 2*2s or maybe even somthing a little thicker. I think the best way to attach the poly might be to get some 1" strip, painted white(they might even come in white) to screw over the poly and into the framing. This should provide enough surface area to not rip the 6 mil poly.

My one concern however has been the fire safety issue and light/heat clearance.

One other option I have used to create a seperate area has been the use of the insulation boards used in home construction, They have an aluminum finish on one side, 3/8" faoam and black on the other side. These can be carefully scrrewed into the wooden frame. They come in 4*8 sheets but are a little more expensive then the poly panda film and still need to be taped to create a light proof inside.

The poly zippers they sell look they would be much easier to create a door with.

 

[Guest]

This is not alot to do with your room, but I used a roofing plastic that is 22ml thick and drapped it over a canopy bed frame, a bit extend to the wall, so it made a nice area to grow in. Now fastening it to the wall. I used 1 x 2 board and rolled the edge of plastic up a few time's and screwed to the wall. Now then I used plumber's pvc tape to tape the little over the seam and it is a light proof room with in a room.

In another areay I tried spray on adhesive, it worked for a short time, a useful item when putting it all up as it hold the plastic in place.

If you want to get solid so it stay's, liquid nail's does good.

This is what I had on hand, it was not made with desire, but out of need.

I would have preferred the insulation board covered with panda material, it clean's up easy and the white color is best for reflection of light. Mylar will stain eventually and if not fastened securely make's alot of noise as the fan's osiclate back and fourth.

Not all life style's or grower's are ready for aeroponic's, and a few style's of hydro, but there are hydro method's that produce growth rate's equal to aeroponic's, I have seen soil organic grow's produce growth rate's equal to my hdyro system, so it more how knowledgable and skilled the grow and the balance of his grow room.

Just think what you can do if you had it all set up just right?

grow safe.

realhigh.