Venting out a sliding glass door?

[phattybudz]

I've got two rooms I'm thinking about setting up in, and the best one location wise is on the 2nd floor and has a sliding glass door. I need a way to secure this entry point even though it's on the 2nd floor and have it be totally lightproof. Ideas? TIA!

 

[Lord Doobie]

no can do
look for another vent

 

[FirstTracks]

I've got two rooms I'm thinking about setting up in, and the best one location wise is on the 2nd floor and has a sliding glass door. I need a way to secure this entry point even though it's on the 2nd floor and have it be totally lightproof. Ideas? TIA!

1. Do you want to use this door for ventilation OR do you want it lightproof and secure?
2. Its a glass door
Glass doors are inherently NOT secure. This requires no explanation.

build a reinforced plywood wall across the whole thing after putting a door bar in to keep it from sliding open.

If you really need to vent out of it and don't have ANY other options, cut a 1' wide strip of plywood. cut in your ventilation holes. get a metal pipe and put it in the door track so the door can't slide any farther open than you want it. Figure out some way to reinforce/seal up that plywood. Cover the door in a curtain and then back that with panda poly.

Its going to be super obvious if you have a glass door open all the time with a big piece of plywood in it. Find another vent option if you can.


If all else fails, cut ahole in the wall, stick an A/C through, and vent through that

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

If all else fails, cut ahole in the wall, stick an A/C through, and vent through that

IMO it would be easier to cut a hole in the ceiling and vent to the attic. Upstairs is probably gonna be hotter than downstairs. If your summer temps are an issue the downstairs option may be less hassle.

 

[hoosierdaddy]

There are nice doggy doors made for sliding glass. They could easily be made into a vent.

 

[phattybudz]

Yeah I thought it might be sketchy...

I have another room I could use across the hall but it faces into the complex as opposed to into my backyard so I thought it wouldn't be as good. What's involved in cutting through the wall- I mean, how much would it cost and could I fix it to look like nothing happened there? I'm renting so I don't want to fuck the place up too bad...

"There are nice doggy doors made for sliding glass. They could easily be made into a vent. "

That's a good idea but it would look sketchy having a doggy door on the 2nd floor lol...plus I'd have to spray paint/cover it up.

Thanks again guys!

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Outside venting poses challenges. Not "difficult", just tricky. Lot's of details to consider before putting you to sleep with a how-to, lol. A simple vent to the outside will also vent your ac. Your power bills could go up more than you want to budget for. A sealed, dedicated light intake/exhaust from the outside-to-outside would stop the ac from running all the time. It would depend on the summer temps cause you'd probably have to intake/exhaust to and from the attic. (The wall usually doesn't work cause the config is sealed.) Attic temps could be too high to deal with in summer.

Have you searched any threads that are similar to your setup? You'll find some ideas that weren't mentioned here. I get the feeling some growers are simply paying for the ac that gets sucked outside. Some are exhausting heat inside and increasing energy costs that way. While there may be no optimum solution, it could take some head scratching to determine your best scenario. Sorry I can't be of more help, I don't know anything about your setup.

 

[I N Hail]

HIGH budz
Unless you have a good understanding how homes are built DO NOT cut holes in the exterior wall, Most ext.walls are LOAD BEARING walls and could cause some major problems.
FIRST and most important, your landlord might want instant access to that room to see why his roof is falling in.

Is there no windows in this room? If not the attic is your best choice for venting out.
Much easier to fix and home depot sells spray cans that match all most any texture
(except a crowsfoot ) but the tool u need for this is only about $30.

Besafe it is a rental AND PUT a deadbolt on that door

 

[phattybudz]

Yeah, there is one window that I could vent out of, and there's what looks like an attic hatch that was painted/sealed over. I'll see if I can get access to it when I move in. I guess intake from the window and exhaust to the attic if possible? I want to do 4k, it's about a 10x10 room. Then I'll need somewhere to vent scrubbed air too... I've got two 6 inch vortexes right now and figure I might need to get a bigger one.

 

[Anti]

That attic hatch is your best bet (for exhaust).

The fact that its painted over says its not in use much.

Easy enough to paint it back over when you leave.

 

[cyberthreat]

Get a Charlie bar for that sliding glass door before get rob take from some body who been in b&e bussiness those sliding are a crooks wet dream I could break a house that has on those slidingdoors i can get in a house less than 30 seconds without