Toms shed groom build 2018

[tom222]

Hello Lads & ladies

Right I joined this site just under a year ago with no knowledge of growing at all, after reading most of the diarys and popping on site most days and having a look at the treads etc I have now gained enough info and tips from the members to start a personal grow of my own as I'm sick of buying crap street weed.

I've been rearing to go for a few months but thing have just kept getting in the way and Also work comitments etc.

I have included some photos of the build although I did not plan to share the build I was initially just going to start a diary from growing but maybe this will help someone a little and also let you see what I've been up too.

100mm insulation screwed to existing shed framework, I then made the doors from 4x2" so that the 4"/100mm insulation can fit nice and level inside the frame.
I then battened the inside of the doors so that I could install some draft excluder to seal the door. (Which you can see in the photos).

The trouble with using 100mm insulation is that you don't have nowhere to hang anything if you don't batten the roof and side out useing 180mm screws and remembering where the timber beams are under the insulation so that you can fix into it, I have now done this which went pretty smooth.

Please feel free to make an input and any tips etc are all welcome.!
This is my first setup so maybe some experienced guys may be able to help along the way.
I have the 1000w ballasts hung up and am just putting the parabolic lights up and also have still got to sort the venting out so I will put some more pics up once the room is fully complete.

My first question would be is it safe for the ballasts to be screwed onto wooden battens on the wall?
I know they can get hot so not sure if this is a good idea but have knowwhere else to hang them really other than outside on the floor maybe, although I wanted everything inside the shed So the outside is clutter free.


Thanks to all who has helped me along the way already and great forum you got here guys much appreciated
Tom

[ENGLISH_HERBSMAN]

wow thats sweet mate , nice work

[M_C]

I'm liking this... a lot!

[MonsterEnergy]

nice man, you'll be happy that's so well insulated in both the winter and summer,
mylar sheeting or flat white on the inside?

the ballast is it digital or magnetic? digital don't get that hot, magnetic get really really hot,
should be fine to hang on the wall,

[M_C]

They look like digi ballasts

[gardro]

Very nice indeed. That environment will be spot on 👍

[MonsterEnergy]

i thought that was a vertical heater, lol

[heman]

Hung loads of magnetic ballasts on walls never had a issue. (See pic) You'll be fine. Only thing would be careful of is mounting is extention lead/multi way. They're the only thing I've ever had issue with lesson is don't go cheap on them!

Just experience from shed builds, I'd work out exactly where you're putting everything before planning vents. Just to use minimum ducting and it's not in the way. I wish I moved one of my intakes 6" one way would of made other things alot easier. Live and learn I guess.

Good luck with it

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[tom222]

wow thats sweet mate , nice work

Thanks bro.! Just carnt wait to get sorted and get some plants in.

I'm liking this... a lot!

Hello Mc thanks bro, hopefully grow some nice buds in there soon.

nice man, you'll be happy that's so well insulated in both the winter and summer,
mylar sheeting or flat white on the inside?

the ballast is it digital or magnetic? digital don't get that hot, magnetic get really really hot,
should be fine to hang on the wall,

Hello Monster thanks bro, its diamond mylar mate although its being a pain to get it to stay up on the indulation panels with duct tape and silver tape as in some areas the tape is peeling away so i have got some carpet glue spray to try.

Very nice indeed. That environment will be spot on ��

Thanks Gardro.! Yes i do hope so mate..100mm celotex cost me a few quid lol.

Hung loads of magnetic ballasts on walls never had a issue. (See pic) You'll be fine. Only thing would be careful of is mounting is extention lead/multi way. They're the only thing I've ever had issue with lesson is don't go cheap on them!

Just experience from shed builds, I'd work out exactly where you're putting everything before planning vents. Just to use minimum ducting and it's not in the way. I wish I moved one of my intakes 6" one way would of made other things alot easier. Live and learn I guess.

Good luck with it

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Hello Heman thanks for the photo bro.. yes they are 1000w digital ballasts.
Yes your right extention leads can be a week point of a grow room mate.
Nice room you got there bud.
I been thinking about the intake vent for a bit as i have also got to have the intake fan inside the room sonjust gonna vent low down and run the ducting to the fan which will be in the middle of the toom screwed to wall that will also he low down to the rear, hopefully it will work out.

[carpetburn]

think we,d all like a grow room like that lol

and my ballast has been sat on a piece of wood for years with no probs