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Greenthumber

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Got all the wood and drywall to start building my flower and veg room today. Tomorrow begins the framing :woohoo::biggrin:
 

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CHEFfy

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Mmmm... the best. Do yourself a favor and insulate em well, seal it up and run all power in conduit, surface mounted. Each time I build a room I tweak the design a bit and that detail helped with running sealed rooms more than anything.
 

Greenthumber

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Mmmm... the best. Do yourself a favor and insulate em well, seal it up and run all power in conduit, surface mounted. Each time I build a room I tweak the design a bit and that detail helped with running sealed rooms more than anything.


I will soon find that out for myself that's for sure but I'm geeked considering my first room years ago was just hacked together, it was a mess and trying to do things 100% this time lol. I do plan on insulating well and making sure it's sealed tight, as far as conduit goes I'm not sure What route I'll be going yet but the tip is greatly appreciated and hope the extra money applies for it( any specific reason it's beneficial for conduit? Also yes they will be two separate rooms but the door for veg will be inside the flower room
 

CHEFfy

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Way easier to seal the room when not having to deal with boxes cut into the wall. Also, much more flexibility for adding/moving outlets for fans/lights etc. build yourself (or have a sparky friend build for you) a subpanel for the room and go surface mount conduit from there. I'll try to snap a pic of mine tonite, you might be able to see it in some of my pics from a cpl yrs ago also. Anyhow it saves time, and can be cheaper in the end than running Romex thru your walls.
 

Greenthumber

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Way easier to seal the room when not having to deal with boxes cut into the wall. Also, much more flexibility for adding/moving outlets for fans/lights etc. build yourself (or have a sparky friend build for you) a subpanel for the room and go surface mount conduit from there. I'll try to snap a pic of mine tonite, you might be able to see it in some of my pics from a cpl yrs ago also. Anyhow it saves time, and can be cheaper in the end than running Romex thru your walls.


Thanks for breaking it down for me lol I'm going to give the advice forward as I'm not exactly supplying the cash but I basically have the freedom of setting it up how I see best lol I'm helping out a family memeber that has no clue what they are doing basically.. thanks again and I'll check out your pics here shortly
 

Greenthumber

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A quick update for the day, I got a lot more done than I originally thought I would before work. The right wall is crooked as it's not actually set yet( just to avoid that question). I have to move a light fixture to get my wall lined up where I want it
 

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Dislexus

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Hmm regarding conduit, it would be an air pathway so you might have to plug the entering conduit up with something around the wires that won't affect their insulation. Conduit isn't really necessary, romex would be easier for sealing. Just keep giving us dat freaky deaky hot build porn as you progress.
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Lots of ways to do the electrical. Outlets in the ceiling near the light, "spider boxes" next to a sub panel, etc. Sometimes its overkill, also you may change your setup in the future and what was the perfect spot for an outlet is now awkward. Neatly arranged cords suspended out of the way on hooks seems to give the most flexibility for the future rearrangement.

Also being that this looks to be a longterm setup, you should seriously consider oversizing the wire, it pays for itself over time and then its money in the bank. Larger guage wire = lower resistance = less watts used
 

Greenthumber

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Yes originally was planning to go the outlets/receptacles and sealing the boxes and caulking the face plates I'm not currently running a complete sealed room with mini splits and co2 etc but would like to setup for the option the best I can now for when I'm able to in the future. , also will be having some plugs on the ceiling and up high in numbers more than I'll currently be using incase I want to add lights or change things up later, would rather do it now than add more later for sure, as far as wiring and and good electrical wire go in clueless lol I have an electric guy that I know that I trust and will hook it up and run it all for me for a favor
 

MrBungle

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sub'd... I've got the itch to upgrade my current set up as well....Gettin tired of growing in a box.. I want a room myself! :D
 

Greenthumber

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sub'd... I've got the itch to upgrade my current set up as well....Gettin tired of growing in a box.. I want a room myself! :D

Trust me it's been something I've wanted to do for a while now, I had a small built up cab I used then a hacked together room with a buddy that was horrible, time to do things right now no messing around lol
 

CHEFfy

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External surface mounted conduit if I didn't make that clear. More flexibility for the future and easier to seal the place up.
 

Greenthumber

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External surface mounted conduit if I didn't make that clear. More flexibility for the future and easier to seal the place up.

I know what you mean by running it in conduit but not quite sure on the external surface mounting. I tried to look in your old photos on your "what's in cheffys kitchen" but the photobucket pics won't let me see them for some reason
 

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