Idea's for concealment on outside for intake and exhaust?

Merfolk · Sep 12, 2010

Hey guys, currently having issues trying to be stealth and bring in fresh air or exhaust it, i have a 6 inch vent that could pass as a dryer vent -

The windows are at ground level, (basement) and i would also like to make sure its sturdy enough no one can just "Kick" it in..

a L Shaped box? Insulation board type ?

Just looking for idea's

thanks
in advanced

dunkydunk · Sep 12, 2010

Plant a big thorny bush to camo whatever you do, and then no one wants to crawl through a thorn bush to kick your window in?

Merfolk · Sep 12, 2010

i thought of some sort of bush, which could be done, but was hoping somthing abit more casual, a bush i can do, next summer, not when im about to hit freezing tempature

sneakinman13 · Sep 12, 2010

sounds like a box like this^ would work. thats mine.
very discreet. from the outside it just looks like a normal window. no light leaks what so ever.

hope this helps you some. if you have any questionss feel free! pce

Merfolk · Sep 12, 2010

sneakinman13 said:
sounds like a box like this^ would work. thats mine.
very discreet. from the outside it just looks like a normal window. no light leaks what so ever.

hope this helps you some. if you have any questionss feel free! pce

Thanks for the pic, is that an exhaust? What does it look like from the outside? Some blinds? open window with black behind it?

dunkydunk · Sep 13, 2010

I hope it looks more stealth from the outside.

sneakinman13 · Sep 13, 2010

Merfolk said:
Thanks for the pic, is that an exhaust? What does it look like from the outside? Some blinds? open window with black behind it?

from the outside all you see is blinds. that is it. and yes window is open. not the slightest bit out of the normal looking. very stealth.

and that is my exaust for my lights. and my carbon.

aaxxeell · Sep 13, 2010

cool, cool, cool!
lets see more pics, thats awesome! (wheres the outside pic LOL)
how silent is it?

I'd laugh so hard if some crackhead meth zombie burglar tried to break in past flyscreen and blinds only to find himself boxed out! lol

fishheadbob · Sep 13, 2010

Merfolk said:
i thought of some sort of bush, which could be done, but was hoping somthing abit more casual, a bush i can do, next summer, not when im about to hit freezing tempature

Actually, fall is a better time than spring to transplant bushes and shrubs. Prices are better now too.

Merfolk · Sep 13, 2010

fishheadbob said:
Actually, fall is a better time than spring to transplant bushes and shrubs. Prices are better now too.

Thanks for the tip! ill look into that at a local nursery

DiscoBiscuit · Sep 13, 2010

Pyracantha grows fast and has 2" thorns. It's also easy to trim and train, just like a pot plant. It gets blossoms in the spring, then green berries. By late summer the berries turn burnt orange.

The only down side is the fast growth and 2" thorns. It won't be your favorite shrub to prune.

dunkydunk · Sep 14, 2010

DiscoBiscuit said:
Pyracantha grows fast and has 2" thorns. It's also easy to trim and train, just like a pot plant. It gets blossoms in the spring, then green berries. By late summer the berries turn burnt orange.

The only down side is the fast growth and 2" thorns. It won't be your favorite shrub to prune.

That's the perfect plant, the one I was thinking of when I first made the suggestion. I used to hate those things when I was a landscraper. But that's why you plant them under windows and birds like the berries.

danks · Sep 14, 2010

thanks tips

danks · Sep 14, 2010

dunkydunk said:
I hope it looks more stealth from the outside.

thanks tips

danks · Sep 14, 2010

i would reconsider this idea, window open, smells, noise ect.

the gnome · Sep 14, 2010

sneakinman13 said:
sounds like a box like this^ would work. thats mine.
very discreet. from the outside it just looks like a normal window. no light leaks what so ever.

hope this helps you some. if you have any questionss feel free! pce

thats the same priciple as the way i did mine, but i just covered the window opening from the inside with a 4x4 pc of plywood.
I got a box 18x18x9 that covered the exaust hole in the plywood, the vent tube(black on the inside) that goes into the box is offset from the hole in the plywood to keep any lite getting out.
the window is open about 6" and there are slat type blinds that are shut in the window. the air passes through easily and like sneakinman all you see from the outside is a screened window with blinds inside

Its a great idea to also plant some yucca or other thorny plant in front of the window if you don't have a privacy fence and people have a chance to walk near

kmk420kali · Sep 14, 2010

If you are using it for intake, I would reconsider the bush idea...bugs and all-- :tiphat:

Merfolk · Sep 14, 2010

Thanks for the tips fellas, great idea's!

JohnnyToke · Sep 27, 2010

Merfolk, plant Rosemary bushes. They get large and are hardy growers. Nice smell to.

geopolitical · Sep 27, 2010

I built a box just like that for a friends room a few years ago sneak. Works great, almost zero maintenance (eventually had to clean the inside as dust built up, but that took like 2 years of constant use to build up at all with the filter being before it).

I would second the box. I do like the idea of a shrub in the area, but make sure it's something that'll take the additional airflow/heat/cool.

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