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Flowdandada · 12-17-2017, 09:46 PM

Hey I recently built a new grow space inside a wardrobe/closet. Its a closet with a single door. I need to get some kind of lock-system that is stealthy and easy to build. I have been searching on the internet for a solution but I can't find any. Do you have any recommendations? I also got a light leak problem. I've put weatherstrips around the door but its still leaking some light. Any suggestions?

Drop That Sound · 12-17-2017, 10:02 PM

Weather strip on both sides works good. You can use some small washers to shim the door hinges out enough for clearance to get the extra foam strips in. If they are adjustable inside cabinet hinges you could easily move the door out.

There's many types of locks and latches to choose from, depends on what kind of closet your working with, are you wanting to actually lock it with a key?

Flowdandada · 12-18-2017, 07:09 PM

Here is an example on how much wardrobe looks like (mine is bigger though) https://ii1.pepperfry.com/media/cata...-by-xwglcg.jpg I want it stealth so I dont want the lock to be seen from the outside.

ronbo51 · 12-19-2017, 01:50 PM

I just bought a house that has a whole wall of cabinets in the garage that are exactly what you have. I was going to modify one of them for growing but ended up doing something different, but before I did I had the cabinet details figured. The key is those hinges. They are a bother and make it impossible to effectively lightproof. What I was going to do was install a 2" frame all the way around the inside of the cabinet 1" to the inside of the hinges. This leaves enough room to have an interior door that can easily be lightproofed. Either a piece of 1/2" plywood or foam insulation board will do. Plywood will warp due to the moisture on the inside so use primer and paint. Foam will not warp but is more fragile and needs to be handled with more care. A couple pieces of velcro will hold the door in place. I was also going to divide the cabinet for equipment and vegging which allows for separate doors making them more manageable to pull off and set aside when viewing/working.

So, from the outside it looks legit. When you open the doors you see the plywood/foam doors. As far as locks go, I was not going to lock it since no one will ever be in my house without me. But simple shit like piling up a few typical garage items on top and in front makes it pretty much disappear.

Drop That Sound · 12-19-2017, 02:39 PM

Ya you need to makes some door jam stops basically, or should I say face frames.... the thicker sticky back weather stripping could work for that. Make is so the weather stripping on the door hits into it. Like I said 2 pieces butting together makes a way better seal. Do that on the 3 sides without hinges.

As for the side with hinges, just make a flap that covers the whole inside gap from the cabinet to the door, that can flex and bend when you open and shut it. Essentially covering up the whole gap and hinges on that one side. You could just staple some dark fabric, or use thin black foam, and staple it on.

Speed of green · 12-20-2017, 12:03 AM

can you access the top of the cabinet?

you could put an L bracket on the door and have a pin that slides down through the top of the cabinet into the bracket.

That should keep kids and short people out

Dropped Cat · 12-20-2017, 03:07 AM

I use a electro magnet lock and surface mount neoprene gasket
in an aluminum track.

Lightproof and shit is tight when locked.

Stealth is not cheap, lol

Easy7 · 12-20-2017, 03:19 AM

Easier to secure the door to the room that the closet is. At least more secure.

Also try to find a tent to fit in the closet. It's good for light leaks and it's a closed enviornment for a filter and fan.

Flowdandada · 12-23-2017, 12:11 PM

Wow guys, thank you for the tips. I think I will try to add one more layer of weatherstrips to prevent lightleak and to airseal it. Maybe have to add some kind of frame where the hinges are, like Ronbo said. I'm not sure how to lock the wardrobe yet. I will do a further research.

Flowdandada · 12-23-2017, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Speed of green

can you access the top of the cabinet?

you could put an L bracket on the door and have a pin that slides down through the top of the cabinet into the bracket.

That should keep kids and short people out

Can you explain more or show me some kind of picture. It sounds good. I actually have my room locked where the closet is standing but sometimes I've visitors and they tend to ask whats inside the "walking closet". So I want to be able to just open it without worrying about the closet is opened.

12-17-2017, 09:46 PM	#1
Flowdandada Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 59	Wardrobe - Light leak & Security lock Hey I recently built a new grow space inside a wardrobe/closet. Its a closet with a single door. I need to get some kind of lock-system that is stealthy and easy to build. I have been searching on the internet for a solution but I can't find any. Do you have any recommendations? I also got a light leak problem. I've put weatherstrips around the door but its still leaking some light. Any suggestions?
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12-19-2017, 01:50 PM	#4
ronbo51 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 696	I just bought a house that has a whole wall of cabinets in the garage that are exactly what you have. I was going to modify one of them for growing but ended up doing something different, but before I did I had the cabinet details figured. The key is those hinges. They are a bother and make it impossible to effectively lightproof. What I was going to do was install a 2" frame all the way around the inside of the cabinet 1" to the inside of the hinges. This leaves enough room to have an interior door that can easily be lightproofed. Either a piece of 1/2" plywood or foam insulation board will do. Plywood will warp due to the moisture on the inside so use primer and paint. Foam will not warp but is more fragile and needs to be handled with more care. A couple pieces of velcro will hold the door in place. I was also going to divide the cabinet for equipment and vegging which allows for separate doors making them more manageable to pull off and set aside when viewing/working. So, from the outside it looks legit. When you open the doors you see the plywood/foam doors. As far as locks go, I was not going to lock it since no one will ever be in my house without me. But simple shit like piling up a few typical garage items on top and in front makes it pretty much disappear.
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12-20-2017, 03:07 AM	#7
Dropped Cat Six Gummi Bears and Some Scotch Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,615	I use a electro magnet lock and surface mount neoprene gasket in an aluminum track. Lightproof and shit is tight when locked. Stealth is not cheap, lol __________________ "So we're just done with phrasing, right, that's not a thing anymore?."
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12-20-2017, 03:19 AM	#8
Easy7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,575	Easier to secure the door to the room that the closet is. At least more secure. Also try to find a tent to fit in the closet. It's good for light leaks and it's a closed enviornment for a filter and fan. __________________ This is username Easy7, NOT username EasyGoing. They say geniuses pick green
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12-17-2017, 10:02 PM	#2
Drop That Sound Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Services Disabled Posts: 501	Weather strip on both sides works good. You can use some small washers to shim the door hinges out enough for clearance to get the extra foam strips in. If they are adjustable inside cabinet hinges you could easily move the door out. There's many types of locks and latches to choose from, depends on what kind of closet your working with, are you wanting to actually lock it with a key?
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12-18-2017, 07:09 PM	#3
Flowdandada Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 59	Here is an example on how much wardrobe looks like (mine is bigger though) https://ii1.pepperfry.com/media/cata...-by-xwglcg.jpg I want it stealth so I dont want the lock to be seen from the outside.
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12-19-2017, 02:39 PM	#5
Drop That Sound Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Services Disabled Posts: 501	Ya you need to makes some door jam stops basically, or should I say face frames.... the thicker sticky back weather stripping could work for that. Make is so the weather stripping on the door hits into it. Like I said 2 pieces butting together makes a way better seal. Do that on the 3 sides without hinges. As for the side with hinges, just make a flap that covers the whole inside gap from the cabinet to the door, that can flex and bend when you open and shut it. Essentially covering up the whole gap and hinges on that one side. You could just staple some dark fabric, or use thin black foam, and staple it on.
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12-20-2017, 12:03 AM	#6
Speed of green Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 627	can you access the top of the cabinet? you could put an L bracket on the door and have a pin that slides down through the top of the cabinet into the bracket. That should keep kids and short people out
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12-23-2017, 12:11 PM	#9
Flowdandada Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 59	Wow guys, thank you for the tips. I think I will try to add one more layer of weatherstrips to prevent lightleak and to airseal it. Maybe have to add some kind of frame where the hinges are, like Ronbo said. I'm not sure how to lock the wardrobe yet. I will do a further research.
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