Tips for warehouse renting/growing

[MedGuy510]

I want to rent a very small warehouse, just big enough to build a couple rooms and do a perpetual grow with 8 lights.

Does anybody have good tips on warehouse/industrial office selection and getting a story together for the landlord? I was thinking I could rent under the guise of media production. Of course I want a single-story building, end units preferred, industrial/low traffic location, etc.

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[growclean]

I don't know. I live in a med state so it is probably easier. But I always thought a photography studio or something similiar would work. Chemicals, dark room, etc. That way you could always have a good reason for a landlord or anyone else not going into certain areas/doors locked. "That is my dark room, I have photos soaking" "Yeah, sorry about the smell, I was using a new developer"... etc.

 

[krunchbubble]

I want to rent a very small warehouse, just big enough to build a couple rooms and do a perpetual grow with 8 lights.

Does anybody have good tips on warehouse/industrial office selection and getting a story together for the landlord? I was thinking I could rent under the guise of media production. Of course I want a single-story building, end units preferred, industrial/low traffic location, etc.

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why not a house? much easier then getting a warehouse. and houses can handle lots of power. have had several 20k+ in houses... seems like a warehouse for 8 lights is a waste imo....

 

[ganjafarmer420]

i gotta say a warehouse could be used more for trimming, drying and equiment
and a house is the real deall not apartments a house anyways good luck

 

[Lazyman]

I agree with KB< I just broke down my 8kw at a house, moving it to a 16kw op I;m setting up at a new house. Warehouses are risky for anything smaller than 20 lights IMHO. Also check commercial power rates, I'm told in some areas it's 4X the price of residential power.

 

[MedGuy510]

commercial power is usually half residential, that is why I like it. warehouses cost 1/2 what a house costs and the power is 1/2. PGE dude, I'm pretty sure i checked the rates in 707 lol.

but yeah, it would be 8 lights, scaleable to 12.

House is good, but I've done that before. Very expensive and i'm always around during work hours on the weekday so it looks funny to neighbors probably.

 

[headiez247]

Regardless, if your going big you don't wanna be in dirt. Not sure why you posted this in the dirt section.

 

[MedGuy510]

well, i was planning on doing coco coir mix bags. I know it sucks to haul those and fill/empty pots and dispose of, but its the way my mentor does it (and everybody he knows does it this way). 4-5 plants per light, no more than 99 plants total.

do the big guys do hydro? lots of plants per light I bet. I wish I could do hydro in the style of 4-5 plants per light and maybe i will when i have the time/money to experiment, but right now its gotta be soil. sorry if wrong forum.

 

[organizedcrime]

Regardless, if your going big you don't wanna be in dirt. Not sure why you posted this in the dirt section.

u cant say that likes it gospel. promix is the standard for commercial grows in canada

 

[Teeg420]

I know guys that run 20+ lights in a house and they run dirt, oh and they hand water. Whatever works for you. I too was hesitant on soil but they get good results, I wasn't able to make the change over so I went with coco.

Yea listen to krunch and lazy man, if you ever wanted to go bigger I would recommend a house with a 200 amp panel.

Youll be fine with a 100 amp panel, 8 lights at 5 amps each wired at 240 = 40 amps and you'll still have plenty of room for your ac, dehueys, accessories, and fans.

You could always do rdwc and run 4 per a light.

 

[Lazyman]

u cant say that likes it gospel. promix is the standard for commercial grows in canada

Yep I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree Headiez, everyone i know that does bigger grows is using soil. It's just simple, reliable, and effective.

I'm gonna drip feed ~250 2 gallon Smartpots with Tropf Blumat autowaterers, very low-maintenance watering with no pumps or timers. Could be used for coco or rockwool too.

Keep it simple!

 

[MedGuy510]

lazyman, i enjoy your threads. definitely inspired by guys like you.

 

[Teeg420]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Lazyman again.

 

[headiez247]

Yep I'm afraid I'm gonna have to agree Headiez, everyone i know that does bigger grows is using soil. It's just simple, reliable, and effective.

I'm gonna drip feed ~250 2 gallon Smartpots with Tropf Blumat autowaterers, very low-maintenance watering with no pumps or timers. Could be used for coco or rockwool too.

Keep it simple!

I totally agree that the grower should do whatever medium he is most comfortable with, I just think that on a larger scale hydro is easier. It makes sense that most of the larger guys up there are dirt because of the location, down here most I know do hydro. I do have mad respect for dirt, thats def where I got my start, but I found that when I moved to hydro my yields increased greatly. Also just cant imagine the thought of doing like 200+ 3 gal containers of dirt lol, but hey who said this shit was easy.

Hit me up if you want help building that new room I want an excuse to go up there again lol.

 

[MedGuy510]

So i found a ton of possibilities. from 600-1000ft2. thing is, it'll kind of be like growing in an apartment because of the shared walls taking some of your buffer room away between your neighbors. i would be constructing rooms within the warehouse so smell and environmental conditions should be well contained, but i guess smell worries me the most. I suppose if i exhaust with a can150 and recirculate in the rooms with a can150 as well, that should nullify any smell.

 

[pugnacious]

All I got to say is be cautious.


Remember that guy eminem? Built a huge operation from a 8000sqf warehouse. Was bumping heads with his partners. Overlooked a security issue. Got busted..

 

[MedGuy510]

i didn't know eminem got busted. yikes.

 

[planted1]

One thing to think about is the fire marshal checking your space every 6 months, because that does have to happen for the space to remain rentable. Hes gonna know better than the dark room excuse espesially when you have 8 thousand watts wired to your panel and ran into a dark room that wouldt need but a few amps of power to function. That is his business to, making sher everything is safe. so you cant just avoid the question. If you go look at a space, look at the tags on the fire extinguisher. itll tell you the last time he was there and verified equipment, so you can maybe time your crops around him.

 

[Lazyman]

Fire marshall only does inspections on businesses. If you're using the warehouse for personal storage they do not.

 

[bterzz]

Fire marshall only does inspections on businesses. If you're using the warehouse for personal storage they do not.

In all cases? I was wondering about the "every 6 month" line, suggested above.. That would be a huge hassle for anybody growing in a warehouse..