building a grow box/cab for cheap?

yo bro do a search for them on here and you will find plenty of kick ass grow boxes and grow cabinets then you could ever ask for! Im going to be building one from the DIY that another poster was so kindly enough to document and share with RIU- searching is your friend!

fellow Michigander here!

You pretty much need a lot of PVC piping, elbows/corners to connect them... Plan out the size you want your box to be, cut PVC pipe to size, connect with elbows.... the tricky part is getting Mylar around the whole thing with easy access to the plants...

Your other option is 4 ft by 8 ft 1/2 inch plywood... good luck

I made a box that was 3' tall with 2' of width and all you need is a couple of pieces of plywood and a 2x4

Originally Posted by stormrage93

I made a box that was 3' tall with 2' of width and all you need is a couple of pieces of plywood and a 2x4

That's similar to what I'm going to do, 34inch square walls, in between 3-4 feet deep undecided on that part, I'll throw some hinges on the front of the inside, Then something that will hold it shut, maybe another hinge on the outside, So it isn't suspicions

Originally Posted by r7o2d6

That's similar to what I'm going to do, 34inch square walls, in between 3-4 feet deep undecided on that part, I'll throw some hinges on the front of the inside, Then something that will hold it shut, maybe another hinge on the outside, So it isn't suspicions

Just make sure you run a small peice of 2x4 across tue top and bottom on 2 out of 4 sides opposite each other. And you leave about a half inch or an inch between the end of the 2x4 and the end of the board. You use that to screw all of the sides to. Without it the box will be really unsturdy and when you screw plywood to plywood it just splits so you screw plywood to the 2x4

I just got done building a cabinet, you dont say what you consider cheap but Id say mine has run about 45$ so far(just the cabinet, not the lights or fan, I used 4, 1/4 inch luan handi-panels from Home Depot( about 5$ each) 2' x 4' WxL, 2 8' 2x2s that I had them cut in half(1.75 each) and a 2x4 1/2" thick MDF handi-panel(7$?) for top and bottom that I had them cut in half,a crapload of screws and a pair of hinges... Ive learned to never use nails , Im going to put a journal up, Im seeing how the heat is in there right now(4-42 watt cfls) 2 pc fans for exhaust...
also depending while trying to figure out what I was going to do I found these:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/White-60-i...ndingMethod=rr
and theres a few more like it... if that isnt a grow tent with some mylar added, I dont know what is, get another one with actual clothes in it and leave that one half open and no one would ever look at it twice

Cheap for me (was hoping that it would include lights etc) was like 200-400, somewhrre in the ballpark of half the cost of a prebuilt one lol

Ok i realize now it will not be too expensive to build one of these. simple questions left now...

(soz prolly wrong forum now but...) height away from plant to lights? so i can figure out how tall i should make my box.

Guessing 4-6ft is decent for length and thinking maybe 4' deep.

If you have suggestions let me know, looking for up to 12 plants, and for as little as 2.

(ideas so far) ive seen the car sun reflector posted for a good reflective surface, i suppose i could make that work. i have two small fans to place on the bottom of the box (box would have 2x4s on bottom to create full circulation), then 2 or possibly 4 pc fans on top to allow hot air out. Not sure on the light yet, supposed i would jump to light topic when needed. Electrical should be easy with good gage extension cord with a surge protecting powoer strip on the outside of the box. (i think it would cause a burn down inside) I would make one side have a hinged door to use for working on and maintenance. was thinking of making a shelf for smaller plants to be closer for extra light.
very open for recommendations so far