8 months, $10,000 and a whole lotta hard work=this...

ttystikk

ttystikk

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ruwtz said:
I hear you. I work with light diffusion/reflection in the day job so i'm feeling confident we're white enough here. These walls are white, and its the color not the paint doing the reflecting. Sure, the paint could be more even, but i've decided winning a few more reflected lumens for the extra $$ and another days' work wasn't all that worth it.

Obviously if the crop fails miserably then I will definitely blame everything on my lousy paint job and be back here groveling. :mrgreen:
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Your sense of humor is on point, too lol

I'm in the middle of a complete overhaul of my bloom space. It's always exciting, mixed with just a little fear of screwing up a good thing.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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ruwtz said:
In the end I had another guy come in and finish the AC, and now we are up and running.

Workstation sharing the blurple veg room. Can never have enough storage.

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I got a deal on a pair of MarsHydro II 300 LED panels and I hope they're sufficient for this 4x8 veg table. I can always throw in another one or a T5.

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Flower room w x4 Gavita 750's:

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First beans are popped and showing through the cubes: 24 Carat aka Kosher Tangie to start, Platinum Cookies on the way and Blueberry for the wife.

We go again.
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So is that ac on the flower room pic going to outside or another room or what? How ma y BTUs?
 
Cyah1990

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Nice ass room bro, (wish I had one:cuss:)wut r u? Electrician/ carpenter??u got a lot of space ur working wit, I hope to still see u tru ur journey till u get to the end game, may u grow dank ass pounds :hump:
 
Akashic Records

Akashic Records

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ruwtz said:
I built my own dedicated bespoke grow room in the back yard, and I have decided now is the time to share this work with RIU.

I dropped the best part of $10,000 on this new building: mostly because I wanted to future-proof the structure for other potential uses, and also because I pulled a city permit so everything is to code (ie. no cutting corners). The other reason is I am growing grade A top shelf, no filler and no cash crop, and I believe the finest product demands the finest facility. We building Ferraris here.

It has taken me 8 months from design through to completion, doing almost everything on my own. If you're interested in any of these steps, I'll show you how.

It has been incredibly hard work, I have sweated and I have bled for this, there have been some very tiny tears occasionally, and I have also thrown the towel in at least twice. But I got there and it is done now. As I complete the final phase of fitting out equipment there is HID light at the end of this tunnel, and I am about to commence my latest grow adventure.

I have ample pictures and descriptions of what I have done here and I am happy to share so long as there is interest. I will start brief to get this going. If anyone is interested in seeing more then please reply here and I will carry on.

I have just signed up here today to get involved in your community forum, as it has been incredibly helpful to me through planning my operation, and its time I added something back.

Peace all,
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Hey new member here im not an expert on cultivation, for years i've sat on the sidelines watching how the industry is constantly evolving, now i believe its time for me to take the first steps. I have the willingness to learn Everything needed to fully understand how to setup my own grow room and run it meticulously. Lets say i have the same amount of capital 10k and i live in cali where small ops largely go unnoticed, how would i go about establishing something in the range of 1,000 sq? if possible within the budget. from what i hear one can potentially output 6 pounds of dried product per 1,000 Sq of grow space.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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Akashic Records said:
Hey new member here im not an expert on cultivation, for years i've sat on the sidelines watching how the industry is constantly evolving, now i believe its time for me to take the first steps. I have the willingness to learn Everything needed to fully understand how to setup my own grow room and run it meticulously. Lets say i have the same amount of capital 10k and i live in cali where small ops largely go unnoticed, how would i go about establishing something in the range of 1,000 sq? if possible within the budget. from what i hear one can potentially output 6 pounds of dried product per 1,000 Sq of grow space.
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I'm no expert either so not the person to answer you properly, but since this is my thread I will throw in my 2 cents.

If it was me, i'd be looking to answer some basic questions before doing anything:

What are you working with? $10k to build something from scratch or $10k to rent and fit out an existing space? Either way it is not much capital for the size you mention, but probably possible with prudent shopping and good connections. Sounds like you want top performance out of your money, which means the best equipment and lots more $$$. Sealed rooms are particularly expensive.

You call it industry so I presume you want to be in business rather than a hobbyist. This is difficult and I have my own feelings about this which probably aren't friendly enough to be shared here. But I will say, starting with hearsay about what you can pull from X space or X startup capital is probably foolish. I'm pretty sure this isn't the goldrush that people think it is. IMO, it is better start with a love for the plants, have an ambition beyond cash, do your research, work hard and be committed, and who knows where you can take it.

Good luck with everything!
 
Akashic Records

Akashic Records

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ruwtz said:
I'm no expert either so not the person to answer you properly, but since this is my thread I will throw in my 2 cents.

If it was me, i'd be looking to answer some basic questions before doing anything:

What are you working with? $10k to build something from scratch or $10k to rent and fit out an existing space? Either way it is not much capital for the size you mention, but probably possible with prudent shopping and good connections. Sounds like you want top performance out of your money, which means the best equipment and lots more $$$. Sealed rooms are particularly expensive.

You call it industry so I presume you want to be in business rather than a hobbyist. This is difficult and I have my own feelings about this which probably aren't friendly enough to be shared here. But I will say, starting with hearsay about what you can pull from X space or X startup capital is probably foolish. I'm pretty sure this isn't the goldrush that people think it is. IMO, it is better start with a love for the plants, have an ambition beyond cash, do your research, work hard and be committed, and who knows where you can take it.

Good luck with everything!
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1.Yes my minimum budget is 10k but going over budget is not a problem i cant consolidate. 2.Yes i have 3acres of land to start from scratch but id perfer to use less then 2000 sq "i know i previously said 1000sqft". im thinking 500 for Mother's or maby 250sqtf. 500 for Veg. 500Sqft for Flowering. 500Sqft for Drying/Curing. 3. the hole project from the material needed to built the room to the equipment needed to run the op. 4. My goal is to start backcrossing, making F1's similar to what berner and the Cookie Fam are doing with there genetics. check out Marijuana Mania Episode 1 on Youtube, ull know what i mean. im looking to develop a product with distinct attributes to build a brand that stand out distinctly for its flavor. I love this business for what it is and im a connoisseur all the way. I have a deep never ending love for this plant from the age of 12, now im 21 and i really feel like this is my future here. Thats why im choosing to dedicate all my time to understanding the bases of this "Hobby" or id consider it a Lifestyle. Also i was looking to increase margins by processing the cured flower into wax that and make it a label. Thank you for the advice i really appreciate it and will take it into Full Consideration.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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Akashic Records said:
1.Yes my minimum budget is 10k but going over budget is not a problem i cant consolidate. 2.Yes i have 3acres of land to start from scratch but id perfer to use less then 2000 sq "i know i previously said 1000sqft". im thinking 500 for Mother's or maby 250sqtf. 500 for Veg. 500Sqft for Flowering. 500Sqft for Drying/Curing. 3. the hole project from the material needed to built the room to the equipment needed to run the op. 4. My goal is to start backcrossing, making F1's similar to what berner and the Cookie Fam are doing with there genetics. check out Marijuana Mania Episode 1 on Youtube, ull know what i mean. im looking to develop a product with distinct attributes to build a brand that stand out distinctly for its flavor. I love this business for what it is and im a connoisseur all the way. I have a deep never ending love for this plant from the age of 12, now im 21 and i really feel like this is my future here. Thats why im choosing to dedicate all my time to understanding the bases of this "Hobby" or id consider it a Lifestyle. Also i was looking to increase margins by processing the cured flower into wax that and make it a label. Thank you for the advice i really appreciate it and will take it into Full Consideration.
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3 acres is very useful indeed. Depending on where you are, I would give serious consideration to a scaled-up outdoor veganic kinda thing, but thats just me.

Also not a hard & fast rule but you probably want twice as much space in flower as veg. Put some good thought into the dry/cure facility - that is definitely something I neglected when starting my build and now i'm finding a best fit solution rather than aiming for performance.

The rest sounds good. Start a thread, see what the good people of RIU have to say.
 
HGK420

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Man... Anyone talkin shit in this thread can only be doing it out of jealousy... Well done!

I'm right in the middle of adding a furnace system to my initial set up.. Super dumb idea not to design it in in the beginning but I didn't. Planned on mini splits til I found out how many amps 5 would be lol.

I'm gonna go get sketchup right now too and start dabbling. Thanks for the suggestion


Again. Great attention to detail. It's always good to see when someone does it this good.
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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HGK420 said:
Man... Anyone talkin shit in this thread can only be doing it out of jealousy... Well done!

I'm right in the middle of adding a furnace system to my initial set up.. Super dumb idea not to design it in in the beginning but I didn't. Planned on mini splits til I found out how many amps 5 would be lol.

I'm gonna go get sketchup right now too and start dabbling. Thanks for the suggestion


Again. Great attention to detail. It's always good to see when someone does it this good.
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Nice one, thank you! And good luck with your project! Learning curve with SU can be steep but fairly intuitive; if you have any q's as you get into it feel free to ask. Nowadays there's hardly a project I start around here without going to SU first.
 
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HGK420

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ruwtz said:
Nice one, thank you! And good luck with your project! Learning curve with SU can be steep but fairly intuitive; if you have any q's as you get into it feel free to ask. Nowadays there's hardly a project I start around here without going to SU first.
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i took Autocad classes in high school and I've messed with it periodically since then. hopefully it'll come back.

i wanna use it to design the pole barn i wanna put up in the spring. any suggestions for hiding its use to the county? do i have to have all the internal walls when i go for a permit? I'm in a pretty rural area with a little tiny one room city hall building lol. i can't imagine its gonna be hard to get a permit but i also just found out there is size restrictions based on lot size so i guess i have no idea. i assume you just said yours was a shed? they ask why it was insulated so much?
 
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