Building a new room ?

Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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I'm framing in a room in one of my garages next week and I have some questions. It'll be a 4x8 flowering space.

1. I'm using blue board for the inside of the room. Is there a mud specifically for mold and mildew resistance for humid rooms?

2. Is there a specific type of primer/ paint recommended? I read I should finish the room in flat white paint.

3. For those that have built rooms is there anything you wish you had done to the room that you didn't do while building it?

4. Should I tile the floor or leave the concrete exposed?


Any advice would be appreciated.
 
ruwtz

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1. Blueboard has its own jointing compound, which is quicker and easier (but more expensive and requires more skill), and AFAIK thats the only reason to use it.

2. Killz latex primer has mold/fungus resistance in it. Run a couple of coats. IF running sealed there are rubberized compounds available. Standard flat white / ceiling paint over primer is a great combo. Couple gallons each should do it.

3. Have a separate dedicated space with environmental controls for the cure.

4. does the concrete have a natural gradient? If so you could go with it for drainage. Concrete is somewhat porous but it can be sealed if that bothers you. Tiles aren't necessary and just add cost and work.

Good luck! Show us the work as you go!
 
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Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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ruwtz said:
1. Blueboard has its own jointing compound, which is quicker and easier (but more expensive and requires more skill), and AFAIK thats the only reason to use it.

2. Killz latex primer has mold/fungus resistance in it. Run a couple of coats. IF running sealed there are rubberized compounds available. Standard flat white / ceiling paint over primer is a great combo. Couple gallons each should do it.

3. Have a separate dedicated space with environmental controls for the cure.

4. does the concrete have a natural gradient? If so you could go with it for drainage. Concrete is somewhat porous but it can be sealed if that bothers you. Tiles aren't necessary and just add cost and work.

Good luck! Show us the work as you go!
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Roger on the blue board mud. Thanks....
Rubberized compounds for paint? Never heard of it. I'll look it up.
The floor does have a natural gradient. If I were to expand the room slightly from my original plans it would have floor drain. But, the drain would be in the corner of the room, under one of my 4x4 sections.

Thanks!!!!
 
Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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I thought Blueboard was for humid and moist rooms...such as bathrooms? Am I wrong? Can I use regular Sheetrock?
 
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THE KONASSURE

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Tyleb173rd said:
I thought Blueboard was for humid and moist rooms...such as bathrooms? Am I wrong? Can I use regular Sheetrock?
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Yeah but paint it really well use a rubberised paint or bathroom paint or exterior paint something with good weather and dam/bacterial resistance they normally sell a 10 year or 15/20 year "weather shield" type paint in pale colours cheap in a lot of diy type stores
 
Rrog

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Tyleb173rd said:
I thought Blueboard was for humid and moist rooms...such as bathrooms? Am I wrong? Can I use regular Sheetrock?
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Sorry- You mean green board. Blueboard is for plastering. Green for humidity.

I thought you were meaning the Blue styro board. I've seen guys build barriers with that stuff.
 
Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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This is going to be an 8x8 framed in room, as sealed as possible. I was thinking Blueboard was for humid rooms...my bad. As far as rubberized paints I only see it in a spray can or,it's called swimming pool paint.
 
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THE KONASSURE

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I`d work out how I get water into the room and the waste out

like waste water or soil or plants and such

You want to be able to do all that easy

also equipment checks you want to be able to check everything is working fast and easy

then you also want to be able to check your plants fast and check how dry they are fast also store some water that you can ph and bennie up and such

Guess if you had pictures that might help


Also give as much airflow as you can if its not a sealed grow, but you`ll also want some control over cold air coming in from outside in the winter you may want to find a source of warmer air if it gets very cold where you are at night more so
 
ruwtz

ruwtz

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Tyleb173rd said:
This is going to be an 8x8 framed in room, as sealed as possible. I was thinking Blueboard was for humid rooms...my bad. As far as rubberized paints I only see it in a spray can or,it's called swimming pool paint.
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Look for a liquid rubber, not a paint. Often used to waterproof basements. Blue Max is one I can think of off the top of my head.
 
Rrog

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THE KONASSURE said:
I`d work out how I get water into the room and the waste out
Also give as much airflow as you can if its not a sealed grow, but you`ll also want some control over cold air coming in from outside in the winter you may want to find a source of warmer air if it gets very cold where you are at night more so
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This... Instead of building an aquarium, control the environment. Most rooms are not using rubber paint. Few rooms, in fact.
 
Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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THE KONASSURE said:
I`d work out how I get water into the room and the waste out

like waste water or soil or plants and such

You want to be able to do all that easy

also equipment checks you want to be able to check everything is working fast and easy

then you also want to be able to check your plants fast and check how dry they are fast also store some water that you can ph and bennie up and such

Guess if you had pictures that might help


Also give as much airflow as you can if its not a sealed grow, but you`ll also want some control over cold air coming in from outside in the winter you may want to find a source of warmer air if it gets very cold where you are at night more so
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The room shares a wall with my washer and dryer. I have plans for a small sink and drain there.
I'm only using 4x8'of the 8x8 room to grow. The extra space is for me moving around and maybe a shelf. I built plant movers with casters. So with all the extra space I can rotate, water and move plants with ease.
The garage I'm building the room in has a natural gas heater attached to the wall and it works very well.
 
Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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Rrog said:
This... Instead of building an aquarium, control the environment. Most rooms are not using rubber paint. Few rooms, in fact.
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Should I just use regular Sheetrock then and just find a mildew mold resistant paint? I will have airflow. I'm sealing the room as much as possible for now though. As I learn the room I'll make adjustments.
 
Rrog

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That's what I have done in the past. That's what I'm about to do again. Double 5/8" drywall, in fact. Soundproofing...
 
Tyleb173rd

Tyleb173rd

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Double Sheetrock? Whoa.....
If next summer is any indication I'll need serious humidity control. Here in SE Meeeshagan the humidity is brutal!!!!
 
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THE KONASSURE

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Rrog said:
The weight of the drywall is what I'm after. Play tunes, make noise, no one knows or gives a shit
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I once brought some "plaster board" dry wall as you`d call it

it was off some guys that were building a day care

it had "sound shield" written on it and when I cut a board I noticed blue fibers in it, it was very heavy for a sheet of the stuff and pretty strong

they said when I asked them that it was special and they`d got it to help stop the noise

I think I`d just use extra rock wall or something but yeah doubling up could help even more so if you fall over into the dam thing dry wall is always so weak huh ?
 
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