DIY Grow Tent - Cutting all cost corners.

buggin69 said:

hwo big of a cab did you really make for 20-30 dollars... one sheet of 3/8 pine plywood costs almost 10 dollars these days... that's damn near 30 bucks just for walls

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I bought three sheets of plywood for just under $30. Add a box of screws and it put me right at $30. I was able to get a 22x34x60 bloom box out of it and with the remaining pieces I was able to construct a veg area able to hold 3 moms. A buddy hooked me up with some mylar so I was able to avoid that cost.

2012junkie said:

I bought three sheets of plywood for just under $30. Add a box of screws and it put me right at $30. I was able to get a 22x34x60 bloom box out of it and with the remaining pieces I was able to construct a veg area able to hold 3 moms. A buddy hooked me up with some mylar so I was able to avoid that cost.

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that very specifically answers my question

you didn't need any 2x3s or hinges? (yeah i said 2x3... they cost about 80 cents less than 2x4... you're not building a house)

2012junkie said:

I bought three sheets of plywood for just under $30. Add a box of screws and it put me right at $30. I was able to get a 22x34x60 bloom box out of it and with the remaining pieces I was able to construct a veg area able to hold 3 moms. A buddy hooked me up with some mylar so I was able to avoid that cost.

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so in reality i wouldn't have been able to build anything nearly as good for the same price...


factor in painting the walls white, and the fact that my tent is 6ft tall, lightproof and is easy to disassemble and fit into a small space when not assembled and you're really comparing apples with oranges.


There's a reason there's a market for grow tents and not just grow boxes.