Drywall for new indoor grow room

nevergoodenuf said:

Spraying and hanging Panda on a wall was a bitch to apply without getting a bunch of wrinckles and glue all over.

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I hang panda film with a hammer tacker. Gonna have some wrinkles, but you get better at it the more you do it.

nevergoodenuf said:

If you can see the screws, then you know where you can mount fans, controllers, etc.

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But what about fire taping the shitrock joints?

Aeroknow said:

I hang panda film with a hammer tacker. Gonna have some wrinkles, but you get better at it the more you do it.

But what about fire taping the shitrock joints?

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You can use durabond 90 it's not water suluble after it sets up.

Bareback said:

You can use durabond 90 it's not water suluble after it sets up.

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Yeah, No, he's talking about covering each sheet of rock with pandafilm and than hanging the board. I'm just asking, how do you tape the sheetrock joints if panda film is covering each sheet already. Lol

I didn't waste my time taping and mudding, only insulating.

Insulating is good, but the hard lab data doesn't always seem logical. The best in-wall or in-ceiling insulation for acoustics is the cheapest fiberglass you can get at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Folks can argue all day, as this seems illogical. However that's the lab data.

The good news is that it's also the cheapest insulation.

Regarding the drywall, as I already mentioned I'm in the standard 5/8" drywall camp. I don't have water on the floor (I have alarms if that happens) and never had mold. Just keep it off the floor so there's no water conduction. Fill that gap with caulk.

I like to run cement board for the first course along the floor then continue with regular gypsum board, a couple good coats of primer and paint will seal it all off. you can always just use the 2" foam rigid insulation panels for your walls as well if you dont need a heavy duty wall. You can always run a 2x6 along the wall between panels to hang stuff on Just remember that that stuff doesnt fully light block!!!

Just framed up and hung my downstairs growroom of my two story house with QuietRock. Can't hear a thing and our living room rests directly on top of the joists of my garden with 6 1K hoods running along with scrubbers and fans.$60 bucks a 4X8 sheet

Panda seems unnecessary when you are already sheetrockin. Tape it and paint it flat white. Mark the floor so you know where the studs are. Plan where fans, controllers, light hanging are going to be. Put solid blocking between studs where needed.

I'm leaning towards using standard sheetrock. I will caulk like crazy before insulating and then will install thick poly sheeting between the sheetrock and insulation/studs. This should drastically reduce any 'airflow' from outside and help keep pests to a minimum. I also plan on using KILZ primer on the sheetrock for odor and moisture control. If I spray 2-3 coats of the KILZ I think that'll pretty much take care of any issues that may arise.

Does anyone have recommendations on highly reflective white paint?

HydroDawg421 said:

I'm leaning towards using standard sheetrock. I will caulk like crazy before insulating and then will install thick poly sheeting between the sheetrock and insulation/studs. This should drastically reduce any 'airflow' from outside and help keep pests to a minimum. I also plan on using KILZ primer on the sheetrock for odor and moisture control. If I spray 2-3 coats of the KILZ I think that'll pretty much take care of any issues that may arise.

Does anyone have recommendations on highly reflective white paint?

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Use flat white to avoid hot spots in reflection, which can cause nanners

nevergoodenuf said:

If I were to rebuild my room, I would still use the 5/8" drywall. But I would put the Panda plastic onto the drywall first, using a brush on or spray on glue. There is also an insulation that is made out of shredded denim that really helps on don't and doesn't cause itching. There is also an insulation that is similar to rockwool.

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That's what I did

Why drywall or ply? Film over the studs with button caps. Membrane tape the seems and boom. No mold magnet and money saved

HydroDawg421 said:

I'm leaning towards using standard sheetrock. I will caulk like crazy before insulating and then will install thick poly sheeting between the sheetrock and insulation/studs. This should drastically reduce any 'airflow' from outside and help keep pests to a minimum. I also plan on using KILZ primer on the sheetrock for odor and moisture control. If I spray 2-3 coats of the KILZ I think that'll pretty much take care of any issues that may arise.

Does anyone have recommendations on highly reflective white paint?

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Kilz is is great for covering stains and odors but will not prevent mold for very long.
If you live in a cold climate and have a your grow along an exterior wall and do not have adequate insulation, you will end up with black mold growing along the areas with less insulation, like the corners and along the top and bottom plates.
Mould will also grow around the attic access unless you insulate really well and eliminate air infiltration in these problem areas.

Woodfella said:

Why drywall or ply? Film over the studs with button caps. Membrane tape the seems and boom. No mold magnet and money saved

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Been there done that. Panda does not hold up well over time for me. I am also in place where I want to build a nice space to work in for awhile.

i am planning on doing something very similar in my basement with one wall being a foundation wall... lots of researching creating an adequate vapor barrier lol

meangreengrowinmachine said:

i am planning on doing something very similar in my basement with one wall being a foundation wall... lots of researching creating an adequate vapor barrier lol

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I'm in a basement and I use black poly spaced off the wall about a foot so there is adequate ventilation

Bakersfield said:

Kilz is is great for covering stains and odors but will not prevent mold for very long.
If you live in a cold climate and have a your grow along an exterior wall and do not have adequate insulation, you will end up with black mold growing along the areas with less insulation, like the corners and along the top and bottom plates.
Mould will also grow around the attic access unless you insulate really well and eliminate air infiltration in these problem areas.

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Fortunately (or unfortunately in the Summer) I don't live in a cold climate. I have the opposite problems. High temps and high humidity. I want this room 'finish' grade so in the future I can remove all the grow related items, slap a neutral coat of paint on the walls, add some shelves and you have a nice shop/storage area. Any new owner will never know what it was used for previously.

HydroDawg421 said:

I'm leaning towards using standard sheetrock. I will caulk like crazy before insulating and then will install thick poly sheeting between the sheetrock and insulation/studs. This should drastically reduce any 'airflow' from outside and help keep pests to a minimum. I also plan on using KILZ primer on the sheetrock for odor and moisture control. If I spray 2-3 coats of the KILZ I think that'll pretty much take care of any issues that may arise.

Does anyone have recommendations on highly reflective white paint?

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Kilz or Zinsser are really good. I prefer Zinsser primer myself. Just buy a roll of white Panda Plastic to go over those walls. If you paint the walls a beige just keep the pain and some spackle when you move. Take the Pnada plastic down, spakle and tuck up the paint.