Made brand new grow room,hanging lighting problem help +rep

[DocDoom85]

So me and My buddy put a vent on a metal door to a outside closet I plan on growing in,My problem is the ceiling is 15feet+tall and the 2 400hps lights I have are a bitch to hang ,so Is there a cheap stand I can buy ,Any ideals

 

[MaroonedCanuck]

Your closet is 2 stories tall inside? Post pics.

Build a stand. Fasten some 2x4s to the studs on each side and place 2x4s across them to hang the lights from.

 

[madcatter]

Or long chains.... or a two teir grow

 

[DocDoom85]

Your closet is 2 stories tall inside? Post pics.

Build a stand. Fasten some 2x4s to the studs on each side and place 2x4s across them to hang the lights from.

I can post pics later (at work) I dont no the exact height,But standing on a chair with a cooler on it,I cant touch the top(Im 6,2) I managed to get to the top of cieiling ,But the stuco stuff upthere sux Ande barely hold's the hooks for the lights I probaly have to build a stand

 

[DocDoom85]

Or long chains.... or a two teir grow

I have long rope hook things ,but Have to get on a later each time to adjust super bitch

 

[MaroonedCanuck]

Probably a 9 foot ceiling.

But yeah, you definitely need to hang them from solid wood. That stucco will degrade fast.

Get yourself some high tensile strength string. Run it through a hook on the ceiling (reinforced one, not the stucco, EDIT: or make sure the hooks go through the stucco and into the studs). Then run the string down to a hook on the wall, creating a pulley system. Tie a series of loops into the end of the string where it attaches to the wall loop. Simple system, Jorge-Cervantes-approved. See my very detailed and excellently illustrated Microsoft Paint jpeg below.

 

[newgrower21]

nice pic im loving it lol

 

[MaroonedCanuck]

nice pic im loving it lol

Cheers 21, I knew those evening design classes would pay off in the long run.

 

[crackerboy]

Just locate the studs in your ceiling and install the hooks and chains from there. The studs will hold the weight.

 

[DocDoom85]

Also do you guys think the vent I put in will be efficent,Me and my buddy put a reguler sized waterheater inside vent,that opens and close's,1 foot above the bottom of the door,Then on the inside there is a holmes doulbe window fan suclking are in...............I will need help with the hanging of the lights ,I need to get some measuremnts and pics tonigh thanks you

 

[connorbrown]

Post pics.