The UK Growers Thread!
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Mastergrow
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Kingspan is the best job but u can use rockwool, but then board the rafters with silver back plasterboard, still does the job and is cheaper. I know this shit cos I'm a joiner by trade but hey wtf, maybe ice and dragon know more lol
Mastergrow
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I have a grow in an attic, we built a room inside the attic. It's a trussed roof so we never boarded the actual roof rafters, we used the inside of the trusses if u know what I mean, so it's like a room in the attic but all the framing was already there, then we lay rockwool on top of the trusses and plasterboard and all is working fine, still a bit cold at night but no damp or condensation or shit
i know everyhing!!! i made my grow room and itw orks ratehr well,, have u not got a spare 3ft at the eend of a room? build a false wall? trsut me if i can do it anyone can haha
W Dragon
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Mould won't be a problem mate especially if you got 2 roofers coming to help set it up, there's plenty of ways to go about doing it but not so many ways if you want to keep temps under control, I learned that the hard way and I've got years of roofing experience under my belt lol
I tried doing it on the cheap and it would work for a few months of the year but still too much stress for me, I doubt I'll ever convert another attic but if I do I'll be doing it the same way I would have when it was my job, kingspan,plasterboard,taped and joints and then have it skimmed. Well worth it if your in your house long term, I'm in private rented and we've known since day one that it isn't the most secure as the landlords have live in jobs and when that ends so does our tennancy, well we'd have to move within a couple of months so the house could be sold so I didn't want to do anything permanent.
yeah sons of anarchy looks pretty good newuser has mentioned it a few times to me so thought I'd get on it and have a look before it got hard to find the torrent.
gotta go to B n Q later and get some canes me little exo's are leaning all over the place and I can't be arsed trying to tie the 10 of them up as they're only little, I might have a look and see if they have those small tomato cages down there, my B n Q is shit sometimes they have stuff and then other times it's as if your speaking another language to the dull cunts when your asking about something they were selling just the week before, saying that though one or two of those dull cunts went to my school so that sort of explains it lol
I tried doing it on the cheap and it would work for a few months of the year but still too much stress for me, I doubt I'll ever convert another attic but if I do I'll be doing it the same way I would have when it was my job, kingspan,plasterboard,taped and joints and then have it skimmed. Well worth it if your in your house long term, I'm in private rented and we've known since day one that it isn't the most secure as the landlords have live in jobs and when that ends so does our tennancy, well we'd have to move within a couple of months so the house could be sold so I didn't want to do anything permanent.
yeah sons of anarchy looks pretty good newuser has mentioned it a few times to me so thought I'd get on it and have a look before it got hard to find the torrent.
gotta go to B n Q later and get some canes me little exo's are leaning all over the place and I can't be arsed trying to tie the 10 of them up as they're only little, I might have a look and see if they have those small tomato cages down there, my B n Q is shit sometimes they have stuff and then other times it's as if your speaking another language to the dull cunts when your asking about something they were selling just the week before, saying that though one or two of those dull cunts went to my school so that sort of explains it lol
PUKKA BUD
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Lol I'm a spark but know kingspan is best think any tradesman knows abit about other trades.....you seen the polystyrene sheets not kingspan
Got no foil on um they come in packs cut to size to fit between the joists you have to use a membrane or the foil back boards but Im sure if you use them with some plastic sheet over then standard board is the cheapest option the ruff builders I do work for do it like that so must be cheapest or easiest lol there always cutting corners lol all passes by the inspectors tho.....
Got no foil on um they come in packs cut to size to fit between the joists you have to use a membrane or the foil back boards but Im sure if you use them with some plastic sheet over then standard board is the cheapest option the ruff builders I do work for do it like that so must be cheapest or easiest lol there always cutting corners lol all passes by the inspectors tho.....
Mastergrow
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Well done u loli know everyhing!!! i made my grow room and itw orks ratehr well,, have u not got a spare 3ft at the eend of a room? build a false wall? trsut me if i can do it anyone can haha
hahaha thanx
Don Gin and Ton
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sambo clear your box out lad
Mastergrow
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B&Q are robbing bastards lol, I bought a sheet of 9mm ply last week in a builders and payed £12, needed another sheet but by that time the builders was closed so went to b&q and they wer looking about £28 for the same sheet ffs
W Dragon
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Many ways to do it mate, I only mentioned the kingspan because IMO it's the best product for the job, I helped a family member to do his attic a couple of months back and he didn't want to pay for kingspan so we went the same way your on about, I don't know how well it'll insulate his attic as it isn't quiet finished yet there's a couple of square meters left and he hasn't bought the materials yet, it's made a hell of a difference already but he owns his home and will be there for years to come so only time will tell, If it were me and my house I'd go with the kingspan just for peace of mind and longevity but I was a roofer for years and that's what I used many times, more sticking to what ya know if ya get me mate? I did my attic on the cheap and had nothing but headaches but I couldn't plasterboard mine incase it had to be taken down quickly, I could put my attic back to it's original condition with nothing more than bin bags in prob an hour or so with a bit of elbow grease, that's not including the floor though as that's screwed down (osb2) sterling board.
Mastergrow
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No doubt kingspan is the best way but its fuckin expensive, if its ur own house its worth doin tho. The ballache about doin an attic is gettin all the shit into the attic, everything needs cut in strips
W Dragon
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I don't know mate I can't remember either lol my memory is shot to shit most of the time I can't even remember what day it is never mind a convo that happened longer than a day or two back lol
I deleted everything in my inbox aswell because things were getting weird and a couple of peeps had the same prob so thought it best to just delete everything mate.
mrt1980
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im lost now. i thought you where all saying the same sort of thing? the foil plaster board is kingspan aint it? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Foiled-Insulated-Plasterboard-2400x1200-37-5mm-Kingspan-K17-Thermaline-/121030485735?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2dfaa6e7
W Dragon
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I know I had to do mine on my own mate was a fucking nightmare, I had the boards pre cut to 2x8 and delivered, was a headache from start to finish, wish I hadn't had bothered now but lesson learned, I hate doing things half assed but thought it was the best way to go just incase the worst ever happened, for time and stress invested I should have just gambled and done it properly it would have paid 10 times over by now. I fucking hate renting mate the house I'm in now would be great if it were more secure for the long term but sadly it's not so I'm gonna stick to one of the spare bedrooms and save myself the stress I think.
Mastergrow
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Aye that's the job only thicker, or u can buy the kingspan and plasterboard seperate, that's 2 in1 sorta thing lol
W Dragon
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LMFAO I'm good cheers mate, were like a pair of old codgers with alzheimers! how you been keeping?
I just been dossing about waiting on the misses to get home from work so I can go out and have a look for something to prop me plants up with, I'll prob end up with some canes but want to have a look to see if they have those small tomato cages, they had them in months ago and the last time I asked about them they didn't know what I was talking about, they're a bunch of cabbages in my local B n Q lol