Super Stealthy GROW Cabinet HELP

What's up everyone,

I've decided to take the leap and go from growing in a pc stealth box to making a full functioning grow cabinet.

I'm currently living in my parents house and we have a bunch of storage cabinets in the garage. I want to turn just one of these cabinets into a super stealthy grow cabinet, and I need a LOT of help!

I've provided pictures of the current emptied out cabinet as it is right now.

Cabinet's Dimensions:

Height - 71" (almost 6 ft)
Width - 48" (4 ft)
Depth - 20.5" (roughly 2ft)

First and foremost, I need advice on the layout of the inside of the cabinet. As you can see from the picture, the cabinet is compartmentalized, with two bottom sections and one long top section. Should I just get rid of the compartments all together, or should I keep them and have a separate chamber for vegging and one for flowering, but then I wouldn't know what to do with that top section besides keeping supplies and stuff. If I decide to keep the separate compartments then each compartment would be about 4ft high and 2ft wide. My ultimate goal is to have this cabinet grow at least 5 plants at a time. Is this suitable with this compartmentalized cabinet?

Also, the back of the this cabinet is just a very thin piece of cardboard, I am guessing that I would need to get rid of that and put a thicker wood board on the backside of this cabinet?

I am also planning to make this cabinet mobile by putting 4 wheels on the bottom board of this cabinet.

Then I need help with proper lighting. What types of light would be best for this setup and where would I place these lights?

Then on to the ventilation. WHat kinds of fans (intakes and exhaust) and where would I place them? Where to cut the holes in the cabinet for proper placing of fans and exhaust?

Then on to the reflectivity issue. I was thinking of wrapping mylar all over the inside of the cabinet.

What about lightproofing and sound proofing. As I mentioned earlier, I'm living with my rents and I don't want them to have the slightest idea that one of their cabinets has been transformed into a grow cabinet. So, I need advice on how to make this unit light proof and also sound proof.

I need some expert advice asap. Thanks. :joint:
 

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MR GANGA

Member
no one will help you if your trying to hide this from the people who own the house. be responsible, dont get greedy continue your pc grow
 

MrDank007

Well-Known Member
I was gonna post a pic, but you're doomed from jump street if you live with your rents.
A) You just shouldn't be doing it and should wait till you have your own space
B) Unless you have an unlimited budget and are a master of building, you can not acheive the stealth level required unless your parents have zero access to your room.

Abort...
 

Me Gusta

Member
Its not that hard to get that stealthy. it just takes time and yes quiet a bit of money. Sound will be the hardest thing in my opinion. Smell and light can be completely taken care of using basic stealth techniques that you have easy access to using RIU... but I havent heard of any ways to "get rid of" sound. For taking care of sound i guess you will probably have to spend top dollar on top gear. look for fans with the best ratings for low noise and you shouldn't have a problem. I assume your parents don't go snooping around in your room seeing as you have had a pc grow going on in there haha
 

xebeche

Well-Known Member
"I'm currently living in my parents house and we have a bunch of storage cabinets in the garage. I want to turn just one of these cabinets into a super stealthy grow cabinet, and... I don't want them to have the slightest idea that one of their cabinets has been transformed into a grow cabinet"

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Please assume this is my house and that I have a reccomendation to smoke and grow herb. Thanks."

Huh? :eyesmoke:
 

Nocturnal1

Active Member
That's going to be impossible to keep hidden from the parentals. Go with a mini fridge grow, I am in the process of getting the stuff for mine. My mom saw my fridge and was just like "cool" Now if only craigslist wasn't so retarded, I still havent gotten any replies from like 3 different people. Stupid anonymous email.
 

MrDank007

Well-Known Member
You can either compromise on sound, smell or money. A fan strong enough to pull through a filter is going to make noise. They have soundproof mylar, but it's like $10/sf. I don't know a lot about soundproofing, but it is not a cheap endeavor
 
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