Florida Girl
Well-Known Member
For anyone having issues with light leaks from closets I thought Id share with you what I did to solve the problem.
I have clones vegging in a closet and other plants flowering in the main part of the room. Since the main part of the room has lights out at 12 hours I cant have the 18 hour light from the vegging clones leaking into the room.
Now I could have used the old black plastic and tape method which likely would have been a little cheaper BUT I just didnt want to go through all that work of cutting and taping having the tape pull paint off the doors/trim and have to deal with the plastic ripping etc. etc.
My closet has folding doors... which left a lot of cracks for light to leak out... I put a spring loaded curtain rod on the INSIDE of the closet right up against the front where the door is.... then I bought a "blackout" curtain panel from Wal Mart and hung it on the curtain rod. That way I pull the curtain across the rod on the inside and close the folding doors. No light leaks into the main part of the room while my flowering plants are in their dark cycle and I didn't have to futz around with taping up black plastic around the door cracks. I can easily open the door and slide the curtain back when I need to get in.
Spring Loaded Curtain Rod: $15.00 (in hindsight a spring loaded shower curtain rod would probably only have cost $9.00. The important thing is spring loaded so you dont have to drill any holes. You want a sturdy one because of the weight of the curtain panel you dont want it pulling the rod down so dont get one of those flimsy little white ones. Also make sure you get one to accommodate the width of your closet.
Blackout Curtain Panel $24.00 (make SURE the panel is labeled as a BLACKOUT curtain. A regular dark panel will not work you need one that is designed to blackout the light.
This will work with any standard size closet and could also be used with any smaller cabinet as well you could just cut down the panel to a shorter height.
I have clones vegging in a closet and other plants flowering in the main part of the room. Since the main part of the room has lights out at 12 hours I cant have the 18 hour light from the vegging clones leaking into the room.
Now I could have used the old black plastic and tape method which likely would have been a little cheaper BUT I just didnt want to go through all that work of cutting and taping having the tape pull paint off the doors/trim and have to deal with the plastic ripping etc. etc.
My closet has folding doors... which left a lot of cracks for light to leak out... I put a spring loaded curtain rod on the INSIDE of the closet right up against the front where the door is.... then I bought a "blackout" curtain panel from Wal Mart and hung it on the curtain rod. That way I pull the curtain across the rod on the inside and close the folding doors. No light leaks into the main part of the room while my flowering plants are in their dark cycle and I didn't have to futz around with taping up black plastic around the door cracks. I can easily open the door and slide the curtain back when I need to get in.
Spring Loaded Curtain Rod: $15.00 (in hindsight a spring loaded shower curtain rod would probably only have cost $9.00. The important thing is spring loaded so you dont have to drill any holes. You want a sturdy one because of the weight of the curtain panel you dont want it pulling the rod down so dont get one of those flimsy little white ones. Also make sure you get one to accommodate the width of your closet.
Blackout Curtain Panel $24.00 (make SURE the panel is labeled as a BLACKOUT curtain. A regular dark panel will not work you need one that is designed to blackout the light.
This will work with any standard size closet and could also be used with any smaller cabinet as well you could just cut down the panel to a shorter height.
