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I'm leaving....I can't take this nonsense anymore!

I'm pretty much doing everything solo. Though my honey did give me a hand with the mylar. A few small wrinkles, nothing crazy. It's not perfect but it's perfectly acceptable. I'm a contractor by trade so it's not much different than what I do all day anyway. Honestly I prefer to work alone.
 
Will you partition it off for different stages or use as a lung room with tents? I'm a bit concerned for you regarding your electrical circuitry.. Have you considered your total fully operational current draw or wattage use you will have? By your outline I see the need for 1 20 amp circuit and at least 1, preferably 2, 15 amp circuits run to the breaker box assuming you have the space for minimum 2 new breakers in the box. I'm not trying to be a know it all here PL, If you already know this stuff please forgive me. I've done many home construction projects including electrical that I always made sure was up to code for safety sake. OK? I could tell some horror stories but I won't. Best of luck with it sir. You'll have fun just in getting it all working together!

Sorry for the gloom and doom.
 
Hey I noticed you are a contractor. General or trade if I may ask? If you say electrical I have to go delete my post down below real quick. I was questioning your electrical knowledge, lol ! Better safe than sorry I guess
 
It's all good. Ive been building house for the past 21 years. Everything I'm doing is to code. Overkill actually. I just went back and read my last post and realized i messed up what I was trying to say.. Im running 2 20amp circuits with 12g wire. 2 outlets per circuit, both will have a GFCI. One for each of the grow lights.The regular lights will be on an existing 15amp circuit. The exterior walls have 2 existing outlets on a dedicated 15amp breaker. More than enough power/amperage for my needs.
The rest of finished basement will act as a lung room. I do have plans on putting up one more wall and adding a second room. More than likely that will be a winter project.
 
Yeah I figured as much, that's why I tip toed up to the subject rather than just blast you, lol ! It was the 12 amp thing that tripped my breaker! And I thought you were challenged by the electrical. What you have now is overkill but that's fine.

I went to HD a couple weeks ago for a dozen 2x4x8' thinking i'd spend $25. I walked out when I saw the total price over a hundred bucks. Screw that, I'll finish my project next year maybe if at all now.
 
The lumber prices are out of freaking control! $25 would get you two and a half 2x4s in my neck of the woods. Lol I really hope to see the prices go back down but I'm not very optimistic. I lost at least a half a dozen large contracts this year. Homeowners thought we (contractors) were price gouging. These prices are gonna put alot of good contractor's out of business.
 
Yeah, logging and milling were pretty much at a halt for a year so it will take awhile for the entire supply chain to ramp back up but you're right, it will never come back down to previous levels. Look at beef...10 - 12 bucks a lb for cheap cuts. Hamburger 25% fat for 7 bucks! Whats for dinner? Veggie burgers, oh boy!
 
If you get into your breaker box and find you don't have a slot to add another breaker I found way round this that meets my local electrical codes. Menards sells a double pole single slot breaker. I used these to add circuits when renovating the house my kids in and I used them to add the circuits for grow related updates here. I also ran each circuit related to my growing though a GFI outlet since I do hydro and 1 outlet is on opposite of pole that is behind the faucets on sink.
 
Luckily I still have 4 spots open. I've used the double pole single slot breakers on of my jobs a few months back. They work great in rehabs.
 

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Electric is finally done. All new circuits run and tied into the breaker box. Any extra breakers will require a sub panel. Mines full!
Today I started insulation. Put R15 into all the walls and this weekend I'll be putting in R30 into the ceiling. After that I just need to sheetrock the backsides of the walls and the ceiling, hang lights, install exhaust fan and filter. Almost there...
I put in an order for new seeds for my first run in the room. I ordered Gorilla Glue #4(photos) from 420newguyseeds. Can't wait to finish this room up and get those beans in the ground!
Anyone have any experience with GG#4 from 420newguyseeds?
 
Yes I have grown those from Paul. Mine were smaller plants did alot of training and i only vegged 6wks on them man i still have half a jar of it and it is so oily the joints go out LOL. I took clones from the tent ones and have one outdoors going, then trimming extra bud site on that one made 2 more clones for a tent grow come fall. I may have to off load those clones and others i could'nt control my clone making. But yes those are really good beans. :)
 
Awesome, I appreciate the feed back. I read that the buds get super sticky and that they have a pretty hight THC content. Around 22% to 26%. That's pretty good in my book.
 
My current lonely girl grow is a photo GG4 from Paul. Seed was about to years old though.
Good luck with your new grow room!
 
I had excellent germination on those GG from him, strong vigoruse growers i can't get enough of them so i keep cloning it. Still got seed form also :)
 
I really wanted to try some of the strains they have over there at 420 setup a pretty big order but when I went to checkout I couldn't pay, it's not illegal anymore and you can send money instantly and securely now a days. It's almost understandable when you're in a different country but not in the same one. I just don't get it I can order and pay 9 grand online for a new motorcycle engine and it ships out the next day but not a couple hundred in seeds
 
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