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Description: growingexposed.com growingexposed.com/cannabis-grow-room-walls-101 00:00 Intro 00:15 What Is The Process Start To Finish? 01:46 Seamless Corners 02:42 Airtight & Watertight 03:16 Bacteria & Bug Free Environment 04:08 Hospital Quality Health Canada Standards 04:33 Expert Technique 05:05 Will This Product Off Gas? 05:27 When To Use This Application? 05:46 What Sets Wall Pro Apart From The Competition? 05:55 What Does It Cost Per Square Foot To Install? 06:14 Fully Set Up In any cannabis grow room setup, the walls and ceiling are a critical element of the success of your indoor garden. Whether you’re a home grower or a large-scale cultivator, your space’s walls not only contain your garden but can help improve the quality of your yield. Our guide to setting up the perfect indoor garden focuses on the walls and ceiling of your space. From insulation to light reflectivity, we cover the most important aspects you should consider when installing a functional and sleek wall system for optimal cannabis cultivation. Why Walls and Ceilings are So Important Inside of any indoor grow space, growers must maintain an optimal environment for cannabis plant growth. Part of that involves creating a seamless and highly reflective environment to prevent plant diseases and improve cannabis bud growth, respectively. Closing all openings on a wall prevents moisture and pathogens from growing within these cracks, creases, and holes. Setting up a completely seamless room that won’t absorb any humidity, chemical spills, or bacteria is important to the health of your plants. In the long run, investing in a slick and durable surface can make your grown room easy to clean. It is as easy as turning on the hose and spraying it all down to get a deep clean of your space. All you’ll have to do is wipe down the edges with a cloth and you’re good to go. On your walls, the type of reflective material you choose will determine how well your lights bounce off the walls and hit every angle of your canopy. Since light is critical to the photosynthesis process of plants, it is important to reflect the light beaming off the sides. Not only will you increase the efficiency of the grow lights you already have, but you will also reduce the need for multiple lights, which will save you energy and money. The right type of reflective material can increase the amount of light your plants get by up to 30%! Choosing the Right Reflective Material For Your Grow Room As far as the different types of reflective surfaces available, you have plenty of choices to choose from that vary in price, quality, durability, and reflectivity. Home growers can get away with some cheap white paint and call it a day, but commercial growers look for the following characteristics in their reflective material: Bright white surface Class A fire rating, non-flammable Low maintenance; easy to clean Moisture resistant to prevent mold and mildew growth Impact resistance for durability against marks and scratches Pro tip: Investing in a light meter can help you measure your light reflection. It allows you to easily compare multiple different material options. Use samples of the materials on a board to test out their light reflectivity using your light meter. Flat White Paint Home growers or those with a limited budget can opt to go with a flat white paint to increase the reflectivity of their grow room. Whether you’re growing in a closet or a large room, flat white paint can deliver an impressive light reflectivity between 85% to 95%. Flat white paint is affordable, easy to paint, and easy to clean. It also won’t produce any extra heat. And, since you don’t have to apply any panels over the wall, you will not get air pockets or hotspots. If you’re going with flat white paint, experts recommend adding a fungicide for extra protection. In addition, don’t go for glossy or eggshell whites since they are not as reflective as flat white paint. Semi-gloss paint can reflect between 55% to 60% of light, a significant drop from flat white paint. Titanium white paint is the best option here since it is the most reflective. This option is more costly, so only use this if you have a larger budget. After painting your walls, the paint can inevitably fade over time. Its reflective capacity may reduce requiring touch ups or a complete replacement. Poly Plastic Also known as panda plastic, this black and white polymer material comes in a variety of thicknesses. Of course, bigger thicknesses will improve its longevity and insulation. Panda plastic is relatively affordable and has a light reflectivity between 85% to 95%. Read More: growingexposed.com/cannabis-grow-room-walls-101