Creating my Smoking Lounge!

[trendo]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

Thanks for all the input everyone. I came to the same conclusion Troy...I was going to do a bathroom fan but I don't think it will pull enough. I want at least a 1000 cfm fan. I think I found a fan, or type of fan, that will work well.



These are wall mounted, from the inside, and have a cover. It's capacity is 1500 cfm and it seems like it will be relatively quiet. I found a few varieties of these and the only thing this is missing is a speed control. I might look for that. If any one is interested in more research on this fan, here it is: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hv...hutter-mounted

Looks like that will pull plenty of air. If you can find a way to isolate the fan from its mounting points with rubber, you can probably keep the sound to a minimum. Another way you can control noise is to put a fan dimmer on it, you may not need that thing on high.

Good luck with your room, be sure to let us know how that fan works out for you!

[icantbejon]

Originally Posted by trendo

Looks like that will pull plenty of air. If you can find a way to isolate the fan from its mounting points with rubber, you can probably keep the sound to a minimum. Another way you can control noise is to put a fan dimmer on it, you may not need that thing on high.

Good luck with your room, be sure to let us know how that fan works out for you!

I plan on getting a dimmer switch as well. I don't imagine I'll need this thing on full blast very often. What kind of rubber at the mounting points? Rubber washers or something else?

[trendo]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

I plan on getting a dimmer switch as well. I don't imagine I'll need this thing on full blast very often. What kind of rubber at the mounting points? Rubber washers or something else?

Yeah, like rubber washers/grommets/straps. The more vibration you can keep off of your walls, the quieter it will be. I hung my fan (its ducted so the setup is a bit different from yours) from the rafters with rope, and rubber exhaust hangers, its super quiet.

A dimmer would be awesome, just make sure you use a fan dimmer. A light dimmer would burn up.

Good luck!

If you want some ideas about how to trim the inside, I used a plastic grate which is made for the inside of fluorescent lights. It lets through lots of air, but does a good job of hiding whats behind it.

[icantbejon]

Got the door and window framed in:





And then added in a shelf to display all my homebrew bottles:

[icantbejon]

Originally Posted by trendo

Yeah, like rubber washers/grommets/straps. The more vibration you can keep off of your walls, the quieter it will be. I hung my fan (its ducted so the setup is a bit different from yours) from the rafters with rope, and rubber exhaust hangers, its super quiet.

A dimmer would be awesome, just make sure you use a fan dimmer. A light dimmer would burn up.

Good luck!

If you want some ideas about how to trim the inside, I used a plastic grate which is made for the inside of fluorescent lights. It lets through lots of air, but does a good job of hiding whats behind it.

Are those heat lamps on the outside of your fan or just lights?

[icantbejon]

Clicking the below image will take you to a video that provides a nice compare/contrast to what the room looked like before the window and door framing, as well as the shelf.

[trendo]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

Are those heat lamps on the outside of your fan or just lights?

Just lights, no need for heat lamps here!