pics of the snake room(DUW)

Here are some better pics to show what I am working with so far.

Thursday the front gets a new frame along with a door. Hopefully this weekend it gets wired and then it goes under the knife for insulation, walls, and flooring. I went and picked up the vinyl tile for the floor today and as soon as the wiring is done I will go pick up insulation.

So far I have gone through almost all of it with expanding foam and not much escaped my mercy lol

Here is the inside showing the back wall almost with almost all corners sealed.
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Maybe it was a little overkill but I am trying to seal this as best as possible.http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...cture003-1.jpg

Here is a pic of my 2 rat breeding racks. They are not very pretty but they are only temporary until this is done and I can get some bigger ones built.
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These little guys are so cute
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Sweet! Can't wait to see the finished product! :sunny:

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Originally Posted by Laooda

Sweet! Can't wait to see the finished product! :sunny:

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I agree that finished product will look sweet can't wait to see the pics.

It looks great already!! I love the rat racks!!:rockon:

your ratties are adorable and can't wait to see pics of your finished project:D

Tim,
Looking good. However, I have one suggestion. I read that you got your flooring already. I don't know if this was your plan or not, but I would install the floor last. Get all of the wall work done and make the last thing you do the floor. The reason I say this, is vinyl floor tears farily easily, and will get messed up while you are hanging walls and dropping tools. Trust me, I know first hand.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Tim,
Looking good. However, I have one suggestion. I read that you got your flooring already. I don't know if this was your plan or not, but I would install the floor last. Get all of the wall work done and make the last thing you do the floor. The reason I say this, is vinyl floor tears farily easily, and will get messed up while you are hanging walls and dropping tools. Trust me, I know first hand.

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I am doing the floor last. I just picked it up tonight because I was at Home Depot and it was there. It will definitely be going in last though. I talked to a few employees and they said it should stick to the plywood as long as I clean it good.

Any other suggestions before things start going up?

It will stick to plywood fine but it won't be smooth. Which I don't think really matters in a snake room. If you want it smooth then you put down a thin board known as luian (sp)

The sealing job looks great, do you have any source for the bldg to breath?
It shouldn't be airtight.

Looks like it is gonna be an awesome snake room and I can't wait to see it when it's done :)

looks good dude. pics pics.

jotay is the one to listen to. he builds awesome houses.

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Originally Posted by MATT FISHER REPTILES

looks good dude. pics pics.

jotay is the one to listen to. he builds awesome houses.

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Thanks but that is a she not he :)

my bad :oops:

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Originally Posted by jotay

It will stick to plywood fine but it won't be smooth. Which I don't think really matters in a snake room. If you want it smooth then you put down a thin board known as luian (sp)

The sealing job looks great, do you have any source for the bldg to breath?
It shouldn't be airtight.

Looks like it is gonna be an awesome snake room and I can't wait to see it when it's done :)

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there are 2 vents at the top of the front and the back. You can;t see it in that pic b/c wood is in the way.

It looks good so far. BTW, what is the area of the floor?

very nice!

:rockon:

Hehehehe I really need to proof read my posts.
I put breath when I meant breathe. Please excuse the dingus :)

When do you think you'll be finished w/ the room ?

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Originally Posted by _BoidFinatic_

It looks good so far. BTW, what is the area of the floor?

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roughly 10x16

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Originally Posted by jotay

Hehehehe I really need to proof read my posts.
I put breath when I meant breathe. Please excuse the dingus :)

When do you think you'll be finished w/ the room ?

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If things go as planned, hopefully it will be wired with a locked door on it by Sunday. I am not positive about the wiring happening this weekend though. After that I will start insulating it and putting some walls up.

I thought I would give you a heads up on sticking that tile directly on the plywood floor. I have had problems with that in the past. It is really hard to get the plywood clean enough and the corners start to come up over time. Armstrong makes a primer that you can paint the floor with first. Roll on one thick coat and when its dry take your shoes off to install the tile. You do not want to get any dirt on the surface before you install.

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Originally Posted by chimpkin

I thought I would give you a heads up on sticking that tile directly on the plywood floor. I have had problems with that in the past. It is really hard to get the plywood clean enough and the corners start to come up over time. Armstrong makes a primer that you can paint the floor with first. Roll on one thick coat and when its dry take your shoes off to install the tile. You do not want to get any dirt on the surface before you install.

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thank ya brotha man

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Originally Posted by chimpkin

I thought I would give you a heads up on sticking that tile directly on the plywood floor. I have had problems with that in the past. It is really hard to get the plywood clean enough and the corners start to come up over time. Armstrong makes a primer that you can paint the floor with first. Roll on one thick coat and when its dry take your shoes off to install the tile. You do not want to get any dirt on the surface before you install.

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man you were not lying when you said it helped. I put one tile down without the adhesive and could move it a tad to make sure it was straight but the rest I had the adhesive and once it touched it was not moving anywhere. Thanks for the advice