rack precautions

[Kodieh]

Just buy expanded PVC. It's like $35 a sheet and it's what a lot of your better racks are made of.

Not sure about everyone else, but there is no one in my town that has xpvc.

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[jtipton]

When I had mine I built the rack with the tubs lids on and left the wood untreated. The lids made sure if a snake tried to get out and I was puling the tub I not be twisting the skin against the wood. and I never had a mold problem. I built my racks so they held 14 tubs each and were only a little over 4 ft tall. I did put a 1x4 strip along the bottom as A: kick plate if I kicked it while doing something. and B: to allow the lowest 2 tubs to not be right on the floor( the back left open to allow the air to flow under the rack.

I didn't want to deal with the hassle of lids. I bought the smoothest ply wood I could find (I believe that Lowe's called them project panels). I used a 2x4 base and casters so mine wouldn't be right on the floor.

Not sure about everyone else, but there is no one in my town that has xpvc.

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Same here. I haven't been able to find anywhere even remotely close to me that sells it.

[Darkbird]

Just buy expanded PVC. It's like $35 a sheet and it's what a lot of your better racks are made of.

Where the heck are you getting 1/2" 4'×8' sheets of this stuff for that price? The only place I can get it is an hour and a half away, or I have to pay freight, which is like another $150. This is on top of it being about 60 bucks a sheet.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Just buy expanded PVC. It's like $35 a sheet and it's what a lot of your better racks are made of.

Care to hhok us up with a name and supplier in my area?

[Neal]

Care to hhok us up with a name and supplier in my area?

I'll call the place tomorrow and see if they ship. They're local here so going to Texas shouldn't be bad. They'll also cut it for you if you give the measurements.

I didn't realize that it wasn't as common as it seemed here, sorry, lol.

[bandicoot4]

I'll call the place tomorrow and see if they ship. They're local here so going to Texas shouldn't be bad. They'll also cut it for you if you give the measurements.

I didn't realize that it wasn't as common as it seemed here, sorry, lol.

yea i was looking at prices online for lowes and home depot to get materials i would need and its so expensive. but hey thats what xmas money is for right

[Neal]

yea i was looking at prices online for lowes and home depot to get materials i would need and its so expensive. but hey thats what xmas money is for right

I didn't think lowes or home depot sold that. Yea materials can be expensive and I'm not one to sit there and build stuff so even though I can get all of the stuff to do my own racks, I still prefer to have Chris build them.