Well, I'm sketching plans for one at least. Got your attention?
My little coastal carpet will not be so little one day, and I would like to give him a great looking enclosure. Dimensions will be 4'x2'x2'. Would have liked to go 5' long, but just don't have the space for it.
I"m thinking of building from A/B grade plywood and just paint the whole outside. Inside will get a fake rock treatment via styrofoam and concrete, possibly some type of sealer on the concrete. Qucikcrete is naturally waterproof once dry isn't it? The side panels will have acrylic windows, and acrylic sliding doors on the front.
I'm thinking 18" windows in the 24" side panels. Any opinions on whether 1/8" vs. 1/4" acrylic for this?
The sliding doors will be 1/4" acrylic. The question here is to use the plastic sliding track, or just use the router to make the slots? I've heard that acrylic doesn't slide very well in wood. I wonder how well the plastic sliding tracks hold the pane, I.E. could the snake push the glass out of the track?
Let the brainstorming begin!
My little coastal carpet will not be so little one day, and I would like to give him a great looking enclosure. Dimensions will be 4'x2'x2'. Would have liked to go 5' long, but just don't have the space for it.
I"m thinking of building from A/B grade plywood and just paint the whole outside. Inside will get a fake rock treatment via styrofoam and concrete, possibly some type of sealer on the concrete. Qucikcrete is naturally waterproof once dry isn't it? The side panels will have acrylic windows, and acrylic sliding doors on the front.
I'm thinking 18" windows in the 24" side panels. Any opinions on whether 1/8" vs. 1/4" acrylic for this?
The sliding doors will be 1/4" acrylic. The question here is to use the plastic sliding track, or just use the router to make the slots? I've heard that acrylic doesn't slide very well in wood. I wonder how well the plastic sliding tracks hold the pane, I.E. could the snake push the glass out of the track?
Let the brainstorming begin!