My new enclosure step by step

[kendrick silimon]

It's built from the cheapest plywood I could find only because once I drylock and paint it with water resistant paint it holds better than the expensive stuff

 

[Rebecca Stout]

I LOVE this. I wish I had been able to see this before I built mine. I wanted to add something for others. Drylock Extreme Latex is a whooooooooole diff ball game. I wish everyone knew about it. It goes on like paint. Nice and smooth. So much easier to work with and no cruddy concrete texture.

 

[kendrick silimon]

That is so true that's what I painted the outside of me enclosure with

 

[Rebecca Stout]

I guess sometimes it's not on the shelf. And sometimes people see it ... but it just looks like some improved or souped up version for more money, so they figure why buy that. They don't know there is a massive difference on top of it being the same (effectiveness and how it works) or better.

 

[kendrick silimon]

Yes I had to research it because I didn't know if it would hold up to the moisture but it's great I add a brown tint to it and used it to seal the outside if the cage

 

[magiusknight]

What size wood did you use to to build the frame?

 

[kendrick silimon]

2X4 and 2x6

 

[cooper25]

For the drylok did you seal the seams first or drylok first?

 

[kendrick silimon]

Seal the seems first then drylock

 

[cooper25]

Seal the seems first then drylock

damn, I already have two layers of drylok on! do you have any suggestions what to unscrew myself up? what sealant did you use for the corners?

 

[marydd]

I used silicone caulking. I dont know how well it will stick to dry lock. I know it takes a few layers for dry lock to cover silicone. Good luck!

 

[kendrick silimon]

You may need to sand down your seems and then caulk them and re drylock

 

[Rebecca Stout]

That seems like an easy fix. Okay well tedious, but great idea.

 

[bobmurffy]

A few questions, what did this cost to make... and how heavy is it... looking at building something for my caiman lizard as shes getting big and needs a new home to stretch her legs

 

[kendrick silimon]

It cast me around 150 dollars and everything was bought at lowes it's not heavy at all me and my wife moved it a couple times up and down stairs

 

[spartan103]

Building this for my Columbians its 7x3x3, do the sliding glass doors work to keep them in? I'm worried as smart as they are that they may figure out how to push it open. If it works I was wondering what you used to frame the doors.

 

[kendrick silimon]

I have a lock on them it's around 7 dollars at lowes

 

[spartan103]

OK sweet thank you

 

[spartan103]

So what did you use to support the doors,? The slots the doors slide in. I couldn't find anything like em at lows today

 

[kendrick silimon]

If you look in were they keep the metal bars and post it should be there they sell them in 6 foot stripe