New enclosure build....

[Tkevan]

Here's a shot of the enclosure almost finished. Poly'd the top and back, so far. 2 part epoxy for the bottom. Sides are 3/8 plate glass, doors are 1/4. The rock background (slate look ripped from Lizard Landscapes) is almost ready for foam coat and paint. Cage is 48 wide, 30 tall, 24 deep.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/13862977735_14ded38ab7_z.jpg

[jpsteele80]

Looks good, what are you putting in there?

[drumcrush]

Looks awesome!

[sharthun]

Wow awesome enclosure!

[Tkevan]

Aesculapian Rat Snake.

I'll put up some "in the process" pics of the background tomorrow.

[Kera]

Sweet build.:)

[Tkevan]

Background in process...
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5317/13914168206_e0fd734bfd_z.jpg

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[wrecker45]

Very nice. Where do you get the background material.

[Tkevan]

Home depot sells EPS and XPS sheets in their insulation dept. XPS is harder to work with, but stronger. You'll notice I only tried a little of the Pink XPS. Their EPS has a foil and plastic film, but it peels right off. The XPS comes in 1" thickness, the EPS you can get in 1" or 1.5" thickness. Both are less than $20 per sheet, with the 1" EPS I used at $10. Lowes carries them also, but not all stores.

[Tkevan]

Ok,
The background is about half way done. The foam work is complete and it's had a couple of coats of Foam Coat. Painting and sealing is next...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7302/14024487205_46936b7bf7_z.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/14024936714_874ccd07cd_z.jpg

[jpsteele80]

Looking awesome :D

[Jim Smith]

That is a very impressive enclosure build. I especially like the background. Very well done and it looks professionally done. Please add photos as you get the background completed and the complete enclosure. Excellent work!

[Tkevan]

Purchased the base cabinet (cheaper than building my own), which is just a 4 door sink base similar to this...

http://www.sbmtx.com/thumbnail.asp?file=assets/images/cabinets/unfinished/sb48.jpg&maxx=300&maxy=0

It's an ambitious build, and not one for those faint of wallet. It'll be just under $1k complete. But I looked at several custom enclosures and each left me with things I didn't like, for about twice the cost.

[sharthun]

Awesome work! Background looks amazing!

[Tkevan]

If my background ends up half this impressive, I'll be a happy camper....

Slate Background (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShEOcrbi9F4)

[Tkevan]

First few layers of paint...still a work in progress...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/14036881325_212bcc560b_z.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5552/14037339744_37a611f783_z.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/14013777956_588ca9969b_z.jpg

Sorry for the crappy pics. Shot with my phone. I'll dig out the good camera and shoot some more as I go along.

[jarich]

Very cool man, looks great. Im sure your snake will have a great time using all those crevices for climbing.

[Tkevan]

Completed enclosure ....

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/enclosure-reptile-room-showcase/105251-completed-new-enclosure.html#post916888