Basement room...

[DeesBalls]

FinALLY STARTING!!!! my dad and I are starting on the rep room tomorrow! we got 29 2x4's to start framing it tomrrow, it will be 8x8x6, the height sucks, but nothing i can do about it...

inside the room it will roughly be 7'8''x7'8'' so little under 8'x8'. not too bad, seeing as alot of my cages are either 4 foot long, or 3 foot long, so hoping everything will be able to fit nice!

pics will be on here tomorrow when we start, and i will update this for all the progress!

thanks for looking and make sure to subscribe to this one!

[LISA127]

Cool! Does your dad enjoy building? I could use someone to build a couple of enclosures for me.....I'd pay of course! :)

[DeesBalls]

Cool! Does your dad enjoy building? I could use someone to build a couple of enclosures for me.....I'd pay of course! :)

haha well... depending on what you are talking about... i can build.. ive built some racks, and cages:)

[alessia55]

Nice! Looking forward to those pics and updates... can't wait to see it done. It'll look great, and your collection will look good in there too :yes:

[DeesBalls]

Nice! Looking forward to those pics and updates... can't wait to see it done. It'll look great, and your collection will look good in there too :yes:

hehe thanks! first pics should be up tomorrow, just of what it looks like now, and the frame work being laid...

i am excited, i am already building/writting out blue prints to all my new racks!

[beardeds4life]

Nice! Im jealous.

[DeesBalls]

here are some starter pics... lots of work to go!!!!


starting earlier today
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementstart4.jpg

hour or so later, in 80 degree basement.....
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementstart3.jpg

the "back" of the basement... lol, taking volenteers to help clean that next...
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementstart6.jpg


ceiling pic...
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementstart5.jpg

thats it for now, looks like alot of works needs to be done, but i dont think it will be that much... more up tomorrow!

[DeesBalls]

day one progress:



http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementdayone5.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementdayone4.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementdayone3.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementdayone2.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementdayone1.jpg

In no order just the 1st day progress. it was alot of measuring and cutting, some tedious stuff, more up today!

[DeesBalls]

over the last week we have walls up, and wiring ran, and going to be done wednesday!!

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday22.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday23.jpg


http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday24.jpg


http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday26.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday31.jpg



http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday32.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday34.jpg


this is our biggest problem... it is our AC air duct. runs right through the room, we need to take it all apart, and re-run it
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementday37.jpg

[marvelfreak]

It's looking good.

[DeesBalls]

It's looking good.

Thanks!! price wise, i am around $275 or so.. so it wasnt really that expensive. i decided NOT to paint it so it will be done wednesday for sure!!!

[beardeds4life]

:suspicious:drywall?

[DeesBalls]

:suspicious:drywall?

nope, just cheap ply wood stuff... doesnt need to be super duper fancy, just a temporary room for a few years.

[Gungirl]

I would paint/seal the plywood to make sure you control any possible mold growth. I wouldn't rush it the extra 3-4 days and not paint/seal it.

[DeesBalls]

I would paint/seal the plywood to make sure you control any possible mold growth. I wouldn't rush it the extra 3-4 days and not paint/seal it.

don't really have extra 3-4 days for all of this, this SHOULD of been done over 2 months ago... we have all the baby's crib and stuff sitting out on the porch, still need to move ALL snakes down to the new room, clean the babies room, paint the babies room, assemble some of the furniture,clean the carpets, and them move in the furniture... all in like 4 weeks, give or take.... so i don't have much time, because with all that, i am also a full time nursing student and work about 4 days a week... so lol don't know if i will have the time, but if i can, i will at least seal it, i should of stated that.... i am not worried about mold though, our basement is dry (except our washer has a hole in the drum, so it leaks) and we also have a dehumidifier down there as well...

[Jay]

Love how the baby's cribs on the porch. Looks great so far.

[DeesBalls]

Love how the baby's cribs on the porch. Looks great so far.

lol its on our "side" porch, in boxes, so no one can really see it... :) thanks

[Gungirl]

ahh well in that case.. It can wait. Take care of the babies stuff and deal with the sealing of the wood later on if something becomes and issue.

[beardeds4life]

But once it becomes an issue the wood will all need replaced.

[DeesBalls]

it wont become an issue. our basement is dry... and we are going to be buying a house in a few years, so this doesnt have to be a perfect room, just somehting temporarily i can use for my reps

[Gungirl]

But once it becomes an issue the wood will all need replaced.

Fail, You can fix and repair sections if needed. It would involve temporarily moving snakes but it wouldn't be a total lost.

[DeesBalls]

Fail, You can fix and repair sections if needed. It would involve temporarily moving snakes but it wouldn't be a total lost.

good to konw :)

[DeesBalls]

Its finished!! here are a few pics! and a video if i can get it to embed into this...

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/snakeroomFINISHED4.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/snakeroomFINISHED3.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/snakeroomFINISHED2.jpg

video is uploading to my youtube right now... it is not the perfect room, or the best every made, but it is my room... i built it, and proud as hell of it!!!

[DeesBalls]

http://youtu.be/JLUzb57ONJE

My finished snake room i built in my basement - YouTube (http://youtu.be/JLUzb57ONJE)

[Gungirl]

It is what it is.. It will do its job.

[DeesBalls]

It is what it is.. It will do its job.

perfectly said....

like i said, it will be a good room for the SNAKES... thats what counts!

[marvelfreak]

Looking good. Here you go. When posting youtube copy from just pass the v= to the just before the .com.


JLUzb57ONJE&feature=

[DeesBalls]

Thanks marvel!!!!

[DeesBalls]

got a rack and most of the royals down in the new room today.. heres a few pics
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementroomrackone1.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/DGilliland22/snake%20room/basementroomrackone2.jpg

[marvelfreak]

Looking good.

[DeesBalls]

thanks again!! its coming along.. its the best room out there, but it will do a damn good job!!

i was having problems with the heat tape not getting hot.... thermostat is set at 93, but heat tape is only heating up to 86.