Juliets new house
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Looks Great!
Thanks, I'm in the process of staining the wood and sealing it. For the bottom I used truck bed liner on MDF board. All in all of I'm really happy with it. Way bigger and better than anything I found online or in store that I could buy.
Btw, Juliet is a russian so she'll have plenty of room (I hope)
Btw, Juliet is a russian so she'll have plenty of room (I hope)
Really nice! That truck bed liner really seems like the way to go. Are you planning to cap the corners? You know those Russians!
Lookin good, congrats!
Very nice.
good job!!
LeaderLeprechaun said:
For those that care I ended up getting a can of this:
For the entire inside (and not just the bottom). The table is at my girlfriends so I won't have a chance to work on it again till next weekend. The truck bed liner should seal the entire inside against any moisture getting into the wood. I'm in the process of staining the exterior and will be applying a varnish which is suppose to be good against water so all in all the table should hold up for a while.
For those that care the materials / costs were as follows:
2 - 5' x 1' Boards
3 - 2' 10.5" x 1' Boards (1 was warped so it was $1.10)
1 - 5' x 3' Medium-density fibreboard (MDF)
1 Box of fine thread drywall screws (1 3/8")
Total: $55.00
From there I picked up another box of fine thread drywall screws at 2" cause I tapped too deep in some areas of the wood (I'd recommend 2" from the beginning)
The truck bed liner spray can was $18~ for the bottom. The paint can was $32 so it can get expensive.
If I had to start again I'd just get the paint can which would be more than enough to cover everything.
I also spent money on the stain but that's entirely for visual appeal.
Either way you can get away with $55 and a liner, but I went to greater lengths to protect the wood so I didn't have any mold or damage occurring.
I've been debating what I could do in the future to upgrade the table and am thinking a second level above her permanent hide that will be for basking.
I'll report back once Juliet is in the table
For the entire inside (and not just the bottom). The table is at my girlfriends so I won't have a chance to work on it again till next weekend. The truck bed liner should seal the entire inside against any moisture getting into the wood. I'm in the process of staining the exterior and will be applying a varnish which is suppose to be good against water so all in all the table should hold up for a while.
For those that care the materials / costs were as follows:
2 - 5' x 1' Boards
3 - 2' 10.5" x 1' Boards (1 was warped so it was $1.10)
1 - 5' x 3' Medium-density fibreboard (MDF)
1 Box of fine thread drywall screws (1 3/8")
Total: $55.00
From there I picked up another box of fine thread drywall screws at 2" cause I tapped too deep in some areas of the wood (I'd recommend 2" from the beginning)
The truck bed liner spray can was $18~ for the bottom. The paint can was $32 so it can get expensive.
If I had to start again I'd just get the paint can which would be more than enough to cover everything.
I also spent money on the stain but that's entirely for visual appeal.
Either way you can get away with $55 and a liner, but I went to greater lengths to protect the wood so I didn't have any mold or damage occurring.
I've been debating what I could do in the future to upgrade the table and am thinking a second level above her permanent hide that will be for basking.
I'll report back once Juliet is in the table
Read up on the coil-bulb, I've seen lots of reviews noting bad results, including eye swelling. Might not be the case for everyone, but a little information never hurts
EP429 said:Read up on the coil-bulb, I've seen lots of reviews noting bad results, including eye swelling. Might not be the case for everyone, but a little information never hurts
Thank you for the heads up! I hadn't heard anything one way or another and I knew CFL's were the new way (I guess LED is now too) so I went that route. I'll definitely look into that.
That looks really nice! You are very handy.
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