mkessinger
New Member
I inherited a rescued male EBT about 4 years ago. He was approximately 8 or 9 years old at the time. About 3 1/2 years ago I built a plywood enclosure for him (22"x84") and painted the inside with what I thought was plenty of coats of semi-gloss paint. Clearly did not work to waterproof it adequately as strips of the plywood are now peeling up when he digs in his substrate. I've ignored it for a while but now that summer is here I have time to remove him to a temporary enclosure and fix the problem. I was originally planning to have some plexiglass cut to the size of the bottom of the enclosure, and then caulk the edges...but then I thought I might want the waterproofing to extend up the sides a bit to cut down on water damage to the sides (hasn't been much of an issue yet, but this is meant to be a semi-permanent solution and I don't want to have problems arise later). I don't want to provide a foothold for climbing either, so the plexiglass can't just stop 5" up the side. Then I looked at prices and now I am hoping for a cheaper alternative... LOL
My questions are:
Has anyone used vinyl (or plastic) wall panels (like you might use in a basement) to waterproof the inside of an enclosure? Any drawbacks? What kind of caulks, adhesives, sealants, etc. are safe to use inside the enclosure? Any advice for how to proceed? Thanks in advance!
My questions are:
Has anyone used vinyl (or plastic) wall panels (like you might use in a basement) to waterproof the inside of an enclosure? Any drawbacks? What kind of caulks, adhesives, sealants, etc. are safe to use inside the enclosure? Any advice for how to proceed? Thanks in advance!