Finally Finished!

Katie007 · Dec 8, 2012

After a lot of confusion and work my DIY platforms are finally done!! Thank you to my wonderful boyfriend for doing most of the work! :roll: What do you think?
Norbert's new basking spot:

Lily's soon to be home:

I cant decide if I like the house here

or here

What do you think?

Tremic · Dec 8, 2012

Wow I really like this! I was hoping to do something in my viv just like it. I like the house in the back

Katie007 · Dec 8, 2012

Thank you! It actually wasn't very hard, it's just a little time consuming.

Tremic · Dec 8, 2012

Where'd you get all the Styrofoam?

Katie007 · Dec 8, 2012

Some of it came from the background that comes with the Exo Terra 36x18x18, and some of it I bought from Home Depot in long sheets.

Tremic · Dec 8, 2012

How much would it be for the glue, styro, and the concrete stuff? Thanks for the replies btw

Katie007 · Dec 8, 2012

It's no problem!

I think the bag of grout was around $12, the styro was about $8 for 5 sheets (and I only used 1 and a half), the liquid nails were 4-5$, and the sealant (mod podge hart coat) was around $8 a bottle and I used two bottles (but keep in mind I made 3 separate structures).

dragonov · Dec 9, 2012

that looks cool, i like the dark one in the first pic a lot!

Katie007 · Dec 9, 2012

Thank you!

ju5t1n · Dec 10, 2012

Looks good!
Wish I bought different color paint when I made mine lol. I just wanted to finish it I was tired of those Polystyrene beads getting everywhere...

Oh here's a link of the Polystyrene I used when I built mine.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_15358-46086...rrentURL=?Ntt=expanded+polystyrene&facetInfo=

Katie007 · Dec 10, 2012

Thats very similar to what I ended up buying.

SpitFyre · Dec 11, 2012

Ooh! Pretty!

jducky18 · Dec 13, 2012

I hate the polystyrene beads!!! I accidentally bought a similar kind when I built the platform for Hermes and it was nearly impossible to cut! I want to build another one, so I'm seriously considering getting a hot wire to make my life easier.

Katie007 · Dec 13, 2012

We didnt have much trouble cutting ours because we were using very sharp Exto-knives, but the mess! Thats another story! We laid down a tarp to work on but I'm still finding little beads in places. :roll:

Paolo11 · Dec 18, 2012

Where did you get your uvb light?

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