Finally Finished!

[Katie007]

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]

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]

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

 

[Tremic]

Where'd you get all the Styrofoam?

 

[Katie007]

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]

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

 

[Katie007]

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]

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

 

[Katie007]

Thank you!

 

[ju5t1n]

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]

Thats very similar to what I ended up buying.

 

[SpitFyre]

Ooh! Pretty!

 

[jducky18]

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]

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]

Where did you get your uvb light?