Okay so I browsed the Home Depot today for tiles, grout mix, lighting, etc. I asked about the glass cutting and they said they don't
but the guy suggested the glass shop too.
I was talking about it at work today and I was originally thinking of doing a sliding glass door but the more I think about it, I might just do a hinge door because I think I'd find that easier to do. And thats a good idea WarDaddy, I'll make the doorframe and take it down to be fitted with glass and maybe use aquarium sealant to seal it to the frame and put a hinge on the side. I'd like to make the entire thing dismantlable (is that a word?) for cleaning purposes. The floor of the table is open so I'm thinking of getting a thick board to just lay on the bottom frame that I can pull up and take out to clean, removable rock walls and just replace the whole back wall of the table with screen instead of fitting a vent.
Is there any reason I shouldn't just do grout all across the bottom instead of tile? I didn't really like the look of any of the tile I found, and cutting it to fit seems like it would require more skills than I have. I'd like to make it look as natural as possible without using sand. Grout looks just like hardened earth when its dry right? Couldn't I just paint it all across the floor of the enclosure and then seal it? Plus the tile was really heavy, I'd like to focus on keeping the enclosure as lightweight as possible. Why? No significant reason other than the fact I'm lazy and like to rearrange my furniture regularly
haha. Plus I plan on using the same color grout to make the walls and caves, so yay if I could make it all match.
I'm so excited, I'm picking up the kids tomorrow!!! And then I can start getting my little project on its way!