A Few Of My Viv Builds

[don't rush me]

heres a few pics these are all hand made and the back ground rock in the beardies setup is all hand made using poly and tile grout and paint and then sealer the costs are silly but the products are out this world.....


Made by Kev vivs

[Danezie]

what is the wood? perhaps if you done a step by step guide for everyone.. might help them diy enthusiastists and see what people can do

[beardochris]

The wood used is generally melamine faced chipboard, or contiboard.
I built this stack today:

It was reasonably easy to build. Its basically shelving. Some people use biscuit joints, but as i had ran out, i used pegs. Pegs are good for the DIY enthusiast as you only need a drill to use them. I set it all in place with gorilla glue (foaming polyurethane glue) as its quick set and waterproof. The backing board can be bought from b&q and places like that. Most people use plywood or faced fibreboard, but the main thing is you can get it cut square and to your dimensions by b&q with their frame saw. Once in place, the backing board will hold everything square. hope this helps some peeps. chris

[Craig08]

Lovin your work dude!

Im about to embark on a pair of two tier 4x2x2s and im fairly certain they won't look nearly as professional as yours

[Vase]

Originally Posted by beardochris

The wood used is generally melamine faced chipboard, or contiboard.
I built this stack today:

It was reasonably easy to build. Its basically shelving. Some people use biscuit joints, but as i had ran out, i used pegs. Pegs are good for the DIY enthusiast as you only need a drill to use them. I set it all in place with gorilla glue (foaming polyurethane glue) as its quick set and waterproof. The backing board can be bought from b&q and places like that. Most people use plywood or faced fibreboard, but the main thing is you can get it cut square and to your dimensions by b&q with their frame saw. Once in place, the backing board will hold everything square. hope this helps some peeps. chris

Awesome stuff. Without trying to be a pain in the backside could you elaborate on the 'pegs' please? I'm not great with DIY so I have daft questions always at the ready

[don't rush me]

Use conti block to make them for the D.I.Y er they will be much more easy for you....

[Vase]

Conti what?

[beardochris]

Right, pegs are basically bits of dowel that you use to join wood. You drill a hole in both bits of wood, then the dowel sits in them and joins them together with glue.
Contiboard blocks are ok, they are basically plastic blocks with perpendicular holes in them. The are used to screw two boards together at a right angle to each other. The only problem with contiblocks is that they dont have as much strength as a normal joint. hope this helps, chris

[bmth girl]

Originally Posted by Vase

Conti what?

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[Vase]

Originally Posted by beardochris

Right, pegs are basically bits of dowel that you use to join wood. You drill a hole in both bits of wood, then the dowel sits in them and joins them together with glue.
Contiboard blocks are ok, they are basically plastic blocks with perpendicular holes in them. The are used to screw two boards together at a right angle to each other. The only problem with contiblocks is that they dont have as much strength as a normal joint. hope this helps, chris

Ahhhh right. Its all the technical terminology that did it

Cheers mate