good idea for a large viv?

[jakk]

take one large wardrobe from second hand furniture store

make it stronger, thicker pannle on the back

cut sections out of the doors and replace with perspex/ acrylic

tun on its side and add heating/lights

fix some kind of lock on the doors and then add snake??


what doo u think?

[Mulv]

I've done something similar, I actually took the doors off the front, fixed them together side by side and used that as the back, because the flimsy stuff most wardrobes have at the back is rubbish.

Then I used some bits of conti board on the front, leaving a gap for sliding glass doors.

[loxocemus]

and bigger than a shop bought viv and half the price

its all in the details, the more time and effort u put in the better the result, one tip i can give is when u cut out the doors and attach ur perspex (from the inside) put some nice moulding round the cuts (on the outside) it makes it look 10 times better, seal all the joints as per usual with silicone and make sure the doors are flush all round if theres any gaps use some adhesive foam tape to make them escape proof or some thin pine and plane to fit, id also suggest as it will be a big unit to fit castors if it doesnt already have some, it makes life 100 times easier when u have to get behind them for whatever reason.

rgds
edward

Originally Posted by jakk

take one large wardrobe from second hand furniture store

make it stronger, thicker pannle on the back

cut sections out of the doors and replace with perspex/ acrylic

tun on its side and add heating/lights

fix some kind of lock on the doors and then add snake??


what doo u think?