fake walls and hides

[anna2008]

IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THESE PICS SMALLER PLEASE FEEL FREE I THINK THEY ARE A LICKLE TO BIG LOL AND IM NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE THEM SMALLER SORRY

after much a hell of a lot of thinking about making these fake walls me and the other half decided in giving it a go,
after a trip to b & q we started.Baring in mind this is a totallly new thing for us and its our first time in doing something like this ive got no idea if we are doing it right, so any comments or instructions on how to do different parts would be greatly appreciated



We started hacking at the polystyrene and made one hell of a mess on my bedroom carpet



after cutting out various shapes i stuck them together with toothpicks to hold them in place then put no more nails glue on each bit insuring they would stick together properly




all stuck together now and just waiting for them to dry so i can cover it in grout i just hope it works. That was my attempt and will keep you informed in how its going.
This is my parnters first time attempt

[anna2008]

BUMP

[RasperAndy]

looks good so far, it does get easier as the constuction goes along so don't worry

just make things easy for yourself, don't put to much detail into them as it will be harder to grout

give it a good 4 coats of grout until the contruction is solid

then seal it all with some PVA glue

here is some of mine

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/habit...ackground.html

[anna2008]

thanks for replying, yours look great by the way,ive put the first layer of grout on the big one ive done but i think the down side of this is wqaiting for it all to dry , im one of those people that wants it done there n then and put it in there to get the benefit of the leos enjoying the new lay out, any other advise would be more than welcomed

thanks again x

[anna2008]

bump

[RasperAndy]

unfortunately these things cant be rushed, i applied a layer of grout then left it to dry over night,

in total it took me over a week to get them finished, but the good thing is the structures were solid!!!

leaving them to dry out properly was the best method, and it makes it easier, applying wet grout to wet grout is hard work, applying wet grout to dry grout is great

[Simonclarke2000]

This looks wicked! i am about to do something the same for my beardie's!!

what sort of grout you using?

Thanks

[RasperAndy]

i used rapid set grout (grey) 2 coats

white grout 2 coats

that should do the job

[pritc]

Hi Anna2008
I can see my build in one of your photos
I have just finished mine.
Your build is looking good so far,my advice take your time.
It has taken me about 4 weeks to complete this and i am still gonna wait a couple more days for the PVA to fully harden before I introduce it into my vivarium

[anna2008]

Originally Posted by pritc

Hi Anna2008
I can see my build in one of your photos
I have just finished mine.
Your build is looking good so far,my advice take your time.
It has taken me about 4 weeks to complete this and i am still gonna wait a couple more days for the PVA to fully harden before I introduce it into my vivarium

yours look fantastic now that u have finished em yeah sorry about the pic i was just looking for ideas and i printed them off to show my other half the different shapes that can be made, so sorry for nikin ya pic i should have asked first