my new reptile room

[gazza1591]

well a few weeks back i decided to convert one of the sheds in the garden into a reptile room,here is the progress so far
it started with the shed being full to the top with junk we have collected over the yeras,took 3 days to empty lol



well after this was empty i was left with a 12ft by 8ft shed EMPTY SHED

well after it was empty it was time to start the hard work lol
first up i had to repaint the out site so a nice coat of the best paint i have ever used out side(lasts years ) i was left with this




then i went around the inside and filled all the gaps with water proof sealant(like the stuff you use in kitchens etc.
now it is 100% air tight the insulation can go in,more pics and me boring you to follow very soon
any coments welcome

[MissHayho]

looking good so far!

[gazza1591]

cheers im hoping by next sat the reps will be starting to move in

i will be busy but it will be well worth it

[MissHayho]

Originally Posted by gazza1591

cheers im hoping by next sat the reps will be starting to move in

i will be busy but it will be well worth it

ye - id love to have a reptile room but dont have the space to be honest! Keep us all posted on how your rep room is coming along!

[DeanThorpe]

looks good...
careful in the summer with the shed being painted so dark though.

Best of luck ,look forward to seeing more.

[CBR1100XX]

Originally Posted by DeanThorpe

looks good...
careful in the summer with the shed being painted so dark though.

Best of luck ,look forward to seeing more.

agree with the above. I was tempted to move my reps to one of the sheds, we have a wooden one similar and a brick built one, both temps get too high during the summer the brick one is our Gym and doesnt get used during the summer as its too hot, so without me adding some sort of air con unit it wasn't worth the risk to reps.

[Anthony]

Looking good and look forward to seeing it filled

Although i defently echo what both Dean & Sy are saying

[gazza1591]

yea thanks guys

it will have a nice ir con unitin it when it is all done dont worry

just need to find a good one at a good price ?

[DeanThorpe]

Hey, moved house a month ago, our new rep room is a cellar room, no windows, solid concrete... thought it would be really cool down there but its really hot.
I have a portable air condioting unit, recomended as being used for a rooom 4 times the size of this one [15x12]
And im having trouble stopping the room getting up to 84-88 degress, gets warmer as the day progresses and hits its high at around 5-6 pm then holds steady and starts to drop once lights are out....

ANYWAY, not sure exactly what im going to do yet...
but just thought it worth mentioning... i think the limitation is more on the size of the one hole the air con's pipe goes out of more than it doing the job of cooling the air.. so would sugest having maybe 2 holes and splitting the pipe in a y for example.. as i think thast what im prolly gona end up having to do.. awkward and not really possible in a rented house with a concrete wall..:S

[gazza1591]

cool thanks for that

i have been moinitering the temps in the shed but intill i have insualated it all out and that i can not get a true reading of the temps in there im going to have to wait a few days till i have finished all the work then i will moiniter the temps for a few days.

sill question but can aircon units be programmed to come on when the room hits a certain temp then go back off when it hits another temp ?,never had aircon before