Sealing/Waterproofing big vivs!

[jpster]

Evening all, i hope your all well.

Im just in the middle of building a new Herp room and im after the best and most cost effective ways of sealing/waterproofing the bottom of the vivs.

This really needs to be done as i keep a few burms and we all know how they do there number 1s and 2s.

Hope to hear from you all soon

Jpster

[nelly1]

Yacht varnish, or tile and grout if your not going to move it

[Mister Meaner]

Id go tile and grout too if vivs arnt going to need moving. This would also keep heat in.

[Chaciak]

just go for some self adhesive vinyl
2 Rolls of 5m x 610mm Sign Making Self Adhesive Vinyl on eBay (end time 19-Sep-10 18:29:03 BST)

very easy to apply and clean
im using these in my gtp wooden vivarium and does the job. Nice selection of colors too

[oakelm]

Seal as normal round the edges as normal and then go mad with yacht varnish, takes a while to dry but a few layers of that stuff and your burm will be making its own swimming pool

[johnnyhdafella]

yacht varnish four or five coats a pva bond can be applied before these to give a seal to stop the paint soaking into the timber so your getting a true seal not just what looks like a seal then use a nuetral silicone around the edges and you will be sorted but if the viv can be put on castors or is permanent a tile and grout is best but be careful as rough finish tiles might be a bit much for your snake but if your using aspen or eco earth the soak will be taken mostly by the substrate so the varnish will be substantial enough imo but I use tiles where I can and am also in the process of building a reptile room

[jpster]

Does anyone else use the self adhesive vinyl mentioned above?

Jpster

[nelly1]

Originally Posted by jpster

Does anyone else use the self adhesive vinyl mentioned above?

Jpster

Only on the outside.for me personaly sticky stuff inside vivs= to many risks

[sharpstrain]

Originally Posted by jpster

Does anyone else use the self adhesive vinyl mentioned above?

Jpster

use it all the time works a treat

[jpster]

Cheers for the tip sharpstrain and love the gag, so true.

Jpster