First off its way easie rto read your post if you would break the subjects into paragraph's.



Making a reptie room is basically like making a large reptile cage. You have to keep the temps inside rather constant as compared to the gradient within a cage. Therefore the room should be maintained at the minimum average temp for all species within the room.



To do this you have to do to things heat and insulate, living in Ohio you shouldn't have to worry about cooling but given the choice it may be nice.



No matter what your heat choice, you should insulate the cage. Nothing works better than extruded polysterene and the foil faced version if you can get it is a definete plus. I myself used regular extruded and have no complaints.



If you are starting with bare walls you really need to seal the concrete unless its already dne. A local specialist may need to be consulted but lining the basement walls with Drylok will probably be the best route. I myself used drylok when I revamped my basement and it helped if anything my worried nature.



Basically the drylok provides a barrier against seapage and moisture, it locks water out of the basement. Condensation is another problem, I won't address. Once you have delt with the bare crete. There a re tons of ways to outfit the walls, I used furring strips and 1" poly, you can use traditional 2x4's and thicker poly its all up to you.



Chris always complains that he should had built a thicker subfloor, running 2x4's vertically rather than horizontally. Its a another one of those choices. I couldn't do either since I have a relativly shallow basement, and I couldn't spare the highth. Instead I allow 7" of airspace below the bottom cage to keep it off the cold floor.



The best HVAC option will be one that allows fresh airflow while maintaining a constant temp and humidity. After the basic conditions are meet you can just supplement each cage to within the particualrs for what ever animal resides within.



As far as Elecrical goes you want plenty of outlets within reach of the room, mine has them ever 4' around the room and there aren't ever enough close by, so it seams. Every other oulet in my room is on a timer hardwared to the system. The room has a max draw of 30 amps, the two timers I use are capable of handling 40, I over build.



Another thing to consider is plumbing twith a sink big drain and running water. I huge plus!



Best of Luck
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Jeremy



"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" July 16, 1945 Robert Oppenheimer



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