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RE: Indoor cement pond, anyone ever make

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Posted by: Matt-D at Fri Jan 23 14:06:34 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Matt-D ]  
   

Thanks for this Kachunga.. My pond already has a form made of 3/4" plywood, screwed into my 2X4 frame that makes up the entire enclosure. The epoxy I am familiar with, and have used many times is Bar Rust 235 and have successfully made several plywood non-leaking ponds. I read at some point that the new concrete needs to cure for 30 days before sealing, is this true? My plan is, once the weather is warm enough, to house the pair of caiman in an outdoor, fully enclosed chicken coop (chicken free of course) with a large waterland tub for water. I have worked with and mixed standard thinset mortar and have become pretty skilled at mixing a good enough consistency so that I can apply it to the walls and ceilings of my enclosures, would a similar consistency be what I would want for concrete? Also, when applying the expanded metal lathe, should I just press this into my cement or should it also be screwed down? I'm assuming just press in? Thank you very much for the tips, this will come in very handy. I'm thinking I may want to practice and make a smaller pond before I attempt this one.



Matt


   

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