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jooaks
at Wed Feb 2 18:27:06 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jooaks ]
Okay, so I've cleared a portion of my basement for the new monitor enclosure. The tentative dimensions are as follows: 10'Lx6'Hx4'D. The six-foot height will allow for three feet of soil for burrowing. I was planning on building this in two pieces so that it is able to be moved, since I rent.
I've never built anything this large before, and so my questions begin:
Construction:
Would a 2x4 frame suffice?
Should I use 2x6s for the base which will need to support approximately 120sq.ft. of soil?
Can I use 1/2" plywood on the sides and 3/4" for the base?
Electric:
Help a girl out, I don't want to burn my house down. Is this a relatively simple project that a handy person with common sense can do? How do you set up multiple basking lights without having a million cords hanging all over the place?
Viewing:
I'm not sure how I want to do this yet. Any ideas to share?
Thanks for all of your help, I appreciate it!
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 Monitor Enclosure- Planning Stages - jooaks, Wed Feb 2 18:27:06 2011
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