OK, I have just a few more questions then I am done asking until I start cutting the wood.

So far:

It is going to be a 48"Lx24"Dx18"H space inside. It is really gonna be 26" deep inside so I can put a litter dam and sliding doors, those take up about 2" or so.

I am going to make the tops, side, and back out of 3/4 birch cabinet grade plywood. The bottom I was going to use a plywood BC handy panel or something. I don't care if the bottom looks crappy, it's gonna be covered up anyway, and it saves me buying another 4'x8' sheet of plywood.

I was going to use wood glue and nails to hold it together. I can't make any fancy dovetails, or biscuits, or anything like that, so it is just nails and glue holding it together.

Inside on the bottom, I was gonna use expanded PVC, but it only comes in pipes around here, so I am probably going to use vinyl floor tiles, or a piece of FRP, or acrylic, or something like that.

I am using these sliding doors. I'm gonna put glass in them.

After I build it, and put the doors on, I am going to put a little frame around the outside edge, so it looks nicer and gives me a little backup in case a door pops out of track.

I am going to put a ceramic heat emitter in the cage. It is gonna be about 9" from the side, and shoot straight down. I figure I can easily swap in a proheat panel in if the time comes.



What I need help with is:

After I put it all together, I stain it, then seal the seams with something like caulking or aquarium silicon, right?

Do you think 2 vents that are about 6"x2" will be enough? I can give you an exact measurement and picture of them tommorrow.

If I use these sliding door tracks, where can I get a lock for the doors to keep them closed?

What stain? I like birch or maybe walnut.



I did draw up what I was going to do on paper, but not on the computer. I could take a picture of the paper and post a pic of that if you do not know what the hell I am talking about which you probably don't (my fault not yours ). Thanks again for the help everyone.


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