>>So what was the overall total cost for all the cages combined? Just curious.



I really didn't keep track... And, I have to admit, I'm a bit frightened to know. If you figure one sheet of melamine ($28.50), one radiant heat panel ($55), one light fixture ($35?), glass ($25), and door tracks ($11) you're at $154.50 per cage. I built nine, so that's $1390.50. Plus, there's $300 worth of thermostats (that I already owned).



The carts are probably $50-60 worth of wood and $215 worth of heavy-duty casters. So that's another $275. Each cart has a timer for the lights ($15 x 3 = $45), and a heavy-duty power strip ($12x3=$36).



So, at this point we've got $2041.50. And you still need to add, caulk, edge-banding ($60), Confirmat screws ($15?) and the stupid drill bits that I broke ($50). So $2,166.50 plus whatever caulk costs. And I'm sure there's some other stuff I forgot.



Anyway, the average cost was around $240.72/cage. Yikes! But heating, lights, and thermostats are more than half ($123.33) of that cost!

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