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We're remodeling our house and I have something like 10x25 feet of space to build a shed/room (not connected to the house) for my snakes. I was wondering if anyone had built something like this in the past. I want this to be a walk in room with insulation. A place where I can keep my animals in all year long.
If anyone has any experience with this sort of thing, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!
Omer Friedman
I built a 16' x 20' shed for materials when I built my house.
Lots of options, wood floor like a deck, or concrete?? Then just basic stick framing. 10' is a bit narrow any way to widen that a bit?
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Thanks for reading.
Big Tom
Actually its going to be narrower than 10 feet. the space is between the fence that delineates our property and the house. there needs to be a walkway there so the space will be smaller. i was thinking of making the shed open on one side with sliding doors so that the racks would be inside, and i could stand in front of them (either inside the shed or on the path)
what do you use to heat yours? insulate?
Omer
>>Actually its going to be narrower than 10 feet. the space is between the fence that delineates our property and the house. there needs to be a walkway there so the space will be smaller. i was thinking of making the shed open on one side with sliding doors so that the racks would be inside, and i could stand in front of them (either inside the shed or on the path)
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>>what do you use to heat yours? insulate?
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>>Omer
Inever had to heat it. I finally hope to get my garage up this year. MANY MANY years in the waiting. If yours in so close to the property line, be careful on code set back issues.
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Big Tom
there is still some room on the other side of the fence, so we're ok. where do you live? i'm in the bay area (california) and in the winter it gets down to the 40s...is insulation enough to keep the heat from the flexwatt tape?
I'm 60 miles east of cleveland now. We need a lot of insulation. here the house I designed and built.
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Big Tom
Wow, so with the insulation, your reptile heating stood up to heat? what kind of heating do you use?
what kind of insulation?
Thanks!
Omer
I think you misunderstood. I built a barn no heat, as in no need.
The other is a log home. Logs are insulation, but more important thermal mass.
Insulation types do not vary by R factor by much. 5 for expanded styro, 5.5 for extruded. One type I forget teh name of, but is very similar in "great stuff" in a can is near 7 I think? But it comes in board forms. Very pricey.
Then you have blown in, fiber glass, HD fiber glass, etc.
Why double your price in insulation, and make application much much harder to say $10%?
If you are stick building ( 2"xwhatever" studs) your just simply bestter off with fiberglass with a vapor barrier.
Buiggest decision to be is how wide to make your walls. 4" to 12" .. My guess is 6" to 8" will be best.
It's not a simple answer, as one decision effects so many others.
Find someone locally you can actually talk to that has built garages or sheds, but not just a stereo type building. So many ppl know how to build one, but can not adapt new ideas to one.
Thats why the guys in here are so great. They are conceptual thinkers. Making a cage from a dishwasher, or a old console TV set aquarium. Must people do not thnk that way.
Long story short, I LOVE to build stuff, but do not have the means, and thought I would by now. It looks good for next year. Then I will be posting in here a ot more. I lurk a lot. As I love the created ideas in here and the people helping.
I wish I could help more, but it would have to be on more specific areas. Like built in brumation area withless insulation and outside airflow with duct work to control temps. Light tubes for natural sun light if you have lizards.
I guess my point is you don;t build a building them adapt stuff to it. So much more fun to know what you want, then make the building adapt to them.
Fun Fun topic. But geared to a 2 hour BS session over a few beers, or pepsi in my case lol.
Good luck
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Big Tom
A couple of those small in wall electric heaters would probably work.
I have one in my snake room in the garage 8x15 it keeps it plenty warm but it is also attached to the house which helps.
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Jason
If I built a serious herlp building I'd building underground. 14 course basement, with 4/12 roof. Constant temps to either cool or heat, if I needed humidity that is easier to get. Yup in ground herp building.
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Big Tom
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