Detached Snake Room help please

[iLLwiLL]

recently i have bought my first house, and now that i'm all moved in theres a ton of projects i just cant wait to get started on. the main thing i want to do is make my shed into my snake room. this is a nice 16' x 8' shed with a concrete slab floor, electric, lights, and a small window. the first thing i'm going to do is insulate the interior walls and finish them off with some sheet rock. after that i really want a sink out there.

the only water around is well water that my sprinkler system draws from. is there any way i can hook up a sink and filter to this and make in into a good, safe water supple for my boas? i live in central florida, would heat be a problem in the summer months??

any help or input would be greatly appreciated.

~Will.

[Dbutton]

I guess you missed my snakehouse transformation last year. Here are the links to what I posted for each step. It should at least give you an idea of where to start. Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I was a carpenter for 20 years so I have lots of info if you need it.

Finally moving the snakes to their own seperate building

The shop to snake house transformation - Stage 1

The shop to snake house transformation - stage 3

The shop to snake house transformation - stage 4

Shop transformation almost complete. We are enclosed!

The snake house is finished. YIPPEE! Moving in Tomorrow

All moved in to new snake house

[iLLwiLL]

wow, that helps a ton!! so you diddnt have a problem with the ambient temps inside the new snake room even when the temps outside were around 100* . . . thats good to know. i was thinking about going with a more finished look inside, and i wanted to insulate the walls like the interior of a house and cover them with sheet rock. are there any benefits to use that "R Max" stuff you used over the way i had planned? also does my sink idea sound like something that can be done?

thanks for posting all those links!

~Will.

[Dbutton]

The temps inside the building stay really stable during the summer. All I have is a small window unit AC with the thermostat set to 78 degrees and it does fine. During the winter I use a Lasco ceramic heater that has a built in thermostat so heating is no problem either.
As for wall coverings, I used the 1" insulation board because it isn't bothered by the high humidity. As opposed to sheetrock that is going to get mushy and mildew after a couple years of snake level humidity. I was going to cover it with FRP panels, but I am waiting to move so I am not going to put any more money into that building. But on the next one I will use the same insulatin board with FRP over it for sure. That way I will be able to hose down the room if I want to.
The sink idea sounds fine too. I would like to have one in my building, but there just isn't space. I thought about putting one outside.
Good luck with your project.

David

[WeissChoice]

WOW~!! Holy crap that is awesome~!! You can do your own version of Extreme Home Makeover but for reptiles David~!! Haha Extreme Reptile Makeover 2 hour special on Sunday @ 5pm You could run around with a big megaphone yelling at people. It would be great~! I would watch it *LOL*

[brownsfan222]

lol make friends with people in construction

[iLLwiLL]

the more people i ask about the sink idea the more i'm comming to realize thats not going to work. i'm now leaning towards a water dispenser (like poland springs or zephyrhills) and use that for a fresh water supply out there. this weekend is being devoted to the girlfriend, so hopefully next week sometime i'll be getting started.

soooo many projects

~Will.