Move Over Plastic! New ShowerSurround (Tileboard) Caging

[haroldo359]

thanks for the info, brett. it all sounds good and looks great.

[ChrisBallPython]

it's a very nice looking cage. u help me to save money cux before i read your New Shower Surround, i know i have to spend at least 100 dollars for building a 4x2x2 cage, but now, just $45, Thx a lot ,Brett!!!!

[dave_lp]

I have bought all the supplies to build the Squeezer Set-up. I am building one 36x20x18 for my ball. and one 36x20x24 that i am building for the adult JCP i am getting in two weeks. Squestion is, in between the two layers of tileboard can i put a uth? would the heat get through the tileboard and the cypress

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[dave_lp]

well maybe if i mak them bothe 4 long and 2 wide there will be less left over.

[JuliusSqueezer]

yah you can do that....except I don't use two pieces for the floor. I just frame the bottom underside and overlap the sides and trim the front leaving an unfinshed bottom and a decked upper side. I see no reason to finsih the underside so I can just set the cage on a UTH. I'm going to build another one some time next week and I will take pics of all the steps as I go. maybe that will help more.

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[dave_lp]

thank you sir. well that gives me a week to build at least the JCP before i get him

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[JuliusSqueezer]

Oh dude. I just noticed too, that was my first shower surround cage. I have totally revamped it and that hardware sucked. I have found some much nice looking twist locks and hinges.

Here is a more updated idea of what they look like now...Sometime after this photo was taken, painted all the hinges white too.

This is a little 2 foot cage

and this is a double arboreal cage. It's one unit but two seperate cages. I made them this way (4' x 20" x20" total 24" x 20" x20" each side) to make them stackable with other 4 foot cages. I cut the vent holes with a 4 inch hole saw which just happens to work out that you can plug the ones you don't want open with deli cup lids

[keller346]

Very nice! I think I will run to the hardware store right now.

[dave_lp]

lol well now i have some returning and repurchasing to do. that one actally looks cool as #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&. and if ya dont mind, could ya tell me how to attach the pipe incase i just decide to do that rater than set it up with moss and branches

[JuliusSqueezer]

closet rod hangers. I carefully measure and pin point where they all go and glue them in place with liquid nails. I also shoot a small wood screw into the outter hangers and fasten the inner ones together with a machine screw and nut. Once the glue dries, just pop the PVC pipes in place.