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Post by mourne on Feb 22, 2005 15:42:42 GMT
Dont know if there is anyone from northern ireland on here but going to ask anyway. I have been looking for either mahogany or oak coloured conti board and cant find any. I have checked homebase and B+Q they have all the light colours but none dark. I was hoping to get my viv unit started but looks like im going to have to take a lighter colour than i wished. I have seen vivs made from dark conti on other forums but i suppose they are all in England and from shops that we dont have.  |
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 22, 2005 16:04:58 GMT
The only option Debs is to order from live food and get a ready made viv like mine and vicki's and muphestos and whoever else has 1. I know Muphesto has a brown 1 (sorry no good with colours) and i have a black 1, they are good viv's and www.livefood.co.uk do deliver to Northern Ireland as far as i know. |
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Post by Muphesto on Feb 22, 2005 17:23:48 GMT
i got the beech effect for both of mine, im actually wanting them lighter as my desk is lighter and i wanted it all to match but ach well. im thinking bout buying light wood from b&q and making my own but thats away in the future when there needed lol
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 22, 2005 17:33:01 GMT
Don't forget the runners Muphesto, and toughned glass.
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Post by Emma on Feb 22, 2005 17:50:27 GMT
My Viv is mahogany but I ordered flat packed from my pet shop.
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Post by Muphesto on Feb 22, 2005 17:55:23 GMT
id just take the runners and glass out of the vivs i already have, then ahve a spare frame incase i ever decide to get more (yous all know i will :  |
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 22, 2005 18:27:31 GMT
just wanted comfirmation, we all know your a skinflint really  . (j/k BTW) |
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Post by Muphesto on Feb 22, 2005 20:02:52 GMT
oh no john ur 100% right lol. im that bad that at the weekend i built myself a bed frame out of wood for just over £35. its solid and perfect to my requirements, i grudge paying over 100 quid for something i could do and did do myself...just wish i knew how cheap it is to make a viv before i went and bot mine but ah well the snakes are worth it after all
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 22, 2005 20:38:08 GMT
What wood did you use for the bed? My base is nackered and i could do with a big saving on it, and get my brother to put it together for me.
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Post by mourne on Feb 23, 2005 11:02:59 GMT
thanks for your replies thats my problem im going to have my snakes in my living room and what i have already in there is mahogany the wood on my suite is oak thats why i would have prefered one of those colours.
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Post by DAZ180 on Feb 25, 2005 16:02:25 GMT
My vivs are made from black effect conti board but agree making would be better cost wise, but time would be an issue
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Post by mourne on Feb 26, 2005 11:09:26 GMT
Think i`ll go with the white conti and use paint and grain then a coat of varnish. Have any of you ever used paint and grain? I have and i find it great my girls wanted new pine furniture for their bedroom but i couldn`t afford to throw out what they had for new so we paint and grained it and i think it looks great would just think it was bought like that. The mahogany in it seems very "red" so i think i may just go for the limed oak colour. This is giving me a kinda headache as i am trying to do this as good as i possibly can as it will be their home(snakes) for ever more i hope.Do you think 36"x 18" x 18" is enough space for them when adult cause i can change the sizes now before i start?
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 26, 2005 12:37:13 GMT
I would do it 48-18-18 or 42-18-24 wide. But thats just me, how many snakes per viv Deb's? for just the 1 your size would be fine, but for 2 snakes i would go with the 48" model.
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Post by mourne on Feb 26, 2005 16:31:42 GMT
John i have them both together now, i want them separated thats why im doing this. Well i went looking again and am home with limed oak conti board so i`ll stop boring you all now and just get on with getting them made. Thanks for all you replies.
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 26, 2005 16:43:23 GMT
Just remember a few pic's when you've finished them.
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Post by damotheblue on Mar 4, 2005 18:17:03 GMT
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Post by John Pilling on Mar 4, 2005 18:27:08 GMT
Thank you for the link, i'll be ordering some things off it at some point this year then i get more snakes.
Welcome to the forum
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Post by mourne on Mar 5, 2005 22:53:17 GMT
I got glass runners in B+Q today never saw them in it before.
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