ViS Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Take no notice of the yard. It's a work in progress Here is what me, Ben and Stotto did today in 35 degree heat. Then I went and played Ice hockey tonight. I'm about ready for bed I'll post pics of the inside when I start doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Not a bad job for one days work by three people . Surprised you guys stayed motivated in the heat instead of retreating indoors for a nice cold beer hoep to see further progress. cheers; Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2422 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Awsome!! Im am in the planning of my fish room at the moment, just waiting for dad to go get the insualted walls from his mate. Your lucky that you can get people to help you as well. Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 At least our foreman was standing up. Pity she had so many naps during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Looks great! Well done guys. What are the dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 The floor is 4.8m x 3m. Gives me two walls of 15 feet worth of racks and a 6 ft rack at the end. The roof is 2.3m high so the racks can go 3 tiers high easy. We needed to get the roof on yesterday so we didn't have to worry about moisture getting down the walls. It was damn hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 There is still a lot of Silastic and Tec screwing to be done but its getting there fast. Was a big day but easy as to put together. I would recommend to anyone wanting to build a fish room to look into it. Just make sure to get the delivery time and place in writing from the supplier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Looks great Andy and has a professional finish, unlike other forms of insulation I have seen. What is the best way to combat moisture on the walls? I think cold room panels will be the way I go too. I have seen a few nice set-ups using this media. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hey hey Andy et al, Well done guys - the power of three Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Looking very good! Will there be any plumbing for waterchanges etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Can't believe how quick that went up, great job guys . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 What is the best way to combat moisture on the walls? I have a couple of options. I could get a low wattage 12v camping fan and connecting it directly to the terminals of my UPS, to be used for airflow in the room. I might use a couple of the homemade 12v adapter computer fans in the walls up high to draw out moisture, or I might get a whirlybird. All can be added after the tanks go in, so I might wait and see how air circulation in the closed room goes first. Looking very good! Will there be any plumbing for waterchanges etc? My plan is put a tap / hose connection through the wall so All I have to do is connect the hose to the outside connector on the shed and the hose inside will be permanently connected to the inner connection. This will just be for filling my water change drums. The sumps will flow to outside through the walls just like my current setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 What are those walls made of? They look like if you had a footy accident you could fall through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 They are made from 6mm colorbond steel sheets inside and out, and the walls have 50mm of polystyrene in between and the roof has 75mm. The steel is the same as any colorbond shed is made from except it's flat and not formed. The panels are heavier than they look (especially the roof sections). Those 75mm roof panels can span up to 5 metres unsupported. The whole thing is completely self supporting so you'd hope it was solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 ahh, looks are deceiving, forget can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Andy, what was the cost up to this stage? Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 They are made from 6mm colorbond steel sheets inside and out I'm assuming you mean 0.6mm? 6mm would be very heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 This looks tops Andy. Nice work getting it up so quick too Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Baz Um yes I meant .6mm not 6mm. You'd need a crane to lift them into place if that were the case. Andrea, the slab (4.8m x 3.6m) is extra thick and extra reinforced at 150mm which was $1500 all inclusive. The shed cost me $3410 including GST and that was all drawings to my specifications, all panels cut to size, a door of my dimensions (I made it a little taller than standard to accommodate stands), and delivery from Brisbane to my door. Delivery is another matter . There was some miscommunication and laziness on their part and they tried to deliver it when I wasn't home, so they took it to a warehouse about 10km away and I had to go get it myself at my own cost (a car trailer hire of $70 and a lot of elbow grease ) All up just shy of $5000. It will take 10 years to recoup what I will save in electricity, but my fish should be much more comfortable and I get my garage back I still have powerpoints and stuff to put in, which will take it over the $5000, but not by much. I'll probably put 8 double powerpoints in it, but only plan to use half of that amount. It's a nice extra to have if we sell the house too, especially if the new owners are into fish or "hydroponics". It could also be turned into a great little rumpus / spare room away from the house. No sound comes out of it that's for sure. I yelled at the top of my lungs with the door shut and my wife couldn't hear me from 10m away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2422 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 It's a nice extra to have if we sell the house too, especially if the new owners are into fish or "hydroponics". It could also be turned into a great little rumpus / spare room away from the house. No sound comes out of it that's for sure. I yelled at the top of my lungs with the door shut and my wife couldn't hear me from 10m away Sounds like a great new drum room, niegbours might get some more sleep I am hoping to get a fish room made in ther shed soon, just waiting on dad to get the insualtion stuff, What are you doing for heating? did u already say that before?? Thanks, timmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'll just use an oil column heater for a couple of hours a night in winter. I'll use trial and error this year and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiboi Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Vis, nice room... I noticed that you said you'll get your garage back - do you park your car in there at the moment? I was thinking of setting up a couple of big tank in my garage but I wasnt too sure if I'll freak the fish out everytime i drive the car into the garage Thushy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I use to have my tanks in the garage but ensured the tanks lights were on a timer so that if it was dark the lights stayed on till I put the car away. The odd times I did get home and the timer had turned the lights off I just drove in with the lights on parkers and they were fine or I used the light from the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You are inspiring the hell out of me Andy. one day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiboi Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I use to have my tanks in the garage but ensured the tanks lights were on a timer so that if it was dark the lights stayed on till I put the car away. The odd times I did get home and the timer had turned the lights off I just drove in with the lights on parkers and they were fine or I used the light from the house. ← thanks Ben. Now I just need to level the garage floor and I'm all set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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