Let's build a rack!

So I finally did it! I've built my 10 tub rack and I'm going to show you how I did it! :)

Each tub is 32L and there are two on each shelf, with five shelves in total. I got the tubs from a shop called B&M home store ( 's the link http://www.bmstores.co.uk/search?q=32l ) and they are two for £6.00! I used white contiboard from B&Q which cost me around £45.00 in total ( here's the link http://search.diy.com/search?w=contiboard&x=0&y=0 ) and they cut the wood to size for me which was really handy. I managed to get some free hardboard from a friend to nail onto the back of the rack, and I used 30mm screws that I had in my shed to hold it all together. Here's how I did it:

First I needed to measure where each shelf would go so I had to basically put the rack together to measure it! I used 5mm thick table mats to give room at the top of the tub. Some people use CDs, but it's completely up to you and depends how much of a gap you want between the top of your tub and the shelf above. Once I had put the rack together I drew lines in pencil where the shelves would be on both of the 'sides' of the rack.

Once I knew where the shelves would be on the sides, I drilled pilot holes so I'd be able to screw the shelves in a lot easier. Then I had to put the rack together again, slowly building up and screwing the shelves in as I go.

  

 

And that was it! All I've got to do now is nail the hardboard onto the back of the rack, but I'm going to wait until I've got all the heat mats and wiring in place before I do that. It's so simple to do, and if I can build a rack then anyone can! Just make sure you measure accurately and take your time :)! Now comes the fun part... filling it with snakes!

If anyone has any questions or would like the measurements that I used, please leave a comment below.

xoxo