My project

I finally have started my geckos fake rock wall build project.I started it yesterday,and spent literally all day measuring and cutting the polystyrene sheets.Im going to finnish today and start the task of grouting the whole thing then it will be painting and sealing the structure.I hope my gecko appreciates the efforts!

heres a few pics to share.Ill add more as i go along


It took ages just to measure up and fit the side panels .Here i started to add rock levels



Here you can see the stairs,supported by wooden bbq skewers to help with the weight.At the back is spaces for the water and mealworm bowls



Here is the left side with fallen rock detail



And the same again



Its hard to picture right now,but when its all painted up,it will look like red sandstone rocks

It looks like a cake!!!!

looks great Lisa, what do you seal it all with is it like plaster and then painted

Ooh.. Looks great - can't wait to see how it'll look when you're all finished.

Marty wrote:looks great Lisa, what do you seal it all with is it like plaster and then painted

I seal it with tile grout twice,paint it then seal it with varnish.Its a lonnnggg process

Ok,ive just spent 2 hours grouting everything (and couldnt finnish because i need my dh to help me flip it so i can get behind the stairs lol)


and this is how it looks now
Im very pleased with how my lizard turned out too

Looks like it's gonna be waesome once it's all painted. Great work

The shape looks awesome! Can't wait to see the finished product!

clever cookie !!!!

wow fantastic, can't wait to see the finished pics

Class Lisa when you paint do you add a bit of sand to the paint to make it textured and sandy looking can't wait to see it finished get your finger out

A quick picture.Its starting to look tidyer now lol
Just cant wait to start painting to add the details

Marty wrote:Class Lisa when you paint do you add a bit of sand to the paint to make it textured and sandy looking can't wait to see it finished get your finger out

lol yep ill be adding sand when im decorating it.Thats the part im looking forward to most.Be glad when the grouting is out of the way lol

An update.Last night i decided to add a broken brick wall into the detailing,wich you can hopefully see in the photos.I started the last layer of grout,and mixed in some paint to help it stick out more in the photos.The final colours will be oranges and yellows though

wow very impressive! x

another update lol.I mixed up the final wall paint with a watered down grout mix,and painted it on.Then afterwards it will have just a straight paint mix,and the fine detailing done.Then it will be pritty much finnished

Its really come on, looking forward to see em in it

Looks like geko paradise !!!! good job

go lisa

Update time again! Sorry you must all be getting bored of this now lol

Its had a paint job! Really taking shape now i think.It needs going over in a few places,but i ran out of paint lol.The platforms also have a layer of sand to add,so still not finnished yet!

WOW, it looks great.
Can't wait to see it fully finished, and with the "tennants" moved in

those Gecko's are lucky its better than some house's up here

Marty wrote:those Gecko's are lucky its better than some house's up here

Marty

So im all finnished!



Checking out the stairs





So i asked him what he thought of my handy work..This is the answer i got....

come and build me a house like that mrs lisa

Steve.Id love to have a house like that myself!

Thats quite a transformation, looks great x

That looks awesome!! You did a great job!!

Lisa that is quality the last photo is class

Thats an awesome little but huge home you got there, very talented.

Fantastic That's one very lucky Gecko..........could've shown you a little more respect though after all your hard work

Very cool!