What kind of wood could take a lot of water damage and high humidity?
The wood is for animal enclosures some of which like something like 80% humidity. Currently PVC sheets which are normally used for this kind of thing are not in stalk anywhere near me and haven't been since 2020. Pic related it similar to what I want to make.
Teak. Used on boats forever. But still requires huge amounts of oiling and msintenance.
>animal enclosure
>teak
>requires oiling
this is a fantastic option if he wants to kill all his animals, you fricking moron.
>kill all his animals
Hey. He didn't mention any animals in OP.
>animal enclosures
If you're going to collect exotic pets in Florida, why not just use plastics, or painted metals?
>Florida
The humidity is from *inside* the reptile enclosure.
Hell, if Florida just go outside for exotic animals.
You think he goes back and forth between Florida and Utah with his snake collection? Or maybe his house has AC/Dehumidification?
ipe it provides its own oil its super hard built wooden rollercoaster track beams and the top ply was almost always ipe.I have seen 2x12s that have been out in the elements for 25 years still look new. its a nice darkwood when not sun bleached to a silver grey
Family has been keeping reptiles and amphibians since the '90s, would strongly recommend against any wood in the enclosure envelope. Even ignoring the humidity issue, there are going to be times when you need to seriously disinfect the enclosures, and that is very difficult with wood. To get that nice custom look from the pic, I've done a few by building out the nice wood body, and then making a crystal clear acrylic enclosure that fit snugly inside it. So you get the look of the nice wood, but the habitat is entirely in the acrylic. Just make sure you design the outer body in such a way that you can remove the inner one with relative ease for cleaning and maintenance.
Can you post a picture for reference?
>Currently PVC sheets are not in stalk anywhere near me
I think there's a limited number of places where it could be unfindable. Are you only checking a local petshop or other specialist? I would think splashback for sinks or showers should be available somewhere or at least to order.
Assuming along with it's reptiles & amphibians at 80%RH, they're right about not having wood as part of the enclosure, just supporting the enclosure.
Pick a wood that breathes well, like pine, and apply lots of CPES.
Metal or fiberglass are my two favourite woods for this sort of job
Just use V4A stainless