Preekoo
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Everyone needs to use a little imagination on this one
Its going to be a 8 ft tall , 6 ft wide, and 4 ft in depth, screened outdoor enclosure.
All AC2 treated lumber.
The second picture shows how long the enclosure will be. Thats the 4 ft depth sticking up in the air (the part laying on the ground will be one of the 6 ft sides)
I'm going to lay down 2- 2x4 across the very top of the box (Imagine it standing up and fully furnished with plants in it) and hang 2 pothos from the top. But there will be room in between both of them for a ficus to be at the bottom.
I'm raising the enclosed part a good 1'-1/2 above the ground and putting a sheet of some plastic flooring with holes so I can put pot's underneath it; for the ficus and possibly some other potted plants.
My questions to everyone are:
1) Screening: As you can see, there is a large forest right behind my house. Our entire property is crawling with bugs during the summer. There's cobwebs and ants everywhere. Soo should I perhaps use door screening along the sides and a more grated metal material along the top for the sun to come through?
2) Live plants that can live outdoors pretty good: Pothos and Ficus are some pretty sturdy plants, I believe. I'm forsure hanging 2 plants from the top, having atleast one larger potted plant sprouting from the bottom, and I'm not to sure for what to furnish the empty spaces with. That's what I'm wondering.
3) Any other advice/comments/ help is much appreciated, this is so far my first large "dedicated" outdoor enclosure.
I have 2 chams by the way. Leon (Profile picture), he's about 17-18 months. And I have my little 6 month old female BB Panther, Molly.
Its going to be a 8 ft tall , 6 ft wide, and 4 ft in depth, screened outdoor enclosure.
All AC2 treated lumber.
The second picture shows how long the enclosure will be. Thats the 4 ft depth sticking up in the air (the part laying on the ground will be one of the 6 ft sides)
I'm going to lay down 2- 2x4 across the very top of the box (Imagine it standing up and fully furnished with plants in it) and hang 2 pothos from the top. But there will be room in between both of them for a ficus to be at the bottom.
I'm raising the enclosed part a good 1'-1/2 above the ground and putting a sheet of some plastic flooring with holes so I can put pot's underneath it; for the ficus and possibly some other potted plants.
My questions to everyone are:
1) Screening: As you can see, there is a large forest right behind my house. Our entire property is crawling with bugs during the summer. There's cobwebs and ants everywhere. Soo should I perhaps use door screening along the sides and a more grated metal material along the top for the sun to come through?
2) Live plants that can live outdoors pretty good: Pothos and Ficus are some pretty sturdy plants, I believe. I'm forsure hanging 2 plants from the top, having atleast one larger potted plant sprouting from the bottom, and I'm not to sure for what to furnish the empty spaces with. That's what I'm wondering.
3) Any other advice/comments/ help is much appreciated, this is so far my first large "dedicated" outdoor enclosure.
I have 2 chams by the way. Leon (Profile picture), he's about 17-18 months. And I have my little 6 month old female BB Panther, Molly.