My Fishroom Make-over

When I moved house... I found this shed (or whatever it was used for by the previous owner) in the corner of the garden and... as it turned out... my stands and tanks just happened to fit precisely into it... it was already electrically wired... so it was ideal except that it was not insulated and a heater in every tank was essential to maintain a reasonable water temperature.... (esp. in the Northern Cape winters where I got spoilt by the Limpopo winters where no heating was required).......

Right..... so... I got rid of most of the fish and temporarily cramped the rest into 5 outside ponds with 4,000w heaters in each at astronomical power bills, whilst the fishroom upgrading to central heating is in progress.... I should be ready to move in during the next 2 weeks....

Before photo from the door angle....



After photo from the door angle



Before Photo towards the door angle:



After Photo... Towards the door...

 

Wow nice Cleanup, cant wait to see the tanks in There, i am doing something similar with our outside room.

 

Well done! Will be following this one

 

cant wait to see it set up n running

 

Looking good @Cheetah !! Have you got water supply in it? Did you insulate the ceiling?

 

Haha... "The Den". Very nice transformation.

 

You missed a spot...

 

Heating will be by wall mounted panel heater with temp control.... I have double layer insulation in the ceiling.....

I initially considered doing wall to wall carpeting, but... just in case a tank springs a leak... I have now opted to do Tiles on the floor instead... This may take a week or so longer before I move in, but... rather safe than sorry....

So!!!... the next space to watch.... here is the before pic of the cement brick laid out floor...

 

Nice project. Will be following...

 

@Cheetah - Just a thought - What about laying down lots of piping, cover with a thin screed, and connect pipes to solar heating, and then tile the floor. Your own 'underfloor' heating using solar power !!

 

Just an update with the floor progress.... from more or less the same angle..... (Grouting and edging will start tomorrow)

Before....



Current....

 

Good luck. Looks like a fantastic project.

 

Hi Cheetah

Fantastic project...... you've definitely made me and maybe some others a bit jealous:tongue:.

Wish I saw you're thread a bit earlier..... Pratley manufacture a product called Pratliperl it can be mixed with cement for the plastering of inner and outer brick walls, according to them the heat loss through the walls is reduced by up to 50%. It can also be used for screeding of floors which would even help more for insulating.

Maybe you could still plaster the outer walls at some stage.

Regards
Rob

 

Nice you using normal PVA on the walls and sealing or an insulating paint - either ceramic or fibre?

 

Looking like a really awesome project! Keep us posted as it goes and thanks for sharing.

 

Damm why cant I see the pics? :cry::cry:

 

OK!!!!... with the grouting etc completed inside the fishroom... I am now starting work on the stands... There are 4 of them.... here are some changes done to the first one... extra support welded on.. and repainted...

Before...



And... to where I got today....(not completed though)

 

Looking good. What are the dimensions of the stands?

 

Unfortunately... not all uniform... The stand you see above... fits 3 x standard 3ft tanks alongside on 3 levels.... (and... I had that one made in 1974).... this is the first refurbishment of it.... I will mention the dimensions of the rest... as and when they are refurbished.... the oldest one is from 1972... but... I'll get to it as I progress....