Dog kennel set ups

[pgkane]

Currently got kiwi kennels which are alright, but I find them hard to clean the wooden slats, so was thinking over going for a concrete base with panels and an insulated kennel inside them, anyone got any cool ideas they could give me
Thanks

 

[gwi1890]

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I use these, inside building/garage next to the house, bolt together.

 

[Dry Rot]

A quick calculation reveals that I've been pushing a broom for at least 68 years! So I strongly suggest you build your new kennels from below ground upwards. My current kennels discharge into the domestic septic talk via 100mm Osma drain pipes which is probably illegal because it works.

 

[Steve welder]

Could you put stockboard on top of existing timber slats?

 

[pgkane]

Yea could work, still quite difficult getting in there to do a good job I find. They ok kennels for really clean dogs, but havnt really got on with them otherwise

 

[Dry Rot]

Lay concrete with a steel float finish to a fall steep enough to drain well but not so steep the water has disappeared down the drain before you've time to pick up the broom. Fall to one end and one side, with a channel you can fit a broom and a shovel down the side. Gate should open inwards with the hinge opposite to the corner, so it is blocked by your wheel barrow or leg when going in and out. Do not put the channel inside the kennel parallel to the fence unless you want sh*t flicked in your face every time a dog jumps up on the wire to greet you. Make the sleeping area small rather than large and only dog-shoulder height. (They like to lift their heads when emptying so if they have to 'stoop' going in, they'll keep their beds clean). Concrete floor in the sleeping area with a fall to the outside and lay 1.5" concrete onto 2" of Kingspan. It'll warm up and stay warm. Kennel should face south for the sun, but make sure there is also shade. Keep steel wire/bars above leg lifting height as p*ss really makes it rust. If you can, fit self fill water bowls -- in a corner so they don't p*ss in it. There's more, but it's tea time.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Yea could work, still quite difficult getting in there to do a good job I find. They ok kennels for really clean dogs, but havnt really got on with them otherwise

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