Wood Kennel Construction

[KevinO.]

Looks good!  Next time you come to Oklahoma we'll load you up a big rock or 2 for a step......free of charge.  It's gonna cost you in gas to haul it back to Texas. LOL!

[matt_aggie04]

Haha yeah but it would be cool to have okie rock in the east Texas piney woods 

[GCPS]

Beautiful construction on that - how long did it take from start to finish? 

If you ever decide you need kennel decks for a portion of the kennel,  here is a link to our decks, they are mold and mildew resistant, insect and bacteria proof, chew proof, impervious to feces and urine - so you can just rinse it away...and will not rot or fade in teh sun.  It also keeps the dogs off the wood, allows for drainage - each piece is a 2 x 4 and can withstand several hundred pounds:

http://gulfcoastpetsupplies.com/Kennel-Deck-Dog-Kennel-Platforms-kenneldeck.htm?categoryId=-1

[matt_aggie04]

Thought I would update with some new pics, been using for about 4-5 months now with no complaints.....




This pen is just set up for her to have puppies in, after they are born and up I will likely take down the plywood....

[ETHHunters]

I knew you was wanting a walker hound but I'm afraid that ones legs are way too short!

[aladatrot]

That hound is for getting through the hog tunnels in the rose hedges. Talk about putting pork on the table, she is cold nosed, bawl mouthed, and gets into those thorny tunnels like a weasel. Our long legged cur dogs have a hard time in those tunnels but that hound goes right in and seals the deal. Pretty soon everyone will have one in their pack.
 

[dub]

I need to get a kennel built. I was going to go with cement. But I could go with wood and put it in the trees for more shade. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the wood deck to the cement.

[matt_aggie04]

COST!!  and site prep and the breathability that wood provides, it will flex and is supposed to be better for a dogs joints, I am able to elevate the wooden deck cutting down on dog/snake encounters as well as ground dwelling insects and rodents.....

[HIGHWATER KENNELS]

Matt, I heard u talkin about how u were goin to cut a pipe into for your drainage and burying a barrel.  I done the very same thing last yr when I built mine,  and I even put a Little Giant grinder pump in the bottom of the barrel and run a 1 and half inch line to my treatment plant to deal with the excess water in the barrel. It sure works fine man, something you might want to try for the excess waste and water.  If u need the specifics let me know and I will take pictures and show em.  It makes me even lazier. Ha

[matt_aggie04]

I haven't done anything on that front yet, I would sure like to see some pics of your set up.
Thanks,
Matt

[HIGHWATER KENNELS]

Matt, I will take some pictures of the set up this weekend and post em for u but to tell you the specifics of it, I just run a 28' ft gutter down the back of the pens and run it into a 6 inch pvc pipe which is inserted in a 65 gallon barrel with a screw on lid that is buried.  I thought I was never gonna get it buried though, felt like I was in China when I finished. I then put a cinder block on the bottom of the barrel and set my grinder pump on the block. I came out the top of the pump with my 1'' and half pipe into a union and out the front of the barrel under the ground about 4 inches and run it into my treatment plant, that way the excess water and waste is run into my house treament plant.  Man, i can tell u it is a lot easier to deal with because it has a float on the pump and when the water gets to a certain level it automatically kicks on.  Hope it helps you cause it sure made it a lot easier for me...

[matt_aggie04]

My main question is what did you make the gutter out of?  I have a few ideas, all of which are real expensive.

[HIGHWATER KENNELS]

I dont know if yalls lumber store sells the same as ours, but mine is simply a gutter that would hang on the eve of a house.  Probally 4 inces wide and 6 inches deep.  The sections are about 10 feet long and you slide the gutters together and screw them on the ends where they dont come apart.

[matt_aggie04]

I got you, that would work for me I suppose I would just need to fashion a "back stop" to the gutter so I could capture the waste as I am washing my deck off.  I really wanted to located some 12" black plastic culvert pipe and cut 1/4 out of it and that would provide gutter and back stop in one piece but at $150/20' it is a little too pricey!

[de_moon]

Dude, I have ALWAYS wanted to have every one of my dogs on concrete, but I think that you have changed my mind.  The kennels look real good.  I plan on seeing them in person real soon.   

[Cull Buck]

Matt, I finished my kennels on saturday.  Thanks for the inspiration.  Putting them on wood saved me a lot of "headaches".

[matt_aggie04]

NICE!  You need put some pics up so we can see how you did em.  I really like mine and with the number of snakes I have seen around here in the last few days I am very happy with my decision to get them off the ground.

[OLD GLORY]

MAN, that looks alot like my set-up,I will post pics in a few days. I too have been figureing out a backstop. 12" culvert, 10''-12" pvc, a 2"x6" for a bottom and a 2"x2"x12" for a top forming a V . But I may land on a commercial gutter , like a home's except larger, I will mount it at an angle . Like a 45 or so to catch as much as possible.But whatever you decide. Be sure to have a gutter on the roof, so the rain doesn't fall right into the septic backstop and overfill the tank. I just finished putting in 8 ton of no.57 rock for a walkway/drainage in front, to much work for a old man.lol

[dub]

I do not know where you shop for culvert pipe but I found 12" black culvert pipe corrugated on the outside and smooth on the inside for $5.60 a foot. That would be $112 for 20 feet. If you want some let me know. I can check with another friend he might be able to get it a little cheaper. I just want to see yours before I do the same thing.

[Flacracker]

Very nice looking kennels!!