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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2011, 02:20:56 am » |
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cutter the only thing bad about the composite deck boards is if they get direct sunlight they get pretty hot.
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« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2011, 06:33:10 am » |
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This some fine work gentlemen--- havent seen a single set up that I havent liked here.
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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2011, 07:04:58 am » |
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cutter the only thing bad about the composite deck boards is if they get direct sunlight they get pretty hot.
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2011, 09:09:11 am » |
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Really like these above grounder kennels I've seen, one day when I am able I'm gonna get all my dogs off the ground. Thanks for posting them fella's
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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2011, 09:56:26 am » |
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« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2011, 10:54:24 am » |
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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2011, 07:42:55 pm » |
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John i really liked those when you posted them a while back. What did the panels cost ya, ad where did you get them? I built mine out of welded wire and im sick of fixin them from dogs tearin them up.
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« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2011, 08:30:42 pm » |
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I see all of these have tin roofs. Is that for shade or rain. I ask because I dont have the shade most of you have and if I puyt a tin roof, its going to have to be 6-7 feet high so it dont radiate heat down to the dogs.
I have a few trees, but in years like this, they have about half the normal foliage and throw very little shade. I was thinking maybe some of that screen shade instead.
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« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2011, 08:43:57 pm » |
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Bobby its alot better under that tin roof than it is without any shade. On mine the roof only gets shade the first couple hours and the last couple of hours of daylight and it seems to be fine. Mine are about four feet over the dogs at the highest point.
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« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2011, 08:47:05 pm » |
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The lady that I bought all my kennels from had a mister sistem in them (that is the reason for the hard water stains) but even a water sprinkler on a timer on the roof would DRASTICALLY reduce the amount of radiant heat off of the metal roof.
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« Reply #30 on: August 22, 2011, 08:48:19 pm » |
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Im a huge fan of the elevated kennels, they have worked out great for me and my dogs.  matt i know someone that use to put used motor oil on the wood floors when she built her kennels before the dogs were put in them it sealed the wood very well |
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« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2011, 08:59:25 pm » |
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Bobby, if you put your lathe close enough together you could lay some OSB or plywood down before your roof to use as insulation......
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« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2011, 10:06:24 pm » |
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Bobby, if you put your lathe close enough together you could lay some OSB or plywood down before your roof to use as insulation......
Dang Lamar I forgot you should be mighty handy when it comes to construction. Where were you when I was building mine. You might want to throw out some pointers for some future ideas on a serious note. |
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« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2011, 07:11:44 pm » |
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« Reply #34 on: August 23, 2011, 07:17:44 pm » |
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I have been really pleased with this setup. I like these alot!!! You did a really good job! |
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« Reply #35 on: August 23, 2011, 08:04:53 pm » |
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Bobby, if you put your lathe close enough together you could lay some OSB or plywood down before your roof to use as insulation......
I was thinking about this some today. I used that pink foam insulation under the tin in my puppy house. It worked great. I would imagine that or the osb would work great. Karla likes these too. Looks like a set is in the near future. |
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« Reply #37 on: August 24, 2011, 06:34:01 am » |
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WOW--- they are real nice. I can see these kennels being much, much cooler then my set up since the air can circulate from the bottom---
I have a question--- what do yall do to prevent them from smelling? Doesn’t the urine accumulate in the bottom(ground) when you wash the kennels?
I use pavers (stepping stones) and wash them down daily and TRY TO pressure wash them weekly I use odo-ban to keep the smell down and try and lay a nice layer of sweet PDZ it helps.
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« Reply #38 on: August 24, 2011, 08:50:08 am » |
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In the winter time there is really no smell at all believe it or not. In the summer if the smell gets too bad, i usually sprinkle down some lime to help dry it out. Has worked pretty good so far. Also, i try to wash out every other day to give the ground some time to dry out.
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« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2011, 09:09:56 am » |
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Deepsouth, how much were those panels and where did you get them at?
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