New Kennel Set Up But I Need Advice On The Shed Floor

[northern lad 2,292]

again ive a freind who is a tiler and loads of 4inch tiles but the floor has a bit of give in it do you think they will crack? he recons the grout has a flex in it?

Overboard the floor with marine ply,screwed at 4 inch centres,use a flexi two pack adhesive,grout with widejoint Microban (Bal)if the tiles your mate has are quarry or natural stone ,slate etc give them 2 coats of impregnator If you go for vinyl spend a bit extra on the black rubber coving,seals it up superbly,if you want to really push the boat out use Altro safety floor,like they have behind bars,the carborundum in this will keep the dogs nails down,and it lasts forever If you can find a local floorlaying firm Id be fairly certain they will have off cuts left of jobs,its used in pubs,schools,gyms etc bound to have scraps ...probably give them to you to get shut

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

cheers lads a good few sugestions their i never even thort off and it seems a lot of you are much better than me at DIY!

[WHITE RUSSELL 39]

Ive just built some and ive used rubber matting mate i can hose it down then.

[dymented 2,220]

try this link

[the_stig 6,614]

if it was mine I`d board in between each run aswell

[the_stig 6,614]

once you`ve got the roof on the runs you`ll find they might spend more time in them and piss outside ----- I use my runs for feeding ...

[islandhopper 11]

You could use a decent creosote and then use pine shavings, it does work and the pine in the shavings keeps fleas away.

[STRANGER 948]

Do away with the inside run, its un necessary. Just have a small bed box on the inside, big enough for them to be comfortable in (slightly bigger than a terrier box compartment for example).

 

They wont piss and shit where they sleep and your just creating twice the work for yourself.

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

once you`ve got the roof on the runs you`ll find they might spend more time in them and piss outside ----- I use my runs for feeding ...

thats the next step, a 4ft width of ply them corrugated sheet for the rest

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

Do away with the inside run, its un necessary. Just have a small bed box on the inside, big enough for them to be comfortable in (slightly bigger than a terrier box compartment for example).

 

They wont piss and shit where they sleep and your just creating twice the work for yourself.

in hindsight that would be better but theirs too much work gone into them now

[clueless 11]

O worked in isle of man once that fiberglass flooring/roofing is pretty good I dunno about cost tho???

[p3d 879]

This worked for me PK.

 

 

The yard had a good slope for cleaning but I needed to put a shed in one corner.

I wanted a space to keep pups or a sick dog locked inside.

That would mean that the floor would need to be hosed down each day.

 

 

The plate is called "Diamond plate", it is non slip and used in industry for platforms.

It is fairly cheap and any good fabricator in your area could weld the shape to suit your shed.

It has turned up sides and back. The front is shaped to divert water out the door.

Once the shape is correct the whole thing is hot dip galvanized. (Zinc plated).

Totally waterproof and rustproof.

 

 

 

Sloped from back to front so that a bucket of water will drain out quickly.

It is very easy to clean and will last a lifetime.

 

ATB

P3D

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

This worked for me PK.

 

Shed Front 02.jpg

 

The yard had a good slope for cleaning but I needed to put a shed in one corner.

I wanted a space to keep pups or a sick dog locked inside.

That would mean that the floor would need to be hosed down each day.

 

Shed Floor 01.jpg

 

The plate is called "Diamond plate", it is non slip and used in industry for platforms.

It is fairly cheap and any good fabricator in your area could weld the shape to suit your shed.

It has turned up sides and back. The front is shaped to divert water out the door.

Once the shape is correct the whole thing is hot dip galvanized. (Zinc plated).

Totally waterproof and rustproof.

 

Shed Floor Back.jpg

 

Floor Lip 01.jpg

 

Sloped from back to front so that a bucket of water will drain out quickly.

It is very easy to clean and will last a lifetime.

 

ATB

P3D

how much did that sheds worth cost you?

[liamdelaney 2,585]

Do away with the inside run, its un necessary. Just have a small bed box on the inside, big enough for them to be comfortable in (slightly bigger than a terrier box compartment for example).

 

They wont piss and shit where they sleep and your just creating twice the work for yourself.

Thats what I done put two boxes inside the shed,one at each end cut a hole in each end of the shed they go straight in to the box but cannot get into the shed,put a run outside partitioned in the middle,it creates two runs,they have to come out of the box and piss outside,they also cannot eat the inside of your shed.

[p3d 879]

 

This worked for me PK.

 

Shed Front 02.jpg

 

The yard had a good slope for cleaning but I needed to put a shed in one corner.

I wanted a space to keep pups or a sick dog locked inside.

That would mean that the floor would need to be hosed down each day.

 

Shed Floor 01.jpg

 

The plate is called "Diamond plate", it is non slip and used in industry for platforms.

It is fairly cheap and any good fabricator in your area could weld the shape to suit your shed.

It has turned up sides and back. The front is shaped to divert water out the door.

Once the shape is correct the whole thing is hot dip galvanized. (Zinc plated).

Totally waterproof and rustproof.

 

Shed Floor Back.jpg

 

Floor Lip 01.jpg

 

Sloped from back to front so that a bucket of water will drain out quickly.

It is very easy to clean and will last a lifetime.

 

ATB

P3D

 

how much did that sheds worth cost you?

 

140 euro installed ( 100 sterling approx)