Terrier sleeping boxes

[lurchers 2,598]

I priced them plastic thermal ones and the cheapest I could find was £300 each,so I thought stuff it I will build my owe so last weekend went out and bought the timber.I’ve used 3/4 inch marine ply for the outside and 1/2 marine ply to line them out with 2inch thick polystyrene sheets in between to insulate the,well it’s only cost me £50 each to make and should be like toast in there winter time.just need to cut the hatch in the front and the partition in for the bed job done but they weigh a tonne

Edited November 28, 2020 by lurchers

[Elchapo 3,106]

Looks neet job mate

[Flacko 1,732]

Put a pic up when you finished it mate nice 1 

[Daniel cain 42,888]

Nice job themsome metal strips around the pop holes stop them chewing and they will last

[lurchers 2,598]

22 minutes ago, sid g said:

nice job mine were the same ply on the front with a dinner sized plate  hole  for them to get in n out raised off the floor 4 inch on blocks  and stuffed with shredded paper .. i made the tops of mine bigger than the rest of the box and they used to use it as a bench ..

I’m just deciding how big for the hole as I want these square shaped mate then have the roof on hinges and then lined with rubber so they can jump up there in the summer.

[lurchers 2,598]

15 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Nice job themsome metal strips around the pop holes stop them chewing and they will last

I’ve putting metal all the way each corner and hatch for them crocodiles mate lol

[TonyT 1,353]

1 hour ago, lurchers said:

I priced them plastic thermal ones and the cheapest I could find was £300 each,so I thought stuff it I will build my owe so last weekend went out and bought the timber.I’ve used 3/4 inch marine ply for the outside and 1/2 marine ply to line them out with 2inch thick polystyrene sheets in between to insulate the,well it’s only cost me £50 each to make and should be like toast in there winter time.just need to cut the hatch in the front and the partition in for the bed job done but they weigh a tonne

That’s all mine are mate

had em a few year now , just keep replacing the chewed bits .

mine are raised off the floor , about 300mm

YIS T

[lurchers 2,598]

1 hour ago, TonyT said:

That’s all mine are mate

had em a few year now , just keep replacing the chewed bits .

mine are raised off the floor , about 300mm

YIS T

I’ve got them on 2x2 on the bottoms mate I’ve just done  the last 2 so just the lids to make now.

Edited November 28, 2020 by lurchers

[lurchers 2,598]

11 minutes ago, Wideboy said:

Another thing for you to think about putting hinges on the roof. Easy access to clean out and put bedding in 

That’s what I’m doing mate,

[lurchers 2,598]

1st one finished and everything insulated 

[Netmaker 904]

thats a tidy job bud

 

[lurchers 2,598]

I’m giving my wife no reason to bring the dogs back into the house even if it drops to -20 the kennels and dog boxes are all insulated now mate.

[lurchers 2,598]

[Gypsydog94 4,329]

6 hours ago, lurchers said:

Smart them sort of thing I want to build. What’s the measurements and how many pens are in there?

[justdigit 180]

You want to get some knocked together and sold lads would pay good money for decent boxes like them. I’ve made some similar but used 6mm plastic stock board. I haven’t insulted mine because they’re going in internal kennels with underfloor heating