show me yours and I'll show you mine[kennels that is]

hathcock

I built these last year after many years of suffering with substandard kennels,it wasn't cheap costing around 5,000 when totally finished.Best money I ever spent though,the most important thing I did was to roof it which was the biggest cost,the dogs have kingspan boxes to sleep in but curiously they prefer to sleep on the roof.I'd like to see yours please,[kennels of course].

EPointer=Birdss

hathcock wrote: »

I built these last year after many years of suffering with substandard kennels,it wasn't cheap costing around 5,000 when totally finished.Best money I ever spent though,the most important thing I did was to roof it which was the biggest cost,the dogs have kingspan boxes to sleep in but curiously they prefer to sleep on the roof.I'd like to see yours please,[kennels of course].

Why do you rate the roof so highly?? Often toyed with it.

snipe49

hathcock wrote: »

I built these last year after many years of suffering with substandard kennels,it wasn't cheap costing around 5,000 when totally finished.Best money I ever spent though,the most important thing I did was to roof it which was the biggest cost,the dogs have kingspan boxes to sleep in but curiously they prefer to sleep on the roof.I'd like to see yours please,[kennels of course].

great job where did u get those water spouts and how much , i saw thwm before great clean job.

hathcock

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Why do you rate the roof so highly?? Often toyed with it.

the roof is very advantageous in a number of ways,it helps to maintain heat in the kennels to a degree,it keeps the dogs dry in wet weather,also it keeps me dry when I'm cleaning out or doing anything else with the dogs.I can't recommend the roofing highly enough.

hathcock

snipe49 wrote: »

great job where did u get those water spouts and how much , i saw thwm before great clean job.

the drinkers are a brilliant job,a supply of water is available to the dogs at all times,they only need to touch them in order to get a drink,even older dogs quickly learn to use them, eliminating the need to constantly be filling bowls, I got them from slaneyside kennels in Wexford,they can be found online.

The Aussie

That's one professional set up in fairness to you, fit looking Dogs as well.

hathcock

The Aussie wrote: »

That's one professional set up in fairness to you, fit looking Dogs as well.

Thanks,as they say down my way "I don't know meself since I did it"

Grizzly 45

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Its too warm for your critters!That's why they are crashing out on the roof.:D
Watch them,I'll bet they go in for awhile and then come out and lie up on the roof?Dogs prefer a warm place to lie on than have an insulated roof.
So for an experiment take out if there is any sheeting in the roof of one of the boxes and see how they react then?

hathcock

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

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Its too warm for your critters!That's why they are crashing out on the roof.:D
Watch them,I'll bet they go in for awhile and then come out and lie up on the roof?Dogs prefer a warm place to lie on than have an insulated roof.
So for an experiment take out if there is any sheeting in the roof of one of the boxes and see how they react then?

The walls and floors are insulated as well,apparently warm in winter cool in summer,they cost 200 quid each so they had better be good.

EPointer=Birdss

hathcock wrote: »

the roof is very advantageous in a number of ways,it helps to maintain heat in the kennels to a degree,it keeps the dogs dry in wet weather,also it keeps me dry when I'm cleaning out or doing anything else with the dogs.I can't recommend the roofing highly enough.

They are a fine job in fairness.
All the professional ones seem to roof em. Not convinced of the need given the cost myself but that's purely preference.
I used the money to give more space and put in a bigger slab. I will be building better kennels inside the runs this summer all right. I have em drawn on a whiteboard in the garage and costed just need to save up the funds and get the longer evenings to go at em.
It's actually very like what you have there just inside a pen and all walls if you get me

deerhunter1

hathcock wrote: »

The walls and floors are insulated as well,apparently warm in winter cool in summer,they cost 200 quid each so they had better be good.

Ohh they are good ok

hathcock

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

They are a fine job in fairness.
All the professional ones seem to roof em. Not convinced of the need given the cost myself but that's purely preference.
I used the money to give more space and put in a bigger slab. I will be building better kennels inside the runs this summer all right. I have em drawn on a whiteboard in the garage and costed just need to save up the funds and get the longer evenings to go at em.
It's actually very like what you have there just inside a pen and all walls if you get me

Its a costly business alright but well worth any money spent,I strongly recommend that you go all the way and roof it,you won't know yourself if you do.

snipe49

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

They are a fine job in fairness.
All the professional ones seem to roof em. Not convinced of the need given the cost myself but that's purely preference.
I used the money to give more space and put in a bigger slab. I will be building better kennels inside the runs this summer all right. I have em drawn on a whiteboard in the garage and costed just need to save up the funds and get the longer evenings to go at em.
It's actually very like what you have there just inside a pen and all walls if you get me

If u look around u could pick up some good secondhand sheet for the roof. Its a great job for pups if there covered over. Make sure to put a good fall on the slab and a gully to take away the water.

EPointer=Birdss

My pens are 3 X 13' x 20'. To roof them would cost a few arms and legs.
I'm just building a kennel within the middle pen that's all I'll be roofing. I'll look for a picture to explain.

As for falls they fall into the centre already with a gully.
They have timber houses for now and when cold I have a spare room in the garage. The new big kennel is to replace this.

EPointer=Birdss

I want to place a new full height kennel at the back of the middle pen that all 3 can access and I can walk in.
This will be roofed but only the Kennel part not the pen.

snipe49

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

My pens are 3 X 13' x 20'. To roof them would cost a few arms and legs.
I'm just building a kennel within the middle pen that's all I'll be roofing. I'll look for a picture to explain.

As for falls they fall into the centre already with a gully.
They have timber houses for now and when cold I have a spare room in the garage. The new big kennel is to replace this.

That's big all right pal. well done Rome was'nt built in a day.;)

snipe49

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

I want to place a new full height kennel at the back of the middle pen that all 3 can access and I can walk in.
This will be roofed but only the Kennel part not the pen.

Great looking job. How much for the mesh panels each.There a great job.

hathcock

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

I want to place a new full height kennel at the back of the middle pen that all 3 can access and I can walk in.
This will be roofed but only the Kennel part not the pen.

great potential there,I'd love to see it roofed,but then I'm not paying for it.

EPointer=Birdss

snipe49 wrote: »

Great looking job. How much for the mesh panels each.There a great job.

Mesh incl post with feet and bolts cost a grand or so. Was a year or 2 ago and have told the mrs so many lies about it i forget
Ah It was 1k to 1100 max. 10m of concrete in there, gates, gullys, screeds, timber, drinker etc. I upgraded my drill at the time also so costs got rolled together but all in all about 2.5k maybe. That was going at it myself.

I find with it open the wind blows through it and it dries in no time.

EPointer=Birdss

hathcock wrote: »

great potential there,I'd love to see it roofed,but then I'm not paying for it.

Well I tell you what, Chip in half there and we'll go at it :pac:

hathcock

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Well I tell you what, Chip in half there and we'll go at it :pac:

I will if you gimme the pointer:;)

EPointer=Birdss

hathcock wrote: »

I will if you gimme the pointer:;)

He'd only make a feck of you that fella

allan450

here is mine.adding an other pen to it so will make 4 and on the slab putting in a timber one for training/holding dogs.when the season is over of course[how do you insert big images]

hathcock

allan450 wrote: »

here is mine.adding an other pen to it so will make 4 and on the slab putting in a timber one for training/holding dogs.when the season is over of course[how do you insert big images]

I just take photos,save to desktop and upload from there.fantastic kennels by the way.

allan450

their temp for now but happy with them.il be happier when i get an other pen added on and the timber ones up.i was talking to you before would you believe over the phone only coped it when i seen your kennels

hathcock

allan450 wrote: »

their temp for now but happy with them.il be happier when i get an other pen added on and the timber ones up.i was talking to you before would you believe over the phone only coped it when i seen your kennels

top man

EPointer=Birdss

allan450 wrote: »

[how do you insert big images]

Create a photobucket account & you can copy & paste from there. You can even download the app & do it straight from the phone which is what I do.

ESB Spaniel

Not as good as other lads but does the job will be roofing during the summer.

Spaniel heaven

Im jealous lads very jealous

EPointer=Birdss

ESB Spaniel wrote: »

Not as good as other lads but does the job will be roofing during the summer.

Nout wrong with that lad! :cool:

Liam_D

I only have the one dog so this is perfect for him, I made a "pallet" from bits of fencing D rail and he sleeps on this most of the time instead of inside the box. They like being off the ground prob why yours like sleeping on the roof.

hathcock

Liam_D wrote: »

I only have the one dog so this is perfect for him, I made a "pallet" from bits of fencing D rail and he sleeps on this most of the time instead of inside the box. They like being off the ground prob why yours like sleeping on the roof.

1st class job

hathcock

ESB Spaniel wrote: »

Not as good as other lads but does the job will be roofing during the summer.

excellent layout,when roofed it'll be terrific,nothing wrong with it as it is though.

useurowname

Great photos lads, absolutely fantastic kennels...lucky doggies!!

Woodcock shot

useurowname wrote: »

Great photos lads, absolutely fantastic kennels...lucky doggies!!

I'll 2nd that, ye'd put mine to shame