The American Beagler Forum

First off I had to tear down an old shed to use the foundation.....



Here we are getting the walls and rest of the framing up.......


























It is 11' wide and 22' long. I will have runs down both sides where the dogs can come in or out. I will be happy when the dogs can come in the AC to stay out of the heat......
Just thought I would share.

Looks like you are going to have a first rate set-up. That AC unit will be extra nice on those +90 days.
-Pete

now thats going to be better than my house.

Looks real good kind of like an apartment building for your dogs.

Like to see what it looks like when you done. Post some pics.

can i send you some hounds to keep for me?....or is that where i get to sleep if i come over....?...looks good ....by the way are you gonna help amy at all on that new pen?

We have got it insulated and sheeted inside and have the siding and tin roofing on outside. Next we will be putting the trim up outside and Amy will be running all of the electrical inside. Then we will do the concrete and set up the kennels.
Hopefully not too much longer..............lol

Hey ryan was this a union job ? How many breaks did you take ? Tell amy shes doing a nice job

Jimmie, This job was done by a Plumber and Electrician so you know how electricians are.....Amy was on break alot.......lol

Ryan,
Looks like Amy has done a fine job on the dog kennel project, now my question is what did you do to help out?? Point and direct?? LOL

Almost there........

Man, you did it right! Looks good!

You guys did a nice job.
BOB

I really liked the roof design on the old building, those upper window light/vents served dual purpose of letting light in and venting the heat out at the top where it's needed most.

Put good slope on your floors, it will drain well and dry fast, I like an inch every 6', if rough finish, more is better.

No time is cheaper than now to put inside floor drains in. If your even thinking of having water inside, go ahead and put 2 floor drains in. One in the center for washing the floor down and another along the wall where you "might" have a washtub later(wish I had )

Gutters or no gutters. You can let the water off the roof do lite washing of the concrete or
, if you put a catch trough or gutter along the outter lower end of the run floor, you can use the water caught by the roof gutter, slope it to the up hill end of the building, then bring it down the downspout to where it dumps into the upper end of the floor drain trough/gutter. This will concentrate the amount of water you catch from the roof, to washing out the floor trough, if you choose to put one in. There are many who have used the larger size pvc cut in half length ways, to form a smooth drain trough that drains and cleans out easy. Since it looks as though you have good ground fall, and your drainage will go off into the woods, this seems a good way to get the nasties away from the kennel, and a little hydrated lime shoveled on should dissolve and eliminate any odors.

My computer is slow loading pictures, so now I see I'm a little late with some of this, but you have a very nice set-up...Patch

Looks awesome Real nice.

can i send ya some of my bitches to welp over there?......looks great man