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Talked to a buddy of mine who does fencing and he's hooking me up w/ supplies to build 3 chain link kennels. What I have in mind are 3 attached, in ground 8'x8' kennels (no concrete), each having a door, top & bottom poles, and 6' high chain link. I forget what gauge he recommended.

What do you think, any tips? What should I put on the floor?

(no concrete)

I know you don't want to hear it, but it's hard to beat concrete! If you can afford it, it's the only way to go... The next best would be a bigger pea gravel but your still going to have digging issues and the up keep.

Chris

I laid some old fence down then put about 16" of pea gravel down. My dog dug a couple of time hit the fence and no more digging problem

Northwind Kennel wrote:

(no concrete)

I know you don't want to hear it, but it's hard to beat concrete! If you can afford it, it's the only way to go... The next best would be a bigger pea gravel but your still going to have digging issues and the up keep.

Chris

Yeah I know, that's what I was afraid of...

I put 3 foot chicken wire down under my kennel sections before I put my gravel down. They WILL dig, but this keeps them from digging out. Can't wait till I get the money saved up for concrete!!!!!

What would a good avg. price be for 3 attached kennels, 8'x8'? Total area would be 8'x24'. How thick, etc.?

If you are talking about concrete, it would take 2.37 yds for a pad 4 inches thick. I just used 4 inches as an average thickness incase you wanted to slope it, which you should. Concrete is running about $120 a yard here now and I think we have a 5 yard minimum for delivery. Hope this helps.

And I thought $75.00 a yard for 3,000 lb concrete was robbery.

Yep it is out of sight!!! Needless to say, mine will be on pea gravel for a while. They dig, but they cant dig out!

I understand that concrete is great for preventing digging and for makeing cleanup a snap. My question is doesn't the concrete make the inside of the kennel to hot during the summer months?

I have concrete floors in my kennels and the only problem I have encountered is my young dogs (weaned up to five months) feet get tender. I have to put them in a dirt floored pen for a couple of days when they start limping. After they start running their feet toughen up and the tenderness seems to go away.

Gravel/Granite Dust is the flooring that I would reccomend. It has the consistency of sand but it's made from ground up gravel. It packs good, and if you pickup droppings daily, a hard rain washes it clean. Not to mention that it disinfects well with a bleach/water solution.

My concrete is 2 in. thick max as long as your ground is solid packed you will not have a problem. I put a drain in mine. works great. I have a roof and ir stays cool enough.

As long as the concrete is under roof, it will stay cool. If it is in direct sunlight then yes it will stay hot.

BJK wrote:Gravel/Granite Dust is the flooring that I would reccomend. It has the consistency of sand but it's made from ground up gravel. It packs good, and if you pickup droppings daily, a hard rain washes it clean. Not to mention that it disinfects well with a bleach/water solution.

This is what I've been thinking of. We've got a couple quarrys around here where I can pick it up at w/ one of my trailers. What does this stuff go for per yard?