The American Beagler Forum

What type of wire is everyone using in there off the ground kennels? Were did you get it and what size holes did it have?

Thanks Seneca Graham

are you talking about wire to use for the floor or for the sides? if you are talking about the sides then i would get 1x2 because in the summer i always have a problem with the birds getting in the pen and doing their business all over the place. if its for the floor i would use 1x1 with some kind of coating over it.....keith

I am looking for floor wire were did you get yours?

i dont use wire for my floors. i use 2x4s. but i know other guys on here use wire for their floor and they use the 1x1 inch wire. not sure where you would get it. maybe a rural king or lowes or someplace like that....good luck....keith

I aim to try expanded metal for flooring. I ordered some the other day with inch and a quarter holes and plan on getting either a roll-on or spray-on bedliner kit to coat it with. I just figured if it will last a lifetime in the bed of a truck then I should get several years from it in a kennel. I am just doing one run to see if I like it and if so then I will build another for our other beagle.

Blackjack,, I used that expanded wire and TORE it out, droppings had to be helpped out of the pen daily, and removed when it froze........
I used the 1 bye 1 1/2 for the base, galv.

I use aluminum expanded metal that was run through a set of rollers at the factory so it would be flat. No raised edges, no rust. When I used 1"X2" wire I had to replace it every few years due to it rusting out. Dog urine takes a toll on regular fence wire.