I would like to have a good chain link kennel for my dog. Height, for reasons of economy and appearance, would pretty likely be limited to six feet. I'd like to have a doghouse in it, but of course that would make it easy for the dog to climb on top and jump out.
One maybe-possibility is to have an external dog house which opens into the kennel. Link to picture But I've never worked with chain link fencing, and would have no idea how best to make a good, safe seal around the kennel entrance. My guess is that it would be hard to do this-- but I would be happy to learn I am wrong.
I have a dog house inside my kennel - six foot chain link, like you. But I have covered half of the kennel with inexpensive aluminum roofing - over the dog house. Does two things - protects that part of the kennel from sun and rain, and provides a barrier over the house, so the dog can't jump out. It is screwed to the top rails of the kennel itself. Simple and effective!
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Wayne,
The only trouble with mounting a dog house outside of the run is that most dog houses, even the plastic based ones, can be chewed through by a determined dog.
If you do decided to go the route, plan you cuts into the fence area that meets the dog house carefully, because you'll need to run the metal fence edging strips throught the cut edge into the wire mesh to give the area a solid edge that can't be pulled back.
Thanks much to you folk; I appreciate your responses.
Do you think something like the following would work?
Cut some 2- or 3-inch-wide, 1/8" thick steel strips to form a rectangular shape very slightly larger than the doghouse entrance. Have 'em welded into that shape. Round the outer corners. Drill holes, close together (2"?) near the inside edge, farther apart near the outside edge. Paint in festive decorator colors.
Bolt tightly to chain link fence, in appropriate location. (Use inner, close-together holes.)
Cut chain link on inside edge of the rectangular contraption.
Position doghouse and use holes near outer edge to through-bolt front of doghouse to exterior of chain link fence. (Cap nuts on inside of doghouse.)
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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Wayne,
Are you an engineer?
That's a *great* solution to your problem - and it certainly sounds like the dogs chance of escape would be nil, as long as the doghouse itself can not be chewed through.
And smart thinking about capping the bolts, excellent attention to detail there!
"Paint in festive decorator colors" - hehe...make sure it's a non-toxic bases paint.
I was kinda thinking teal and salmon... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
My wife is being really very good about plunking this down in her beautiful garden. Gotta do something to keep her from, I don't know, fiberglassing me in my sleep or some such.
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