The Ultimate Dog House You Can Make
by
Andrea Arzensek
(IC: vlogger)
3 Materials
Give it a try on this beautiful Dog house and make your dog happy and your neighbour's dog jealous.
This dog house is impervious to the elements, offers great insulation and when built with cedar/redwood is rot and insect resistant!
This dog house is impervious to the elements, offers great insulation and when built with cedar/redwood is rot and insect resistant!
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Prepare your material:
Cut on the table saw:
Shingle boards have groves every 7'' and 3 1/2'' so the grooves overlap (shingle roof style).
Sub-roof consists of two sheets 28'' by 16'' (one sheet per roof side)
Glue the siding pieces to form the walls of the house.
I used pocket-hole to connect sidings but you can screw the sides from the outside (in that case use some dowels to plug the holes so the screws aren't visible).
Add some trim on doors using 3/8'' thick material.
Cut the boards and glue them to form the floor.
Cut:
Add wood filler piece where the roof sides meet (it should be 1''square, again check on site)
Cut the bottom part of the door trim 2 1/4'' wide. The length measure is taken between the two side trims on site.
I sign my work with ink transfer onto wood.
The little Chihuahua loves it!!!
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Suggested materials:
- Cedar stock (lumber yard)
- Screws/Nails (hardware store)
- Marine varnish/ SPAR (hardware store)
Published January 15th, 2017 11:42 AM
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Andrea Arzensek on Jan 25, 2017Thank you William!
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Andrea Arzensek on Jan 25, 2017Thank you Haysha! Dog house looks even better in person!
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