Kennel Fencing? - Page 2

Kczaj thanks for your advise I am aware of it, I rather pay more for good quality if it will come down to it. But first I will take a look before spending so much. Right now I am working on her new dog house with central air lol hahaha. :)

A couple things about chain link. The extra price for the small spacing is wise. I've had dogs jump and send their legs through the large spaced chain link (2" diamond space?). Also, if really young pups will be in the fenced kennel area, watch that they can't push their little faces through and then have trouble getting them back out. Mason offers 1" spacing and although spendier, it is a safer product.

Watch sharp ends on chain link as well. The ends can be 'knuckled' for saftey or flip the panel so the sharp ends are up in the air and the dog unable to reach. When I had my kennels built, I specified that spaces between the framing would be as small as possible. I also used 9 gauge fabric for strength and that was worth the extra price.

http://www.masonco.com/ChainSaniK.html

http://www.masonco.com/FRPSaniK.html

Mason has been a nice company to deal with. I 'inherited'  an ancient mason kennel that has got to be 40+ years old and it has welded frames and is in amazingly good shape.

OOh and I also have mysters on both kennels, they are set up on a timer to come on at 1:00pm when it really starts to get hot, and they are on for 45 min, off for 15 on for 45 etc, they go off around 4:30 since I normally get home around 5:00, that gives teh dogs half an hour to dry out before I get home.

I have the mysters on one half of the kennel, so if the dog does not want to get wet, they can go to the other side of the kennel.  Got mine at Costco for $40, and the timers at the hardware store for $15.  I had the landscaper run PVC underground to each kennel with a water spout, and this works great!

KariM where did you get it from for that price?

If you are in an area where you have horse and hog panels available and can do some welding, buy the panels and cut them to size. Buy chainlink fence tubing, cut to length and make up your panels.

We are making up 6x6 panels and putting pens together as I need them. This size makes it much easier to knock down and put together.

If I join pens together side by side, I use horse panels with a 2"x4" grid. (prevents injury from "fence fighting")

The gate panels, backs and stand alone pens can be a cheaper 4"x4" hog panel.

The minimum size pen would be 6'x6' (36 sq ft) and by joining the panels together, you can go as large as you want. My standard pen is 12'x12' (144 sq ft)

Definitely a DIY project that is of better quality than most products on the market today (and way cheaper).