Galvanized Kennels - Page 2

Here you can see my outdoor kennels, made up of half inch thick galavanised tubing comes in sections of 3ft 3'' +6ft-6'' high or 12ft '6'' sections. The dogs are partitioned off with the same fence, Open all sides but the roof and over hang stops the rain mostly from entering the pens unless it is a really strong wind at the time, used these for a long time now without problems, The white sheets in front were stood there to create a bit more shade for the dogs, it was a warm day
Steve1
The one i see in your photo for me is to closed in, a bit clustrofobic for the dogs i would think

That's really beautiful Steve. Love the landscaping and the veggie garden in the back. Gotta love a man who raises his own food.

Randy,
I tried to call you and left a message. We are selling some of our fence panels and Joe measured it all out.
For anybody who is interested, here is a link to our classified here: http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/classifieds/122557.html 
If we do not get a response here, we will also post on Ebay and Craigslist.
Our panels do not rust out and have held and look almost new for 15 years. They are commercial grade mini mesh and no dog will ever be able to climb or get out of it. 4 feet isolation sheets of steel cannot be chewed and are quite effective to deter fence running. They are higher than the usual panels - 8 feet 4 inches.
For any kennel equipment needs, we have dealt with Long Fence for many years and can highly recommend them - pricey, but top quality. http://www.longfence.com For us, it is more economical to get the right materials the first time, rather than replacing everything in a few years.
Since we are moving, we cannot take any of our chainlink fence panels with us (restrictive covenants at our new property) and will either sell them all (including our one entire kennel building) or include it for the new owner if our property is sold as a boarding facility. At our new place, we are buying a couple of double horse run in sheds from a place in Pennsylvania and have them custom configured into dog kennels. I have already ordered my Bromet fence panels from Germany to be added to the front and they are on the way, being shipped right now. http://www.bromet.de/elemente_stabzwinger.html We are circumventing the restrictions this way and they blend in as horse stalls - our new place is in horse country.
Chris

The Fence Panels you have ordered from Germany are very similar to the ones my Kennel is built from, If so they are very good will never rust easy to assemble, Better for the dog to have a clearer vision of what goes on outside ite Pen better than a squared mesh, Here is a close up of mine
Steve1

http://www.reeveskennels.co.uk/balmoral_range.php

these are beautiful, but don't know of any even close to this manufactured in the US..... shipping would be cost prohibitive.


http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/273430151/Large_Dog_Kennel_Dog_Crate_Pet.html
with a minumum order of 50 - ouch - but they're nice.

Steve, when you get a chance, can you post some pictures of the roof and how you secured it to the kennels, I have a 10' x 10' with a partition in the middle and need some ideas.  Thanks in advance.

I do not have any pic's of the roof but here is how i fixed it to the Metal frame
First get the Metal frame standing up, mine is in sections and i joined it with bolts, i then measured the length and width allowing for a over hang and then made up the frame of 2''+2'' timber i made this frame on the ground in sections, To fix it i then put another piece of 2''+2'' frame work on top of the Metal frame and i drilled holes through the timber and the metal frame work and bolted the wood 2''+2'' onto the metal once that was over i lifted on the framework of the roof and i screwed that onto the 2''+2'' timbers on the metal pen.
Thats the base of the roof make sure you have enough cross pieces for the roof sheets which were light but strong
To get a fall on the roof i just added another piece of 2''+2'' timber on the back so the roof had a fall from back to the front and the water runs into the gutter. then i added a 5'' wide piece of timber on the front to take the Gutter thats it
Steve1

Sitasmom,
we were told by the Long Fence representative that there is a major difference between true galvanized metal and "galvanized-painted" parts. I would not touch these panels manufactured in China (your 2nd link) for anything. Like Hexe mentioned zinc can be pretty poisonous and I bet that paint would start to flake off eventually.

In general, it always comes down to the saying "that you get what you paid for". All of our kennel fence is still in super condition, even the ones we bought 20 years ago. However 15 years ago, the added a cheaply made one foot section to our kennels under the barn overhang to make them wider and only paid $ 50 for each of those. The tubes are now completely rusted through in the lower part while the galvanized ones do not even show any rust spots. Go figure!

Steve,
I really like your kennels but would be worried about fence fighting and running. Our dogs can be bad. The Bromet panels I ordered are sturdy and have an excellent reputation. You can get them in two strengths, 6 or 8 mm tubes. We took the stronger ones. In all these years I never had a problem but now my one workingline female just ripped the fence panels out twice. The first time right out of the mortar between our bricks and the second time, the indoor kennel gate out of the wood frame. The bolts snapped in half.
Here is my future set up - the front will have the Bromet panels with door and feeding station, just like yours:

Measurements are 30 feet by 10 feet. Each kennel will have 13 feet width (by 10 feet) and the middle part (4 feet wide) will be framed up and closed in for shelters and divided in half (4x5 each) with a door to one in the back of the building and a door to the other in front. The dogs can go in and out of that area with a guillotine door in front of it. That way, we can lock them in there for noise reduction, when letting them out after dark. We are ordering two of these buildings for a total of 4 kennels. The manufacturer will customize the measurements of the front opening to my specifications, so the Bromet fence can be fastened on the top as well to be completely sturdy. It will also have a 4 feet overhang, so we do not get wet when it rains.
Chris

Sibersee
My Fence is Galvanized as well it will never rust been up now for 6 plus years, Yes' you are right but i should have mentioned the Pic you see only one Dog was with us then and the Kennels were not completed we filled in the Sections with solid material the Dogs cannot see each other Now we have two Dogs since Izzy left but another Pup for me to train in July. that is the Max we can keep and enough for us to handle
Just to say that your New Kennels are beautiful and the Rolls Royce of Kennels and good luck to you to be able to do it, but i am envious of the size i wish my garden was bigger to extend the Pens but they do okay with the Exercise and Training the Dogs get, but a nice big bit of ground would be nice, Here is a section for Puppy Hektor when he comes in July i have to put a bit of 18'' high wire mesh around at the bottom to stop him getting out for a couple of months till he grows up a bit
Steve1