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by Sunsilver on 01 September 2010 - 15:09
Doors that slide up vertically are a pretty standard feature in most kennels. I'm finding they have their drawbacks, though, the worst one being that the design is very good at holding dirt, urine, etc. around the bottom of the door and track it slides in.
We recently had a dog in for boarding for an extended period that wasn't housebroken. He was an accomplished leg-lifter, and usually targeted the door. As a result, I just can't get the urine smell out of the cage!
The door consists of a piece of painted plywood that slides in a wooden track. The inner pieces of wood are narrower, and the door fits between them. The outer two pieces are wider and keep the door in place. I took the door apart yesterday, and the urine has soaked into the bottom of the door and both pieces of wood. The amount of dog hair, dirt, feces and urine trapped underneath the bottom edge of the wood was just unbelievable!
Gotta be a better way of designing a door! The former owner of the kennel did try metal doors, but found they would stick in the winter, because the water in the air condensed on them and froze.
I'm in the process of doing a major cleaning of the kennels, and am finding the same problem with the other sliding doors. The only way I've found of cleaning the bottom of the track is to use a toothbrush to get into the track
Given the Canadian climate, I have thought of doing away with the doors completely, but removing them and tiling over the openings seems like one heck of a lot of work! Some of the doors have been blocked off by the former owner, but because the frame is still there, so is the problem, and it's made even WORSE by not being able to open the door to clean the track!.
Suggestions, please?
We recently had a dog in for boarding for an extended period that wasn't housebroken. He was an accomplished leg-lifter, and usually targeted the door. As a result, I just can't get the urine smell out of the cage!
The door consists of a piece of painted plywood that slides in a wooden track. The inner pieces of wood are narrower, and the door fits between them. The outer two pieces are wider and keep the door in place. I took the door apart yesterday, and the urine has soaked into the bottom of the door and both pieces of wood. The amount of dog hair, dirt, feces and urine trapped underneath the bottom edge of the wood was just unbelievable!
Gotta be a better way of designing a door! The former owner of the kennel did try metal doors, but found they would stick in the winter, because the water in the air condensed on them and froze.
I'm in the process of doing a major cleaning of the kennels, and am finding the same problem with the other sliding doors. The only way I've found of cleaning the bottom of the track is to use a toothbrush to get into the track
Given the Canadian climate, I have thought of doing away with the doors completely, but removing them and tiling over the openings seems like one heck of a lot of work! Some of the doors have been blocked off by the former owner, but because the frame is still there, so is the problem, and it's made even WORSE by not being able to open the door to clean the track!.
Suggestions, please?
by Keith Grossman on 01 September 2010 - 15:09
It's been a few years but it seems that those I've seen used aliminum u-bar as the track and a piece of teflon (similar to a teflon cutting board) as the door.
by yellowrose of Texas on 01 September 2010 - 21:09
ODO - BAN FROM SAMS
HAS AN EXTRA SPRAY BOTTLE ON SIDE OF BIG BOTTLE KEEP MIXTURE IN IT...SPRAY YOUR TRACKS AND OUTSIDE THE KENNELS..USE WEAKENED ON THE FLOOR WHEN DOG OUT OF KENNEL..NO ANTS NO ROACHES NO FLIES....
GOOD STUFF...I USE IT IN MY PU BED, EVERYWHERE.....
HAS AN EXTRA SPRAY BOTTLE ON SIDE OF BIG BOTTLE KEEP MIXTURE IN IT...SPRAY YOUR TRACKS AND OUTSIDE THE KENNELS..USE WEAKENED ON THE FLOOR WHEN DOG OUT OF KENNEL..NO ANTS NO ROACHES NO FLIES....
GOOD STUFF...I USE IT IN MY PU BED, EVERYWHERE.....
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