Budget Hutch Extension

[RWDSteve 0]

I decided that today was the day I should extend the hutch ready for when the Kits start running about. Cost of hutch build to date is sweet FA (Nothing). All you need is some old odds and sods and a bit of imagination

 

What do ya reckon? I started with an old cupboard.

 

[MAIN MAN 277]

fair play matey thats a great idea

[stealthy1 3,964]

Looks good, is the bedding area in the drawers, that would make them easy to clean out.

[RWDSteve 0]

I did wonder wether or not to make the cupboard a 3 floor jobby and use the drawers as bedding areas but decided to section off the top left hand corner instead. Just open the left door and your in, drilled a hole in the base so they climb in from below. My theory being it cuts down on any bad weather blowing in (I was going to put it outside). My mate's bought a cheap hutch, its loads smaller and the wood is barely more than paper thin.

[Gooner 143]

Looks good mate

[ferreter.al 22]

im sure they will be really happy in there mate,loads of things to do,atb

[lurcher lass 9]

thats fantastic mate

must confess this girl could well use that idea if you don't mind

all the best lurcher lass xx

[RWDSteve 0]

Yeh, go for it I've seen one made out of an old wardrobe before, required a fair bit more meshing but you get the picture. If you haven't got anything try Freecycle.

 

If you want to make an outdoor hutch just fabricate a roof to screw on top and line it with some old tarpauline or a corn bag. Paint it up with some weatherproof paint, make sure you reinforce any panels that might go soft when wet. Silicone sealer is always a handy waterproofer although there may be some debate on whether its animal safe.

 

Hope I've inspired some people into saving themselves a few quid!

[saluki 1]

keep up the gud work mate looking well

[punydan 0]

Thats a brilliant idea and looks good too. Keep extending.

Dan

[Hob&Jill 258]

looks good the extra space will be good for the kits.

 

How do you find the hitachi drills?

 

atb,

 

HJ

[RWDSteve 0]

looks good the extra space will be good for the kits.

 

How do you find the hitachi drills?

 

atb,

 

HJ

 

I could do with some Lithium-Ion Batteries, but apart from that they're pretty good. The Cordless SDS is a brilliant piece of kit but the drill driver in the pic has developed play in the head and I've only had it 18 months (I'm a Self-Employed Sparky so it does get used quite often). If you're thinking of gettin some cordless gear Hitachi is good for the money, a bit better quality than Ryobi. Bosch is the best stuff in the price range but its a bit more expensive.

 

I want a Bosch GSR10.8V Driver, with a Lithium-Ion battery. They're the best drivers I've used. Not an option in the budget at the moment though

[borntoshoot 1]

"I started with an old cupboard."

 

we can see that mate.

 

looks good. ill be doing one in a few weeks for the ferts im getting. mine will be chest of draws, there a supprise for mum though so ill have about 3/4 of hour to make hutch and run

 

should be able to do it, if i can get the chest of draws down the fecking stairs that is. should be funny, me and msborntoshoot from here trying to carry that down the stairs, (were pretty short and its almost as tall as her)