Can somebody please help me with my kennel and run design

[Aaron_butcher 17]

I'm getting a second lurcher and going to keep it outdoors and build my own kennel and run.

I'm going to do concrete base, single skin 140mm concrete block structure and just have a small sleeping area out the back.

This is the first dog ive kept outside so do i need to consider a cavity wall with insulation? Should it be a completely open front (except the sleeping bit). And what material for the roof? Or anything else I've missed.

Any help is well recieved.

Thanks, Aaron.

[the big chief 3,099]

double kenle you will all so have to render it mate to protect the block work from the elaments mine is one course of block then wood

[cmccmc 24]

How are you doing for drainage? Decent drainage will make your life much easier.

[Aaron_butcher 17]

Cheers gaffer, ill make sure to render it.

Drainage wise I was just going to have a very slight slope to the front of the run so i could just hose it out. I cant connect it to a soak away because my soak away is about 100 yards from where im planning to build

[the big chief 3,099]

  On 03/01/2012 at 22:22, Aaron_butcher said:

Cheers gaffer, ill make sure to render it.

Drainage wise I was just going to have a very slight slope to the front of the run so i could just hose it out. I cant connect it to a soak away because my soak away is about 100 yards from where im planning to build

dont build it or render it till the summer mate the concreat wont set in this cold i have a gentle slope on mine to some ako drains the that leads to a man hole soak a way to the side of it

[Aaron_butcher 17]

cement be fine mate, its mild as f**k down here. im a brickie anyway

[the big chief 3,099]

not wher i am f*****g freazing lol dig a little soak a way mate at the side of ya run then if it blcks up for some reasen you can get in and fix it look on my pick the manhole cover is my soak away only small butt works grate

[Aaron_butcher 17]

will do mate, nice one. will just the blockwork be warm enough? there a single pup going in there

[the big chief 3,099]

no it will be very cold in the winter we have a brick garage my bro built with 2 bob holes ate the back and wooden boxes in side and that is cold i have king span heat lamps the lot in mine warmer than my house lol

[Aaron_butcher 17]

would it not be worth doing 2 skins of 100mm blockwork and insulate the cavity rather than the one skin of 140mm and no insulation?

[mintstick999 485]

That's one bloody nice kennel, Gafer :yes:

[the big chief 3,099]

ye but only do it wher the dog sleeps then plaster board the in side make sure ther are no gaps for the cold to seep in then it will just be like ya house nice and warm

[the big chief 3,099]

  On 03/01/2012 at 22:48, mintstick999 said:

That's one bloody nice kennel, Gafer :yes:

cheers mate

[Aaron_butcher 17]

cheers mate, really appreciate the help

[the big chief 3,099]

no probs