Damp In Kennel.

[jukel123 8,527]

I've just been putting wood preservative on my kennels.

I noticed that on both of them the plank nearest to the ground is really wet.

It's penetrated into the inside of the kennel.

Not good.

How can I remedy the problem?

[bird 9,969]

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I've just been putting wood preservative on my kennels.

I noticed that on both of them the plank nearest to the ground is really wet.

It's penetrated into the inside of the kennel.

Not good.

How can I remedy the problem?

 

move the kennel 1st, them put breeze/block each corner of the kennel where its going to be put, then lift kennel back on to them, so its off the floor.Them check the roof make sure the felt still ok and keeping rain out .?

[socks 32,253]

Spot on there's your answer .............

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Mine are the same pal. I'm getting them raised up on blocks at the weekend

[Huan72 687]

Is the kennel directly on the floor or have you raised it off the floor with bricks, breeze blocks etc and what surface is it on. Also think of the runaway angle. You ideally want a kennel and run surface angled slightly away from the kennel so water flows away from the kennel. It stops water hanging around the kennel and makes hosing down and cleaning easier. Also helps to reduce ice on the run in winter as there is less water Its best to sort it out now in this good weather as the damp wood will have time to dry out. Anyway, good luck

[jukel123 8,527]

When I say they are kennels, I mean sheds. They are too big to lift. They are raised off the floor but only on wooden struts.

Any way I can get round the problem without lifting?

[Huan72 687]

The problem is that any type of wood will soak up water. It may be possible to remove the struts a bit at a time and replace them with breeze blocks, bricks or paving slabs, depending how high the struts are. Ideally you want something higher than a single paving slab as its much better for damp proofing and a very small raise will not allow you to get under the shed to stop rodents nesting etc. Cut away some strut at a time and replace with blocks if the structure of the shed allows this

[the_stig 6,614]

is the rain running off and bouncing back up the side ? as it got guttering ? -----------------lay a couple of inch of stone on the ground or tack some roofing felt onto the side -----------------better still stick some photos up

Edited September 25, 2013 by the_stig

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

is the rain running off and bouncing back up the side ? as it got guttering ? -----------------lay a couple of inch of stone on the ground or tack some roofing felt onto the side -----------------better still stick some photos up

The wooden struts underneath are soaking up the water. Exactly like mine.

 

It needs raising up on blocks.

[the_stig 6,614]

 

is the rain running off and bouncing back up the side ? as it got guttering ? -----------------lay a couple of inch of stone on the ground or tack some roofing felt onto the side -----------------better still stick some photos up

The wooden struts underneath are soaking up the water. Exactly like mine.

 

It needs raising up on blocks.

 

got you ----

[sandymere 8,263]

Unless you have a mammoth shed get a long bit of wood and lever each corner at a time and shove blocks under

 

 

Levers can be used to exert a large force over a small distance at one end by exerting only a small force over a greater distance at the other.

[the_stig 6,614]

Unless you have a mammoth shed get a long bit of wood and lever each corner at a time and shove blocks under

 

lever.jpg

 

Levers can be used to exert a large force over a small distance at one end by exerting only a small force over a greater distance at the other.

used the same method before --took a few of us and a few car jacks but got there in the end ----

[jukel123 8,527]

Much obliged for the advice. I'll get them up on blocks. Cheers

[socks 32,253]

Fukc me its only a garden shed lift a corner at a time and get somebody to slide a block under for you ... Simples ............

[the_stig 6,614]

Fukc me its only a garden shed lift a corner at a time and get somebody to slide a block under for you ... Simples ............

could be a 20ft x 8 ft garden shed