Doghouse

Having taken a bold step into dog ownership I felt obliged to provide for the beast. Inspired by Mike Strongs excellent site, here is some information on how I built a doghouse. You are free to use the design and berate me about it if you so desire, January 2004.

Mike Strong

  • http://www.mikestrong.com/doghouse/
  • The Final Result

    Materials used

    2 sheets of external grade plywood measuring 244 x 122 centimetres each.
    the house is mounted on stilts made from pressure treated timber.
    left-over pots of undercoat and gloss paint.
    
       x       110       x            x     82     x
    +--+-----------------+ x        x +------------+-------+ x
    |..|                 |            |            |.......| 
    |..|                 |            |            |.......|
    |..|     back        | 60         |72  side  60|.......| 
    |..|                 |            |            |.......|
    |..|                 |            |           .|.......|
    |..|                 |         134|       .    |.......|
    |..+-----------------+ x          |    .       |.......|
    |..|                 |            |.           |.......|
    |..|                 |            |            |.......|
    |..|                 |            |60  side  72|.......|
    |..|    base         | 82         |            |.......| 244
    |..|                 |            |            |.......|
    |..|                 |          x +--------+---+.......|
    |..|                 |            | .door  |...........|
    +--+-----------------+ x          | .    30|...........|
    |                    |            | .......|...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |       roof         | 102     110| front  |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    |                    |            |        |...........|
    +--------------------+ x        x +--------+-----------+ x
    x       122          x            x   72   x                    
    
    copyright 2003, Gavin Johnson
    the plan is available under GNU General Public License.
    
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