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I have fed a colony of outdoor feral cats for years. I leave one board off on the end of my porch so they have a place to go to get out of the rain, wind, and cold. But this year in addition to that I'm also going to build them a shelter.
I'll start with a free shipping crate on a pallet.
Pulled these 2 blocks from the inside so it will be easier to fit a plywood bottom.
The whole thing will be wrapped in plywood to make it more windproof. This is 5/8" exterior grade plywood that I salvaged.
Here you can see how some of the screws came through on the inside, a 4" grinder with a flap disc took care of that quickly.
I cut a piece of ply wood for the bottom and notched the corners to clear the inside corner post.
I layed it in the bottom and screwed it down.
So now I need some boards for the roof. I want to make it a hinged top so I can clean it out as needed and add fresh straw bedding as required.
this is some rough saw poplar I've had on hand for a long time, I figured this would be a good use for it. So I dimensioned it to 2x3. Actually 11/2"×2 3/4"
So here's the dimensioned boards. I'll probably have to make some more for the roof rafters.
I'll post more as this progresses.
I'll start with a free shipping crate on a pallet.
Pulled these 2 blocks from the inside so it will be easier to fit a plywood bottom.
The whole thing will be wrapped in plywood to make it more windproof. This is 5/8" exterior grade plywood that I salvaged.
Here you can see how some of the screws came through on the inside, a 4" grinder with a flap disc took care of that quickly.
I cut a piece of ply wood for the bottom and notched the corners to clear the inside corner post.
I layed it in the bottom and screwed it down.
So now I need some boards for the roof. I want to make it a hinged top so I can clean it out as needed and add fresh straw bedding as required.
this is some rough saw poplar I've had on hand for a long time, I figured this would be a good use for it. So I dimensioned it to 2x3. Actually 11/2"×2 3/4"
So here's the dimensioned boards. I'll probably have to make some more for the roof rafters.
I'll post more as this progresses.
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