| So you've decided that your dog needs a new | | | | could customize the kennel to keep my dog |
| home and are looking for doghouse plans to do | | | | warm in the winter and cool in the summer. |
| the job yourself? Great idea! Now I'm no | | | | I'll tell you now that the small cost for the |
| woodworking genius but I've found that my | | | | professionally designed doghouse plans that I |
| projects always go more smoothly now that I | | | | downloaded in the end were worth every single |
| use a good set of plans. So when I built a home | | | | cent given the time, trouble and money they |
| for our pooch, Charlie, I used a set of | | | | saved me in the end. They came with step by |
| professionally designed doghouse plans. | | | | step instructions, clear and accurate drawings, cut |
| To be honest I did have a quick look at the free | | | | charts and a materials list right down to the last |
| doghouse plans to save a bit of money but it | | | | nail. This meant that I could take the list to |
| didn't take me long to reject them. Here's why! | | | | various suppliers and get the best deal on the |
| First of all, there were no proper dimensions on | | | | lumber. The professionally designed doghouse |
| some of them and you would have had to | | | | plans were easily adaptable for any size of dog |
| estimate measurements for the doghouse from | | | | and I was able to insulate the kennel to make it |
| the size of the dog! I would have ended up with a | | | | more comfortable in winter and cool for my |
| big pile of scrap wood from the measuring | | | | pooch in summer. He may have chewed my |
| mistakes. Secondly there was no material list so I | | | | furniture in the lounge but he didn't deserve to be |
| could just see myself making lots of trips to and | | | | miserable. Talking of chewing, make sure that you |
| from the hardware store and spending a lot more | | | | don't use pressure treated timber because if |
| money than I needed to in the process. Thirdly, | | | | you're dog decides to have a nice chew at the |
| what I wanted was a home for my dog not just | | | | kennel, he might make himself very sick indeed. |
| a kennel and there were no suggestions how I | | | | You really would be in the doghouse then! |