Pen is done!!! Well, sorta.. Almost!
I forgot to sand the pallets back before I started screwing bits of wood together so now I'm going to have to sand it back while its assembled... Fun.
But all that needs doing now is the wood needs sanding and varnishing (guna pinch some deck stuff from my friend for this) and the entrance cage needs attaching to the window and covering with shade cloth then they can go out!
This is my wonderful handy work, I think I done alright considering I've never built anything before (other than a few small things in high school) my hubby helped me a bit with the holding things still while I drilled and screwed bits together, and with sawing half the bits coz we only have a hand saw and gosh it's hard to cut in a straight line with one of them things..
All of the posts are dug into the ground about 6 inches to make sure they don't fall over with 15-20kgs of kitty on them (i sat on them and wiggled around to see if they were sturdy enough - they hold my 39kgs so they should hold two 5kg cats and an 8kg cat) and I'm pretty sure I used twice as many screws as I needed and WAY more liquid nails than I should of. But I guess that's no worse than my hubby using zip ties for everything.
This is the entry cage where they will go in and out of the pen, it still needs to be attached to the window properly and covered to prevent small birds/snakes from getting in. I hope these pictures show it well. I'm too short to take good pictures of it outside.
And these are the cute little pavers hubby put near the door of the pen.
Let me know what you guys think. Do ya's think they'll like it?
How terrible is my wood work? My hubby says I done well but I think he's just trying to make me feel good.
Frank Castle where are you
