Here's how we made a DIY outdoor cat shelter out of a storage container for the outdoor cats. The lid of the old shelter leaked too many times, so we made a new shelter.
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0:07 Problem With the old shelter
0:33 Reusing Parts from the old shelter
0:40 See the water in the old shelter
0:55 Deciding entrance location, and one or two entrances
1:14 How we choose the container
1:44 Creating the entrance
2:42 Adding Styrofoam Insulation Sheets
3:10 Adding Reflectix
3:35 Adding Straw
4:06 All Done!
The total time to make the shelter was about one and a half hours. However, this was mostly me watching my husband do the work. He has much more experience with the tools. It would have taken me two to three hours to complete by myself.
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• 𝟑𝟎-𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 (slightly smaller will work too)
• 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫/𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞
• 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫
• 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬
• 𝐉𝐢𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐰 (or use a hair dryer to make the plastic easier to cut with a utility knife)
• 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞 - We used Gorilla Waterproof Tape: amzn.to/3Gf8D4i
• 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - We used PVC pipe. You could also use corrugate tubing or plastic flowerpots. The opening should be about 6 inches wide. You'll want a section on the inside and outside of the container to reduce the amount of snow or rain that gets inside the shelter.
• 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐚𝐦 - If you buy a large sheet, you may need to have the store cut so that it will fit in your car.
• 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐱 -This is sold in rolls of various sizes and is easy to cut with scissors. amzn.to/3N0Qn2C
• 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰 - Never use hay or blankets.
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16 сен 2024