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Drop_tine
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Dog House Question

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Building new kennels and would like to put a wind blocker over the doors. Know a lot of people use mud flaps is there a better material or type of rubber matting I can buy similar?

Best thickness?

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white plastic or the white cutting boards..10 X 11 1/4 in to 1/2 inch thickness...attach with hinges, bolts, lock washers under the nut.
make sure there is clearance for the hinge barrel and all sides.

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Great idea with cutting boards....I was trying to figure out what material to use
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If you have enough room make it so they have to turn and then go in. Then face the new opening away from the prevailing wind. You won't need a flap. I made all my houses this way.
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That's the way I did myne and the way my grandpa always did it. With the turn that is

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insulated dog box, light bulb heater with 100 watt bulb...minus 2 deg outside....48-52 deg inside the box

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We used to put a used piece of carpet over the door. Used to get it cheap from store that they would otherwise throw away.
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1/4 inch plexiglass with hinges at the top. I was lucky enough to get a bunch that was being scrapped at work.
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if you now some that works at a wear house that use the plastic cutains at there does to keep the cold out and they can get an old pc of that man is that great just cut a split in the middal. it is thick enough that the dogs do not chew it and the wind does not move it. good luck

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If you have enough room make it so they have to turn and then go in. Then face the new opening away from the prevailing wind. You won't need a flap. I made all my houses this way.
Thanks,
Bob
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