[ SHOWGSD-L ] Concrete Kennel Runs
- From: Ginialtman@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:47:12 EDT
I visited Helen's kennel when I was doing my own and incorporated many of
her ideas. My runs were 30 feet and I think I did 4 inches and if I were to do
it over, I would have a little steeper pitch maybe 6 inches for 30 feet. So
that might be 2 inches for every 10 feet that you are planning. The cement
gutter that I put in was outside of the fencing for the dogs and was about a
foot wide and about that deep as well. I had them taper the gutter to one end
with about a six inch gradient from the high end to the low end so the liquid
could drain out of the gutter and into a 2 foot diameter by 5 feet deep hole
filled with large rocks in the bottom and river rocks on top so it would
blend with the shrubs around it. I also had them create a "lip" on both
sides
of the gutter so that I could put cedar 2x4's in two foot panels so I could
take them out and clean out the gutter --but otherwise the cedar was even with
the sidewalk on the outside of the run
Ginny Altman
"Please let me be as kind, intelligent, and wonderful as my dog thinks I
am."
In a message dated 7/17/2008 6:49:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Subject: Re: Concrete kennel runs?
In a message dated 7/17/2008 10:22:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx writes:
I am redoing most of my runs in concrete (all but 2 for youngsters).
Anyway, what is the best pitch to put in the concrete for drainage? Also
could
those with concrete runs please let me in on anything I should know before
diving into this big project.
I had a 3 inch high cement curbing between each run,so no running water
between runs . My slope from kennel exit opening into run down to the end
of the
20 ft run was a four inch gradually drop. I had cement gutter at the end of
all 12 runs I had the cement work done all at one time . The curbing
enclosed
the bottom of the posts and bottom of chain link fencing that separated
the runs I had them finished with a slightly rough finish ,so no slipping
and
sliding. Very secure Lasted for 40 yrs,until I closed my kennel 8 yrs ago
.
Helen Miller Fisher
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