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		The Puppy Pen At about 7 weeks they move from inside our house to the puppy house right out side the back door ( with access to the patio deck ) Although the patio deck is where they are most of the time waiting for more food ;-0.

Shed looked like this at first
TODAY THE SAME SHED
It is just a few feet from the back of the house

The Back

THE BACK A simple footer was built about 6 inches larger all around than the kennel was. Cement blocks were put on the two outer edges of the pad as footers for the downward slope of the ground. These would then fill with concrete and aid in the soundness of the pad. Gravel was added up to the level of the depth of pad I desired, which was about 4 1/2 inches.
THE BACK
FRONT LOOKING TO BACK The inside was trimmed in 2 X as level to the height of the which the cement was to be poured and again gravel was added for a pad thickness of about 4 1/2 inches.
COST- INDOOR / OUTDOOR PUPPY PEN 175.00 - GRAVEL 600.00 - CONCRETE 25.00 - BLOCKS 60.00 - WOOD 300.00 - KENNEL 1125.00
Concrete being poured to the top of the 2 X 4s.
The final inside pad skimmed, floated and textured with a broom for some grip.
The exterior pad in the process of being skimmed prior to floating and texturing.
THE BACK The exterior pad textured like the interior, with a broom.
THE BACK Five yards of concrete and 1/2 truck load of gravel, 12 cement blocks and just several pieces of lumber were used in this project.
THE BACK Kennel installed just prior to anchoring to back side of shed. Still in the future plans are to finish the rest of the shed in vinyl siding and top put a roof over the kennel area.