Attaching aviary panels to a shed that isnt 6ft tall

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #1

My shed isnt 6ft tall but the avary panels im getting are and because of the over hang of the roof on the shed the panels are not going to sit flush :?

 

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lottielouise

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #2

is the over hang the same on both sides of the shed?

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #3

Yes like this

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #4

But panels are going on the opposite side

 

Becky86

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #5

Thats the problem we had when we were looking for aviary panels, dad ended up making them himself so theyre the exact height, though it did cost us more. Could you not just fix them up, but then add a mesh panel so theres no gap? If you get what i mean?

 

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lottielouise

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #6

or fill the gaps with wood?

What is happening with the roof?

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 27, 2009

• #7

Two options:

Put batons down the side of the shed to line up with the panels then fill in the gap between the batons and the panels with mesh or ply. At the top put a horizontal baton across between the aviary panels and again fill in the gap.

Or, cut the corner off the panels where they hit the over hang. If you reverse the two bits of wood you cut through and reattach they'll support the mesh at the corner. There may be a small gap along the top edge, if so just add a baton.

In both cases you'll want a very small gap so water running off the shed roof doesn't sit on the edge on the aviary and rot it. It only needs to be millimetres though.

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #8

I was thinking about attaching two strips of wood to the shed and attaching the panels to this?

 

Cornishlass

Mama Doe

• Oct 27, 2009

• #9

My aviary panels are 5' high but my playhouse is slightly taller so we've tied twine across the width several times and covered with garden mesh! The cats etc haven't got onto it cos they know they'd get stuck!

 

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bluebunny

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #10

Where did you get 5ft ones from? Do you have a pic?

 

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lottielouise

Wise Old Thumper

• Oct 27, 2009

• #11

Cornishlass said:

My aviary panels are 5' high but my playhouse is slightly taller so we've tied twine across the width several times and covered with garden mesh! The cats etc haven't got onto it cos they know they'd get stuck!

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Id be scared a fox could chew through it, never mind the cats!