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how did you attach a mesh door to your sheds?
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Summer&Skye
Mama Doe
Not yet but I'm about to do this on my shed :lol: I've already made a barrier to stop them bolting when I open door, I used an old trellis panel that was just about the right size and cut it down to make the barrier, I painted it and added mesh, then the other part will become the door which I'll attach to the inside of the shed on hinges. I know it's hard to picture how it will work so if I get round to doing it soon I'll post some pics for u! I thought the trellis panel was the easiest solution rather than making a frame or buying an aviary panel, only prob is your vision of the bunnies won't be as good, but it will still let plenty of light and fresh air in for them :thumb:
Sam and Truffs
Mama Doe
It's on hinges which open into the shed (the outside door opens out from the shed).
Mines purely a barrier to stop the buns bolting out when we go in through the human door, I used a panel from one of the old runs for it. I did it myself as OH was too busy and had already spent too much time on meshing the run, I just did a bodge job by hammering a few hoop nails into the shed door frame on one side then tiewrapped it on with some extra thick tie wraps to fashion a few "hinges" It was only supposed to be temporary but it's still on 6 months later 
:lol:
:lol:
This is what we did and it worked well. You basically build a frame inside the existing frame and hang it so it opens in instead of out
I would have thought that sort of thing would be right up Gs street!!
Lea-Anne
Warren Veteran
We weren't together then! Hadn't met him! :lol:
This weekend we have painted the shed and runs, scrubbed the runs clean, added new lino inside and new wooden door panel ( that was chewed) and lastly will be getting turf soon so they can have a little grassy patch. So yes he is handy. :lol:
Alison Marie
Wise Old Thumper
thanks for this, i was wondering the same thing!
Rupert & Tia
Mama Doe
We made a frame out of treated wood, with 2 bars across middle (so door is in 3 sections) all held together in the corners with L brackets and screwed. We have two of these, and in between is welded mesh panels. All bolted together with threaded bar and capped nuts to make it strong and safe.
It's attached with 4 big hinges, and has three padlocks (middle, top and bottom) attached to eye bolt thingys
I will take photos when I get home
It's attached with 4 big hinges, and has three padlocks (middle, top and bottom) attached to eye bolt thingys
I will take photos when I get home
Rupert & Tia
Mama Doe
This is our mesh door:
The cross bars are attached like this
Top and bottom cross bars like this
There are two identical frames, then the mesh panels are squashed between (stapled also to one side) and then all bolted together with capped nuts.
Then padlocked top middle and bottom
By the time I remembered to take photos, I'd given them their breakfast so couldn't get pictures of the hinges - but I'll do that later tonight after work.
The cross bars are attached like this
Top and bottom cross bars like this
There are two identical frames, then the mesh panels are squashed between (stapled also to one side) and then all bolted together with capped nuts.
Then padlocked top middle and bottom
By the time I remembered to take photos, I'd given them their breakfast so couldn't get pictures of the hinges - but I'll do that later tonight after work.
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Guy&Fawkes bunnies
Alpha Buck
These are old pics of my wendy house, since moved an evolved but you can see the internal door I made.....
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?306988-My-new-bunney-palace-(lots-of-pics)
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?306988-My-new-bunney-palace-(lots-of-pics)
tabithakat64
Mama Doe
great thread, I'll be referring to it when we start my bunny thread
Alison Marie
Wise Old Thumper
Has anyone double meshed their door? how did you do it? did you do a piece of mesh on each side or did you just layer them up?? :wave:
