Thoughts on this playhouse?

sierra*323 · Mar 20, 2015

Hi,

I've been looking for a new hutch for Doris and Pepper and decided that I might be better off with another playhouse.

This is where Finx and Tango live:

It's a 4x4 playhouse connected to an 8x4 run, with access to another 6x3 run on top.
I bought their playhouse second hand and had a bit of trouble with it being soggy!

Am after some opinions on this one for Doris and Pepper:
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/rowlinson-little-lodge-playhouse-292371

What do you think RU? [emoji4]

Hugo's There · Mar 20, 2015

I have one of those. But because the roof is the opposite way round water runs down into the door way and window. You also get a soaking wet back if you bend into it if the roof is wet. But the rest of it is well built.

sierra*323 · Mar 20, 2015

Ah yes I hadn't thought of that. There are cheaper ones that are the same size but this one looks sturdier.
I have found a second hand one on eBay but I'm worried it might be too much of a project...

BlueBellBelle · Mar 21, 2015

Would you consider a small shed instead? You don't have to bend as much and can always put some shelves up for storage and the extra height means you can fit taller furniture/toys in for the for the bunnies?

I've heard that sometimes a small shed is much better value for money per square foot compared to playhouses, without hopefully taking up too much room. I love your double run idea!

sierra*323 · Mar 21, 2015

I'd love to get a shed but have to compromise with both OH and landlord lol which I guess is fair enough. I already have 2 set ups plus the landlord's actual shed squeezed in, and OH really doesn't like the bunnies he just humours them because they make me happy!
I have a budget for the overall project of no more than £250 (which is pushing it really) but that has to include some kind of base, mesh, paint, lino etc.
Am struggling to make a decision!!

louise200 · Mar 21, 2015

Can always add a small guttering to divert rainwater dripping :thumb: I do love your setup pic

Zoobec · Mar 21, 2015

What about a bike shed? Have you looked in the housing sticky for inspiration? http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?311878-Outdoor-Housing-Tips-amp-Examples

Hugo's There · Mar 22, 2015

louise200 said:
Can always add a small guttering to divert rainwater dripping :thumb: I do love your setup pic

You can't add guttering there is no room above the door. If it was possible I would have tried it.

hoppetylop · Mar 23, 2015

sierra*323 said:
Hi,

I've been looking for a new hutch for Doris and Pepper and decided that I might be better off with another playhouse.

This is where Finx and Tango live:

It's a 4x4 playhouse connected to an 8x4 run, with access to another 6x3 run on top.
I bought their playhouse second hand and had a bit of trouble with it being soggy!

Am after some opinions on this one for Doris and Pepper:
http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/rowlinson-little-lodge-playhouse-292371

What do you think RU? [emoji4]

I love your set up

Can I ask how the bunnies get into the top run?Thats a great idea.

sierra*323 · Mar 23, 2015

hoppetylop said:
I love your set upCan I ask how the bunnies get into the top run?Thats a great idea.

Thanks [emoji4]

I built them some steps lol. A ramp was too steep without them bumping their heads.
Originally they just jumped on a box, but after Finx fractured her foreleg (unrelated!) I wanted to avoid too many hard landings.

They're a bit amateurish but they take my weight and the buns use them quite happily [emoji4]

(Sorry if it's massive!)

sierra*323 · Mar 23, 2015

You can see the hole in this one, although it's on the other side of the garden (before they chewed the decking!)

hoppetylop · Mar 23, 2015

Brilliant idea.Thanks for the picture.x

louise200 · Mar 24, 2015

Hugo's There said:
You can't add guttering there is no room above the door. If it was possible I would have tried it.

Whoops sorry, went into over enthusiastic problem solving mode there

keletkezes · Mar 25, 2015

What's wrong with the original? Is it just the roof? Or is it too far gone for a simple repair (stripping the old roof off and making a new one)?

sierra*323 · Mar 25, 2015

keletkezes said:
What's wrong with the original? Is it just the roof? Or is it too far gone for a simple repair (stripping the old roof off and making a new one)?

Nothing lol it's my other pair that need a new house [emoji4]

Hugo's There · Mar 25, 2015

All my other playhouses are this one http://www.shedstore.co.uk/kids/playhouses/windsor/windsor-snug-playhouse-4-by-4

keletkezes · Mar 26, 2015

sierra*323 said:
Nothing lol it's my other pair that need a new house

Ha ha, OK

I'd go secondhand in that case: look for something similar to what you've already got. I found loads but was limited by pickup: thankfully there was one near a friend's who delivered to there and I picked it up at my leisure (by which I mean I got my parents to drive the van they'd already hired for another job via there!).

sierra*323 · Mar 31, 2015

After lots of thought I've decided to give up on the playhouse and have ordered a hutch from the welfare hutch company.
The playhouse would have been cheaper but I don't drive and would have had to rely a lot on OH for help.
Judging by how much time, effort and money the other playhouse took, this seems more sensible right now! Hope they like it, I've ordered this one:

louise200 · Apr 1, 2015

Ah fab. I love Welfare Co's stuff. Such good quality

sierra*323 · Apr 1, 2015

louise200 said:
Ah fab. I love Welfare Co's stuff. Such good quality

I hope so!!

I've also ordered a runaround double door to fix the mesh from the run onto one of the mesh doors on the front of the hutch, to avoid sharp edges. The current wooden frame on the run-hutch doorway was a bit of a messy job by me and then they can match Finx and Tango [emoji4]

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