[SUB]Had my nanas partner build me a run, outlined all the details including wood type and mesh type [weld mesh, gauge type, ect] with links on where to buy. Drawings had exact measurements detailing where doors needed to go for easy access, with help on how to do this and the offer to call me whenever he was unsure, though I was reassured that this wouldn't happen seen as he's an "experienced wood worker" who has built everything from a shed which is more like a bedroom and wardrobes to a garden table and chairs.
Today, I received a run that although has the right type of wood, doesn't really have the right type of anything else. It's been made with chicken wire, and the wire has been attached on the outside. [Elsie is a chewer and now has full access to wood] Along with this, the door has been put on the top of the 3ft tall run, which may not be an issue for somebody who is 6ft tall but I'm 4'9 and I'm disabled with balance issues. The only way I can get into this run is to use a small step ladder or drop a rabbit from 3ft, which I wouldn't do of course.
The plan was to have the runaround attached, but obviously I can't do this considering that it's been made with chicken wire. He's also made a mess of the wood by hammering in far too many nails/screws so I'm worried about getting new mesh and putting even more holes in.
Overall I know I sound really ungrateful but I'm just really disappointed. I asked for him to build it [bare in mind I'm paying him for his time and materials] back at the start of December, when my current run collapsed. He hasn't done anything with it until yesterday, and had it finished today. I've had so many issues between now and then with what to do with Elsie considering it's far too cold out there to bring her in for exercise, and I can't have her running around the garden free ranging, so the poor girl has been stuck in her hutch for most of this time. Now I'm worried that with the money I'm paying him for the materials and his time, on top of what I'm now going to have to pay to fix it, that it would have been cheaper to just buy one.
Sigh. Sorry for complaining, I am just really frustrated and confused as to how I can salvage this and turn it around. If anyone has any suggestions as to how this could maybe be fixed or at least made better for Elsie with as little cost as possible I would really really appreciate it! :thumb:[/SUB]
Today, I received a run that although has the right type of wood, doesn't really have the right type of anything else. It's been made with chicken wire, and the wire has been attached on the outside. [Elsie is a chewer and now has full access to wood] Along with this, the door has been put on the top of the 3ft tall run, which may not be an issue for somebody who is 6ft tall but I'm 4'9 and I'm disabled with balance issues. The only way I can get into this run is to use a small step ladder or drop a rabbit from 3ft, which I wouldn't do of course.
The plan was to have the runaround attached, but obviously I can't do this considering that it's been made with chicken wire. He's also made a mess of the wood by hammering in far too many nails/screws so I'm worried about getting new mesh and putting even more holes in.
Overall I know I sound really ungrateful but I'm just really disappointed. I asked for him to build it [bare in mind I'm paying him for his time and materials] back at the start of December, when my current run collapsed. He hasn't done anything with it until yesterday, and had it finished today. I've had so many issues between now and then with what to do with Elsie considering it's far too cold out there to bring her in for exercise, and I can't have her running around the garden free ranging, so the poor girl has been stuck in her hutch for most of this time. Now I'm worried that with the money I'm paying him for the materials and his time, on top of what I'm now going to have to pay to fix it, that it would have been cheaper to just buy one.
Sigh. Sorry for complaining, I am just really frustrated and confused as to how I can salvage this and turn it around. If anyone has any suggestions as to how this could maybe be fixed or at least made better for Elsie with as little cost as possible I would really really appreciate it! :thumb:[/SUB]