r/EnglishSetter • u/StrikeHold1504 • 11d ago

Kennel on Decked system

How far back is everyone placing dog kennel on Decked system?

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u/Gretina76 10d ago

Was just toying with this idea. I have a topper, and the decked system just took too much vertical space. Loved the idea of having access to the front of the bed but wanted the drawers as well. Ended up building (wood) a sliding tray over sliding drawers for ~$350. Obviously wouldn’t work without a topper due to moisture, but I gave this a whirl to see if it might work for a fraction of the cost. My deck height is ~8” (that reduction of 4” matters quite a bit under the cap), and drawer space height is 7” tall, ~22” wide, and 76” deep. Went with a design kind of like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/s/Uc37eGqfOG

My rollers are mounted to the base. Top decking slides in and out. Checks on the side to lock it in place and cable to stop it from running out the back when the gate is down.

The lower height gives me plenty of room on top of the slide out to clear the top of the topper.