Building a Solar Powered Dog House

Okay, before you laugh at the title of this
article, let me assure you that there are
stranger things it could have been titled. For
example, did you know there are actually
air-conditioned dog houses available on the
market today. No, I'm not talking about simply a
window and a fan in the dog house, I mean there
are actually dog houses that are cooled with the
same type of air conditioner that cools your
home. As for the solar powered dog house, it may
be simpler than you think to build one yourself.

First of all, I will assume that you have basic
skills when it comes to measuring and cutting
boards. I also expect that you have some
knowledge of power tools and the safe use of
them. Assuming all this is true, simply go
online and do a search in one of the search
engines for dog house plans. There are sites
available which sell these but also there are
others that give them away for free. I suggest
simply using one of the free set of plans and
keeping it simple. You probably won't build a
find an actual set of plans for building a solar
powered dog house, but we can modify the plans
that you do find.

Let's assume the plans are for a conventional
looking dog house with a traditional roof and
door. You will go ahead and build the sides, the
back, the floor, and the front part of the house
in much the same way as the plan state. However,
for the roof, you will build a frame and leave it
open without putting the outside wood on just
yet. Instead of putting the word on as the plan
state, you will go to the local lumberyard and
purchase some plexiglass siding that is easy to
work with and cut. This siding will be the roof
which will allow the sun to shine through and
thus warm the inside of the dog house in the
winter time. Your dog will greatly appreciate
this free and natural heating process giving him
or her a warm place to sleep. Also, if you make
the dog house yourself, you can include some
bricks for the floor which will help hold the
heat through much of the night for the dog. You
would of course put a soft rug on top of the
bricks giving him or her a nice place to sleep
on the warmed tile floor.

Of course when summertime comes, you'll not want
the sun shining in and heating up the dog house
to high temperatures. In the summer months your
dog needs a cool place to sleep. In this case,
you make provisions and have the necessary wood
roof ready and in storage which can simply be
screwed onto the top of the acrylic plastic roof
material. Be sure and drill the holes and have
them ready to go when it's time to simply screw
the wood roof on which will cover the clear
plastic. In this way your dog has the best of
both worlds with a solar heated and warm dog
house in the winter time and a shaded and cool
dog house in the summertime.

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