C and C Stacking Cage - grids on the base?

[Helen82]

Hello - my kit for a 2 x 6 C and C stacking cage has arrived but there don't seem to be enough grids to me. There are 44 grids which works out as 16 grids for the bottom cage, 16 grids for the top cage and 12 grids in the middle. Does this mean that you only use the correx as the base to the cages; you don't use grids as the base for the correx to sit on top of? I'm going to have to e-mail the company anyway as they forgot to include my loft kit, but I just want to know if there's any discrepancies with the numbers here or not before I do. I had worked out all my intricate plans assuming there were going to be more grids to play with... *weeps quietly to herself*

 

[Livia Rabideau]

I don't put grids on the bottom of mine. They sit right on the floor. The correct goes right inside.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Generally you don’t put grids on the base
However as you mention yours is stacking, you should have grids to put at the base of the top cage otherwise the correx will just fall straight through...

 

[Piggies&buns]

A thought...have you received some metal bars? They will sit across the width of it to hold the top cage’s correx up, in which case, you do have the correct number of grids.

 

[Helen82]

Should have mentioned, there are some metal ties/brackets (not sure how to describe them) included so I assume they go across the top of the lower cage frame and the correx for the top cage rests on top of them. I still thought you would need grids aswell though. And I'm not sure how using the metal things is going to fully work because I'm not making a 6 x 2 rectangle... This'll teach me not to make assumptions!

Edit: just seen your post above!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Should have mentioned, there are some metal ties/brackets (not sure how to describe them) included so I assume they go across the top of the lower cage frame and the correx for the top cage rests on top of them. I still thought you would need grids aswell though. And I'm not sure how using the metal things is going to fully work because I'm not making a 6 x 4 rectangle... This'll teach me not to make assumptions!

Put some pictures on. The metal bars should only be the equivalent of two grids wide.

If it is what I am thinking then
You will put 6x2 grids on the bottom and lay the correx inside
Put the 12 central grids up vertically on top of the bottom cage grids but leave a two grid gap in the middle at the front so you can access the bottom cage
Then lay the metal bars across on top of the middle set of grids across the short width
Then build up the 6x2 grids for the top cage on top of the metal bars
Lay the top cage correx inside

 

[Helen82]

Put some pictures on. The metal bars should only be the equivalent of two grids wide.

If it is what I am thinking then
You will put 6x2 grids on the bottom and lay the correx inside
Put the 12 central grids up vertically on top of the bottom cage grids but leave a two grid gap in the middle at the front so you can access the bottom cage
Then lay the metal bars across on top of the middle set of grids across the short width
Then build up the 6x2 grids for the top cage on top of the metal bars
Lay the top cage correx inside

Yes, the bars are two grids wide.

Put some pictures on. The metal bars should only be the equivalent of two grids wide.

If it is what I am thinking then
You will put 6x2 grids on the bottom and lay the correx inside
Put the 12 central grids up vertically on top of the bottom cage grids but leave a two grid gap in the middle at the front so you can access the bottom cage
Then lay the metal bars across on top of the middle set of grids across the short width
Then build up the 6x2 grids for the top cage on top of the metal bars
Lay the top cage correx inside

Yes there are 6 metal bars and they are 2 grids wide. I am actually making a 2 by 5 cage out of the kit as it needs to be 4 grids long at the back and 6 grids long at the front. Would one metal bar be enough support for the correx on the end bit? (Ignore the grids on the floor I'm just trying to get an idea of the shape.)

 

[Helen82]

Sorry - post above should have had a picture attached but I can't get the thing to upload...

 

[Helen82]

This is an artist's impression of the top cage... If I had 5 bars running vertically on the main part of the cage, would 1 bar running horizontally be enough to support the correx on the end part of the cage? Sorry, I've tried to upload a photo but I cant get it work.

 

[Piggies&buns]

As long as I’ve understood correctly, then I don’t see that that would be a problem.

 

[Helen82]

Thanks for your patience! I've now got some photos (again, ignore the grids on the floor they're just there for reference). Do you think 5 bars on the main part and 1 on the end, or 4 bars on the main part and 2 on the end?

 

[Piggies&buns]

I think I’d go with the four and two, but I actually think both ways would provide enough support