I'm going to make a run... any tips?

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After looking around online and in the usual places for wooden runs, ive decided I'm going to make one myself :))

My sister made one last weekend after her old one fell to pieces and it wasnt half bad, plus i have my DIY expert dad on hand so I'm not worried about messing it up, but, was just wondering A. what kind of wood to use B. what kind of mesh to use (obviously not chicken wire) and C. how should i protect the wood from weathering that isnt poisonous to the girls?

I'm going to go all out and make it foldable aswell, since my garden is quite small, and I'm going to make it 4ft x 4ft.

Any ideas/tips would be great -c
 
ive made a run, but its not the usual wood and mesh one. ive made mine out of C&C cube things. i got a box of 24 from B&Q for about £24 - much cheaper than buying wood and mesh. plus i can make the run as big as i want and diferent shapes! after ive finished with it, i just take it all apart and put it back in the box.

=)
 
Ooh yeah that sounds really good. I might have to take a trip down to B&Q see if theyve got them. Where abouts are they? With the storage stuff? I could make an indoor cage for them for the winter as well! :(|)
 
ive been looking for them on the website, but i cant find them :S
they were called something like cube/mesh storage system. not all of them have them in stock but you can do a store checker thing on the website to see if they do have them in stock.
i bought mine back at christmas time.
 
Wilkinson have cheap cage wire i made my run out of it i think it £3.99 a roll which is cheap as b&q wanted £23 x
 
Cupkake said:
Wilkinson have cheap cage wire i made my run out of it i think it £3.99 a roll which is cheap as b&q wanted £23 x
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oohh yeh! i was thinking about using that before i found the C&C things. my dad had bought a load of wood for something so i was gonna scaff that!

oh was going to say, if you make a run out of wood and mesh, make a plan with all the dimentions and stuff on it! it helps!
 
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