taking the c&c plunge...

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after months of arguing it out with my self i have finally ordered some c&c grids and correx...
and some fleecey goodies from pollie... :))
ive got 32 grids comming i think...
ive been looking through the sticky c&c thread but would love some ideas... I'm hoping to do an L shape with a hay loft.....
so if any one has a similar set up could you show me them please... :))
and how did you make the hay loft stable...?
i was thinking of maybe using the base of an old cage as the floor of the hay loft... but I'm not sure... also how did you do the ramps...?
thanks in advanced... :))
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You will love it :) I can't believe I didn't try to get mine sooner!

With supporting the loft you could put wooden batons or plastic plumping pieces through the top squares of the cubes underneath...if you get what I mean :S

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here we are found a picture :) you see the wooden pole running underneath the layers? That's what i mean :D
 
LittleEskimo said:
You will love it :) I can't believe I didn't try to get mine sooner!

With supporting the loft you could put wooden batons or plastic plumping pieces through the top squares of the cubes underneath...if you get what I mean :S

http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/JoanneG111/housing/001-1.jpg

here we are found a picture :) you see the wooden pole running underneath the layers? That's what i mean :D
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i get what you mean... :))
i ope i do love it...!
I'm rather excited to do it now... i picked the correx up earlier on today... just got to wait for the grids... i might even be inclined to try fleece again...:))
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Ooooo :) it's very exciting. The thing I like most is how it is an open top. Makes it feel less enclosed and less like a 'cage' :)
 
This was the layout we used whilst my OH built the pen for the piggies:

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Wow, that brings back memories of the days when we had just the four boys rolleyes

We didn't build a second level as this was only a temporary pen for around three weeks. Two of the older boys had a grid veggie rack where OH just attached a grid half way up another grid and secured with tie wraps, they loved jumping up onto it. The other two boys were only teenies at six weeks old so didn't need one.
You would need reinforcements for another level, wooden stair spindles would be a good option, cut to size and easy on the pocket. We used them in our current set up to take the weight of the upper levels, look really effective and just kind of blend in :)

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oh i do love your set up...!....:))
spindles are a great idea... will be very cheap on the pocket as my dad is a joiner whom makes stairs... :))

love the idea of the veggie platform...!
brilliant ideas... :))
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where is the cheapest place to get the grids from? everywhere i look they seem quite pricey
 
claremw92 said:
oh i do love your set up...!....:))
spindles are a great idea... will be very cheap on the pocket as my dad is a joiner whom makes stairs... :))

love the idea of the veggie platform...!
brilliant ideas... :))
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Think we only paid around £2 each from Homebase or Wickes but if your dad can get them, even better :(|) If he's anything like my OH, he loves designing stuff and will spend hours shaping bits of wood into something that looks great rolleyes
 
Guinea pig slave said:
Think we only paid around £2 each from Homebase or Wickes but if your dad can get them, even better If he's anything like my OH, he loves designing stuff and will spend hours shaping bits of wood into something that looks great rolleyes
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Lol... :))

He turns the spindles himself so I'm sure I can blag them for free... :))
Oh hes so like you oh... My dad whom 'hates' piggies and bunnies...
Built my shed... Does this look like someone who doesn't like them... Haha...
I constantly catch him talking to the pigs in the shed... :))

Seriously... He doesn't like the animals... ;)

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Hehe, that picture is of Flinstones (Joanne) set up! :))

I too also have a feeling those grids are the smaller plastic ones, but members have been able to use them to make cages, you just need a few more!
 
Poppy'sMum said:
I have a feeling those are the smaller plastic type grids, hope I'm wrong though! rolleyes
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oh god... dont tell me that...!
ah well might be a little bit more of a delay then eh...!
ah well... we'll soon find out... :))
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Is it possible to email them to find out before they're dispatched?

If you can get to Tamworth (or if someone can go for you) JTF do silver or pink storage cube grids for around £10

JTF Tamworth
Unit 1 Ninian Point, Ninian Way, Wilnecote, (just down from the Co-Op Superstore), Tamworth
Staffordshire. B77 5DE
TEL: 01827 284320

:)
 
Poppy'sMum said:
Is it possible to email them to find out before they're dispatched?

If you can get to Tamworth (or if someone can go for you) JTF do silver or pink storage cube grids for around £10

JTF Tamworth
Unit 1 Ninian Point, Ninian Way, Wilnecote, (just down from the Co-Op Superstore), Tamworth
Staffordshire. B77 5DE
TEL: 01827 284320

:)
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I used to live in tamworth... :))
i know where that is...!... will be taking a trip down there... they've already been dispatched but i can just return them if they are the crap ones... :)
thanks...!
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No probs, you have to join to become a "member" it asks for a business address etc on the form & some ID, print off the membership form off their website

http://www.jtfmegadiscountwarehouse.co.uk/join-free.php

I don't have a business but I just filled in my home address. You may need to get them to check the top shelves for the grids, usually the pink ones are easy to find but the silver ones were right at the top in my nearest store rolleyes

They're called "Homemaker Lifestyle mesh storage cubes"

HTH :)
 
Poppy'sMum said:
No probs, you have to join to become a "member" it asks for a business address etc on the form & some ID, print off the membership form off their website

http://www.jtfmegadiscountwarehouse.co.uk/join-free.php

I don't have a business but I just filled in my home address. You may need to get them to check the top shelves for the grids, usually the pink ones are easy to find but the silver ones were right at the top in my nearest store rolleyes

They're called "Homemaker Lifestyle mesh storage cubes"

HTH :)
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i think my mom has a card... i'll borrow hers... lol
Thankyou bab... :))
i'll let you know how i get on...!
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Me too. i already have 5 boxes of 26 grids and i still bought 2 packs form JTF when i saw them lol
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well... they've come in the post and they are most definatly the wrong ones...mallethead
i spose thats what you get for ordering stuff off your phone...!
just on the phone to JTF to see if they have them in stock but they dont seem to know what i'm on about... :))
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All i have acheived is confusing alot of the staff in the Tammy branch... :))
pmsl...
think i'll take a drive down there and have a look my self... lol... :))
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Well...
after a long time... lots of obsene language... a few fag breaks... and some bikkies... I have made a C&C...!

I'm sure Sam and Truffle are enjoying their new pink bachelor pad...

The photos ive got are rubbish... ill try again tomorow... :))

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Poppy'sMum said:
Fantastic! I see you found them then lol! :))
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It was a right drama...!... Tamworth branch had NO idea what i was going on about... :))
Ended up going to the hucknall (?) branch and they had some luckily i only live about 30mins away from the hucknall and I'm only 25 mins away from the tamworth branch so it wasnt too far to travel i spose... :))
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Looks very cool, you are going to give them gender issues with the funky pink grids... :))
 
sport_billy said:
When do they get their matching barbie fleece?
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you wait for it... i have comming to me in the post... pink polka dot cozy, tunnel, heat pad covers etc... :))


lol...
thats not for them though... thats to bribe the new lady friends of my recently neutered boy when they all go in together... not for a while yet though... :))
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Woohooo! Well done! It's great! I had a dream the other day that you had the most perfect mini pig for me...:)) terrible or what!
 
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