Review on 🏠 Medium Rustic Dog House by TRIXIE Pet Products: Perfect for Pet's Comfort by Ashley Cook

Just got a second box for these. They will be sent together, both said to have been sent for UPS delivery 4 days ago. The first box was delivered, the second was not. Tracking showed that it arrived in town at the same time as the first box, and no more. It finally got back to town last night and finally got delivered today. The packaging is a bit flimsy for such a heavy item and the second box was a bit torn. The contents were a bit damaged but a few extra screws and some epoxy took care of that. A beautiful thing. All screws and bolts are attached to identification cards with part numbers. And there is an extra screw of each type. Second, the design has been updated since the pictures here. Now there are 2 more legs, right in the middle, under the eaves. It's pretty solid now. I managed to get in to part of the meeting. You have to be a little careful when pedaling (I'm 200 pounds), but as long as you keep your weight against the edges of the floor panels while standing, you'll be fine. You just don't want to put all your weight on one of the floor panels. Sitting is great. In general, the assembly is quite simple. It helps to have 2 people to tighten the nuts on some of the bolts, but I did most of the work myself. The instructions are ok, but not very detailed. For tools, you'll need a #2 Phillips screwdriver, preferably a powered one, with a fairly long bit or extension. 1 inch is ok, 2 inch is better. You will also need a 10mm socket wrench, which should be a relatively small outside diameter. There are several things to consider. center wall. They are NOT the same. Almost, but the screw holes are different. Check that the screw holes line up with the front and back panels to see which side is up, then look VERY closely at the "not very big". "Assembly drawing to see which side leads to the "porch". Yes, I made a mistake and I had to redo it. Second, there are 4 floor panels in the list, they are ALL different. They only fit in one Direction but that's pretty obvious when you look at the measurements and the cut outs in the corners When screwing all the walls together I found it helpful to lightly tighten all the nuts then put in the bottom panels and align everything then finally tighten for the installation curtain roof requires 2 people.The roof panel is pre-fixed to the wood frame member that becomes the top of the side panel.But it is short and difficult to stay aligned while turning the screws.If you have help,leave the roof to someone hold upright while screwing in the 3 screws. Then close the roof and insert the 2 screws from the outside.(You will need a long a Phillips screwdriver because the screws are under the roof). The hardest part is the folding struts that lock the roof panel completely. They give you some pre-drilled holes in the roof panel but nothing on the front and back panels. The problem is that the position of the brackets on the walls is very critical. If you get this wrong the roof will not close and you could damage the hinges or the wooden frame they are attached to when you first close the roof. Insert roof and screws. The brackets must be at the bottom of the top rail walls and spaced properly from the hinge. It's pretty obvious once you get inside and see how everything should fit together. But you can't say that from the outside. You can take some very careful measurements of the distance between the hinges of the struts and the hinge line (should be the same within about 0.1 inch, with the bottom hinge being the same or 0.1 inch more distance from the hinge line than the top hinge ). Period.) Anyway, with the oversized kennel, it made sense to just climb in and install the brackets. And finally, the box says the tree is done, but it looks really bare to me. It smells pleasantly fresh and the quality of the wood is quite good. The legs are height adjustable with screws so setting it up on slightly uneven ground is easy. The plastic legs also slide across our patio fairly easily, which is nice because the kennel weighs nearly 90 pounds. Anyway, we really like the kennel. I would give 5 stars for the design and value for money. assembly problem. Marking parts that could be confused helps, as do a few templates or pre-drilled holes for roof braces. So overall I give 4 out of 5 points. And they obviously fixed some of the issues that previous reviewers wrote about. So if you like the look and are reasonably proficient at putting things together, then yes, this is a good kennel. And the last. Our dog's name is Trixie and it's a good thing they have a sign with her name on the front wall. even if they misspelled their name (Trixie). ;-)