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Waterproof a plywood cathouse?
On Oct 14, 8:24*am, dgk wrote:
On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:43:00 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) " wrote: On Oct 13, 7:33*am, Hell Toupee wrote: On 10/12/2010 2:31 PM, dgk wrote: Last year I had a 4*8 outdoor plywood board (pressure treated I think) cut into appropriate pieces at the local Home Despot and put together a little house for a few feral cats. I used some polyurethane stain, caulked the seams, and figured it was pretty waterproof. Yet every heavy rain the inside was soaked. I figured that I'd get some of that roofing tarpaper, use the flashing cement to attach it to the wood, and put some shingles on it. However I can only buy the tarpaper in large rolls, which is far more than I would ever need. So, what's a good way to waterproof a pet house? I built one back when I was a kid, same problem. I used old window shades that I pulled off the rollers, then stapled onto the roof and walls of the house. You could do the same with an inexpensive plastic tarp. The OP said it had a flat roof, in his second posting, very bad design to start with. The problem is that the OP (me) is incompetent at cutting boards at other than a right angle, likely because I don't have the equiptment to do so. I can get the plywood cut at Home Despot but only right angles. Damn, an old friend's father had a whole woodworking setup in his basement and could have done this stuff blindfolded. He died a few years back and my friend rented a truck and took all the machines cross country and put them into his basement. Maybe if I drew up some plans I could get him to... Come to think of it, my roof is pretty much a flat roof and yes, it is a pain every five years or so. I can't wrap the whole house in a tarp though. Actually, after those tornadoes just tore through New York City a few weeks back, lots of homes near me are covered in blue tarp.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "The problem is that the OP (me) is incompetent at cutting boards at other than a right angle, likely because I don't have the equiptment to do so" I'm not sure what equipment you have, but what are you using that limits you to cutting boards at right angles? A circular saw, sabre saw, hand saw, heck, even a reciprocating saw can follow a straight edge placed at an angle. What is it that limits you to cutting right angles only? |
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Waterproof a plywood cathouse?
On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:53:23 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Oct 14, 8:24*am, dgk wrote: On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:43:00 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) " wrote: On Oct 13, 7:33*am, Hell Toupee wrote: On 10/12/2010 2:31 PM, dgk wrote: "The problem is that the OP (me) is incompetent at cutting boards at other than a right angle, likely because I don't have the equiptment to do so" I'm not sure what equipment you have, but what are you using that limits you to cutting boards at right angles? A circular saw, sabre saw, hand saw, heck, even a reciprocating saw can follow a straight edge placed at an angle. What is it that limits you to cutting right angles only? I have a hand held metal contraption in which a rotating blade perhaps 8" in diameter projects below a level surface and cuts anything it hits. While I suppose it is possible to hold it at an angle while cutting a piece of wood, it is unlikely that such a cut would be regular enough to match a similarly cut surface. I think at a minumum I would need a table saw that can be held at a consistent angle. |
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