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Got a shed that's going in the garage but it will need insulated. What would be the most economical way of doing this please? It's for a dog house, so the inside lining would need to be resistant to chewing and scratching. First thought as pvc sheets but that might be expensive. Not sure if ply would resist potential chewing or scratching.
 
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Cement board? Ideally with some insulation between the outer skin and the boards
 
Got a shed that's going in the garage but it will need insulated. What would be the most economical way of doing this please? It's for a dog house, so the inside lining would need to be resistant to chewing and scratching. First thought as pvc sheets but that might be expensive. Not sure if ply would resist potential chewing or scratching.
Remember insulation won’t make it warm without a heat source.
 
We were thinking that maybe one of these greenhouse tube type heaters might do the trick - mounted high so he doesn't burn himself. The poor lad has spent most of his life in a kennel and isn't coping in the house, so we're trying to make it something that he is more used to, but nicer than a bog standard kennel. Hopefully over time, it won't be needed.
 
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Got a shed that's going in the garage but it will need insulated. What would be the most economical way of doing this please? It's for a dog house, so the inside lining would need to be resistant to chewing and scratching. First thought as pvc sheets but that might be expensive. Not sure if ply would resist potential chewing or scratching.

you can line it with ply, and replace the scratched sections as necessary.

If the dog has a fur coat, he will survive with a padded, draught-free bed, with sides, raised off the floor by a foot or so to avoid draughts.

Something washable like mattress covers

And an unwashed old jumper or vest from the house to nuzzle.
 
As a keep it simple suggestion, instead of the heater you could just chuck a water bottle or bean bag into the bottom of the bed each night.

Also, have you considered/tried a crate? It helped ours stop trying to defend the entire house overnight.
 
Why not just put some insulation boards on the shed walls floor and ceiling then board over with ply.

You can get guards on tube heaters too. An insulated floor and plenty of blankets will probably be nice and warm for a dog though, maybe?
 
As a keep it simple suggestion, instead of the heater you could just chuck a water bottle or bean bag into the bottom of the bed each night.

Also, have you considered/tried a crate? It helped ours stop trying to defend the entire house overnight.

Yeah, he busts out of crates sadly and is likely to do himself an injury. Poor boy is needing a lot of rehab but we want to make life a bit more comfortable for him whilst it happens.

It's looking like ply might be the way to go. In an ideal world, I'd have loved to use the pvc sheets so that the inside was wipe clean, but it's looking like it would be pretty expensive to do that.
 
Yeah, he busts out of crates sadly and is likely to do himself an injury. Poor boy is needing a lot of rehab but we want to make life a bit more comfortable for him whilst it happens.

It's looking like ply might be the way to go. In an ideal world, I'd have loved to use the pvc sheets so that the inside was wipe clean, but it's looking like it would be pretty expensive to do that.

Don't know what your budget is, (and how price compares to pvc), but you could have a look at stockboard, recycled plastic in 8x4 sheets, you would need a local supplier as the delivery would kill it. It does move slightly with temperature differences so you usually need to overdrill the fixing holes.
 

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