DIY Dog House
Once you have a location and price range for your dog house, think about the supplies you will need. Shutterstock.

Have your shopping list ready

Now, if you don't want to waste time going back and forth to the store; before you set out to procure supplies, it's best to build a shopping list. Besides, make sure to note down the size of the DIY dog house you want to create and make up a list of daily supplies to do this.

You should add up to seven 4 × 4 exterior plywood panels, a half-inch in size, and six 2x4 panels, each 8 feet long. Furthermore, don't forget to add a circular saw, a jigsaw, a carpenter pencil, a carpenter's square (also known as a speed square), a straight edge, a hammer, long nails. 0.5-inch roofing nails, three-spoke composite roofing (so does roll roofing), exterior rubber coating, caulk and paint gun, primer, paintbrush, and eye and ear protection.

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