A dog box nobody would mind being in

A group of Feilding High School building students has put together a deluxe dog dwelling.

The project is for the Build-Ability Challenge, a feature of Building Careers Week, which runs from September 11-17.

Teams from 15 secondary schools around the country were given a $200 Mitre 10 voucher with only one requirement: the kennel must use Pink Batts.

Which, it turns out, was a bit of a problem, says Year 13 building teacher Norman Lind.

"It got expensive because Pink Batts is at least $60. Plus you have to double skin (to install it).
"If (NZ Sawn Products) hadn't given us the wood I don't know how we would have made the budget."

The end result is a dog box you wouldn't mind being stuck in.

It is heavy though, providing a challenge even for the five boys to lift. "It'll last," says Mr Lind.
"But I hope the ladies down (at the SPCA) don't have to move it too often," he laughs. MORE