Where Wendy thinks she's a carpenter...

... or rather a carpenter's assistant.  

I may have mentioned once or twice that I have 4 lovely bunnies at home.  They live in two pairs in two hutch/run combinations bought from Pets At Home.  Colin and Ellis's hutch was literally falling apart and I wanted all 4 to have more space.  Cue two playhouses from B&Q and one husband who's a trained joiner/draftsman... 

Boxing day saw me holding and passing and carrying.  I did a bit of hammering too.

New Year's Day saw me drilling (first time ever!), screwing (screws into wood, minds out of gutters ladies), sawing, sanding and hinging.  Yes, hinging is a real word.

The playhouses are 4' x 4' and 4' high, so we added an extra floor.  We also had to cut the holes for the mesh window and for constant access to the run.  The whole thing is on a timber raft to keep it off the floor and level it out in our slopey garden. 

The lids to the run lift off for easy access (for me, not the buns!)

They have a sleeping area with space to sit on top as bunnies like to do.  The panel at the front lifts out so I can reach in to clean them out.  The hammer won't be staying.  

Mr CA also built them each a staircase!  Tiff is getting fat and they're all getting old and I worried they wouldn't be able to manage a ramp for much longer.


Want to see them in-situ?

We brought the buns home from my parents' where they'd been staying for the weekend whilst we sorted out the hutches.  They were understandably quite nervous at first.

After a short while, Tiff and Harry were running up and down the stairs, crossing each other on the way.

Ellis sat upstairs for a long time before venturing back down.

Photo above is of a contented Tiff, Ellis wouldn't have her photo taken!

Colin... well, Colin was angry.  And scared.  And confused.  He's still angry with me now and keeps thumping his back feet at me.  Poor Colin in his great big house with his new toys and a floor that doesn't stink of wee (yet!) !

Poooooor Colin!