Post by Isobael on Sept 16, 2007 18:42:53 GMT -5
All righty then...
I live in Renton, WA, which is a 'burb of Seattle.
We have this in the back yard.
The dimensions are 11 feet wide by 18 feet long and the block foundation stands 32 inches up from the ground. This is all exterior measurements.
The idea is to make a mews and weathering area together. There is an entry way into the foundation, but it's blocked by the weeds (right side of the picture).
I want to be able to walk into the weathering area and close/lock the door...then open the door into the mews to enter, basically creating the two door security.
Looking at the picture, the morning sun comes in on the right hand side of the foundation and swings around to the left by the late afternoon. Plus, the left side faces the driveway, so I am thinking of making the left side a solid wall for privacy, and have the weathering area only open on the right and on the door side (open meaning the wire). The top will have a sun shade cloth they sell at Lowe's...it's basically finely meshed heavy cloth. That way, air flow can still happen and light can come through, just more muted and less direct. The sides will be a fencing of some form. I'm thinking chicken wire.
The hawk will be tethered in mews and in weathering.
The mews will be 10 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 8 feet up from the top of the foundation, so about 10 feet high in total. This gives the weathering area about 8 feet in length and 10 feet high, 11 feet wide.
Measurements are subject to change, especially the height. I can't see it being 10 feet high when the bird will be tethered. I'm thinking of just doing the standard 8 feet, which will be 6 feet up from the top of the foundation...
I have no sketches yet...I hope I described it where you can envision it. I'm working on sketches.
There's a couple more pictures of it here: s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff234/SaharaHawk/Mews/
So...do you think it's do-able or do you think it's overkill for what I need? We just want to use an existing "structure" that is available and not build out, using up more space in the yard.
I live in Renton, WA, which is a 'burb of Seattle.
We have this in the back yard.
The dimensions are 11 feet wide by 18 feet long and the block foundation stands 32 inches up from the ground. This is all exterior measurements.
The idea is to make a mews and weathering area together. There is an entry way into the foundation, but it's blocked by the weeds (right side of the picture).
I want to be able to walk into the weathering area and close/lock the door...then open the door into the mews to enter, basically creating the two door security.
Looking at the picture, the morning sun comes in on the right hand side of the foundation and swings around to the left by the late afternoon. Plus, the left side faces the driveway, so I am thinking of making the left side a solid wall for privacy, and have the weathering area only open on the right and on the door side (open meaning the wire). The top will have a sun shade cloth they sell at Lowe's...it's basically finely meshed heavy cloth. That way, air flow can still happen and light can come through, just more muted and less direct. The sides will be a fencing of some form. I'm thinking chicken wire.
The hawk will be tethered in mews and in weathering.
The mews will be 10 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 8 feet up from the top of the foundation, so about 10 feet high in total. This gives the weathering area about 8 feet in length and 10 feet high, 11 feet wide.
Measurements are subject to change, especially the height. I can't see it being 10 feet high when the bird will be tethered. I'm thinking of just doing the standard 8 feet, which will be 6 feet up from the top of the foundation...
I have no sketches yet...I hope I described it where you can envision it. I'm working on sketches.
There's a couple more pictures of it here: s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff234/SaharaHawk/Mews/
So...do you think it's do-able or do you think it's overkill for what I need? We just want to use an existing "structure" that is available and not build out, using up more space in the yard.