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C&C Buying Vs. DIY

Slave to the Rose

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I am trying to decide if I would prefer to buy or just buy the parts and put it together myself. I'm looking at a 2x6 and it will need to be covered because we will be getting cats at some point in the nearish future. Any opinions on which is best. I did a build in the past but I was not happy with how it turned out (the whole thing was very wabbly) and I'm thinking if I buy the kit it will be better because of the instructions and having everything I need in one place.

Also, the table top I'm planning on using is about 1 foot by 2 feet too short. If I used grids along the bottom of the cage would that be sturdy enough to support the weight or should I look into adding a bit of plywood on top of the table top to make up for the space?

Thanks so much!
 

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I had that situation at first. I used a piece of plywood on my table. The trick to keep it from being wobbly is to make sure you get the clips and zip ties on tight. I bought my cage from the GPcages store, then purchased cubes from the store to make a base about a week later. So I have a bit of both.... Purchased and DIY.... My cage is quite sturdy before the base addition, but now I have storage for lots of stuff.... AND it looks much better with the cube base
 

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Honestly if I could have had a standard size cage I would have bought it online. Making it was a pain in the rear. However, I do like having the extra grids and coro I ended up with making it myself. But is it really worth it? Who knows. I mis-measured my table, grids, and coro about 10 thousand times before I got it right. I know have an almost square 10 square foot cage on a table. Looks great now but a PAIN to make.
 

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I bought my C and C kit and was thrilled with it. Super easy, no hassle, and it works and looks great!
 

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I built mine and although i measured and double checked everything, i still ended up cutting the coroplast too big and had to re-measure and cut.. it was a pain. As [MENTION=26594]juliannimal[/MENTION] said, having the extra grids and coroplast is a plus. :)
 

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You will definitely need a solid surface under it-grids won't cut it.
I think doing the grids is easy but if money were no object, I'd buy the pre-cut/scored coro from the store here.
 

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I have built mine in the past...what pain, pretty much like the others have said. Also since I did have extra grids from the past I used these as the bottom of my cage. My cage a 2 x 4 sits on top of a fish tank stand. I put my white grids on the bottom because of the large over hang on the tank stand. I don't have a whobble cage at all. I just placed the cage on the middle. Heres a picture if this will help DSCN9560.jpg if you look real close you can see white girds on the bottom.
 
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