Upper Levels How do I build a 1x2 loft?

[go_ellie]

I am going to be making a loft "kitchen area" for my pigs. I want to make it 1x2 grides.

How much coroplates? How many grides? How to make? How to build the ramp?

For the ramp I was thinking of making one like this:

Frame for ramp - Guinea Pig Cage Photos

Thank you!!

 

[Kimberly713]

Ramp-
For my ramp, it took 3 grids. I bent the grids in half and attached them together like an L-shape. (Shown in pic below) I have since removed the one that was overhanging the bottom half, so it's easier to clean the carpet on it. The girls still walk all the way down it and if they were to jump it's only about 5 inches or so.

Loft-
You will want to zip tie it to keep it strong. I built a very sturdy loft using zip ties and overlapping the middles of the supporting grids. Anywhere your loft sags, zip tie another grid. I would guess for a 1x2, you'd need about... 10-12 grids if you want it to be very sturdy. If it will be a kitchen area, I'd suggest you make 10" sides and in that case you'll need about 33" x 47" of coroplast (I always cut about an inch shorter to leave room to fold over the flaps).