how do you make them sturdier? I am using as more of a fence and the top is very wobbly. I zig zagged it a bit and that helped.
587795
You have to buy stakes and put alot of the stakes in the ground surrounding the kennel.
135829
You can try pushing from the holes inthe top.... I had no problem, I just pinched the bottom of mine and bent it. There are actually 2 of them inside... hope this helps
1819747
Are you sure you have the right pieces in the right order? I did not experience any difficulty stabiling my stand. perhaps you could try putting the base together first, making sure it's secure,then adding top/higher pieces? Am sorry, this prob isn't much help, but mine was fine.....
1920956
I'm sure that by nailing some boards to the pokes you could make it a bit sturdier but I would wait to see how yours holds up. Mine has been up since about November and I haven't had any issues with 4 (2 are quite large) cats climbing on it all at once. Keep in mind the height will make a difference in that a little wobbly would be normal. There seems to be mixed reviews on this.
2076674
Hi Jeff,Mine was flat. If it is minimal, I would use it, but it sounds like its pretty bad. I think I would exchange it for another one. Great fence for the money.
283707
I live in an apartment and have a wood fence walling off one side of my balcony. I hung it up on the fence using zip ties tied around the slats. You could also use screw in hooks like the ones that you hang hanging planters from. The tabs at the top are loops.
715282
Sorry, but in my personal opinion -- no. When they are stacked they are kind of shaky. Not by much, but I would not want to put something heavy on top of them.
447842
They are strong enough to stack, but it would not be very stable without bolting them together. There are probably some less expensive options as well.
2076676
Have you ruled out the table being the problem? It doesn't seem possible to flatten out the fence with just the pressure from the outboard clamping bolts; I suspect you are just deflecting the table (especially if it's MDF). Check the fence on some thing that you know is flat, like your table saw. If the fence is the problem, Freud owes you a new fence.
359173
you would have to use a lot of post to hold up the fence and peas. if you do, I use 1 inch conduit and wire ties. (zip ties)
826214
Hi Katie! My husband had the same issue and tried several screwdrivers to screw them in as much as they would go, but he could only get them to screw about half way in. While not ideal, the top part felt very sturdy even with half of the screw in each pole. He covered those screws with the small, circular foam piece for that section and then put the netting over top of that, and it has held up very well to my kids crazy bouncing. I wish the screw holes were a bit bigger so that those screws actually could fit into them. We were afraid to try and drill bigger holes for fear then they would be too wide and the screws would not hold at all. If you do find a good solution, please share!! =)
767108
I believe the manufacturer addressed that problem. Mine are very sturdy. No complaints here.
427831
Come with stakes but they are not real sturdy. One of mine bent but I was able to get it to work. Guess you could probably find some different stakes for it at the hardware if you want to. I read that somebody had done that.i
877991
Hey there.We put a top on as well made of more wire.When it snowed we put a tarp on it but we braced it in the middle with a 2 by 4 .If they do indeed sell replacement parts try to brace the middle and it shouldn't collapse.It is kinda light and putting a top on it for us strengthened it.Good luck
768355
MLE, the gates are pivoting and can pretty much be positions how ever you want them, its just that they need be angled some to give support to stay up. Unless you have a means to secure them to something, my case, I had to stretch the gate straight in order to cover the gap I needed to block. bryan
467846
Yes, they are "crazy" strong!! The best way to do it, is to hold them next to a sharp edged counter. Then push the top one off onto the counter and push it away. Only do One at a time, and only have a couple on the counter at a time... So don't sling back together. I found this by googling the question... I think there was actually a video on YouTube.
1416340
They are not heavy enough to withstand high winds. I attached mine to shepherds hooks and eventually they have blown off by our strong winds and broken. I would fasten something heavy to the bottom (a metal plate of some kind) to hold them in place.