DIY Porch Potty for Dogs

Materials

and Instructions

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Materials:

• A 2×6 frame with 1×2 rails to hold the plywood/pan in place –

• A bottom-draining water heater drip pan.

• A piece of plywood cut to the same size as the pan, with a hole for the

drain spout

• 1-1/4-in PVC Reinforced Braided Vinyl Tubing

• 1-1/4-in Diameter Insert Combination Elbow

• 1-1/4 inch Plastic Slip Joint Nut

• A small hose clamp to fit 1-1/4 inch tubing.

• expanded steel the size of the frame

• a steel crossbar the width of your base frame

• Metal Flashing

• AstroTurf

• A wood frame to outline the top of your finished potty.

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• To build the base frame for your porch potty, you will need 4- pieces of

2 x 6 lumber each cut 30 inches long.

• Screw or nail the frame together following the layout in the image.

• To make the inner rails for the plywood and pan to rest on, you will

need 4 pieces of 1x2 lumber cut 27 inches long. You will screw or nail

these rails to the inside bottom of the frame with the 2 side rails at a

slight slant to allow for liquids to flow toward the drain.

• The placement of the rails should allow enough room on top for the

plywood and drain pan and allow enough room underneath for the

plumbing.

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• Cut the drain hole in the plywood. Make sure the hole is big enough for the threaded end of the elbow to fit.

• Cut the pan sides to size and set the pan on top of the plywood with the drain holes aligned.

• Attach the plumbing elbow to the hose and add the clamp to the hose.

• Place the plumbing elbow (the side without the hose) through the hole in the plywood from the bottom.

• Secure it in place from the top of the plywood using the plastic slip

joint nut.

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• Add the plywood and drain pan to the frame making sure the drain hole in the drain pan lines up with the hole in the plywood.

• Cut a notch in the bottom side frame large enough for the hose to

pass through.

• Make two notches on opposite sides of the top of the frame to lay your steel crossbar on.

• Cover the top of the wood frame with metal flashing overlapping the edge of the metal pan.

• Add the expanded steel to the top of the frame.

• Add the AstroTurf on top of the expanded steel.

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• If you are building a 30 inch potty, you will want to cut your boards about 33 inches long.

• Of course you will want to measure your finished box and adjust your measurement as no two pieces of wood are exact.

• After building the sides of your frame, cut pieces of 2x4 or 2x6 to cre-ate a kind of picture frame to fit on top of the sides you just built.

• The finished frame should slip over the top of your porch potty cre-

ating a safe edge for your dog and giving your project a finished look.

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