Building Kindling House
The old owners of our house left a large doghouse on the property when they moved out. Instead of
throwing it away, we decided to convert it into a box where we could store kindling for the fireplace.
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The problem we currently have is that all the stuff we use for kindling (cardboard, small pieces
of wood, etc.) are being stored under the wood shed.
This is quite unsightly.
Figure 1: Kindling materials stored under the wood shed, an eyesore.
Figure 2: Original doghouse.
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We started by cutting the top of the house off using the circular saw.
Figure 3: Top of doghouse removed.
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We then built a 2x4 frame inside the top of the bottom half to create support. We
screwed in the siding to this frame using short deckmate screws.
Figure 4: Inner box around the top of the bottom half of the house.
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We then placed the top half back on top and attached two hinges so the box could open like a
treasure chest.
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The completed project is shown below in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Finished kindling house.
