About $700 and some salvage for the materials. Too many hours.
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Paint is not cheap either. And those are some nice wheels too.
And a whole lot of deck screws. And hardware cloth. And OSB. And plywood. And metal roof. And steel pole. The wheels were only $10 each at Harbor Freight. The bolts, nuts and washers from Home Depot to mount the wheel were also about $10 per wheel. $124 in total wheel relate costs. So worth it.
Paint was only $22. I went to the hardware store looking for discounted returns. Home Depot has $10 red brick colored exterior paint but it was oil based and would have dramatically complicated transportation when I moved this in my Hyundai hatchback. This blue gray exterior latex was found was at Ace for $22 but was definitely the better choice. Dry in 30 minutes, cures in a day or two instead of weeks.
It does not look like much in the way of materials, but it all adds up fast!
You probably could have gone down to tractor supply and picked a kit for $400 or so, but it is made of wood only slightly thicker than cardboard and would not have the open floor.
I need to do something like this for my cat who wants to be an outdoor cat.
TS ones, in addition to being made of cardboard, at that price point aren't built to be moved.
There is a lever mechanism you can get for the tires so it can make ground contact. Otherwise a cat would escape through the gap in this in 30 seconds.