Rescue groups and colonies

I have many animals and need several shelters

Choose a model and the number of animals. The planner nests the parts of every shelter on shared sheets, calculates waste and gives the team a repeatable cutting schedule.

For a larger colony several smaller shelters are often better than one oversized one. How to source material without money

Sheet size: OSB/3 board
Sheet size: EPS foam board
Sheet size: Interior plywood lining

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Shelters6
Capacity12for 12 animals
Working days (estimate)6about 1 per day
Cost (your prices)≥ RSD 09 prices missing

Sheets for the whole batch

OSB/3 board7 sheetsseparately 12waste 38%
EPS foam board36 sheetsseparately 36waste 44%
Interior plywood lining5 sheetsseparately 6waste 39%

“Separately” is the sheet count when each shelter is planned on its own; the shared layout reduces or matches it.

Other material and hardware

  • Solid softwood (battens, studs)20.22 m
  • Roofing felt3.96 m²
  • Sealant6 pack
  • Wood or foam adhesive6 pack
  • Wood screws6 pack
  • Straw6 bale
Repeatable cutting schedule

OSB/3 board · 2500 × 1250 mm

  1. Sheet 1: Roof (shelter 1), Roof (shelter 2), Roof (shelter 3), Rear wall (shelter 1)
  2. Sheet 2: Roof (shelter 4), Roof (shelter 5), Roof (shelter 6), Rear wall (shelter 2)
  3. Sheet 3: Floor (shelter 1), Front wall (shelter 1), Floor (shelter 2), Front wall (shelter 2), Rear wall (shelter 3), Rear wall (shelter 4), Rear wall (shelter 5)
  4. Sheet 4: Floor (shelter 3), Front wall (shelter 3), Floor (shelter 4), Front wall (shelter 4), Rear wall (shelter 6)
  5. Sheet 5: Floor (shelter 5), Front wall (shelter 5), Floor (shelter 6), Front wall (shelter 6)
  6. Sheet 6: Side wall (shelter 1), Side wall (shelter 1), Side wall (shelter 2), Side wall (shelter 2), Side wall (shelter 3), Side wall (shelter 3), Side wall (shelter 4), Side wall (shelter 4)
  7. Sheet 7: Side wall (shelter 5), Side wall (shelter 5), Side wall (shelter 6), Side wall (shelter 6)

EPS foam board · 1000 × 500 mm

  1. Sheet 1: Floor insulation (shelter 1)
  2. Sheet 2: Floor insulation (shelter 1)
  3. Sheet 3: Front wall insulation (shelter 1)
  4. Sheet 4: Rear wall insulation (shelter 1)
  5. Sheet 5: Floor insulation (shelter 2)
  6. Sheet 6: Floor insulation (shelter 2)
  7. Sheet 7: Front wall insulation (shelter 2)
  8. Sheet 8: Rear wall insulation (shelter 2)
  9. Sheet 9: Floor insulation (shelter 3)
  10. Sheet 10: Floor insulation (shelter 3)
  11. Sheet 11: Front wall insulation (shelter 3)
  12. Sheet 12: Rear wall insulation (shelter 3)
  13. Sheet 13: Floor insulation (shelter 4)
  14. Sheet 14: Floor insulation (shelter 4)
  15. Sheet 15: Front wall insulation (shelter 4)
  16. Sheet 16: Rear wall insulation (shelter 4)
  17. Sheet 17: Floor insulation (shelter 5)
  18. Sheet 18: Floor insulation (shelter 5)
  19. Sheet 19: Front wall insulation (shelter 5)
  20. Sheet 20: Rear wall insulation (shelter 5)
  21. Sheet 21: Floor insulation (shelter 6)
  22. Sheet 22: Floor insulation (shelter 6)
  23. Sheet 23: Front wall insulation (shelter 6)
  24. Sheet 24: Rear wall insulation (shelter 6)
  25. Sheet 25: Roof insulation (shelter 1)
  26. Sheet 26: Roof insulation (shelter 2)
  27. Sheet 27: Roof insulation (shelter 3)
  28. Sheet 28: Roof insulation (shelter 4)
  29. Sheet 29: Roof insulation (shelter 5)
  30. Sheet 30: Roof insulation (shelter 6)
  31. Sheet 31: Side wall insulation (shelter 1), Side wall insulation (shelter 1)
  32. Sheet 32: Side wall insulation (shelter 2), Side wall insulation (shelter 2)
  33. Sheet 33: Side wall insulation (shelter 3), Side wall insulation (shelter 3)
  34. Sheet 34: Side wall insulation (shelter 4), Side wall insulation (shelter 4)
  35. Sheet 35: Side wall insulation (shelter 5), Side wall insulation (shelter 5)
  36. Sheet 36: Side wall insulation (shelter 6), Side wall insulation (shelter 6)

Interior plywood lining · 2500 × 1250 mm

  1. Sheet 1: Floor lining (shelter 1), Floor lining (shelter 2), Floor lining (shelter 3), Floor lining (shelter 4), Front wall lining (shelter 1), Rear wall lining (shelter 1), Rear wall lining (shelter 2)
  2. Sheet 2: Floor lining (shelter 5), Floor lining (shelter 6), Front wall lining (shelter 2), Front wall lining (shelter 3), Rear wall lining (shelter 3), Front wall lining (shelter 4), Rear wall lining (shelter 4), Front wall lining (shelter 5)
  3. Sheet 3: Rear wall lining (shelter 5), Front wall lining (shelter 6), Rear wall lining (shelter 6), Roof lining (shelter 1), Roof lining (shelter 2), Roof lining (shelter 3), Roof lining (shelter 4), Roof lining (shelter 5), Side wall lining (shelter 1)
  4. Sheet 4: Roof lining (shelter 6), Side wall lining (shelter 1), Side wall lining (shelter 2), Side wall lining (shelter 2), Side wall lining (shelter 3), Side wall lining (shelter 3), Side wall lining (shelter 4), Side wall lining (shelter 4), Side wall lining (shelter 5), Side wall lining (shelter 5)
  5. Sheet 5: Side wall lining (shelter 6), Side wall lining (shelter 6)

The u1, u2… prefix shows which shelter a part belongs to. Sheet sizes and build time are planning assumptions; sloped parts occupy their rectangular envelope.

Single shelter plan