It’s 10′.5″ x 7′ x 7′ so it will be easy to work in.
We covered it in the same nylon netting used in batting cages and golf course driving ranges. Hopefully it will keep large pests out. We get lots of hungry critters coming down from the mountains at night and have several cats so the netting seemed like a good idea. The decision to go with steel pipe instead of building a raised box was to avoid termites. The steel cage was about the same price as building a large raised box from a good termite resistant wood. We used hog rings to affix the netting to the cage.
Parts List:
- The pipe is 1P (1″ SCH40 Galvanized pipe) at Arrow Pipe & Steel and are connected with cast iron structural corner fittings I got on ebay from seller zorotools
- 1″ Mesh DuPont® Nylon Netting from Gourock
- Hunter Node 100 DC Latching Solenoid Controller
- Hunter PGV-075-ASV 3/4 in. FPT Anti-Siphon Valve with Flow Control
- Back flow preventer at the bib from HD
- Filter and Flow Restrictor from Ewing Irrigation
- 0.5 GPH Emitters from HD
- Compression fittings and irrigation tubing from HD
- Valve Box with an extension to fit the anti-siphon valve from Ewing Irrigation
- Marine Zippers used for Bimini Tops