Easy Doghouse From Home Build Scraps

With the house almost done and warmer weather upon us, I wanted my puppy Luci to have a doghouse in the front yard garden so we could be together while I tended to my plantings.
The materials were leftover building supplies and build was simple, so a free doghouse, with deck, in just a weekend. Win, win!

Materials:

pallet box, advantex plyboard, cement board siding, ridge cap, grace, ice/water shield, 1x3 strapping, mahogany trim scraps, trex decking, pt 2x4's, variety of fasteners

Tools:

Chop saw, wood blade and cement board blade, jigsaw, drill and driver, hammer,

The foundation is stone, so we have lots of these boxes leftover from which rocks were delivered in. Hardwood/oak... very dense wood.

Using a jigsaw and handsaw, I cut out the door and two windows.

I painted the vertical stiles with some paint leftover from the house trim(SW distinct taupe)

I used some leftover subfloor(advantex) and pieced them into the floor, fastening into the pallet.

Using a cement blade, I cut up pieces of cement board(james hardie, mountain sage) and attached to the pallet sides. I pre-drilled all holes, using mason bit and then wood bit.

I then added trim of mahogany which is throughout the house interior mouldings.

Using two sides from another pallet box, I created the the roof. I used hinges to connect the two to get a handle on it, framed it together using 1x3 strapping.

I adhered roof paper on top, then cut up more siding for the roof shingles.

I built a small deck frame from 2 PT 2x4x8's, then created the deck with leftover trex decking.

A ridge cap leftover from the roof ,and some more mahogany trim for aesthetics.

A solar front light, and even a flower box for cuteness.

I want to keep Luci's brother Loki out, so her name above the door should do the trick.

I found some leftover wire reddish-pink in color - perfect!

I used that to create letters, drilling holes into the cement board to anchor them in.