6ft Chartwell Hutch (Single Tier)

This hutch is brilliant so much better than any other sold at other retailers. Easy to assemble roughly one and a half hours. Great quality build I’m very impressed. All instructions on assembly are good and a lovely surprise free gift! I decided to buy the hutch cover too that is also great quality. I can’t honestly find any negatives well done to the supplier.

I love this hutch (I bought two) but I it is a little difficult to build. I've build 100s of hutches in the passed (worked in a pet store for over 10 years) and this has to be the most difficult to build. Instructions are clear and it's just an awkward biuld but that may be due to the size. I've built equally as big hutches but they were in more manageable chucks which you put together at the end. I did feel that whilst building it if a gusset of wind blew it would have smashed to pieces. But once built is it very sturdy.As for design three things I would like to be different;A plastic base instead of just a wooden base. I'm worried the drips from my waterbottles might ruin the wood so have put bowls under them and worried about cleaning up messy tummies as my rabbits are very old.I would change the ramp. The angle as it's slightly steep for my old boy. I would make it a bit wider and a coating to make it less slippy. My big girl has to take a run up to make it. The access hole would have been to small for my half French lop so have had to take the door off which is gonna be a bit of a pain when cleaning her.And last I would have liked the mesh to be held within two pieces of the wood like my old scratch and newton hutch instead of held on by long staples. Thinking of double wiring the hutch due to this as we do have foxes. I don't think it would break but I won't take the chance on my little ones.If your wondering why I gave a 4 star rating, I dealt with loads of brands of hutches over the years and think for size and value for money plus the style of hutches covers these are very good hutches.

My handy man told me they were very easy to assemble and he thought they were very sturdy and roomy. I have 3 guinea pigs living in each hutch that I brought and could easily have room for one more in each at a push.However, I'm not sure on the sliding bottom tray, it is fiddly to use and as the door is not as wide as my old hutches I can't quite reach the far corner near the bed area to clean it. If the door had been another 4 inches wider then it would of been even better. When building hutches you need to be able to reach in to scoop up your pigs gently, without stress as they will go to the furthest point to avoid capture no matter how tame they are!

Item was delivered very quickly from the supplier and their courier was excellent.On unboxing all parts were present however one of the end panels hadn't been manufactured to a high standard and was split (see photos). This turned out not to be a problem because of the way the hutch is assembled.The build is very easy - completed on my own in about an hour, the supplied instructions were quite clear. If you need to move it after assembly then you will need help.One concern I have is the thickness of the back panels and the interior divider on the top floor - these are very thin for a hutch of this price. As I've purchased covers for it then I hope it will last. The floors are a nice thick ply so should be good. I'd advise you check the screws on the hinges and latches as I found a few that were not tight (be careful not to over-tighten them)This hutch is huge (the reason I bought it) so have no concerns about my two bunnies being cramped up in there.Overall 4 stars, would have been 5 but for the items mentioned above

Being as honest as I possibly can, I love this hutch! Now that it’s built... me and my partner spent a long time figuring it all out before screwing together and some of the pre-made holes don’t line up, or they line up - but with other screws!! There were quite a few places we had to use the drill and make our own holes. Wood is great quality but be careful when putting screws in close to the edges - we got a split as the pre-drilled hole was through a knot. However, when it was all built I loved it.Mine is housing my two female guinea pigs who were previously indoors. The space in this hutch is unreal, you don’t quite realise how big it is until it’s built so I added a photo of our very old Pets at Home £50 hutch next to it to compare.Great hutch, if you do buy you won’t regret it, just take your time getting it all together! Can’t wait to get my snuggle cover and bye bye fly screen to match.Thanks Home and Roost for a great product.

After researching various hutches we chose this one as it looked strong, sturdy and higher quality than some other designs, and we were not disappointed. It was more expensive but in my opinion well worth the extra cost. It arrived the next day in 3 big, fairly heavy boxes. It took me and my 14 year old daughter around 3 hours to fully build the hutch, although this also included lining the floors with lino to protect the wood and to make it easier to clean. We got the lino free from our local carpet shop as it was off cuts, thanks carpet right! The hutch will house 2 spoiled bunnies in a room of our house so waterproofing wasn't really an issue, although it seems to have an excellent quality roof which looks like it might withstand the weather. It is really heavy once built. Overall I would definitely recommend this hutch.