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post #181 of 198
12/2/08 at 12:42pm
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Tori, you may not be pro's, but you did a lot nicer job than many of the pro's I have seen. You should be very proud of yourselves for what you have done!

Heck, I'm proud of you for what you have done!

What I would do around the door is to figure out where the edge of the door trim would come to on the siding, draw a straight line and then run the circular saw down the siding to cut it back. Then install the door trim, and caulk the edge. Just remember to set the saw blade to the depth of the thickest part of the siding so your not cutting into insulation and such.

Now, if your stud layout inside the wall isn't done so that your siding is still securly fastened, you may need to do something a bit different. Maybe just cut the siding back 3/4" or so and use a much smaller trim around the door. I think I recall from your framing pics that you had a single 2"x4" on each side of the door instead of a double. This would still give you 3/4" for the siding to be nailed to, and 3/4" for the door trim to be nailed to.

Either way, you will be able to trim out the door, and it will look great!

Let me know if you have other questions. I was a pro for years before I beat my body up too bad to continue. I will be happy to walk you through anything construction wise, or so would many others here with experience.

Take care, and have a great day!


ya  Thank you !  It's always nice to have a pro around to ask questions!  Woo hoo! smile   And thank you... carpentry is a hobby of mine... no formal training, so I make it up as I go, but hubby insisted on doing the framing right.  thumbsup  I do only have one 2x4 on the side of the door... we forgot to go back and put another one in there. sad  But I think I can manage, with the instruction you gave.  I probably won't be able to finish it until Spring, though... too freakin' cold to be out there dinking with it now. 
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Thanks Highmountainchick! hugs

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post #182 of 198
10/14/11 at 4:25pm

Any updates?

Rare Feathers Farm was founded in 2006 and is located just outside of Okanogan, Washington. We specialize in rare and critically endangered poultry.

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Rare Feathers Farm was founded in 2006 and is located just outside of Okanogan, Washington. We specialize in rare and critically endangered poultry.

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post #183 of 198
10/14/11 at 5:54pm
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Any updates?


Hi Heather... well, funny you should ask.  The coop has done very well for us the last 3 years.  Several modifications on the watering system - we realized we just have to haul water in the winter.  I finally installed nipple waterers, run from a gravity feed system.  5 gallon bucket, up high, fed by a hose connected to a toilet tank float-valve that we put inside the bucket.  Works great for 6 months out of the year.  Otherwise, I didn't change a thing.  Well, other than we called it quits with the business this year and I'm going back to being a hobby breeder.  hmm  Got in the way of family.  So I downsized, and now everyone fits in the layer coop, so I just moved them ALL over to the layer coop, and have one big community chicken house to take care of instead of multiple pens.  It's nice. smile

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post #184 of 198
1/30/12 at 5:06am

Your coop is awesome! And you used the same kind of wood slats that we are. That is what drew me to your posts, I recognized the wood. We don't call it Flitch here I guess, the saw mill guy just called them Slats. Ha, easy enough. Anyway I love the look. We haven't even started ours yet but are collecting the slats on hubbys days off. We have the brooder ready and are getting our first ever chicks Feb 13. I'm pretty nervous but excited too. We won't have anything as elaborate as yours but we are in this together and investigating and studying to make it work as great as possible for us. We will only have 27 chicks. I say ONLY, but that is a lot to me but probably not to you. :) 

I am excited for this new adventure. I'm sorry to hear you closed the biz down but I imagine being with your birds as a hobby would be quite nice and probably much less stressful. Blessings to you in that cold part of the country. I'm on the coast of NC and it is 32 right now. Plenty cold for me. frow.gif

Kim

Around here, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors & doing new things because we're curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney 


 

 

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Around here, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors & doing new things because we're curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney 


 

 

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post #185 of 198
2/23/12 at 8:05pm

Wow!!! love.gif th.gifThis is my DREAM coop! I absolutely LOVE this!!! Income tax is coming soon and I insist on building something bigger and easier to take care of than the coops I have which we just kinda "threw" together roll.png 

 

I'd probably have to build something half that size....wish I could afford something that big though!  If you don't mind, I'd love to "steal" some of your pics and start planning my material list, cost, sketch up a plan etc. I just raise Silkies so I could have 2 levels of "homes" for them big_smile.png  I can't wait! You did an awesome job!!!  I heard Alaska was the #1 state for alien sitings hide.gif

Army wife & Mama of 4 kiddos! Girl 17, 2 Boys- 4 & 5 yrs old, 2 yr old baby girl! 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 Cockatiels, Silkies in Lavender, White & Black & a BUNCH of Chocolate Seramas from Pixie Chick!  smokinsilkies.webs.com

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Army wife & Mama of 4 kiddos! Girl 17, 2 Boys- 4 & 5 yrs old, 2 yr old baby girl! 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 Cockatiels, Silkies in Lavender, White & Black & a BUNCH of Chocolate Seramas from Pixie Chick!  smokinsilkies.webs.com

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post #186 of 198
4/3/12 at 4:02am

Beautiful location you live in.Love the coop siding.

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post #187 of 198
4/3/12 at 8:50am
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Thank you all... :)  You are welcome to use the photos and ideas... just incorporated them from many of the other beautiful coops on this site. :)   Other than re-working the watering system for the long cold winters, I wouldn't change a thing (other than make it bigger!!). :)  

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post #188 of 198
4/14/12 at 7:08pm

Your coop is absolutely gorgeous.  Where did you buy the flitch siding?  Can you give me an idea how much it ran?  I think that would be perfect for us to use on our coop.  Thanks!

Eleven chickens, born spring 2012:  1 Barred Plymouth Rock, 2 Buff Plymouth Rocks, 1 Partridge Plymouth Rock, 1 White Silkie, 3 Buff Silkies (2 hens and a roo), and 3 Light Brahmas.

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Eleven chickens, born spring 2012:  1 Barred Plymouth Rock, 2 Buff Plymouth Rocks, 1 Partridge Plymouth Rock, 1 White Silkie, 3 Buff Silkies (2 hens and a roo), and 3 Light Brahmas.

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post #189 of 198
5/1/12 at 12:04am

How is the coop and chickens doing?

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post #190 of 198
5/11/12 at 1:09pm

The Kenai Peninsula is where I have always lived and will always live....Just started my first flock (I live in between Soldotna and Sterling) of 6! So excited! :)


NICE COOP BTW! :D

Everything is tougher in Alaska, ESPECIALLY the women!

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Everything is tougher in Alaska, ESPECIALLY the women!

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