Things are starting to come along quickly now. I put OSB sheeting on the roof and for the siding I wanted someting that looked like siding so I chose 4 inch T-111 siding and installed it on its side so that the grooves were horizontal to give it that siding look. Also since my walls were 4 foot high and the building was 16 foot long the only cuts I had to make were at the peaks of the roof on the gable ends. For the roof I made the overhangs big enough to use the full width of the sheet of OSB and the only cuts here were in the valley of the roof. I then covered it with roof felt because we were expecting storms (hurricane IKE) the next couple days little did I know we were getting 65 mph winds. It held together with no damage. Wheeww!
Here's a shot from the inside. Plenty of room to move around.
Now onto the roofing. I wanted to do a cedar shake roof but the cost of that was WAY out of the question. I chose a traditional type roof, but instead of using the 3 tab I used the dimentional shingles and it still has that shake type of feel to me. I added a newer style of ridge vent to the roof which gives 18 sq in of venting per linear foot. I also was looking at windows and the cost of buying vs building made that an easy decision for me. I built each of these windows for about $28.00 including the hardware. The door to the coop was going to present a bit of a challenge due to my roof lines. I knew a 24" door would work but I had to cut the height of the door down. I found a solid 6 panel door at Lowe's for $50.00 and it worked great.
Well, I got the interior finished. I made a few changes since I drew the sketch. I decided to bump the storage wall out a little to give me a little more room for "stuff". I also made the screen door on the inside swing the other way to make it easier to move around when in the storage area. I ran electric to the coop for lights and the heater for the waterer. I installed thermal and sound insulation before installing the ceiling and left the peaks open. There was quite a bit of air movement at the roof going to the ridge vent so I made some plywood panels that go in the void at the peaks to control the amount of ventilation. When the panels are installed there is much less air movement.
Lets start by looking into the coop from the people door. I installed a roost near the windows for a lazy afternoon of gazing at the pond and relaxing. It is a lodge after all.
And here is the view of the inside from the pop door (chicken view) of the nest boxes under the main roost area.
Here are the roosts. I still need to install a dropings board under them.
Here is a shot of the storage area. Not much but enough for some pine chips, feed, and DE.
I do believe that old man winter is going to catch me sooner than I can get the exterior painted. So that may have to wait until spring, unless we get a few days of warm weather. Next I will design and attach the run.
