Articles by 3shavers
I see you in there.
Now let's do the maths and wrap up:
We used half a roll of chicken wire, which we had purchased earlier: est $15 worth
We bought a sheet of nice plywood: $35
We bought 2 pair hinges, both for the door at the end of the run, and for the roof of the sleeping...
So, one of the things about setting forth with the idea of free-build, is that you don't have the liberty of designing a plan, and then buying the materials to fit your plan. It's more like, the world has a plan for you, and you have to be open to it.
This old linen chest is going to provide our...
It all started with this chest.
And, of course, a desire to have chickens. We had visited BYC previously and were inspired by the many beautiful designs. Nonetheless we are not builders, and we did not want to make the most flash chicken coop in the neighborhood. In fact, we wanted to see if...
Now we will take a small leap forward in time, because the rectangular frame sat in the garage until weather and a free weekend allowed us to get back around to it.
First we shored up those corners for some additional strength. We painted white because we had half a can of white paint in the...