Setting the initial bracing and roof trusses. The uprights are four feet on center. This allowed easy access as the build progressed. After the structure was largely completed, the remaining uprights were added at twenty four inches on center, and doubled up for strength.
The building is 8X8, divided in to two 4X8 sections. The tall portion on the left is storage, and the raised section on the right is the coop. You can see below, a couple of the vents added to the crawl space below storage.
Interior walls are 1/4" OSB.
Metal roofing going on. I ordered these sheets custom pre-cut, so they span full length with no horizontal seams.
Setting the initial bracing and roof trusses. The uprights are four feet on center. This allowed easy access as the build progressed. After the structure was largely completed, the remaining uprights were added at twenty four inches on center, and doubled up for strength.
After the gravel was set and leveled, I covered with heavy landscape fabric, followed by a layer of 1/2" hardware cloth. Nothing is digging its way in to this coop! Much sand was then added on top of the hardware cloth in the run. The small gravel area is the crawl space under the storage section. I added vents in the sides to keep moisture from becoming a problem under the floor.
That's a one cubic yard bucket, and I filled it four times with washed gravel to make a good drainage base.
Base framing all set up and ready for fill.
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Setting the initial bracing and roof trusses. The uprights are four feet on center. This allowed easy access as the build progressed. After the structure was largely completed, the remaining uprights were added at twenty four inches on center, and doubled up for strength.

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