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Thanks for the comments. I did look at JackE's build quite a lot. I didn't copy the measurements but they end up about the same. Even though his is 16'. Howard Es too, but I purposefully worked from the book to paper drawing up a 10x16 first. Then modified to 8x12 with some design limits. So yeah, great minds..
Woods was brilliant!!
I haven't quite settled on the exact windows. So the framing will be modified for what I end up using. I have some old louvered trailer windows I am considering. 30x30 with a crank opening. For the monitor windows I'll be constructing my own, I have several old casement windows that I can work with.
I considered 2x6 for the floor. And I would go with that if it was being supported around the perimeter. I've built a couple of sheds, 8x12 & 10x16, on skids like this with 2x4 framing in the floor and they are pretty solid. A coop isn't going to have much weight in it besides the structure and a few lbs of chicken.
I am going to use 2x6 for the rafters in the back shed. The 9' span is too far for a 2x4. I may even use a double in the center like Howard. Plywood tar paper and propbably corrugated polycarbonate or metal roofing. Regular comp shingles are heavy.
I don't have snow load to consider. We rarely get temps below 25F, usually it's just barely 30 overnight. But it does get over 100 F in the summer. Those factors plus my site influenced my plan a bit.
I drew in nest boxes (6) and rough framed 2' square windows in the front today. No need or much room for another window. Maybe one in the door.
I'm still working on the design a bit. Can't wait to start building. I figured it was a good time to share for input, and there had been a few other posts about the basic plan recently. It can easily be scaled to many sizes and modified to use whatever materials you want.
I've even been wondering how it might work for a goat shed?
Woods was brilliant!!
I haven't quite settled on the exact windows. So the framing will be modified for what I end up using. I have some old louvered trailer windows I am considering. 30x30 with a crank opening. For the monitor windows I'll be constructing my own, I have several old casement windows that I can work with.
I considered 2x6 for the floor. And I would go with that if it was being supported around the perimeter. I've built a couple of sheds, 8x12 & 10x16, on skids like this with 2x4 framing in the floor and they are pretty solid. A coop isn't going to have much weight in it besides the structure and a few lbs of chicken.
I am going to use 2x6 for the rafters in the back shed. The 9' span is too far for a 2x4. I may even use a double in the center like Howard. Plywood tar paper and propbably corrugated polycarbonate or metal roofing. Regular comp shingles are heavy.
I don't have snow load to consider. We rarely get temps below 25F, usually it's just barely 30 overnight. But it does get over 100 F in the summer. Those factors plus my site influenced my plan a bit.
I drew in nest boxes (6) and rough framed 2' square windows in the front today. No need or much room for another window. Maybe one in the door.
I'm still working on the design a bit. Can't wait to start building. I figured it was a good time to share for input, and there had been a few other posts about the basic plan recently. It can easily be scaled to many sizes and modified to use whatever materials you want.
I've even been wondering how it might work for a goat shed?
