Anyone cut through a deck box or shed?

[Winter]

I would like to turn a jumbo deck box or rubbermaid shed, maybe a pre-fab kids playhouse into a coop but need to cut holes for windows/chicken door. Has anyone done this?
Basically this sort of thing:
http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/product/product.jhtml?prodId=HPProd100678

 

[fullhouse]

No, but we have one of those and they get very, very hot inside. I personally wouldn't put anything living in it

 

[Winter]

It would be open all summer, and chicks will spend most of their time outside; roosting only in the 'coop'. I abhor the idea of wooden coops and am looking for alternatives for a tiny flock. Warm in winter is a much greater issue since it doesn't really get hot here, and is often close to zero at night, even in the summer.

 

[LinckHillPoultry]

I don't see why it couldn't be done!

 

[Bi0sC0mp]

jig saw would do it with a fine blade or a hack saw with a fine blade either or if you got a real good razor knife also will take longer but it will work good luck

 

[silkiechicken]

What's wrong with wood?

 

[Green Hill Farm]

I have one, I did't put in windows I leave the doors open. In am they wait in their run. The run now has a wire top to stop them from getting out and eatten in early am.

I have closed the doors if it was to snow hard, but didn't close them this year never seemed necessary, it snowed but wasn't very cold. Chickens were fine.


Beth

 

[Winter]

Quote:
Thanks! This is what I was wondering, not whether or not I should use this, but IF I could cut through it!
I will post pics after I get my urban coop completed!

Thanks for the pics of your shed, that looks awesome, kind of what I had in mind, but lower. I basically plan on having my veggie garden raised over the chicken coop/fun. Space is at an absolute premium in my yard.

I don't like wood because I think it quickly looks derilict in addition to the fact that it is permeable and not easily sanitised.