Building an "Old Style" henhouse.....move in day!....... (pics)

[speckledhen]

You be careful up there, Steve! So far, I love your coop.

 

[wren]

I like how the natural light is where it needs to be, looks like the air will circulate, the back of the structure is made to stand against blowing winter winds and the hot air can be ventilated out of the top.

 

[highcountrychickens]

Looks like fun!! What is the pic in your Avatar? I want one!! Pretty.

 

[BlueLagoonRabbitry]

I love it mines gonna be the same sixe as yours!

 

[Steve]

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It is a chicken coop.

I don't know where I originally found the picture, it was on some site I was looking at and can not find it again.

 

[Wynette]

Hey, Steve - REALLY looking good!!!

Was just wondering if anything's happening INSIDE, or are you concentrating on the outside first?

 

[Steve]

I now have the henhouse all shingled and watertight.

I used a wide white drip edge, 15 lb. felt and 30 year Certainteed Landmark series shingles. The color is Moire Black. There isn't much in the way of showing how it is done, guess I have done so many shingles over the years it is pretty redundant.

The front flatter roof:

And the back steeper roof:

And that little area up there that gets windows needed to be enclosed to keep "horizontal" rains out. I will be able to cut out the openings for the window and install them, when I get them.

My siding supplier called me today to say there was a holdup in getting out the red vinyl siding I ordered.....and that the extra "routing" it was gonna take to get just 4 square was going to cost me another $59.00.

At this point it doesn't matter to me, I just want to get it all enclosed and protected from the spring rains we will surely get. I guess the next step is to clean up the leftover materials inside and put that linoleum floor down.

As far as I am concerned.....all the hard work is over. Putting on vinyl siding and soffits/facia is a breeze and I can probably have that done in two days tops.

I have been giving some thought what I want to do inside, I think I will make a seperate pen starting directly under that double 2x8 carrier and go in a direction of about 5 feet. That makes a 5 x 6 pen to keep youngsters in, or a breeder pen. The nesting boxes will go on the wall opposite the windows, and the nesting boxes to the right of the door as you first walk in.

One of my roofing crew guys stopped in yesterday and asked me why I wasn't using my roofing nail guns instead of hand nailing the shingles down.

I told him someday, when he gets older he will enjoy the peace and quiet of his surroundings....and not miss the noise of the compressor or the loud "whack" of the nail gun.

Hope you all are enjoying this.....it is sure a lot of fun for me.

 

[Buster]

Congrats on all of your progress Steve. It has seriously motivated me to get a building built. All of my quotes came back to me now and I am going to pick up lumber as soon as nap time is over.

 

[CARS]

That looks great Steve!!!

So what did you decide to do for the upper windows?

I love the hammer comment. I was just talking to my employee yesterday about how I enjoy using hand tools v/s air tools. It is noisy enough around the shop!!!

 

[Steve]

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I haven't found what I am looking for yet, but I want a awning style that opens up from the bottom (hinged at the top) to repel water if I am not home to get them shut. I need them no more than 22 1/2 wide (R.O.) and somewhere around 12" in height (R.O.) I'd prefer vinyl clad.

Yeah, I get enough of the air tools in my everyday work...on something this small, hand nails are just fine.