Chicken coop build 8’ x 20’

[Rise722]

I have found that even though the timbers are pressure treated, they do NOT last when in direct contact with the ground. I only wish I had put mine on cement blocks instead of placing in the soil. Some only last 5 years....then what? And I live in the PNW, too. I've had some very frustrating experiences with PT lumber. It's SUPPOSED to last 40 years...many of mine never made it past 10.

 

[Becks Chicks]

I have found that even though the timbers are pressure treated, they do NOT last when in direct contact with the ground. I only wish I had put mine on cement blocks instead of placing in the soil. Some only last 5 years....then what?

I suppose if the foundation rots, we could dig out, detach from the coop and replace. Or, we can build an even better one! My husband is already talking about his next coop design. He wants to rebuild bigger in 8 years

 

[SourRoses]

My husband has been really generous with his time and help on the coop build, but he is done with this project monopolizing all his time. He'll help with the rest of the roof and I'll finish the odds and ends on my own and get everything cleaned up.

My husband is already talking about his next coop design. He wants to rebuild bigger in 8 years

He got over that quickly

Just as well... good builders are not allowed to retire!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I have found that even though the timbers are pressure treated, they do NOT last when in direct contact with the ground. I only wish I had put mine on cement blocks instead of placing in the soil. Some only last 5 years....then what? And I live in the PNW, too.

Yeah we have our coop on PT skids which sit on concrete blocks. Keeps it off the ground, and makes it more feasible to move/remove in the future if we so choose.

 

[Becks Chicks]

He got over that quickly

Just as well... good builders are not allowed to retire!

My husband is a perfectionist. Anytime something wasn’t perfect on the coop, I’d tell him the chickens won’t care and he’d say that he’ll build me another one in 8 years now that he knows what he’s doing. I also think my chickens are growing on him. They follow him around like the Pied Piper and I’ve caught him talking to the chickens and checking on them

 

[Becks Chicks]

We are officially finished. We also got our very first egg today I guess we finished just in time!

 

[rosemarythyme]

We are officially finished. We also got our very first egg today I guess we finished just in time!

Congrats! How perfect is that! The final set up looks fantastic.

 

[3KillerBs]

Splendid!

 

[ChickyCh00k]

I have "coop envy". It's so beautiful!!

 

[Dakar2009]

Good Lord! That is outstanding work.

And I too have "coop envy" now. I won't dare show this to my girls.