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Discussion in 'Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance' started by BlackSilkie1, Jun 4, 2010.

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  1. Jun 4, 2010 Post #1 of 11
    BlackSilkie1

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    Anyone ever made a coop with a basement? I think it would make a cool coop and make a nice insulated space for winter would be warm in summer would be cool. Any ideas?
     
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  2. Jun 4, 2010 Post #2 of 11
    NonnasBabies

    NonnasBabies Muddy Acre Farms

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    Or you talking about making a coop "in" a basement???

    Missi
     
  3. Jun 4, 2010 Post #3 of 11
    BlackSilkie1

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    nope instead of building up i would like a hole line it with bricks and build a main floor. [​IMG]
     
  4. Jun 4, 2010 Post #4 of 11
    BlackSilkie1

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    nope with a basement like a house. : )
     
  5. Jun 4, 2010 Post #5 of 11
    Ms.FuzzyButts

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    I undertand what you're talking about. But you would have to either seal or line it with something so it would not fill up with water. Just like with any other basement.
     
  6. Jun 4, 2010 Post #6 of 11
    CoyoteMagic

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    only the shadow knows.....
    Do a search, somone built an underground coop on here somewhere
     
  7. Jun 4, 2010 Post #7 of 11
    BlackSilkie1

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    I would probley put a ponduse liner in it and make a recessed area with a hole for a sump pump?????
     
  8. Jun 4, 2010 Post #8 of 11
    BlackSilkie1

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    Didn't find anything just a straw bale coop ontop of a root celler
     
  9. Jun 4, 2010 Post #9 of 11
    ColoradoMike

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    patandchickens

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    A space like that tends to have dampness problems, partly from the ground but also partly from warm humid outdoor air meeting cool very-high-thermal-mass indoor space. This is a particular challenge with chickens. It is not an insuperable challenged, but I don't know as I'd do it on purpose in most cases. Possibly in a desert-y area with naturally dry air and hot summers.

    JMHO, good luck, have fun,

    Pat
     
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