First chicken coop - going Barn style!

[jenlynn4]

It looks awesome! NOW CAN YOU MAKE ME ONE! LOL

 

[benandbobbi]

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Thank you!

yet to be hurricane tested, right now the edges of the roof panels are open, so where the roof panels meet the walls, all the high spots are vents. the ridge on the top roof is all vent, i left gaps all around the entry ramp so air can come up through there. I still plan to put windows with a removable plexi panel in the doors that will have screen on them.

 

[benandbobbi]

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sure, we will be in PA end of next month!

 

[benandbobbi]

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i will get more pics when i get home before dark! i had 2 option on how to attach to the bucked. One was through UniSeals, rubber grommets that you just push the pipe into - works great on salt water tanks, so i know it will hold up here. I went with option 2, because i didn't have a big enough seal. option 2 - 2 PVC adapters, one threaded female, other threaded male, you have to find the ones that are flat at the ends of the threads (one of the stores has ones that are rounded and they won't work too well.) Fittings for conduit are usually pretty good. you drill a hole in the bucket just big enough for the male threads, push them through the hole, add some silicone and thread the female one on the other side. the bucket base will be sandwiched between the 2 fittings. I will try to find a picture to be clearer.

 

[lisa new chickens]

Just a question..where is the ventilation in the coop??

 

[farmgirljen]

Awesome! One more question- How loing did it take you to do the plans on the sketch up from google? I downloaded it today and have een playing with it, but find it was much quicker to draw it on paper,lol.

 

[benandbobbi]

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yet to be hurricane tested, right now the edges of the roof panels are open, so where the roof panels meet the walls, all the high spots are vents. the ridge on the top roof is all vent, i left gaps all around the entry ramp so air can come up through there. I still plan to put windows with a removable plexi panel in the doors that will have screen on them.

if all this fails, i have the ability to slide out the bottom panels a couple inches to allow more venting from the bottom.

 

[benandbobbi]

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i didn't use Sketch-up. I actually brought a sledge hammer to do the job! I run high end CAD design software for a living, and on my breaks i worked this out. Not exactly to plans, because i forgot some important dimensions one weekend and just made it work. It did take a little while. The model i created gives every detail except where to put the screws, down to 0.000000000000", but my tape measure isn't that accurate! I was able to plan out best cuts to get most out of each 2x4 and panels. Also found out i can't cut a 59 degree angle on my miter saw!

now don't get me wrong, i also hand sketched out my ideas, then put them in the CAD file to get real numbers. I can draw pretty much anything up and make it look like it will work, but when you make it all to scale, it looks a little different.

 

[3chimama]

Your barncoop looks amazing! Great job!!