Flooring For Steel Shed

[gatorshark75]

I have the same shed with sliding doors I am planing on converting to a chicken coop. Mine was already installed so I can't really help you with the flooring but I was wondering how you were planing to assure good ventilation in your coop?

Are you going to keep the original doors?

I'm trying to find ways to adequately adapt our shed to house our coming chickens.

Thank you, and best of luck on that flooring.

Marie

This is one of the post I read that talked about it

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/764640/is-blackjack-57-safe

i know what it is now its roofing water proofer and that would be something i would definitely not use i just painted my floors and i use pine wood shavings it works out great and its easy to clean and the wood shavings are great for the mulch pile

 

[smoknz28]

Thank you all so much for your comments.

Does sound like I should steer clear of the vinyl flooring...though that does sound like it would have saved me some money.

Adding another round of OSB to the flooring sounds like it will be a good decision as what I currently have is too thin.

I'm considering floor painting like, Valspar. Your thoughts?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_83071-4-009...uct_price|0&Ntt=floor+paint&page=1&facetInfo=

 

[Dragonid]

My first thought would be to add a layer of 3/4" plywood. I'd even say pressure treated plywood, since it is likely to be covered/coated internally anyway.

Another source of springiness in the floor is the spacing between joists, though it would be troublesome to try to do anything about that now.

 

[gatorshark75]

Thank you all so much for your comments.

Does sound like I should steer clear of the vinyl flooring...though that does sound like it would have saved me some money.

Adding another round of OSB to the flooring sounds like it will be a good decision as what I currently have is too thin.

I'm considering floor painting like, Valspar. Your thoughts?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_83071-4-009...uct_price|0&Ntt=floor+paint&page=1&facetInfo=

any good grade of exterior high gloss paint will be good just make sure its exterior paint and in the next comment under yours they say use plywood and even treated plywood thats not a goods idea plywood will separate when wet even treated will the osb will too but not as bad as plywood and as far as using treated plywood its against code to ues it in a house due to the toxic and deadly chemicals used to treat it and if you read the warning labels on it you are suppose to wear gloves and a respirator just to cut it again im a contractor its my job to know what will kill us and what wont so if its bad for humans it cant be good for chickens

 

[smoknz28]

My first thought would be to add a layer of 3/4" plywood. I'd even say pressure treated plywood, since it is likely to be covered/coated internally anyway.

Another source of springiness in the floor is the spacing between joists, though it would be troublesome to try to do anything about that now.

Thank you. Yes, I think it will be too troublesome at this point to add supports between the joists.

any good grade of exterior high gloss paint will be good just make sure its exterior paint and in the next comment under yours they say use plywood and even treated plywood thats not a goods idea plywood will separate when wet even treated will the osb will too but not as bad as plywood and as far as using treated plywood its against code to ues it in a house due to the toxic and deadly chemicals used to treat it and if you read the warning labels on it you are suppose to wear gloves and a respirator just to cut it again im a contractor its my job to know what will kill us and what wont so if its bad for humans it cant be good for chickens

Do you recommend my not adding any other OSB to the existing OSB? I'm not using any pressure treated OSB as my steel shed manual states not to use pressure treated wood that contacts the shed.

 

[gatorshark75]

Thank you. Yes, I think it will be too troublesome at this point to add supports between the joists.


Do you recommend my not adding any other OSB to the existing OSB? I'm not using any pressure treated OSB as my steel shed manual states not to use pressure treated wood that contacts the shed.

i would add another layer if you think its too springy just think about you having to walk on it to get eggs and clean it and such i would go with a layer of 7/16 osb and just screw it down to whats already there but make sure you paint it with plenty of paint to protect the osb

 

[smoknz28]

i would add another layer if you think its too springy just think about you having to walk on it to get eggs and clean it and such i would go with a layer of 7/16 osb and just screw it down to whats already there but make sure you paint it with plenty of paint to protect the osb

Sounds like a plan....

 

[gatorshark75]

Sounds like a plan....

thats me easy and simple and low cost to the wallet i build all my coops very strong and durable but it didn't start out that way the first coop i ever built was ok but didn't have laying boxes or roosting poles i didn't even know the basics of chicken care now 10 years and about 1000 grown chickens and thousands of chicks later i think ive finally figured this chicken keeping out but i do learn more all the time

 

[smoknz28]

thats me easy and simple and low cost to the wallet i build all my coops very strong and durable but it didn't start out that way the first coop i ever built was ok but didn't have laying boxes or roosting poles i didn't even know the basics of chicken care now 10 years and about 1000 grown chickens and thousands of chicks later i think ive finally figured this chicken keeping out but i do learn more all the time

Sounds like me. We built our chicken coops...first one was actually a combination of a purchased coop and then my building onto it. The second one was built much stronger and recently...I too added roosting poles. One of the roosting poles are built using a 4" wide tree limb to give them something natural in their area....and the second roosting pole is made with a 2"x2". I still don't have good laying boxes....as in easier to access from outside the coop....ahhhh, one of these days I'll read up on how to make these.

Now, for the turkey coop (steel shed) I have to add some windows and vents along with a nesting area and roosting poles for them.

Trying to get ideas from others on here.