I finally got a chance to start putting walls together.
yesterday I put the treated 2x4 sills down.
today was hot. I worked for awhile, took more breaks than work . so I gave up until after supper
then I went out and framed up a 12 foot long wall.
I have to side it before I stand it up because it will end up less than 2 inches from the garage wall.
I couldn't attach it directly to the garage because the garage is on a deep foundation below frost line. the shed is just a floating slab.
I am using 3 inch star head (torque) screws instead of nails. costs a little more, but there will not be that many used. maybe 3 pounds
had a nice steady southerly wind all day. I think the air is being pushed up from Irma.
I don't expect any rain from it, though.
.......jiminwisc.........
Sounds like good progress!
I installed the 2 corner wrap poop boards/roosts I built a couple of days ago. Filled the trays with PDZ. I'm not entirely happy with them, but hopefully they will make cleanup better this winter when the birds will probably stay inside more. I should have made them a little bit deeper, but they are ok. I think some of the chickens are a bit afraid of them and waited until dark before going inside.
I used PolyWall on the poop boards/trays to make it washable and prevent the wood from getting wet. I only put trim on the outer edges, but found when I installed the boards that there were slight gaps and some of the PDZ ran out. So... I cut some lengths of trim a bit long and wedged them along the back wall.
The (2) boards/roosts are just leaned together on the garage floor in the photos.
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