mapurcel
Songster
Does anyone have any advice on how to cut into the side of the coop and make a flap door leading into the run?
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yes, I have made a few of them.
what kind of material are you cutting out ?
plywood? lap siding ?
I have used the cut-out piece to make the door.
after all it is exactly the right size. It might need a little reinforcing.
put hinges at the top and it should swing up and open just right..
Pics inside and out of coop would help immensely here.I am cutting vertical boards. I think Pine. There is no siding on the coop thankfully. I was thinking of either putting in a flap or maybe a vertical sliding door with a gravity lock to make it easier. There are so many options!
I didn't know you had horses Jim!good morning,
Cappy, take it easy in that heat.. I run to the house when it gets to the mid 70's..
today I am putting on my plumber's hat. have to go buy a Watts coupler.
these horses cost me just under $10.oo/each.
including construction screws.
they take five 2x4x8' .. and 48 3 1/8"" construction screws. do not use drywall screws. they are brittle and will break in half.
I am going to add some cleats on the legs to reinforce them and keep the legs from splaying . not that they will, but a little insurance is ok. I will put the cleats at the same height so that I can lie a plank from one to the other for a lower work platform, Or for a bench to rest myself on.
I will make the cleats out of some 1'' red oak that I have plenty of..
One of these doesn't sit square on the floor.
but when I sit on it, it settles down.
If I build another set, I will joint the lumber and plane it ..
my one and only cherry tomato is barely tall enough to reach up to the handle on the 5 gallon bucket it is in. It has two bunches of tomatoes. each bunch has more than 15 tomatoes. I didn't count, just an estimate.
Boots, how was the perch fish fry?
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.....jiminwisc......
I drill large holes in the corners of my square, then use a jigsaw to cut the hole along the lines you draw.Does anyone have any advice on how to cut into the side of the coop and make a flap door leading into the run?
I am at a car servicing but will take a pic and post as soon as I get back!Pics inside and out of coop would help immensely here.