I've been quite surprised. I moan about the new plastic coop a lot but I would buy another. I've been quite anti prefab coops in the past but I've learned something here. Even the simple coops I've built in the past would cost quite a lot to build here in the UK. I would have to use Marine ply rather than construction ply for example. Marine ply is close to three times the price in the UK. Decent timber for the exterior frame isn't cheap either.I have noticed that the plastic prefabs seem to be more solidly built than the common wooden ones -- especially the ones Americans can buy at Tractor Supply and like chain stores.