My Resin/plastic coop construction thread :)

[Taylorbrood]

qwesome job, I am loving it

 

[aart]

@aart Those EMT pipes you used on your run, do you thing they would be strong enough to use as the posts? Bury a foot deep, one on each side of the run, bend at 45 angle to meet in the middle ? Then toss netting over the top but have welded wire on the sides?

Just thinking out loud. They seemed like they would be strong enough and WAY cheaper then the green posts here.

Ehhhh....maybe, thing is, they are only 10' long.
When you start looking at couplers, cost will go way up.
That is why I made my run 8' wide to fit the bent rafter configuration and made my own couplers.
Cast Tposts pounded into ground would be much stronger as an upright structural member.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Love this set up. I just saw a smaller shed on CL, but I think I might wait and get a bigger one such as this. So much more room and no crouching needed to do everything.

 

[tigger19687]

@Soon2BChixMom Yup, that is why I did it. Some day I will finish the pop door

 

[Taylorbrood]

Love this set up. I just saw a smaller shed on CL, but I think I might wait and get a bigger one such as this. So much more room and no crouching needed to do everything.

Its nice to not have to crouch down, mine is 8x10, but we need to figure out how to strap it down in major winds. it's bolted to the foundation, rated for 35 mph, but today we had 55 mph winds, the walls were buckling in. but it held

 

[tigger19687]

@Taylorbrood You have the Keter shed, yes?
This was an issue with my getting the Rubbermaid and Keter as the Rubbermaid is a much thicker wall. At least you don't have a lot of snow

What about putting something AROUND the shed? Like a very long Tie down? That would hold all the wall together tighter. But the best spot for that is in the middle and I am going to say that you use the door hahaha

Maybe cinder blocks and use tie downs to go from just under the roof overhang to the cinder blocks as close to the wall as you can get?

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Its nice to not have to crouch down, mine is 8x10, but we need to figure out how to strap it down in major winds. it's bolted to the foundation, rated for 35 mph, but today we had 55 mph winds, the walls were buckling in. but it held

That’s good to know ahead of time.

 

[Taylorbrood]

@Taylorbrood You have the Keter shed, yes?
This was an issue with my getting the Rubbermaid and Keter as the Rubbermaid is a much thicker wall. At least you don't have a lot of snow
thank goodness we don't get snow much, i was close to filling water jugs, but it held
What about putting something AROUND the shed? Like a very long Tie down? That would hold all the wall together tighter. But the best spot for that is in the middle and I am going to say that you use the door hahaha

Maybe cinder blocks and use tie downs to go from just under the roof overhang to the cinder blocks as close to the wall as you can get?

 

[tigger19687]

Got a few things done today. Here are 2 PVC feeders, 3". The small one is Oyster shells. That fly paper got stuck to my head today, damn good thing I have really short hair !

Start of the Pop Door. I will hopefully make the slide tomorrow before the big storm. With a rope that I can open and shut from INSIDE my house hahahah

Waterer on 2 cinder blocks and one cinder block on in front to help keep shavings out of it.

 

[hlhutchinson]

Got a few things done today. Here are 2 PVC feeders, 3". The small one is Oyster shells. That fly paper got stuck to my head today, damn good thing I have really short hair !
View attachment 1172504
Start of the Pop Door. I will hopefully make the slide tomorrow before the big storm. With a rope that I can open and shut from INSIDE my house hahahah View attachment 1172506
Waterer on 2 cinder blocks and one cinder block on in front to help keep shavings out of it. View attachment 1172507

Nice looken glad you got out of the fly trap