You take it right. He is not that good at it and doesn't seem to want to learn. He has built a couple things already, including an 8 by 16 shed, a covered deck and a small chicken coop and they turned out ok, but every time something needs built, it turns into a big brew ha ha.
He is going to build the chicken coop himself, whether he wants to or not. I might be able to get a son-in-law to help out here and there. I wanted to hire someone to do it, but that is cost prohibitive. We aren't on a real tight budget, but we can't spend thousands of dollars either, which is what it would come to if I hire someone.
I am hoping to come in under $1500 for a 5 x 7 raised coop and a 21 x 7 covered run all enclosed in hardware cloth and possibly lattice. I want a good, solid wood roof with shingles or metal roofing. We can get 3 or more feet of snow in one storm, so it needs to be sturdy. I wanted a peaked roof, but will compromise and have a shed roof because he will flip out if he has to do those peaks. I will help him as much as my health allows me to.
I have most of what we need for inside the coop, as well as some vintage windows, but we will be purchasing the wood, hardware cloth and so forth new. I would rather go slow and get it done right as I never, ever want to go through this again!
