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Slaghunter,
You are completely right about the windows and masonry. There is a local company that resells used building materials. They regularly carry everything I would need. I will most likely be going to them for everything.
I had not really looked at using radiant because of the possible complexity. I have installed radiant in our house, so I do understand it and how to build what you are talking about. Even a passive solar system. Problem would be in keeping it simple and cheap. I need to work on solar hydronics more before I actually attempt such a project. Maybe I could do it in a new and larger building. My wife wants a big kennel building for the dogs. I will do it there first.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Pat,
I like the idea of a sealed sun porch. I will need to work on the designs a little more and decide about how to deal with the ventilation. You are right about building flexibility into the coop design. I may need to do exactly that. Potentially just to deal with the differences between the seasons. Summer winds and storms are different than the winter ones, and so will have a different effect on the coop.
You are completely right about the preconditioning of fresh air. The pipe does not really need to be buried. At least not completely. I can also have it snake or coil under the coop. The question would be how much pipe to use and where to get it from. Or maybe I should just see how much I can get? Maybe I can get something used as well...
I need to spend a little more time working on these designs. I'm still liking the idea of having pigeons above the coop, so I need to work on how to deal with their needs as well. I may be able to use the ventilation of one area along with the other. I need to think about it.
This is a great challenge. I'm glad you are all here to bounce ideas off. Not to mention getting a little encouragement along the way.
Thanks
You are completely right about the windows and masonry. There is a local company that resells used building materials. They regularly carry everything I would need. I will most likely be going to them for everything.
I had not really looked at using radiant because of the possible complexity. I have installed radiant in our house, so I do understand it and how to build what you are talking about. Even a passive solar system. Problem would be in keeping it simple and cheap. I need to work on solar hydronics more before I actually attempt such a project. Maybe I could do it in a new and larger building. My wife wants a big kennel building for the dogs. I will do it there first.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Pat,
I like the idea of a sealed sun porch. I will need to work on the designs a little more and decide about how to deal with the ventilation. You are right about building flexibility into the coop design. I may need to do exactly that. Potentially just to deal with the differences between the seasons. Summer winds and storms are different than the winter ones, and so will have a different effect on the coop.
You are completely right about the preconditioning of fresh air. The pipe does not really need to be buried. At least not completely. I can also have it snake or coil under the coop. The question would be how much pipe to use and where to get it from. Or maybe I should just see how much I can get? Maybe I can get something used as well...
I need to spend a little more time working on these designs. I'm still liking the idea of having pigeons above the coop, so I need to work on how to deal with their needs as well. I may be able to use the ventilation of one area along with the other. I need to think about it.
This is a great challenge. I'm glad you are all here to bounce ideas off. Not to mention getting a little encouragement along the way.
Thanks