Gah! I had a big long post I copied so I could go find my cost list, then I copied over it! Anywho...AlabamaChickenLady, sounds like you got a lot done too! I went to HD again tonight (why wait for morning, right?
) and picked up 8 more of the laminate tiles, so I'm ready to finish the floor and start on walls tomorrow! Tommorow is supposed to be 38 and sunny! So, that means I can hopefully get at least one crate up and start tearing down the boards that are in the center of the coop to open it up into one big space! I may just cut the boards even with the post, but we'll see...they really aren't that hard to take apart with a pry bar and a hammer...and as my T&G cut shows, straight isn't really in my vocab!
My back is sore tonight from all the half bent over work today...nothing a few muscle relaxors can't handle though.
All of the pictures I have are taken with my cell phone. If you want good picture quality, the Palm Pre takes very good pics! Of course, they don't even make the Orginal one anymore...I've been nursing mine along and have gotten 4 refurbished replacements for it (all in the span of 3 weeks right before Christmas...long story about them each having an issue).
Updated cost of materials list:
$ 2.04 - Pressure-treated 2x4's (4 at 4+' in length) - will be used somewhere, maybe not this project, we'll have to see
$ 2.04 - OSB (or whatever it is)
Free - 10 Pallets! (3 of the big blue kind...2 of which are going to be the bottom of the coop)
Free - 2 Pallet Crates
$ 6.52 - Paint @ Lowe's (MisTinted)
$ 17.94 - 2-4"x4"x8' Pressure Treated Lumber (for the floor to sit on)
$ 19.97 - 5# tub of 3" Drywall Screws (galvanized)
$ 58.46 - 1/2"x2'x100' Hardware Cloth (galvanized)
$ 0.51 - OSB
$ 10.92 - Concrete Blanks (the piers)...$2.73 each * 4 of them
$ 19.52 - Adjustable Galvanized 4x4 brackets (goes in pier to make it EXACTLY what they sell pre-made)...$4.88 ea * 4 of these too.
$ 5.00 - Interior paint in light beige! (1 Gallon)
$ 3.06 - 6 pieces of green painted cull lumber...2x4's, 1/2x6, tall skinny OSB...
$ 2.02 - 2 pieces of display...came 1/2 painted!
$ 7.48 - 4 3" Hinges
$ 8.91 - 3 Barrel Bolts
$ 1.87 - Hook & Eye Closures (3-pack)
$ 2.97 - Strap Hinges (2-pack)
Free - 20 Vinyl Tiles - 12" - Leftover from bathroom remodel
$ 2.88 - 8 12" Vinyl Tiles ($0.36 each)
$172.11
Funny thing about this total...as we were going into the grocery store this evening my SO starts in on the "we could have bought a coop for less money" stuff. He doesn't read this forum and has no idea of what I've spent as a total, mostly because he doesn't listen when I tell him. So, he asked tonight after starting this...I told him, "with the $3 I spent next door, about $170" to which he claims I could have bought one on Craig's List for cheaper.
Mind you, I spent a great deal of time looking on Craig's List and the "cheapest" I found was about $400! So, now he believes me when I tell him this is the cheaper route...here's hoping some nut job doesn't try selling a coop for under $170 in the next few months, lol.
