OSB for chicken coop walls?????

[AlienChick]

Thank you, Farmer, that's what I thought.
Oh, joy

more painting to do.



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[farmer_lew]

Use a roller with a thick nap. It will make painting the rough OSB easier.

 

[AlienChick]

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Good.
I just bought some bargain paint for $5 that I'm gonna use for the flooring.
I'll paint both sides. And I already primed the edges and one side.

 

[patandchickens]

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Oooo, I would not use OSB for *flooring* of a coop. Its lifespan will be precarious and the problem is that floors experience a lot more dampness *and* bear a whole lot more weight than the walls, so their failure if made of OSB is both likelier AND more of a problem.

If it's too late to switch, well, paint the bejeebers out of it and keep your coop REAL DRY inside, do not be trying to do damp composting deep litter or letting waterer spills sink into the bedding.

But this would be an awfully good place to spring for plywood.

JMHO, good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[chickenlizzy]

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Oooo, I would not use OSB for *flooring* of a coop. Its lifespan will be precarious and the problem is that floors experience a lot more dampness *and* bear a whole lot more weight than the walls, so their failure if made of OSB is both likelier AND more of a problem.

If it's too late to switch, well, paint the bejeebers out of it and keep your coop REAL DRY inside, do not be trying to do damp composting deep litter or letting waterer spills sink into the bedding.

But this would be an awfully good place to spring for plywood.

JMHO, good luck, have fun,

Pat

What if you cover the OSB with linoleum? That's what I was planning to do.. We have some leftover but I have seen scraps on sale at Home Depot for really cheap (if that would help you Alienchick).

 

[Fireman Farmer]

It depends on what type of OSB you are planning to use. There is a brand that is designed for floors it is called ADVANTEC and it tounge and grooved on the sides for strength and is 3/4 of a inch thick. But it is really pricey roughly 25 to 35 dollars a sheet"atleast it is around here" We used it in new homes for years till the bottom fell out of the housing market. I wouldnt put the 7/16th thick stuff on the floor painted or not. It isn't designed for use laying flat. Its ok for roofs because they don't generally have foot traffic on them.

 

[Blazer]

I'm about halfway through the construction of my small coop, and I used the 1/2" OSB for my flooring. The dimensions of the coop are 6' long by 3.5' wide. It is raised 2' off the ground currently. I have painted the floor with about 4 coats of Kilz Interior/Exterior Paint, would you all recommend that I add linoleum flooring just to be safe? This coop is only going to get bird traffic walking around inside due to its small size. After reading this thread, I think I should paint the bottom just for good measure, although its not going to be fun crawling under there with the roller!

Thanks!

 

[patandchickens]

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Actually depending on how you manage your coop that could make it *worse*. If you do any sort of hosing or very wet scrubbing, or if you let areas of the bedding get really wet, do NOT count on being able to seal the vinyl flooring down so thoroughly that no moisture will get under it. Moisture WILL get behind it, immediately or as the coop ages. At that point you will then have moisture trapped against the OSB with no possible exit; and even if the OSB is painted, it ain't gonna last long.

As I say, you can do it, it's a free country

and OSB (with or without linoleum) will work ok at first... but personally I would not do it, when I build something I like it to *stay* built rather than have it die prematurely and have to go out and buy more stuff to aggravatingly rebuild it.

JMHO, good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Donner]

I used it on my coop walls because I got it ultra cheap out of the Home Depot cull bin. My tactic was to paint for a little extra life and to use screws, so when a piece does go bad I will go back to the cull bin and replace it.