OverEZ coop update: nesting boxes leaking--ugh

[llcardinale]

Hello All,
I continue to post regarding my purchase of the OverEZ Walk-in coop for anyone considering the purchase of one. I've previously posted on many problems with this coop, so I won't address these again. Two nights ago we had a jet stream rain, so it wasn't just a little rain, but I would expect that a coop at this level of cost wouldn't leak. My three month old eight pullets have been sleeping in their nesting boxes, so I was horrified when I checked the boxes in the morning to find the bedding soaked and pools of water at the bottom (which I've lined with food grade silicone, so it didn't soak through to the bottom of the box).

 

[Fluffy_Butt_Hutt]

If you want to fix it, screwing in a layer of soft acrylic sheet to on top of the nesting beds' hinges will work as a permanent solution. It should be bend-able, but get a thicker kind. I crudely drew something to try to demonstrate what I mean.

the blue-purple shows how the acrylic should sit, bent in-between being flat against the side of the coop and the roof of the nesting boxes. The pink is supposed to be where you screw it in to the coop.

Online it shows a lot of "film" versions of flexible acrylic but these are too thin and won't do you good. 1/8 in thick would be what you need.

This should not make it difficult to open the nesting boxes.

 

[llcardinale]

If you want to fix it, screwing in a layer of soft acrylic sheet to on top of the nesting beds' hinges will work as a permanent solution. It should be bend-able, but get a thicker kind. I crudely drew something to try to demonstrate what I mean. View attachment 4225732
the blue-purple shows how the acrylic should sit, bent in-between being flat against the side of the coop and the roof of the nesting boxes. The pink is supposed to be where you screw it in to the coop.

Online it shows a lot of "film" versions of flexible acrylic but these are too thin and won't do you good. 1/8 in thick would be what you need.

This should not make it difficult to open the nesting boxes.

Thank you so much for your suggestions I looked up the LP SmartSiding recommendations and they suggest 3M All Weather Flashing Tape, so tomorrow I'm going to remove the hinges and apply the flashing, then replace the hinges. If this doesn't work, I'll move on to your suggestion, which makes good sense. It's good to have another option if the flashing doesn't work. I'm going to go ahead and send for the acrylic so I'll have it just in case. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to respond, and with such a detailed and informative suggestion.

 

[llcardinale]

If you want to fix it, screwing in a layer of soft acrylic sheet to on top of the nesting beds' hinges will work as a permanent solution. It should be bend-able, but get a thicker kind. I crudely drew something to try to demonstrate what I mean. View attachment 4225732
the blue-purple shows how the acrylic should sit, bent in-between being flat against the side of the coop and the roof of the nesting boxes. The pink is supposed to be where you screw it in to the coop.

Online it shows a lot of "film" versions of flexible acrylic but these are too thin and won't do you good. 1/8 in thick would be what you need.

This should not make it difficult to open the nesting boxes.

I was going to take your suggestion in addition to using 3M flashing, but then I began to wonder if you have any info on how using acrylic (or polycarbonate) sheeting would stop water from simply going under the sheeting unless you were to use a strong waterproof adhesive along with screwing in down.