Pallet coop time!

[smcgill]

You got some intense overhang there!

 

[aart]

NICE roof!!! Made from pallet wood too?

 

[Wxguru]

I sure do. For simplicity sake, I have 14" on the sides and 22" front and back...that allowed me to accomodate 4x8 OSB without cutting anything. Just toss it up there and nail it down and it was good to go. Saved alot of time. And it provides a very nice overhang, especially up front. Will help when I put the actual run up and gives me a start on "dry" run area for the the girls!

 

[aart]

Large eaves are almost always a very good thing.
You must have gotten some huge pallets.

 

[Wxguru]

Roof itself is completely store bought. I WISH I could have done it with pallets only.Dimensions just wouldn't allow it without some serious thought. Roof was about $150. Consists of 8 2x4x8's, 2 2x4x10's, 2 full 4x8 sheets of 7/16" OSB and one half sheet, 2 pounds of roofing nails, 15# asphalt paper, and 25yr weathered charcoal grey shingles. And thanks for the compliment! With the help of my wife, we got the roof framed and 2/3rd's of the asphalt paper up in a little over 2 hour period.

 

[aart]

Double the hands can quadruple the work.

 

[Spicy]

Looking great.

 

[mossyroo]

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I wonder if you could just tack a sheet of linoleum down over the pallets and leave the OSB/plywood out altogether? Seems like it should support the chickens just fine, resist moistue, and be easy to clean.

 

[RingedTeal]

Thought I'd show you what I did it also doubled as a garden for my mom earlier this year. Saved a lot more time and made more pens out of it :

 

[Wxguru]

GREAT use of recycled resources RingedTeal!