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[HighStreetCoop]

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No, you are agreeing with her. You're just using Tyvek instead of sealer/paint.

 

[bruceha2000]

Lovely Delaware in the avatar Leslie!

I am sorry but I am going to disagree with you on this. When they build houses they don't put sealer or paint on the house before siding. they just wrap it Tyvek (One of the most popular around here) or another brand similar. It is a air/moister barrier. When I work I am around new house construction. So I have a pretty good idea of whats going on.

Not wanting to add fuel to the fire but ...

Tyvek is NOT an air/moisture barier, it is an air barrier with "pores" to let moisture through from the "wall side".
"DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® is the original house wrap, incorporating unique material science that helps keep air and water out, while letting water vapor escape."
http://www.dupont.com/products-and-...ducts/tyvek-homewrap-superior-house-wrap.html

Houses have insulation in the exterior wall cavities and a vapor barrier that keeps interior moisture away from the studs and insulation, covered with drywall (usually). The Tyvek presumably lets any moisture that gets into the wall cavities wick outside. Of course that means it has to work its way through the sheathing first. In the case of a house the amount of moisture in the wall cavities should be really minimal. Construction people use OSB because it is cheap. A 19/32 4x8 sheet of OSB (*) (bad word here) costs $16 at Lowes. A 19/32 sheathing grade piece of plywood costs $26. Add $6 if you want 1/2" pressure treated instead.

* with this "feature"

• Blue edge seal helps prevent water-related issues such as edge swell that can lead to call backs and additional labor such as sanding.

What do you suppose happens if you cut holes for doors and windows in that?

Now let us look at the chicken coop:
Probably open stud walls on the inside. If not open, some sort of sheathing.
If insulated DEFINITELY some sort of sheathing. Chickens make moisture and ammonia. All that is going to work its way out of the coop through proper ventilation AND through the walls.

So, if you decide to use OSB (bad word here) on the outside of your coop you better plan on a vapor barrier on the inside covered with some sealed OSB (bad word here) or other material (because the chickens will peck the plastic vapor barrier) to keep the coop moisture inside the coop (bad place for it unless you have REALLY good ventilation) away from the OSB (bad word here). Add your Tyvek under the siding on the outside. BTW, Tyvek is NOT cheap 3' x 100' roll at Lowes is $65. And if one is using real wood siding PRIME THE BACKSIDE before putting it up or it will nicely rot where you can't see it. And if you aren't fond of rust stains, use stainless siding nails.

OR, as has been said, seal the OSB (bad word here) both sides really well with OIL based, NOT latex primer (you can buy a couple of gallons of good oil based primer for about the price of 1 roll of Tyvek). Including the edges. Including the edges of all holes you cut in the OSB (bad word here) for doors and windows. And make sure there is no contact between the OSB (bad word here) and the sill plates, use a drip edge. And don't let it rest on the drip edge either. Even sealed, OSB (bad word here) will eventually wick water if it is in frequent contact with it.

 

[Madddawg]

I am guessing you are not very fond of OSB..(hence bad word here). Thanks for the input. I will take all of that under advisement.
I can pick up a but end of a roll of Tyvek off of a job site. A lot of times they just wind up in the dumpster.
Right or wrong I think I will stick to my plan for now. If I have to start over, all I am is losing my time. One of things I am running short on the other is money to spend on this project. ( Cant work in cold/bad weather) I am willing to take the gamble. Some of my chicks are pushing 6 weeks old and are ready for this unfinished coop, And I have a ways to go on it (as you can see) Good weather this weekend maybe I can wrap it up (right or wrong).

As for ventilation, I have a front and side window, and I am putting bird blocks in the rafters, And I plan on putting a 6' x 1' vent above above the window that can opened and closed.
As for interior, I haven't figured out what I want to do with that. I would like to put up something rot proof, obviously. A few years back I picked up some 4x8 sheets of thin fiberglass for a project. But that store is gone now. I'm still pondering my choices on that.
I have plenty of plastic for a vapor barrier.50' x 20' 10 Mil. left over from my greenhouse. So I got that covered.
To bad drywall wouldn't work, I could get a truckload of off fall on any given day. No I am not a drywall hanger,Actually a Mason Tender. But they do just pitch the stuff. ( I wonder how log that would last,Hmmm?)

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Lovely Delaware in the avatar Leslie!

Thanks, Friend!

We hatched him here last spring. He's in the breeding pen now with a largish group of his sisters filling in for his sire who is off on assignment elsewhere. He's a little "overdone" for a Delaware, but I think that's probably better than using a scraggly male. Only time will tell, though! Hope to start hatching again soon.

 

[Sylvester017]

I made this from scratch and the angle for the nest box was a major PITA! but I may have had something to do with that.

My daughter finally got the bright idea of testing with a real egg to see how it works .......wow what a concept, testing! she is 5 and was helping me in every way she could. I say this because she actually was a huge help to me and really did come up with the testing and tested all my mock ups to find the perfect angle for the eggs to roll out! This is came out better than expected and can be pulled easily by me but is designed to be towed by the 4 wheeler or mowing tractor.
See now! Women ARE smarter than men even at the tender age of 5 !!! But really, a little smarty girl like yours comes along once in every 1,000 births! I had one like that so watch her when she reaches her pre-teens! She'll really outsmart you then - haha!

 

[Bowleggedcowboy]

my condo coop

 

[crazyhen]

I am guessing you are not very fond of OSB..(hence bad word here). Thanks for the input. I will take all of that under advisement.
I can pick up a but end of a roll of Tyvek off of a job site. A lot of times they just wind up in the dumpster.
Right or wrong I think I will stick to my plan for now. If I have to start over, all I am is losing my time. One of things I am running short on the other is money to spend on this project. ( Cant work in cold/bad weather) I am willing to take the gamble. Some of my chicks are pushing 6 weeks old and are ready for this unfinished coop, And I have a ways to go on it (as you can see) Good weather this weekend maybe I can wrap it up (right or wrong).

As for ventilation, I have a front and side window, and I am putting bird blocks in the rafters, And I plan on putting a 6' x 1' vent above above the window that can opened and closed.
As for interior, I haven't figured out what I want to do with that. I would like to put up something rot proof, obviously. A few years back I picked up some 4x8 sheets of thin fiberglass for a project. But that store is gone now. I'm still pondering my choices on that.
I have plenty of plastic for a vapor barrier.50' x 20' 10 Mil. left over from my greenhouse. So I got that covered.
To bad drywall wouldn't work, I could get a truckload of off fall on any given day. No I am not a drywall hanger,Actually a Mason Tender. But they do just pitch the stuff. ( I wonder how log that would last,Hmmm?)

I am guessing you are not very fond of OSB..(hence bad word here). Thanks for the input. I will take all of that under advisement.
I can pick up a but end of a roll of Tyvek off of a job site. A lot of times they just wind up in the dumpster.
Right or wrong I think I will stick to my plan for now. If I have to start over, all I am is losing my time. One of things I am running short on the other is money to spend on this project. ( Cant work in cold/bad weather) I am willing to take the gamble. Some of my chicks are pushing 6 weeks old and are ready for this unfinished coop, And I have a ways to go on it (as you can see) Good weather this weekend maybe I can wrap it up (right or wrong).

As for ventilation, I have a front and side window, and I am putting bird blocks in the rafters, And I plan on putting a 6' x 1' vent above above the window that can opened and closed.
As for interior, I haven't figured out what I want to do with that. I would like to put up something rot proof, obviously. A few years back I picked up some 4x8 sheets of thin fiberglass for a project. But that store is gone now. I'm still pondering my choices on that.
I have plenty of plastic for a vapor barrier.50' x 20' 10 Mil. left over from my greenhouse. So I got that covered.
To bad drywall wouldn't work, I could get a truckload of off fall on any given day. No I am not a drywall hanger,Actually a Mason Tender. But they do just pitch the stuff. ( I wonder how log that would last,Hmmm?)

I have an idea for you that I used on my coop interior walls. I found the SOLID plastic type stuff they use around bathtubs . It is rough on one side but smooth on the back. I turned the backside to the inside of the coop. It is easy to wash and keep clean . It also would be a good barrier to put insulation behind between the uprights of the coop. i like air vents way up near the roof to let out the moisture in the winter to prevent cone injury from frostbite. It has worked for me really well. It was 2 degrees here this winter and NO frostbite, no heat either

 

[Madddawg]

Yeah something like that, If I can find it for a 6x12 coop, at a decent cost would be good. For the time being, I am going to put 2 1x6 deck boards( that i have) stacked on top of each other, on the walls inside, for the deep litter method. Screwed on in case something changes.

 

[Sylvester017]

I am sorry but I am going to disagree with you on this. When they build houses they don't put sealer or paint on the house before siding. they just wrap it Tyvek (One of the most popular around here) or another brand similar. It is a air/moister barrier. When I work I am around new house construction. So I have a pretty good idea of whats going on.

Just because builders are using cheap OSB to cut costs doesn't mean it will last. Humidity, roof or plumbing leaks, any moisture, that gets to the particle board will crumble its integrity and mold will be worse. Sealer/paint is still a good protection. They're building 4-story apartment/condos around the corner that not only is blocking mountain views but using cheap OSB as walls on each floor and there are protestors on the street about both issues! Builders pay the cities a bonus to get their shoddy building projects approved at the expense of the future occupants/general public.

 

[Bowleggedcowboy]

some of my chickens. Will these little gray ones get any bigger?