Some Simple Weatherproofing Upgrades

[JoeInPA]

I made a couple simple weatherproofing upgrades to my coop and run to help keep the moisture and the drafts away. If you are having trouble with either, these might help.

First I bought some door sweeps to make some weatherstripping to keep the drafts out of the coop. Most of the door gaps are pretty small but a couple of them were fairly large. Water intrusion hasn't been an issue at all in the coop, so the main concern was minimizing drafts. I just cut them to length and screwed them to the door.

I also added some drip edge to the back of the run to help keep the rain from dripping into the back side of the coop and soaking the straw. It seems to work pretty well. It's pretty wet outside today and the chickens are outside rolling in the hay and the dirt.

I plan on doing a pretty major redesign to my run area come spring and some slight modifications to the coop as well. Still this setup works pretty well and will get me through the winter.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Good ideas, thanks for sharing!

 

[JoeInPA]

Good ideas, thanks for sharing!

Thanks! The door closes much tighter with the weatherstripping in place. The drip edge isn't as good as a dedicated gutter and downspout, but it also is a lot cheaper and easier to install.

 

[aart]

The drip edge isn't as good as a dedicated gutter and downspout, but it also is a lot cheaper and easier to install.

Probably helps some, not a bad 'fix'.
Is it metal?
If so, you might be able to bend out the bottom edge a bit.
...now tighten up that plastic so it doesn't catch the drips

 

[JoeInPA]

Probably helps some, not a bad 'fix'.
Is it metal?
If so, you might be able to bend out the bottom edge a bit.
...now tighten up that plastic so it doesn't catch the drips

Yep it's sheet aluminum for doing fascia, I bent it up on a box brake. It does a pretty good job keeping the water on the outside of the coop.

Again it just has to get me through the winter. I haven't drawn up any plans for my run redesign but I have a general idea of what I want to do.

 

[aart]

Yep it's sheet aluminum for doing fascia, I bent it up on a box brake.

OhMan, then I'da made the top flat leg larger so it would stick out farther.
Never got to use a brake, a bit jeally.
I bent up a sill cover this fall, just using a piece of wood as my 'brake'.