Using garage door panels for coop walls?

[KCNC06]

Garage door panels may be an unusual material to have around in a "scrap materials" pile, but I'm wondering if there's any reason they couldn't/shouldn't be used as part of a chicken or duck coop. We had a barn fire last year and the heat from the fire melted some trim around the garage door windows on our house (barn was completely lost). Our insurance adjuster included the garage door in our settlement check so we replaced the door. Since we installed the new door on our own, we still have the old door. It's an insulated 8'x16' door, so...4 16' long panels I think. I was thinking about using the panels on the "back" side of a new coop. We don't have a lot of trees on that side so in the winter, it's the side that gets hit with cold winds. I thought the insulated door might help cut down on cold winds chilling the coop. As long as we have ventilation in the coop, is there anything bad about an insulated wall?

 

[sylviethecochin]

Nope. Unless you do what my uncle did, and first put in fiberglass insulation, then cover it with cheap plywood. It became a lovely haven for rats that winter.

 

[KCNC06]

Rodents do seem to appreciate fiberglass insulation! Insulation of any type actually. I've found several under-the-hood rat nests in vehicles. They seem to like the insulation between the engine compartment and... passenger part.
The insulation in these door panels must be some heavy duty foam. One of my husband's grinder blades snapped while he was working on something a while back. The chunk that snapped off flew by his arm and lodged itself firmly in the garage door.
I was thinking the biggest issue would be making sure the framing is strong enough to support the weight of the door wall. I briefly considering condensation as a possible issue but we never had condensation on it in the garage even though the garage walls weren't insulated/finished.

 

[Naraize]

Old garage doors are great for building a wall in the chicken coop.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

I wouldn't hesitate! My 112 sq ft. coop has 3 different walls from various other Projects, stucco, marine plywood and siding all over rigid foam. It's cool in summer, warm in winter. Frame it up well and paint the whole thing one color, no one will know or care what's under there. Go for it!

 

[mowin]

I'm in the process of making a coop with garage door panels.