Waterproofing the wood

[BrahmaGirl2018]

We know we need to protect the wood of the coop. My husband picked up Thompson’s (because someone said it was the right thing)...is Thompson’s water seal ok? The wood is already painted grey and white. I have no issue reapplying yearly as we have a small coop compared to most (we only have 4 chickens right now).—

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Since it is already painted, I'd just continue to keep it painted. I don't think Thompson's will add any benefit over the paint.

 

[BrahmaGirl2018]

I say paint...it’s really flat maybe it’s just primed? I honestly don’t know...lol.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

We know we need to protect the wood of the coop. My husband picked up Thompson’s (because someone said it was the right thing)...is Thompson’s water seal ok? The wood is already painted grey and white. I have no issue reapplying yearly as we have a small coop compared to most (we only have 4 chickens right now).—

We have the same coop and we used Thompson's over all of the wood, front and back, since the paint is so thin. We wanted the added protection against the elements to hopefully prolong the life of the coop since I read in the reviews that people complained about the wood swelling and warping over time due to water. We figured that it wouldn't hurt. Just make sure you let it completely dry out before adding the chickens. Good luck!

 

[BrahmaGirl2018]

We have the same coop and we used Thompson's over all of the wood, front and back, since the paint is so thin. We wanted the added protection against the elements to hopefully prolong the life of the coop since I read in the reviews that people complained about the wood swelling and warping over time due to water. We figured that it wouldn't hurt. Just make sure you let it completely dry out before adding the chickens. Good luck!

You did the inside too? They won’t be moved to the coop for at least another week or two.

 

[kwhites634]

Since it is already painted, I'd just continue to keep it painted. I don't think Thompson's will add any benefit over the paint.

I'm not even sure it would be effective over paint, but I'll run out & check one of my 4 gallons of it*

*Nope, no paint. Sanding the paint off recommended.

 

[lazy gardener]

Birds should not be added to a painted structure until all odor has completely dissipated. I would talk to the manager of the paint dept. Or read the can. My understanding that the Thompson's WS was intended to be applied over raw wood.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

You did the inside too? They won’t be moved to the coop for at least another week or two.

I'm trying to remember. Of course we didn't do the roost bars or under the roof pieces etc. We just did basically anything that might be affected by water and we did so before we put it together so we could let it dry out thoroughly. I understand a lot of people may not agree with doing so but we figured it was worth a shot. The "paint" is hardly paint at all, it's so thin and barely there. You'd get more coverage from spray paint. We chose not to repaint it, altho we thought about that. Maybe that would make ya'll feel better as a better choice? We had other things we could use the Thompson on so it just made more sense to give it a try. We haven't had any issues whatsoever. So far so good, altho our girls (we have 6) are outgrowing the coop and we are in the process of building them a bigger one that we are painting.
The soon to be old coop: The soon to be new coop:

It's going to feel like a mansion to them LOL. But it will allow us to expand a little in the future if we want to. We've had the coop for less than a yr (our girls are 4 months old). I was just trying to let you know my experience with not only the same coop, but with the treatment. Good luck

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Perhaps the person that said Thompsons was the way to go wasn't told the wood was already painted.

 

[lazy gardener]

Lovely build. Will you be cutting some windows in? And ventilation? One can never have too much ventilation!!!