Woods Coop for Cold Weather

[aart]

I am building the KD (knock down) coop EXACTLY as shown in Pierce Woods' book -

Do you have a build thread going?

 

[Ted Brown]

No but will. Spring is late here, still have 3 feet of snow and ice on the ground

I am and will be taking lots of photos as I go, right now poking away at the pole shed but getting interrupted by other work that pays the bills. I put the 8 poles in the ground last year, roof is next.


All my wood is coming from a local miller, I have ordered for another job and will pick up the pine 1" by 4" that I will use for the KD coop at the same time; was hoping that it would be last week but...

 

[aart]

No but will.

Would be a good time to start one and post all these pics there.

 

[MiaS]

So @Ted Brown when you say you are building as per the Woods book you mean without studs, with the framing just as shown? Are you using board siding then? Just curious? I think I've decided on the 6' x 10' based on my garden size and I wondered about just using the spacing of framing that he's suggesting rather than the traditional 16 or 24" o.c. studs. The wood posts sound dreamy right now as I'm back to the foundation question trying to figure out what to use as a base...uggh, going in circles a bit. I do like the idea of something non-permanent - mostly for permitting concerns and resale down the road.

 

[MiaS]

No but will. Spring is late here, still have 3 feet of snow and ice on the ground

I am and will be taking lots of photos as I go, right now poking away at the pole shed but getting interrupted by other work that pays the bills. I put the 8 poles in the ground last year, roof is next.
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All my wood is coming from a local miller, I have ordered for another job and will pick up the pine 1" by 4" that I will use for the KD coop at the same time; was hoping that it would be last week but...

Holy smokes! Those are some serious posts!!! LOL How did you get them in there??

 

[Ted Brown]

So @Ted Brown when you say you are building as per the Woods book you mean without studs, with the framing just as shown? Are you using board siding then? Just curious? I think I've decided on the 6' x 10' based on my garden size and I wondered about just using the spacing of framing that he's suggesting rather than the traditional 16 or 24" o.c. studs.

Yes without studs, exactly as shown in the diagrams I posted.

Yes board siding, this because I can buy strapping (1" by 4" by whatever length I want) @$.45/board foot; cheaper than even OSB sheets and more durable. I am a bit worried above air intrusion through the boards and need to go back and read what Woods says about this. My options are: tongue and grove the boards; use a non breathable membrane; use cedar shims nailed over the siding (shims because they are 1/2 the cost of proper shingles). Still thinking about this.

 

[Ted Brown]

Holy smokes! Those are some serious posts!!! LOL How did you get them in there??

I live in the country on a lake, have a small Kubota tractor with loader that will carry one pole at a time. I have a friend with a backhole who dug the holes for me (4' deep). I moved each pole so that one end was at the edge of a hole, strapped the pole to the loader and slowly lifted so that they slide in. Made sure the poles were vertical and then back filled by hand. My BIL was here we did the eight poles in about 4 hours.

 

[Ted Brown]

So @Ted Brown I think I've decided on the 6' x 10' based on my garden size and I wondered about just using the spacing of framing that he's suggesting rather than the traditional 16 or 24" o.c. studs. The wood posts sound dreamy right now as I'm back to the foundation question trying to figure out what to use as a base...uggh, going in circles a bit.

I would start with a materials search - Kijiji, sales at box stores, etc. See what you can get cheap that will accomplish what you want you may be surprised at what is available if you take a bit of time. Get the support structure and floor done first. Once you are on a roll momentum builds and pretty soon you will be looking for chicks!

Again, good luck

 

[MiaS]

I live in the country on a lake, have a small Kubota tractor with loader that will carry one pole at a time. I have a friend with a backhole who dug the holes for me (4' deep). I moved each pole so that one end was at the edge of a hole, strapped the pole to the loader and slowly lifted so that they slide in. Made sure the poles were vertical and then back filled by hand. My BIL was here we did the eight poles in about 4 hours.

Very impressive

 

[MiaS]

I would start with a materials search - Kijiji, sales at box stores, etc. See what you can get cheap that will accomplish what you want you may be surprised at what is available if you take a bit of time. Get the support structure and floor done first. Once you are on a roll momentum builds and pretty soon you will be looking for chicks!

Again, good luck

My son works for a company that builds pole barns/ homes etc. so my materials, even if new will be at his discount. Already searching Kijiji and the ReStore. Keep us posted, I'll be excited to see your build.