Woods question - again :)

[MiaS]

Ha!
Shedding water is way more important that trim aesthetics

Yes indeed. Trying to figure that out right now. What to buy to make that transition...any help much appreciated!

 

[Ted Brown]

You could get a simple strip of metal colour keyed to your roof and custom bent to fit the rise angle on the roof. Attach over the window frame edge and apply a bead of caulking along the top. Put the window in first obviously. With 2-2.5" there is room for 1/2" sheeting plus the profile depth of whatever metal roofing you use (metal roof profiles runs from 1/2" to 1" for standard sheets) plus the over strip although the upper part will be narrow. Have the bottom part of the bend say 4" deep so that water will shed without any back seepage even in a windy situation.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yeah no. I have a husband and two adult boy/men - no tractor. It was a tough one but we muscled it out there and into place. Even the walls were a lot heavier once put together than their individual parts Roof was framed up today though I am still worried about the spacing between the bottom of the monitor windows and the lower trusses, not much room there for trim and flashing etc...View attachment 1773416

This looks great, can't wait to see it finished! I'm kinda mad I can only click "Like" once!

Gotta figure out how to "watch" this thread so I don't lose it, this is way cool!

 

[MiaS]

A bit of an update to this build. Wow, I have new respect for my friend Jim who recently built his own home. I'm TIRED!! The weather has been co-operating only sporadically but in the meantime I've been pre-building run walls and getting them stained up - big job. My bestie came over yesterday and we got the last few pieces of panelling on the coop - yay!! (have to redo the monitor window one once I get my metal trim and I may try to cut in the panelling like we did on the lower part). I've built my coop door out of panelling, 2 x 4 and some trim, and trimmed the inner sills with pressure treated wood. I plan on doing that around the front ventilation 'windows' as well. The first shed window went in as well and though I had framed to the manufacturers specs, it was way tight and we had to sand down my framing to get it in there. I suspect I can expect the same on the other side.

This project is taking way longer than I was expecting, mostly because I'm working on it alone, but it is beginning to look like I may actually have a chicken home sometime in the near future.

 

[aart]

This project is taking way longer than I was expecting

It always does!
Hang in there.

 

[MiaS]

Here's the hidden work. All of my run (15 x 8') walls and trusses, and my coop and run doors built, stained and ready to go!

 

[Ted Brown]

Sweet, you are doing a great job!

I always break my builds down into sections and try to think of the work in those size chunks. That was one gets more "finishes" that make for progressive satisfaction. Same work but mentally better.

 

[MiaS]

Sweet, you are doing a great job!

I always break my builds down into sections and try to think of the work in those size chunks. That was one gets more "finishes" that make for progressive satisfaction. Same work but mentally better.

I totally agree. I feel like I'm getting nowhere but there are lots of little parts that are finished and ready to go.

 

[aart]

but there are lots of little parts that are finished and ready to go.

Exactly!

 

[Ted Brown]

...there are lots of little parts that are finished and ready to go.

Suddenly it will all come together and then you will have to scramble to find birdies to put into it. LOL