Chicken Coop With Old Barn Wood Siding

Most old chicken coops have wood siding that may be rotting away.

Chicken coop with old barn wood siding.

This is how old barns or outbuildings were built. Depending on the condition it may need to be replaced patched or just reinforced. We used roofing screws. We used to use roofing nails but they pull loose too easily and we hate having roofing panels flapping loose in the.

My chicken houses are 8 8 feet. The coop was then taken apart an. Installing the roofing siding and trimwork on the chicken coop. The interior is planked with old barn wood the roof is reclaimed corrugated metal and an old shipping pallet is now a welcoming porch.

These are hex drive screws with neoprene washers. Rustic brown siding gets gussied up with hanging baskets and a pop of green around the windowed area. If the paneling is in mostly ok shape use spray foam to fill any gaps then add an insulating material on the inside. You can make this with boards that you have left over from other projects and even if you have to buy all of the materials it won t cost much.

In summer the leafy canopy helps keep the flock cool and in winter sunlight streams through the bare branches offering warmth. This chicken coop looks like an old fashioned gardening shed and it will add lovely décor to your backyard. Karen and i banged these sheets onto a couple of sides of a chicken house where the old osb siding was falling to pieces. The technique offers a different and classic look.

10 x 40 carolina coop with 6 x 10 henhouse in charlottesville va. This one is really easy and doesn t require you to know a lot about construction. It was originally constructed in my garage shop in colorado springs. Board and batten siding is an exterior treatment of vertical boards with battens covering the seams.

Custom 6 x12 chicken coop with 200 year old reclaimed barn wood board and batten siding modesto ca. This chicken coop was built for my wife s sister becca.