Chicken House Siding

Karen and i banged these sheets onto a couple of sides of a chicken house where the old osb siding was falling to pieces.

Chicken house siding.

Board and batten siding is an exterior treatment of vertical boards with battens covering the seams. 10 x 40 carolina coop with 6 x 10 henhouse in charlottesville va. The technique offers a different and classic look. This diy chicken coop has plywood siding and a linoleum floor.

The shiplap siding cedar shake shingles and whimsical angles give this chicken coop a fairytale cottage style. We used roofing screws. These are hex drive screws with neoprene washers. My chicken houses are 8 8 feet.

For the siding i would use 1 2 or thicker plywood siding fence boards new or recycled or any other product intended as siding. Classic barn red with white trim and black shingles is a traditional favorite. For the roof if you have a well ventilated design like the garden coop you can attach a tin roof directly to 2 2 or 2 4 purlins no need for plywood underneath. For complete plans visit pursue your project.

This coop has a prime spot beneath an old shade tree. Duratemp siding 6 x 6 run area 4 x 6 chicken coop area 96 high 4 nesting boxes clay siding with green trim forest green shingles 6 10 combination. Here we show our super coop chicken coop built with lp smartside painted siding. There are nesting boxes with outside access and a metal roof.

In summer the leafy canopy helps keep the flock cool and in winter sunlight streams through the bare branches offering warmth. Rustic brown siding gets gussied up with hanging baskets and a pop of green around the windowed area. This is how old barns or outbuildings were built. However we have many siding trim and shingle color combinations to choose from if you ve got something else in mind.

Board and batten siding 6 x 6 run area 4 x 6 chicken coop area 96 high 4 nesting boxes cedar stain. See more at windy peak vintage. Kristi reed picked a rustic cabin style chicken coop to make her chickens feel at home on her montana ranch.