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Link Posted: 5/12/2024 8:59:26 PM EST
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First bit of field fence installed today for the yard
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Link Posted: 5/12/2024 10:22:59 PM EST
[#2]
Nice work, OP!  I hope you are enjoying a nice steak and a beer after each of those work days.  You certainly earned the calories...

Subscribed for updates.  Thinking about building my own 14x18 shed since the Amish folk nearby want to rape me at over $40k.  This thread is definitely inspiring me to just go for it.
Link Posted: 5/13/2024 12:02:49 AM EST
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Originally Posted By CPshooter1:
Nice work, OP!  I hope you are enjoying a nice steak and a beer after each of those work days.  You certainly earned the calories...

Subscribed for updates.  Thinking about building my own 14x18 shed since the Amish folk nearby want to rape me at over $40k.  This thread is definitely inspiring me to just go for it.
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Youtube has an extensive amount of information if you're looking to learn/want motivation. If you're buying lumber, it can go pretty fast too!

Harvesting and milling is slowing down the process severely for me
Link Posted: 5/25/2024 11:07:27 PM EST
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I've been commissioned to build a chicken coop for our new feathered friends. The ground is still too wet for me to be pulling trees out and working tractors in front of the sawmill, so I went store bought for this project.

I was reminded a little bit into the project to take pictures... but grabbed some before it got too far along.

I reused some old 6x6 treated posts to make skids, and attached them with some 2x6's. I placed plywood on that and framed the floor. I insulated the floor, as it's not something that I could easily do later if I decided I needed to insulate the whole coop.
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Put some 6 mil plastic on top of the insulation, and added another sheet of plywood.
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Installed wall frame.
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Installed last wall framed for the door.
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Put up the sheathing on one wall.
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That was it for the day... work will continue tomorrow!
Link Posted: 5/26/2024 7:14:01 AM EST
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Link Posted: 5/26/2024 11:44:44 PM EST
[#6]
Work continued today.
I got the other side wall sheathed and installed the rafters:
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I then sheathed up the end walls, the roof, and cut the doorway out:
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I want to minimize drafts in the coop, so I decided to wrap it in tyvek:
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I'm going to put up board and batten siding on this, so that it matches the shed. I don't have enough of it to finish the coop until I can mill more, so im putting it up as needed for now. It was needed for the door hinges:
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Did some jobsite cleanup, and let the chickens into their new house:
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Link Posted: 5/27/2024 9:23:50 AM EST
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Link Posted: 5/27/2024 9:55:55 AM EST
[#8]
I dont have a picture of it, but I drilled some 6" holes on the front and back walls and covered them with wire and screen mesh.
Also planning on putting some smaller ones in the blocker boards on the upper eaves. I figure the bigger ones I can block off in the winter time and the smaller ones should still allow enough ventilation
Link Posted: 5/27/2024 12:03:08 PM EST
[#9]
I would header the wall off opposite the door about 6” off the floor.  Cut the 6” space out of your sheathing.  Cut a piece of pressure treated plywood the dimensions of the floor and slide it in.  Then replace the sheathing.  Trim the opening out with a removable panel.  

Then, when its time to clean the coup, you remove the panel, slide the plywood out, shovel and hose it off, then slide it back in.

Clean chicken coup in 10 minutes.  Works great on mine.
Link Posted: 5/29/2024 10:39:06 PM EST
[#10]
Did a little work with the siding on the front wall/door tonight
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Link Posted: 5/30/2024 11:10:15 PM EST
[#11]
A little bit more work on it tonight. Added some handles, another piece of siding, and an extension to the roof.
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Link Posted: 5/30/2024 11:30:18 PM EST
[#12]
OP, do you by chance have measurements for that awesome chicken coop?
I'd like to build that for my motorcycle, with a door on each end.
Great work!
Link Posted: 5/31/2024 12:23:36 AM EST
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Originally Posted By PyrPaw:
OP, do you by chance have measurements for that awesome chicken coop?
I'd like to build that for my motorcycle, with a door on each end.
Great work!
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4'x8' floor (minus the 2x4 framing)
Right wall is 8' tall
Left wall is 6' tall
End walls are framed for 6' with the rafters giving the attachment point for the cut off 4x8 OSB sheathing
Door in the end wall is 2' wide
Link Posted: 5/31/2024 12:36:40 AM EST
[#14]
Thanks!
Link Posted: 6/2/2024 1:20:20 PM EST
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Link Posted: 6/24/2024 10:58:17 PM EST
[#16]
Was able to skid out quite a few logs over the weekend and should be milling soon, as long as I, or the tractors, aren't needed for haying when I have the free time!
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Smallest log here is at least 6.5 inches. Have enough big logs to get the remaining 6 5x10 floor beams as well. Need about 170 1x6's to finish the siding, so im guessing I'll be dropping more trees to finish the shed.
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Finished framing the chicken run as well and have the wire up. Hoping I have the time tomorrow to put in the door from the coop to the run.
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Link Posted: 7/1/2024 11:58:16 PM EST
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Snapped a picture while milling this afternoon:
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I was able to get 2 5x10 beams out of this that will be used for another floor section.

I've also been milling 1x6's. I need about 160 of them to finish the other 3 sides of the shed.
Link Posted: 7/7/2024 9:52:03 PM EST
[#18]
Did someone say the chicken coop needed more ventilation?

Problem solved:
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Cut out/framed in a scrap window I got from the neighbor:
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Link Posted: 7/7/2024 11:54:08 PM EST
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Link Posted: 8/2/2024 1:26:54 PM EST
[Last Edit: BMSMB] [#20]
Spent the past week focused on expanding the goat pasture. Don't have a lot of pictures, but did take these 2 of the diy stringing reel setup:
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Since my last post, I got the old well room tore down, and all of the plumbing for that moved into the new shed. I still need to figure out a classy way to cover the wellhead, as I need to insulate it due to the pipe coming out above ground.

I also removed all of the temporary tapping from the walls and put up a layer of tyvek, and I've started getting siding put up. Should make some decent progress this weekend.
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Link Posted: 8/3/2024 10:02:35 PM EST
[#21]
Didn't make as much progress as I had hoped today, but still made some!
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Link Posted: 8/4/2024 9:25:34 AM EST
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Link Posted: 8/4/2024 8:18:28 PM EST
[#23]
Finished all but the last board on this side. I'll wait u til the board is up on the next side, so that I can cut it to line up properly. I'm going to wait to do all of the batten strips until the boards are up on all of the sides.

Need to add a bit of framing on the next side that the upper part of the siding will attach to, but going to spend the rest of the day doing clean up... and I need to mill more boards.

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Link Posted: 8/31/2024 10:33:14 PM EST
[#24]
Made some more progress today on the other gable end side. All but one board has been installed on the lower part.

I also ordered the roof metal about a week and a half ago. I can't wait to get that tarp out of there.  

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Link Posted: 9/1/2024 9:26:14 AM EST
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Link Posted: 9/8/2024 10:39:33 PM EST
[#26]
Made some progress on the other side. I used all of my "good" 1x6's, so it's back to the mill before I can put more up. Luckily, I've got plenty of logs dropped already.
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Link Posted: 9/24/2024 10:39:47 PM EST
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Had a very busy past week and a half.
Friday, I went and picked up the metal roofing for the shed.
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Saturday I went and got the rest of the roofing materials for the shed... and for the house.
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Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday I tore all the shingles off the house.
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As it was showering sporadically, I had to tarp the roof at times.
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Wednesday I made another run to grab some last second materials.

Thursday, I did final clean up prep on the house, and ARFCOMs favorite roofer @CaliContractor arrived! We then commenced getting some underlayment set up.
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On Friday I did what I could to help, but CaliContractor is a beast and knocks this stuff out solo like it doesn't even faze him! He finished half the roof.
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Link Posted: 9/24/2024 10:43:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: BMSMB] [#28]
On Saturday, I packed up the shingles we needed for the other half, and helped get the underlayment put down. CaliContractor did his thing and started shingling the other side.
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We took an afternoon break, and that sadly was the end of my day... I got hit by a nasty stomach bug that had me squirting out both ends with a nasty fever. CaliContractor kept knocking out the work though!

The next day, he finished up the last few parts on the house, and we moved on to the shed.
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I was also pretty surprised to get this kick ass Esstac toolbelt in the mail yesterday, and used it to finish putting in the last couple of screws in the shed roof tonight!
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I want to say a HUGE thanks again to CaliContractor, he knocked this job out of the park and words cannot describe our gratitude for his help.
Link Posted: 9/24/2024 10:59:29 PM EST
[#29]
That's one hell of a shed.   No one can accuse you of doing it half-assed.
Link Posted: 9/25/2024 7:03:59 PM EST
[#30]
I would say it was fun and a good time, but that's never been said about roofing anything larger than a doghouse.
Link Posted: 9/26/2024 7:04:55 AM EST
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Originally Posted By CaliContractor:
I would say it was fun and a good time, but that's never been said about roofing anything larger than a doghouse.
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I've roofed a few dog houses and they were only slightly more fun than any other roofing endeavor I've gotten myself into.
Link Posted: 9/30/2024 9:39:07 PM EST
[#32]
Had a good day working on shed putting up more siding. Getting more use out of this awesome Esstac tool belt.
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I finished up all of the boards on the left side, and the one remaining bottom board on the back side. I'll use some wider batten boards to cover up the gap in the corner.
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I finished up the remaining board on the right side and started doing the upper portion on the back.
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Link Posted: 10/1/2024 9:34:28 AM EST
[#33]
Looking good, on the down home stretch now before winter. Are you going to stain it or leave it natural?
Link Posted: 10/1/2024 9:44:15 AM EST
[#34]
There are a few wonky boards there but you need to study the shed of doom more to make a better forum thread on the net.

Link Posted: 10/1/2024 10:51:18 AM EST
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Originally Posted By CaliContractor:
Looking good, on the down home stretch now before winter. Are you going to stain it or leave it natural?
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I'm planning on staining it. I'm hoping I can get it dry enough to sand/stain before putting the battens/trim up on these 3 sides. It's going to be kind of a pain to sand the patio side with the batten already installed.
Link Posted: 10/5/2024 6:39:51 PM EST
[#36]
That's all for now! Have a woodshed to build now. I can share pictures of that in the meantime until I do the battens/trim on the shed.
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Link Posted: 10/5/2024 8:46:54 PM EST
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