Monday, May 4, 2009

Closed the gaps!



Our issue was the gap at the top of the walls where the wall meets the roof...almost. Not a huge gap, but plenty large enough for a raccoon or an opossum to get in. We thought about wire and making it a way to vent the building. Hmmmm...remember this winter...soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cold...no thanks, wanna keep my hens warm in the winter, we will vent with a vent. Then we thought about cutting individual pieces of board to fasten into each space.....well what a pain as each space is not uniform. Eureka...utilize the left over pieces of OSB from the roof. Perfect! So today we finished priming, painting, and nailing them up...problem solved...and it gives a nice finished look to the inside. I don't know how well you can see what i am talking about in the pictures...it is all so white.

I also happened to get the second set of fascias hung, and filled all the nail holes and painted another coat of gloss paint.

John had to work late, so we did not get the front wall boards cut.

3 comments:

  1. Looks wonderful...first rate chicken coop!
    My new babies come this Monday or Tuesday...cannot wait!!

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  2. Jess~Looks great. The end is near. Soon your chicks will be in there home.
    Ruth

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  3. thanks bev and ruth..yes...soon soon soon! good luck with yours Bev, cant wait to see em.

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