Posts tagged with ‘Roofing’
Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
All of our chicken coop plans call for corrugated polycarbonate roof panels. But whether you’re building one of our designs or something else, you have plenty of options. Many backyard coopers use corrugated metal, corrugated asphalt, or shingles over plywood instead. Read on to decide what’s the best type of roofing for your chicken coop. . . .
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Tags: Roofing
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Saturday, December 19th, 2020
When we named our stand-alone chicken coop design “The Basic Coop,” we meant it purely as a compliment. The design is basic, of course, in that it’s easy to build and easy to afford.
But that simplicity makes it a great starting point to extend, customize, and create the perfect housing for your small backyard flock. In this sense, The Basic Coop design is anything but basic. These fifteen customer builds will show you what I mean. . . .
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Tags: Alabama, California, Cedar, Chicken Coop Kits, Colorado, Compost, Connecticut, External Nesting Boxes, Idaho, Larger, Maryland, Michigan, Moving, Oregon, Paint, Painted Henhouse, Pop Door, Portland, Roofing, Roost, Sand, Siding, South Dakota, The Basic Coop, The Garden Run, Utah, Washington, West Virginia
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2020
The open design of our walk-in chicken coops means that wind can move easily through the structures, so there’s less chance for damage than with something like a solid-walled shed or mobile home. That said, if you live in a high-wind area, there are some simple ways to anchor your coop and lock down your roof.
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Tags: Anchor, Foundation, Roofing, The Garden Coop, The Garden Loft, Wind
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

In this eighth installment of the Krewe of Coops, we’re featuring a dozen examples of The Garden Coop backyard chicken coop design from all across the country. Enjoy! (more…)
Tags: Arizona, Automatic Door, California, Chicken Coop Kits, Colorado, External Nesting Boxes, Georgia, Gutter, Hardware Cloth, Kentucky, Lights, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nest Boxes, Pennsylvania, Roof Slope, Roofing, Smaller, The Garden Coop, Washington, Windows
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

Ideas are tested and problems solved in this fifth installment of the Krewe of Coops, featuring nine coop examples from customers who’ve personalized The Garden Coop walk-in chicken coop design with clever modifications or accessories. Enjoy the ride! (more…)
Tags: Austin, California, Catio, Expansion, External Nesting Boxes, Foundation, Indiana, Krewe of Coops, Mezzanine, New York, Oregon, Poop Hammock, Portland, Rabbits, Ramp, Roof Slope, Roofing, Sand, Seattle, Split-Level, Spokane, Texas, The Garden Coop, The Garden Run, Washington, Wisconsin
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Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Ying made a wonderful addition to her Chicago backyard using the Garden Coop chicken coop plans, modifying the design to have a peaked roof. The rest of the post comes from her. . . .

Building my chicken coop
I bought your plans back in the second week of June and started working on it right away. I finished in early August and wanted to share with you the fruits of my labor!
It was very daunting to see some 30+ pages after I purchased your coop plans and downloaded it, but I was determined to see it through. I thought if other women could do it, why not me?
I deviated from the plan and added my own alterations, but I used the main frame which gave me a fantastic foundation. (more…)
Tags: Chicago, Locks, Roofing, Taller, Windows, Wood
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Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Caity and family used The Garden Coop walk-in chicken coop plans to build and customize the perfect coop for their North Carolina home. Take a look at the details they added, including the painted chicken art, and read on for her notes on all they did to make the coop their own. The rest of this post comes straight from her. . . . (more…)
Tags: Materials, Nest Boxes, North Carolina, Roofing, The Garden Coop, Wood
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Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Anna and Chris’s modern Seattle home is topped with a striking barrel-vault roof. So why not build a chicken coop to match? After much research, a few sketches, plans and feedback from TheGardenCoop.com, the careful work of a local carpenter, and some personal touches, they got just what they wanted. The rest of this post comes from them. . .
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Tags: Barrel Vault, Roof Slope, Roofing, Seattle, The Garden Coop
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
“I have never had so much fun totally ignoring my children.” So begins Cheris’s blog post about building her own chicken coop with The Garden Ark mobile chicken coop plans. Of course, once your coop is built, it’s often the kids that will enjoy it most. . .

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Tags: Austin, Handles, Materials, Paint, Roofing, Suntuf, Texas, The Garden Ark
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