Wot a bargin!!!

[MaureenHall]

Well, it's like this ........................ I've got a daughter who works at a big DIY place (better not say the name of it!!) and one of the gardening people was moaning about some shed extension bits that had been outside for ages and were a bit "weathered". Sarah told him that if he wanted to sell them off cheap, then her mum might be interested in using the bits to make a new chicken coop.

I've now got 2 shed extension packs (floor, sides, roof but no front or back)for the princely sum of �10 (plus the �20 for delivery). All I need do now is get the pieces dried out properly, wallop on a couple of coats of timbercare, and work out how to put it all together the way I'd like it

At this rate, I'll have room for a few more chooks and keep the old Chuckingham Palace as a broody coop

[shirlthegirl43]

Brilliant - lucky you!!

[Snadger]

I thought you were going to say " Now all I need to do is purchase a shed to fit the extensions!"

[MaureenHall]

I thought you were going to say " Now all I need to do is purchase a shed to fit the extensions!"

Well I could do that ............................ but I've already got a shed and it's a different size to the extension!! I was thinking about butting the new bit directly up to the garage wall, sealing the edges so water doesn't seep inside, then putting a coat of slosh on the wall (perhaps). Then hopefully, all I should need to do is work out how to make some roof beams (don't think there's any with the bits) and make a front wall with a door in it. There'll be a pop-hole in the door and some nest boxes inside that I'll close up at night to minimise the amount of poo in there . I'll put up a couple of perches too, possibly at different heights but I haven't really thought that bit through. Hopefully when I've finished, it'll be far easier to clean out than the other one because I'll be able to stand up inside it! (tripping over the perches and breaking the nest boxes no doubt!)

[Snadger]

Ask Lynda, she's the GYO forum carpenter at the mo!

[Hilary B]

The most important place for roof timbers would be to join the tops of the walls together so they can't 'lean out'. If you secure one such timber to the garage wall, then when the roof is on get some stick-on flash-band (from a builder's merchant) to cover the join, that should minimise the rain intrusion at that end. Exterior grade plywood, or Sterling board for the from would be relatively easy to work with (a pallet might be cheaper, but more effort!)