Plywood Chicken Coop Floor

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Plywood chicken coop floor.

A floor with airflow underneath will shed moisture more quickly than a concrete slab or dirt floor. One of the best materials for a chicken coop floor is plywood. Linoleum floor coop this diy chicken coop has plywood siding and a linoleum floor. Hardware cloth or wire mesh is also a fairly common type of chicken coop flooring.

A plywood floor can be raised off the ground to help in keeping the floor and bedding dry. It will have 2 inch x 2 inch supports every 2 feet apart that will support the wire and be the surface the wire mesh can be nailed onto. Dimensions feet 6 x 6. Anyway in this chicken coop plan they explained step by step from the material list floor elevation plan up to installing the roof.

May rot over time. Drill pilot holes and insert 1 5 8 screws to lock the sheet into place tightly. If you are going to use regular plywood on the outside of the coop protect it well with a primer and at least two coats of quality exterior latex paint or a sealer. Cons of plywood floors.

Difficult to clean if you don t use bedding. There are nesting boxes with outside access and a metal roof. Almost all of my chicken coops have plywood floors and i ve had no problems with them. The glues in exterior plywood are formulated to stand up to temporary moisture but they cannot withstand sustained exposure to the elements.

Here the entire house shaped model of the chicken coop is made of plywood and comes with ramps entering holes and also with a glam chevron roof. Use 1 and 1 2 inch screws and construction glue to attach a 4 foot 1 2 m long 1 2 inch 1 3 cm thick piece of plywood to the front of the coop. Screw the plywood into the 2x4s on the bottom of the coop and the 2x2s on the solid side wall. Front wall frame use 2 4 lumber for the wall frames.

This chicken coop has been painted in light green for an enchanting appeal. Plywood floors in chicken coops pros of plywood floors. Perfect for a beginner who doesn t have any idea where they should begin.