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| Unusual Farm Chick |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 1:18:47 PM
I am picking up my chicken coop in the morning. Had a local man build who builds them, customize to our needs. I had opted out of siding thinking I could just paint with that deep hide Kilz primer.
This is my new coop- a 4X8 size with 6 nest boxes inside.
Anyone have experience with painting this stuff {as seen in the picture of my coop above}? Will it hide the texture of the OSB or will I need to do/paint with something else to get it to look normal? I plan to side it with wood late next Fall when I have the extra room in the budget.
I would also like to hear any crative suggestions for siding or how to find inexpensive {less then $100} wood material for siding that will look good and not cheapish .
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| amomfly |
Posted - Mar 18 2011 : 04:45:51 AM
I love this coop! I will be showing this to my hubby!
We used the siding that Lisa was talking about on our old house. I loved the look and it was so easy to care for.
I also love the idea of using the wood from pallets. Good luck and post some pics when you decide on something.
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| desertwillow |
Posted - Mar 17 2011 : 9:19:02 PM
There are other primer/sealers that are as good as Kilz. Just make sure the primer and paint are for exterior use. My chicken coop is made from OSB and I primed it and gave it two coats of paint. It didn't soak up the primer or paint anymore than any other new wood would do. The watersealer would work also and it would keep it natural looking. |
| batznthebelfry |
Posted - Mar 17 2011 : 09:54:59 AM
I must say he did a beautiful job on your coop...that is one of the prettiest i have seen even with paint or siding...love the window about the door. another thing that you can do is if you can get free pallets you can cut them up between the nailing areas & have beautiful wood siding that you can later paint or stain or let weather then treat with water seal......the wood then would be free but just your time in the cutting of the slats & nailing them on plus the wood you don't use is great in the woodstove so nothing gets redumped & its all used...you just have to separate the nails out after the fire from the ash if you are composting the ash. I have built fencing, walls ect with pallets & though it takes a bit of time I feel so good about the use of them....Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 5:09:49 PM
Use "Thompson water seal", it will protect the wood till you deciede what you will use permently, otherwise it will damage from moisture...
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| Unusual Farm Chick |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 4:38:15 PM
I will be showing that to my husband. The goal was to keep the pricing low. I will be doing a coat of stain for now since The budget was blown on the coop itself plus the lime white wash for inside with a deck stain for the inside floor.
Great suggestion!~ Thank you |
| nubidane |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 2:51:07 PM
Oh Tammie,
Another thought. Kilz is so expensive anymore, you may be able to buy the siding for only a small amount more, & bypass priming the OSB.
& that OSB is going to soak up the Kilz for sure!
The siding in the link above is pre-primed, & I read some of the reviews; one guy didn't even paint it & it has held up to Vermont winters! |
| nubidane |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 2:42:53 PM
Tammie
Nice looking coop! We did ours in a siding similar to this
http://www.lowes.com/pd_55897-132-27874_4294858164_4294937087_?productId=3058153&Ns=p_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr|0||p_product_quantity_sold|1&pl=1¤tURL=%2Fpl_Wood%2BSiding_4294858164_4294937087_%3FNs%3Dp_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr%7C0%7C%7Cp_product_quantity_sold%7C1
from Lowes. I can't tell if this is the same stuff or not, but ours actually has little wood knots in it to make it look more natural. Hubby said it was very easy to work with & we painted it to match the house. It has been about 2 years. So far, so good. |
| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Mar 16 2011 : 2:03:02 PM
It will show the grain slightly. Our cabin walls are make of the stuff. I'm sure you could side it. Try the materials section of your craigslist. I want to side my house with those half logs.
Trish
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