BUILD Phase 6 - Install Siding & Paint

Now comes the fun part, installing the siding and seeing the building come together!

Farmer J helped me install the siding. Before we started, I figured out where I wanted my front windows and door. The windows were modified months later and will be in the updates section.

The 4'x8' sheets of T1-11 siding were too tall, so we cut them to size. The tricky part was cutting out the space for the nesting box! The slightest bump or wrong move could have snapped the "C" cutout!

I can't recall, but I believe we finished the siding around midnight. The next day, I setup the airless sprayer and put several coats on the siding. I was very surprised at how much the T1-11 soaked up the paint! While I had the sprayer out, I painted some touch ups on the purlins.


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Even the front panels had a couple small strips where the cutout of the door was.

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Surprise! One of my chicks laid an egg in their temporary home! Now that egg laying was beginning, I really needed to step up and finish the coop so they can have a permanent home!

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On to the installation of the coop hardware cloth and roof!
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