I started this coop by laying down two 8' 2" x 4"s then putting five 4.5’ ones down in between them. The boards were roughly two feet apart and fastened using two screws in each end.
Next, I added some 2” x 2" s in-between those short 4.5' boards. I alternated them 18" and 16" from the long edge. They're lined up with the top of the 2x4s. I used on screw on each end of these, but made sure it was a pretty tight fit to keep them from rotating.
For the legs, I used 4.5' two by fours on the front, and 4' ones on the back. I leaned the frame against a small shed that was in the garage, and I laid the legs on the frame. I used a scrap piece of two by four to keep the leg level while I screwed it on. The front legs are lined up with two feet above the frame, and the back legs, the 4' two by fours, have 1.5' above the frame. When you lean the frame back down, it should be level.
I moved it outside after I put the legs on.
I added the front corners to the house part next. To do this easily, I flipped the whole thing sideways. I still used a 2x4 scrap to make the new board level with the rest of the build.
I added the top of the back wall the same way, flipping the whole thing over onto it's back. This way, I didn't need anything to hold the board in place while I screwed it on.
Next, I added the top of the front wall and the top of the non-slanted portion of the side walls. Again, using my favorite method of flipping the coop onto whatever side I'm adding to.
This is how the top, front corners should look. That grey screw is left from whatever this board was used for before.
Next, I added some 2” x 2" s in-between those short 4.5' boards. I alternated them 18" and 16" from the long edge. They're lined up with the top of the 2x4s. I used on screw on each end of these, but made sure it was a pretty tight fit to keep them from rotating.
For the legs, I used 4.5' two by fours on the front, and 4' ones on the back. I leaned the frame against a small shed that was in the garage, and I laid the legs on the frame. I used a scrap piece of two by four to keep the leg level while I screwed it on. The front legs are lined up with two feet above the frame, and the back legs, the 4' two by fours, have 1.5' above the frame. When you lean the frame back down, it should be level.
I moved it outside after I put the legs on.
I added the front corners to the house part next. To do this easily, I flipped the whole thing sideways. I still used a 2x4 scrap to make the new board level with the rest of the build.
I added the top of the back wall the same way, flipping the whole thing over onto it's back. This way, I didn't need anything to hold the board in place while I screwed it on.
Next, I added the top of the front wall and the top of the non-slanted portion of the side walls. Again, using my favorite method of flipping the coop onto whatever side I'm adding to.
This is how the top, front corners should look. That grey screw is left from whatever this board was used for before.
