In the harsh Russian winters, poultry farming is complicated by the need to build an ergonomic chicken coop, warm in winter and cool in summer. Sometimes frosts reach temperatures of –40°C and below, which leads to water freezing and the occurrence of colds in timber chicken coops. Many farmers cannot afford to install a permanent brick poultry house, however, a solution must be found, because serious cooling causes the inevitable death of their feathered charges. Don't worry - there is a way out! In this article we will tell you how to build a polycarbonate chicken coop for birds and equip it for comfortable living.
How to build a polycarbonate chicken coop yourself
First stage of work
Before you start figuring out how to build a frame shed, there are a few more steps to take. Construction must begin by determining the location of the outbuilding on the site plan. It is better not to focus attention on the barn and hide it behind the country house. The approach to the barn should be free: it should not be cluttered or planted with plants. It is recommended to think about making a path to it from a residential building with your own hands.
Then, even in bad weather, it will be convenient to approach the shed to take the necessary tools. A drawing and project of an outbuilding is an important document that records all the main points of future construction. It can be standard or custom. The project is ordered from construction organizations or drawn by yourself.
Project of a frame shed with a woodshed
Consider a few tips for choosing a suitable location for your shed:
- It is better to build a building on a hill. Then the building will not be threatened by melt water in the spring, or water will not stand in it after heavy rain. The building will serve the owners longer.
- When making a project, you can designate the width of the front door depending on the size of the wheelbarrow you use for gardening work.
- If you are a beginner and have not done construction work before, then entrust the project to professionals in this industry. The price of such a service is much lower than the costs that are inevitable if the plan is drawn incorrectly and the building soon collapses.
- Almost any materials can be used for the construction of an auxiliary structure: boards, timber, OSB boards. The base can be a strip foundation, prefabricated, columnar or monolithic, to choose from.
Covering the walls of a frame shed with OSB boards
The project reflects the best option based on the characteristics of a particular site. - The form of the outbuilding varies. Sheds can be square or rectangular. The structure can have either a pitched roof or a ridge type. Choose any roofing materials, focusing on your own preferences and financial capabilities. Corrugated sheets, slate, and tiles are suitable for roofing. Budget options include roofing felt or polycarbonate. The price of the latest materials is available to everyone who wants to start individual construction on a summer cottage.
The project will allow you to determine not only the appearance and interior design of the premises, but also the cost of the building as a whole.
Origin of barns
Did you know that the word barn comes from the Persian sarai, which translates to palace? Indeed, initially a palace was called a barn - a solid building that housed royalty and the highest nobility. If people lived permanently in the barn, then kitchens, laundries, stables, barns and other premises were also provided. Often barns were well fortified in case of enemy attack. In many modern languages (for example, Kazakh, Uzbek), palaces are still called barns.
Soon the word barn spread to large inns, which included hotels, baths, dining rooms and, of course, warehouses and stables. Such yards were called caravanserai and were located in cities and at the intersection of trade routes. Over time, small caravanserais also appeared, where one could stop for the night and put a horse in a stall, which was often located in the same building.
Reasons to choose this design
A frame outbuilding has a number of advantages:
- It is possible to buy ready-made factory-produced parts and quickly assemble the structure if necessary.
Drawing with dimensions for assembling a frame shed - It is not difficult to implement the project on your own. Individual elements are assembled according to the principle of a constructor. Any beginner can handle the accessible and simple assembly.
- The durability of the structure will allow the finished structure to be used for many years.
- The speed of construction is an undeniable advantage of frame structures. To make a wooden frame, you need beams, boards, nails, metal corners and a week of time.
- There is no need to create a rafter system, which a country house cannot do without.
Collecting the base
Building a good-quality shed is impossible without assembling a solid foundation. The site intended for the construction of the structure should be carefully leveled. Do it step by step:
- Moisten the soil well and compact it. If necessary, this procedure is repeated several times. It is necessary to achieve complete shrinkage of the soil.
Example of a columnar foundation for a frame barn
Check how level the ground is using a long level. Proceed to the next step only when you are sure that everything is in order. - Pour a sand-crushed stone cushion and compact it.
- Mark the area. Mark the perimeter of the future shed. Place concrete blocks at the corners and in the middle of each side.
- Assemble a wooden frame on them or make a metal frame. In the first case, the frame will be prefabricated, but in the second it will not, since the individual parts will have to be joined by welding. Make holes in concrete blocks using a hammer drill and secure the frame with anchors. To make a wooden frame, you can use 15.x.15 cm timber.
- Assemble floor joists. When laying the flooring, make sure that the frame beam is covered by the floorboard only 1/3 of the way. 10 cm will subsequently go under the wall frame. A warm utility block also requires good floor insulation.
After laying the rolled thermal insulation material, cover the floors with linoleum.
The crossbar is made of 15 x 10 timber, and the fastenings are made using metal corners.
Lifting walls
- Place support posts at the corners. Check them with a level and secure them with braces. Attach the posts to the frame using angle irons. Do the piping from the top. Install posts around the perimeter of the columnar foundation. Don't forget that the front pillars are higher than the rear pillars.
The process of assembling the roof of a frame barn - Install door and window frames.
- Make the outer skin. Nail the boards to overlap. They need to be insulated from below with membrane insulation. You can use a profiled board. Make the lining from the inside. Lay insulation and waterproofing and cover them with fiberboard or chipboard panels. If the barn will be used as an office or workshop, line the walls with clapboard. Shed sheathing can be done in one layer if a cold structure is required, and two-layer upholstery is for a warm structure.
Plastic version
When an outbuilding is urgently required, then a ready-made barn sold on the market can be used. Plastic structures are easier to assemble than structures made from other building materials. You need to agree in advance with specialists so that they will do the installation themselves if you cannot do the assembly for some reason. Capital construction will last for many years, however, it also has disadvantages:
- Construction takes a long time.
- The cost of constructing the structure is quite high.
- A person without work experience must first find out how the phased construction of a structure is carried out. Inept actions lead to additional labor and material costs.
If the instructions do not seem clear to you, try to understand them again. An alternative structure made of plastic is much easier to assemble.
Project of a frame shed covered with plastic
Lightweight construction can be considered a worthy alternative to structures made from other materials. A plastic shed has all the advantages of a frame building. The structure is easy to assemble and disassemble when required. Plastic is different from wood: rain or irrigation water will not spoil the material and will not cause rust. This shed can be assembled in the spring and disassembled in the fall.
It is erected on a summer cottage in accordance with the rules for the construction of buildings of this type. The barn must be located at a distance of at least 3 m from the neighboring dacha and 5 m from the road.
Otherwise, everything is done at the discretion of the owner: the main thing is that he is comfortable. Today, finished products can be painted in different colors. They have different dimensions. The owner of the dacha can easily find a suitable design for himself in accordance with his plans.
Drawing with dimensions of a frame shed for a summer residence
The assembly of a plastic structure is carried out quickly, since a strip foundation is not poured under it. It is enough to prepare a foundation made of crushed stone or a sand-gravel mixture for future construction and compact it well.
Construction of a utility block - internal arrangement
The question of arranging a utility room depends on its type. With the capital option, everything is obvious - you need a dozen or two household products, plus those that are welcomed by a typical utility unit:
- Hooks;
- Rack;
- Shelves;
- Crafting table;
- Chair;
- Boxes.
The latter can be used for both consumables and supplies.
So that the design of the utility room is not overloaded, so that you can comfortably walk and work inside the utility room, standard furniture can be replaced with ergonomic ones:
- Folding chair;
- Niche with shelves;
- Drawers;
- Workbench on casters.
And don’t forget about the correct placement of products. The workbench should be located opposite the windows, the rack and hooks should be spread along one wall, the drawers should be located in the corner, the shelves should hang above each other or in different unoccupied places.
Wall mounting system
This is one of the best options for storing tools, as it allows you to place a large number of tools in a small area. It is distinguished by its simplicity, low cost, and great versatility. The wall-mounted device can be attached to the shed for shovels and rakes. The system consists of a net (sold on the regular market) and hooks on which equipment is hung. You can also make wooden holders and attach them to the wall.
Preparing a garage for a lawn mower and walk-behind tractor
The room should be at room temperature (approximately +22 °C), humidity - no more than 70%. The device must be positioned so that the wheels do not touch the floor. The equipment must be stored in the working position, i.e. horizontally, otherwise the air filter may be flooded or an oil leak may occur.
It will be good if you cover the lawn mower (walk-behind tractor) with a cover made of soft fabric. There should be no cleaning chemicals nearby, as their aggressive compositions can cause severe damage to parts. Old rakes and shovels need to be removed so that they do not fall on the walk-behind tractor.
Advice! A garage for a lawnmower can be made from a doghouse.
Storage lockers
Storage of garden tools
If the option with a garden toilet is not suitable, then you can make the cabinets yourself. The advantage of this option is that you can choose the number of shelves, their height, the presence or absence of hooks.
You can also make a cabinet on wheels, which will allow you to change its location without much difficulty. Everything you need to create a cabinet is purchased in specialized stores.
A rack for shovels, forks, rakes, and cuttings is another storage option. The sequence of its manufacture:
- Nail the crossbars to two boards: one on top, the other on the bottom (the boards should be in the center of the crossbars).
- Make a bottom box to stabilize the tools in the cells.
- Nail supports from the ends to the frame and boards.
This stand for shovels and rakes takes up little space.
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Roof construction
Decide which type of roof is best for your shed:
- single-slope;
- gable.
After this, begin to build the selected structure. Let's look at an example of constructing a pitched roof.
- Connect the frame posts to the frame frame. Use a metal corner.
- Install waterproofing.
- Install the sheathing. Lay roofing felt or soft roofing on it. Fix the corrugated sheet or metal tile on top with screws. The sheathing is made from planed boards or timber so as not to tear the waterproofing material during operation.
An example of lathing a frame shed with boards - Frame the ceiling indoors. Waterproofing is stretched over the beams. Lumber is nailed with long nails. Be sure to embed the caps in the tree.
Shed made of unedged boards (slab)
A dacha outbuilding made of slabs is also built using the frame construction method.
Only the frame will have a different design, more simplified. It is sewn up with an unedged board. The board should be pre-treated with antiseptics. A slight inconvenience of such sheds is that they are regularly painted or treated with other protective materials. Beautifully painted barn built from unedged boards Source zen.yandex.com
The croaker is first cleared of bark and sanded from fibers. Then it is also treated with an antiseptic material to prevent the formation of mold and mildew. Such structures can be installed directly on a flat, hard compacted area, without arranging a foundation, but with bottom piping and bars. Next, a frame is created and sutured with a slab. The finished object must be painted with facade paint.
Cylindrical heated barn made of sanded slabSource c.pxhere.com
Selection of roofing materials
A reliable roof today can be made using readily available materials. Today, roofing materials on the market are presented in a huge range, and finding the right option for yourself in terms of price and quality is not a difficult task. Among them, slate sheets are considered traditional.
Main characteristics:
- Acceptable price. Even people with low incomes can afford to buy slate;
- Excellent technology. Slate is easy to cut. For this purpose, use any tools: saw, hacksaw, grinder;
- Frost resistance. Don't worry if the thermometer shows -40 degrees.
Option for insulating a frame shed
This roofing material is not exposed to low temperatures; - Easy installation. The material fits perfectly with your own hands. Even if a person has never done roofing work, he will perform high-quality installation on his own. To do this, just study the instructions;
- Long service life. Slate, a material that can last for decades.
Modern industry produces several types of slate, both standard and non-standard. The most common brands of roofing material:
- UV (unified profile);
- VO (regular profile);
- VU (wavy profile).
Modern manufacturers add various coloring pigments during production. Slate sheets turn out bright. The paint on the surface of the products does not fade over time.
Differences between slate and ondulin
Ondulin is a roofing material that is harmless to health. In terms of service life, it is practically no worse than slate sheets. It is also available in a wide range of colors.
However, slate has a number of advantages compared to ondulin:
- Slate sheet is harder, so it can withstand heavy loads;
- Slate has excellent corrosion resistance;
- This roofing material practically does not heat up even in the midday heat. Its heat transfer coefficient is very low;
- Remarkable maintainability. Damage to slate sheets is easy to repair.
