Custom chicken coop build with uncommon materials

m building a chicken coop underneath our 2nd story deck which is 4 inch poured concrete with concrete forms/pillars underneath. I had some 5x5 vinyl sleeve material sitting around after my deck railing project and wanted to put it to use. Purchased some horse panel, 6 gauge 2"x4" x 5'x16' and my plan was to wrap around the pillars with the vinyl sleeve material at the base and attach the wire fencing on top of that. (The post sleeves only have 4x4 lumber planks inside them at each of the joints for some rigidity.) I have to pick up a few more panels to cover the gap between the tops of these panels and the bottom of the deck, but I am struggling to come up with a plan for 2 things: 1 How do I attach the fencing to the vinyl post sleeves? I thought I'd find some U brackets somewhere and use many of those, but I'm not finding the right size, or finding brackets made for lightweight wiring.. 2 I was thinking of connecting some 2x4s to the underside of the deck so I could attach the tops of the next fencing pieces to them to secure it. What's the easiest and most secure method of drilling into the bottom of the cement? I absolutely wouldn't want to compromise the top of the deck so I was thinking some light weight wedge anchors like 1/4 x 3 1/2". Thanks for any advice. submitted by /u/No_Back_2810 [link] [comments]

Apr 4, 2025 - 05:21

Custom chicken coop build with uncommon materials

m building a chicken coop underneath our 2nd story deck which is 4 inch poured concrete with concrete forms/pillars underneath. I had some 5x5 vinyl sleeve material sitting around after my deck railing project and wanted to put it to use. Purchased some horse panel, 6 gauge 2"x4" x 5'x16' and my plan was to wrap around the pillars with the vinyl sleeve material at the base and attach the wire fencing on top of that. (The post sleeves only have 4x4 lumber planks inside them at each of the joints for some rigidity.) I have to pick up a few more panels to cover the gap between the tops of these panels and the bottom of the deck, but I am struggling to come up with a plan for 2 things:

1 How do I attach the fencing to the vinyl post sleeves? I thought I'd find some U brackets somewhere and use many of those, but I'm not finding the right size, or finding brackets made for lightweight wiring..

2 I was thinking of connecting some 2x4s to the underside of the deck so I could attach the tops of the next fencing pieces to them to secure it. What's the easiest and most secure method of drilling into the bottom of the cement? I absolutely wouldn't want to compromise the top of the deck so I was thinking some light weight wedge anchors like 1/4 x 3 1/2".

Thanks for any advice.

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