dampness!

[Guest TAMMY_1]

;)would suggest you cover the outside of doo kit with roofing felt , that ought to do the trick  ;D ;D ;D                                                  andy

 

wise words andy  ;D ;D

[Guest]

 

wise words andy  ;D ;D

 

aye.... you'll no pull the wool over andys eyes ;D

[ALF]

;)would suggest you cover the outside of doo kit with roofing felt , that ought to do the trick  ;D ;D ;D                                                  andy

 

MY LOFT IN IN A PARK ANDY WITH NO PROTECTION SO I HAD TO COVER THE SIDES AND BACK WITH THICK PLASTIC SHEETS CERTAINLY DONE THE TRICK GOT THEM FOR NOWT OOT THE WORK BUT CANNAE GET THEM ANYMARE :'( :'( :'(

 

 

[chickadee]

 

aye.... you'll no pull the wool over andys eyes ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D

[jimmy white]

how badly does the damp affect pigeons? i have finnished building my loft  (i need to seel the joints to spot the rain gettin in) then it will be finnished once it dries out.

 

my loft is 8ft long, 4ft wide and 7ft high, how many birds could i get in it?

 

if i were you lawrie i would start with  14    yb ,s to that loft ,hoping for 12 to race.    ,get a seasons experience , then take it from there ,,,, as previous posts suggest dampness is bad , especially in a small loft , best of luck to you  

[lawrie]

thanks for all the help guys...i need it!

 

i was going to seel the joints with a wood silicone. it should work ok. have already painted the outside with a oil based paint. water runs off it no problem. put straw on the floor once its dried off, (wet coz of walking on it).

 

thanks again guys

[Guest]

Lawrie, is this the loft roof you are talking about sealing? Paul isn't really joking, you need real weather protection up there, either roofing felt or plastic sheeting. Unless you use either of these you'll be plagued with leaks because the wood will continually move [shrink and expand] with the seasons.

[Guest chrisss]

for what it is worth my sheds/lofts face south, the back walls [which faces north]is felted from top to bottom [i cannot get behind now garden too small!!!]the eastern side is also felted, the roof is felted but i would like to tile it sometime when i get the cash and it is about 18 inches of the ground with the weather nowdays the damn things have to almost star trek airproof chrisss

[DOVEScot]

Even a tarpaulin over it temporary till the weather clears a bit, will also let it bry out a bit, is it a flat/sloping roof or apex roof?

[Guest]

Wheeshed, Crisss.     Can't have lofts that can lift-off and meet the birds at the race half-way point.  ;D

[lawrie]

the roof is sloped, and felted.

 

the front and back walls are put together using 2 sheets of wood. so there is a tiny gap whare the two sheets meet and the rain runs down the side of the loft and into the small gap. i will seel that off with a wood silicone.

[Guest]

Wheeshed, Crisss.     Can't have lofts that can lift-off and meet the birds at the race half-way point.  ;D

;D beam me up ... scottie  ;D ;D   andy

 

 

[chickadee]

;D beam me up ... scottie  ;D ;D   andy

 

 

oh no another tardis. ;D ;D

[timbarra]

keep no more than 10 pigeons in your loft, and do try to keep loft dry, as you pigeons will never win in damp conditions....

 

spencer

[DOVEScot]

the roof is sloped, and felted.

 

the front and back walls are put together using 2 sheets of wood. so there is a tiny gap whare the two sheets meet and the rain runs down the side of the loft and into the small gap. i will seel that off with a wood silicone.

 

NAIL OR SCREW A STRIP OF WOOD ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE JOINTS. SILICON IN PLACE IF PERMANENT BUT YOU SHOULD NOT NEED TO

The pics are of an old garage next door to me, over 40 years old and still bone dry, this is how they were built before weather boarding

[Guest chrisss]

Wheeshed, Crisss.     Can't have lofts that can lift-off and meet the birds at the race half-way point.  ;D

 

no chance young bruno i have some angle iron screwed in at all 4 corners then concreted   into the ground [the wind cannot move it but then again it will be a *expletive removed* if i need to as well] i also forgot to say that it is 18 inches at one end and about 12 at the other [the problems of a sloping back garden]chriss