How To Roof A Coop

Building the floor and walls 1.

How to roof a coop.

Shingles are the most durable weatherproof material but are more expensive than metal and plastic and harder to install. Fasten plywood to cover the frame. Plywood covered in a weatherproof material such as metal plastic or shingles is the best option for chicken coop roofing as it offers protection both from predators and the elements. Especially when people bring up several tons of topsoil and start planting trees who s responsible.

If you intend to weatherproof your coop with sheet metal attach it to the roof piece now then set aside. Nail screw four 2x4s together to create a frame slightly larger than the coop. I ll show you how i built rafters and something called a bird s mouth that helps mounting the rafter to the top plate but it didn t help me. Saft said the association is usually responsible for maintenance of structural elements.

This basic coop is 4 feet 1 2 m by 6 feet 24 square feet of floor space. This is fine for summer pasture houses and in fact my wife karen developed a tarp covered cattle panel hoop house for pastured broilers. On to the roof. Roll roofing which is much heavier is probably okay.

Lots of people use temporary roofing such as tarps for their chicken coops. Build the solid wall. I made a mistake roofing my chicken coop.