How To Roof A Coop

Fasten plywood to cover the frame.

How to roof a coop.

If you intend to weatherproof your coop with sheet metal attach it to the roof piece now then set aside. Building the floor and walls 1. On to the roof. This is the only one.

Lots of people use temporary roofing such as tarps for their chicken coops. From the co op s point of view the use of the roof for recreational purposes adversely impacts on the life of the roof he said. Build the solid wall. This is fine for summer pasture houses and in fact my wife karen developed a tarp covered cattle panel hoop house for pastured broilers.

Nail screw four 2x4s together to create a frame slightly larger than the coop. To make both building and cleaning as easy as possible start with a piece of plywood cut to the. 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. This basic coop is 4 feet 1 2 m by 6 feet 24 square feet of floor space.

Especially when people bring up several tons of topsoil and start planting trees who s responsible. Saft said the association is usually responsible for maintenance of structural elements. Roll roofing which is much heavier is probably okay.