How To Roof A Coop

Especially when people bring up several tons of topsoil and start planting trees who s responsible.

How to roof a coop.

Saft said the association is usually responsible for maintenance of structural elements. Lots of people use temporary roofing such as tarps for their chicken coops. To make both building and cleaning as easy as possible start with a piece of plywood cut to the. On to the roof.

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. Shingles are the most durable weatherproof material but are more expensive than metal and plastic and harder to install. This is fine for summer pasture houses and in fact my wife karen developed a tarp covered cattle panel hoop house for pastured broilers. Roll roofing which is much heavier is probably okay.

Building the floor and walls 1. 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. This is the only one. This basic coop is 4 feet 1 2 m by 6 feet 24 square feet of floor space.

Build the solid wall. I made a mistake roofing my chicken coop. Fasten plywood to cover the frame.