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  1. U_Stormcrow

    Roofing choices for covered run?

    This is consistent with my expeirence, though my highs are merely high 90s. There IS a measurable (positive) heat difference a few inches from the panel on the underside, but its literally just a couple inches and only a couple degrees. Everything further from the roof panel is either ambient...
  2. U_Stormcrow

    Roofing choices for covered run?

    FL gets lots of rain in this area, for those wondering. I get about 55" a year on average. The poster's area averages a bit over 60" a year.
  3. U_Stormcrow

    Roofing choices for covered run?

    I free range. No run. Metal on my barn, my pantry/outdoor shower, my chicken coop, and the goat shed.
  4. U_Stormcrow

    Roofing choices for covered run?

    3/12 is the minimum effective pitch for metal roofing, 5/12 is better. If you have a 12' peak and 8' walls, you have plenty of pitch. A little overhang will help with our windowing rains some, and protect your walls.
  5. U_Stormcrow

    Roofing choices for covered run?

    I'm fond of metal roofing. Inexpensive and easy for amateurs to instal correctly - which is no small thing. Sucks to spend a ton of money and a ton of time installing and have it leak. Reflects a lot of heat, too. My coop is ambient air temp just six or eight inches from the metal, and shade...
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