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I would love to see pictures. It is hard for me because I don't know all the construction terms - like purlins, what the heck are those? Lol. I know now!

Or maybe not. I’m talking about this space between the rafters and the top beam- this is not my coop but similar to what I could do on my run.

Soffits is what I’m talking about, I gather?

Ah, for a coop yes. My coop has overhang. But this run- in the winter I attach tarps to the sides to keep snow out, in summer I want rain to go in to wash it down. I really don’t get mud and there is a lot of shade when those trees leaf out. I also wonder - if I put the rafters on top there...

Hmm...say more?

Oh the width of the run is closer to 11’ so I will be trimming the 16’ers down quite a bit. I don’t really want overhang to catch the wind. Don’t need it for runoff or anything either, the ground there is really absorbent of rain in summer. It’s reclaimed forest basically. I was actually...

Hmmm wasn’t planning on the middle support post...but that was when I was thinking all poly which is a lot lighter. Snow is a factor though so better safe than sorry I guess. Guy I hired for advice (and to help w/two man augur last summer) said if I have enough pitch I might not need the middle...

Will this work in the winter though? Snow...15” more coming this week, argh. I had considered it but thought it might not be effective in winter :( I will definitely check out local suppliers. I don’t care if the roof is patchwork colored! It’s sloping off into the woods anyway.

Noted. This is a good point. Do you need less cross bracing of the roof beams if you use metal? This would also save me some $$.

Yes the plan is for 2x6x16’ beams set 2’ apart with cross pieces to brace. (Shed style sloped roof) I need to lower the back side for more roof pitch as well. I’ll add some more support to the top boards on the sides. The posts are 4x4s set in cement 2’ + deep in the ground. But yes, that was...

Ah, old fashioned shingles! I totally forgot about those ;)

So last summer I built a very large permanent enclosed run - 12x24 - after losing 12 free range birds to a weasel. I meant to roof it before winter but it took forever to put up and I couldn’t get the roof done. It has hardware cloth side panels and the floor has 3’ of hardware cloth on the...