Cattle Panel Question

[Ruralhideaway]

Hmmm....will you be able to overlap the roofing panels?

In the center? Yes then a bead of silicone.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

From top to bottom they are overlapped about 3" to shed rain.

 

[aart]

From top to bottom they are overlapped about 3" to shed rain.

Right, but what you have up so far, there will be another just like it?
I can't tell if the short sides of the roofing panels overhang at all...and if the next assembly that goes up if the short sides of the roofing panels on that one will overhang and overlap the first assembly. Does that make sense?

I think that is what you meant by the open end of panels here:

Need a way to secure the edges of the poly carb down on the open sides. Maybe weather striping tubes?

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Right, but what you have up so far, there will be another just like it?
I can't tell if the short sides of the roofing panels overhang at all...and if the next assembly that goes up if the short sides of the roofing panels on that one will overhang and overlap the first assembly. Does that make sense?

I think that is what you meant by the open end of panels here:

That's not what I meant, I meant the front and back "door" sides. Might use hog rings to pinch the polyrcarb panels down tight to the CP.

Tomorrow when I build the other 2 panels I'll overhang the polycarb... in fact to make certain the corrogations line up right I'll have to do a temp hang, sink a few roofing screws into the first panel, then take it down and attach the others. It'll be fiddly but possible.

I'm really really glad you mentioned that, didn't think of the corrugations matching up. Would have been forever leaky and sloppy. Thank you!

I've had several moments of thinking this isn't going to work at all today. Here's hoping I'm wrong!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

In fact maybe i could even hang the next ones singly, attach the polycarb to the first one then piece it in.

 

[aart]

That's not what I meant, I meant the front and back "door" sides. Might use hog rings to pinch the polyrcarb panels down tight to the CP.

Do they really need more attachment.....or water 'proofing'?

 

[Ruralhideaway]

They rattle but when things move. Or when the wind blows. I'm afraid the wind could catch that edge. Here.

 

[aart]

They do make those foam things that match the corrugation.
I'd be careful putting too many holes in the panels, especially close to the edge.
Once you get the end walls up should reduce the 'wind grab'.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

They do make those foam things that match the corrugation.
I'd be careful putting too many holes in the panels, especially close to the edge.
Once you get the end walls up should reduce the 'wind grab'.

I looked at the foam and wood versions meant for the polycarb but they would have to go on the cattle panels not under them. Couldn't see how to get things together with them, so many ways that could go wrong.

I'm thinking of putting something over the edges to stabilize rather than drilling through. Like cut open flexible waterline maybe, black hose type stuff. Finish the edge nice.

Did my lumber run tonight so hoping for good progress tomorrow. Scab the header together, get that up, then get building. Might run a few joists from coop wall to that header for extra stability where it's flat. Could go quick!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Well it didn't go super quick really, but it did go! I'm feeling like this will be ok after all. It's a very pleasant space to be in and I'm excited to get working on the inside. Eventually. Final dimensions 16 x 12.

I did hang the last 2 individually. This seemed like a good idea at the time.
Getting to where I had to be to screw the panels on was insanely difficult though. I still might need to borrow some scaffolding to be certain things are right. I switched to using hog rings to join the cattle panels and was really happy with how fast that went compared to wrapping wire.

I have a big seam to silicone still and need more roof panels(I sure did mis calculate). I have 3' cut offs from the polycarb but to use those I'd have to switch to hanging vertical. Could be weird looking but I'm considering ways. Maybe adding a long swing out window or even wood ventilation panel running the length, then switch to vertical under that?

Then door framing, end and open walls, and deciding what's going where.