Cheap roofing idea?

[bjones1128]

we have a metal roofing here that is about 1.70 a foot (3 feet wide) you would be looking at about $75 to roof it with this metal. it only comes in galvanized, has a 20 year warrantee i think. i used it on my barn. i don't have a pic of the outside but this is the same roofing on the inside.


if you know someone who is tearing down a house trailer (mobile home) you can use the top or side metal on the roof, run screws through the same holes. make sure the screws have the rubber washer. if using new metal or ridged metal always put the screws in the high points to avoid leaks.

i have also seen people use OSB or plywood and paint it with mobile home roof paint. this will usually last 3-5 years if the roof has a slope.


edited to add:
if you have a metal recycling place around you, some of them will let you buy metal at scrap price or just a little over. if they have thin sheet metal there, you could get enough for your roof for $10-15.

There is a man in a nearby town that sells old tin he gets from tearing down turkey barns ($20 for a 30 ft sheet) but right now I don't have anyone with a trailer willing to drive 30 minutes away and pick up these long sheets of tin.

I am very intrigued by the idea of the mobile home paint, though. I have some Kool Seal left over from another project that might do the job. I have OSB for the roof right now. If I seal the seams of the OSB with some kind of silicone chaulking and then paint the Kool Seal over it... no more money spent! My only question would be that the Kool Seal says you can paint it over metal, not wood. I wonder if it would still work??? I think I'm going to give it a try this weekend. It's a great idea and I don't know why I didn't think of it myself!

I don't know of a metal recyling place but I'm going to start looking around for one. I am already planning my next coop in my head, lol, and I have promised my 10-year-old that I would help him build a clubhouse, as well. I can see a need for lots of cheap roofing in the future and I am loving all these ideas!

 

[loveourbirds]

I am not familiar with kool seal. but i think your idea will work. you already know to make your coop as dry as you can, but remember chickens will stand out in the rain.

instead of caulking the seams, you may try putting a 1x4 or 1x6 over them, then painting it.

best of luck,
brian

 

[duckman14]

Menards and lows and stores like that almost always have a section back in the yard for damaged products. You can almost always find opened bundles of shingles that there's nothing wrong with but the package is opened. You could shingle that roof for about the price you paid for the plastic.

 

[bjones1128]

Menards and lows and stores like that almost always have a section back in the yard for damaged products. You can almost always find opened bundles of shingles that there's nothing wrong with but the package is opened. You could shingle that roof for about the price you paid for the plastic.

I know the Home Depot were I lived years ago did, but I have looked at haven't seen one at my local Lowe's (the only home improvement stores within an hour of me). I think I might head up there this weekend and just ask. It certainly couldn't hurt. I would love to get some cheap shingles!

I am not familiar with kool seal. but i think your idea will work. you already know to make your coop as dry as you can, but remember chickens will stand out in the rain.

instead of caulking the seams, you may try putting a 1x4 or 1x6 over them, then painting it.

best of luck,
brian

Kool Seal is an elastomeric roof coating for metal roofs and mobile homes. It's almost "rubberized" and can seal tiny cracks, but not large ones.


Good idea about the 1x4s. That might work better and might be easier, too.