Chicken run roof slant versus flat roof.

[Emily_loveschickens]

We usually get about 2 to 4 inches per storm.

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

Here is a drawing I made. I want all the corner posts to be 4x4 and the rest of the wood to be 2x4’s.

 

[mowin]

You'll be good with 2x4 16" on center

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

You'll be good with 2x4 16" on center

I did some more drawing and it works out to exactly 15” inch. Do the roof supports need to be laid on top of the two main posts or can I drill them in between? Because I will be using wire instead of roofing at first so I need the wire to be laying flat and flat so I can put a tarp over it.

 

[mowin]

We usually get about 2 to 4 inches per storm.

I did some more drawing and it works out to exactly 15” inch. Do the roof supports need to be laid on top of the two main posts or can I drill them in between? Because I will be using wire instead of roofing at first so I need the wire to be laying flat and flat so I can put a tarp over it.

If your eventually going to put plywood on to make it covered, stick with 16" on center. The seams will line up with the rafters. They won't if you do 15 OC.

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

If your eventually going to put plywood on to make it covered, stick with 16" on center. The seams will line up with the rafters. They won't if you do 15 OC.

okay. do the beans need to be layed on top? my friend has put the beans in between and it has held up great!

 

[mowin]

Not sure what you mean on top... Frame the roof 16" OC and put your plywood on top of that.

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

Not sure what you mean on top... Frame the roof 16" OC and put your plywood on top of that.

I don't think I am going to make the run covered any time soon.

 

[mowin]

I don't think I am going to make the run covered any time soon.

Doesn't matter if you plan on covering it tomorrow or 3 yrs from now, frame it 16"OC. Plywood is 4x8'. Dividable by 16". Not 15"..

 

[Aunt Angus]

If I'm understanding, you can put the beams on top of that. That's what I did in that first pic I posted earlier. I just laid the beams across, screwed them down, and put the roof panels over that. Not exactly best practice, but that coop was super sturdy.

My current run's roof is welded wire with a tarp over it (my run is 250sq ft). It's supported in the center by vertical 4x4s. It's held up fine for the past 4 years, and we get feet of snow every year. We sweep it off after heavier snows, though.