Okay, having never built a roof before (our other coop was a converted playhouse), I have a couple of what may actually be completely idiotic questions for the more experienced of you! We are building a 12' x 16' coop, walls made out of pallets. For the roof, what I was thinking waas a single pitch with 2 x 6's spanning the 12 foot side every four feet and braced with 2 x 4 pieces in between. The plan for the covering is metal roofing with Reflectix underneath to keep it from heating up too much (or losing too much heat during winter) and keep condensation down. We get a moderate amount of snow--usually melts off within a day or two, but can get those nasty storms that dump 2-4 feet at times. Does this plan sound like it would hold up to the snow load? Is polycarbonate better than metal for snow load (or anything else?)?
Thanks-
Donna
Thanks-
Donna