Disassembling and Reassembling a Run (pic heavy)

[nmr]

So this weekend my husband, a friend, and I are going to a nearby town to pick up a run. The catch is we have to disassemble and move it (we're renting a U-Haul). The run (is actually 3 runs attached to a large shed on different sides, each run has 3 sides fully enclosed in hardware cloth and a roof).

One of the runs was built around a tree, so we know we have to take that section of roof apart and at least a couple panels to remove the run from the tree. I'm hoping that in general, we can detach the roof and keep it as one piece (and slide into the U-Haul).

Some of the runs have a floor, which we are not planning to use/take. The run we are actually taking is 10x10, the only pictures I have of it are the two with the tree and three of the hardware cloth (at the very bottom) but it's an A frame like the others.

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for the minimal amount of disassembly we can get away with/how we should go about it.

Thanks!

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[DobieLover]

Well... those aren't A-frames. Those are gable style, walk-in height, roof covered structures. And they are going to be VERY HEAVY.
There is just no way you are going to get those roof structures down in one piece. And you will need a sawzall to cut the nails off between the rafters and the top plates of the walls. The shingles alone weigh a freaking ton. I've hauled many a shingle up on a roof.

 

[nmr]

So probably not a 3 person job?

This coop and U-Haul will be about $300, plus manpower/time. Does it make more sense just to start from scratch?

 

[ColoradoPip]

You will have a tough time but can likely use a lot of these materials. The roof might be the one thing you cannot easily reuse, and unfortunately it's the first thing you must remove.

I, by myself, attempted to take down a large loafing shed (3 sides, metal roof 16' with 4x6 rafters, metal sides with 16' 2x4s.

I was able to take down the roof in one 10 hour day. Unscrewed the metal roof sheet by sheet and saved it all. Then took off the purlins and rafters. Used a sawzall to cut the rafters (prying nails from hurricane ties does not work) as close to the hurricane ties as possible so I could save them to reuse. It was a TON of work and not easy.

I'm all for hard work for free materials, however, after that I didn't want to try and take the walls and said forget it.

That was a lean-to style roof and the roof you show will be much more difficult to take apart.

Once the roof is gone, you might be able to take the walls down complete, tough to say. You might also use a screwdriver, hammer, etc. to pry out those "U" nails and save the hardware cloth.

There are different options to save those materials and reuse a lot of it but the roof is going to be difficult in my opinion.

 

[nmr]

We've decided to drop this idea and go back to our original plan of building from scratch. Thanks everyone!