How to hide nails poking through hen house ceiling

[saysfaa]

Paint them. Or put a dab of paintable putty-like stuff and then paint them. They will still be visible but much less obvious.

Mine bothered me a lot too until I painted the ceiling for other reasons. I still had to kinda decide not to be bothered but it became a lot easier to decide that.

 

[ChickenFlockers]

How deep is the stream? How far into are you?
I mean if you just entered it might not be a big deal to back it up and switch those horses.
If you're not in deep might just throw caution to the wind and try a swap midstream.
Guess the unknowns have me not knowing the best way to proceed.

Maybe skip the foamboard? Run some 1 x 2s around the top edge and attach 1/4" or 3/8" plywood to them. Let the nails hang in the dead space?

Really ??
Seriously ??
STREAM ... has Been ... ENTERED !! You're IN !! Guess your next Question would be ... " WHAT's the Stream Flow " ???

If you're " MIDSTREAM " ?? You're TOTALLY Comitted !! NOW'S NOT the time to make " THAT DECISION " !!

You can " THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND " ... because ... IT ISN'T your Project or Investment !! You ain't " OUT NOTHING ". ADVICE is cheap as long as you Ain't paying for it !!

But I guess " YOUR OPION " means more than the Actual Peoples Costs. Once again ... advice is dirt cheap !

If you had " UNKOWNS " ??? Why not ask those questions FIRST ... before posting ???

" Whatever " !!!

Sorry if I " RUFFLED " your little Feathers, little Cock ...

But they are " OBVIOUSLY " [ not to you ] ... looking to make some " Simple " adjustment to their PLAN and MOVE ON ... not do an " OVERHAUL / MODIFICATIONS / REDESIGN ". OUR reply was a Simple Fix. Yours is .... ACTUALLY .... ?????

 

[The Moonshiner]

Really ??
Seriously ??
STREAM ... has Been ... ENTERED !! You're IN !! Guess your next Question would be ... " WHAT's the Stream Flow " ???

If you're " MIDSTREAM " ?? You're TOTALLY Comitted !! NOW'S NOT the time to make " THAT DECISION " !!

You can " THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND " ... because ... IT ISN'T your Project or Investment !! You ain't " OUT NOTHING ". ADVICE is cheap as long as you Ain't paying for it !!

But I guess " YOUR OPION " means more than the Actual Peoples Costs. Once again ... advice is dirt cheap !

If you had " UNKOWNS " ??? Why not ask those questions FIRST ... before posting ???

" Whatever " !!!

Sorry if I " RUFFLED " your little Feathers, little Cock ...

But they are " OBVIOUSLY " [ not to you ] ... looking to make some " Simple " adjustment to their PLAN and MOVE ON ... not do an " OVERHAUL / MODIFICATIONS / REDESIGN ". OUR reply was a Simple Fix. Yours is .... ACTUALLY .... ?????

I don't think I'm the one with the ruffled feathers.

 

[FluffyMama]

I'd get some shorter screws, personally

 

[FluffyMama]

Agreed— I’ve ordered shorter nails.

 

[FluffyMama]

A grinder with a cut off disc would make short work of any screws poking through.

Do protect your face with a plastic mask or googles while doing this!!!

Thank you—I had done a bit of research and this seemed to be the number one approach to remove the sharp nail points. I’m going to move in another direction but will keep it in mind.

 

[FluffyMama]

Rodents might be more of a problem when insulation is involved rather than moisture. Besides, ventilation should be through the soffits and foam and a ceiling would block that.

Ugh, rodents are a problem here. I’ve decided against the insulation.

 

[FluffyMama]

How thick is your plywood? I guess you could grind/cut the nails off but seems like a lot of work to me.
Idk anyone that uses screws to shingle with and roofing nails only come in certain lengths and I know 1/2" isn't an option and I don't think 3/4" is either.
I think what you're thinking is doable but most foamboard isn't cheap either. I know there's the cheap plain white kind but how much is it and the thin plywood?
If it was me I'd put down osb then plywood on that so it's a 1", 1 1/4" or whatever so nails don't go through. If plywood is down add another layer of plywood. That's imo the easiest route.
Kind of sounds/looks like you've already started nailing. No help in that case.

The roof is 1/2” plywood. We chose that because the rafters are 16” on center and the thought of hoisting 3/4” plywood up onto the roof area was unappealing. I really enjoy the building process but I don’t have any training and have learned everything from the internet. And the internet said 1.25” nails were the way to go. There is underlayment and architectural shingles and I hoped the nails wouldn’t poke through but it was a bit naive. We’ve decided not to try to cut the points off. Instead we’ll put up strips of 1x2 over the rows of nail points ( flush against the ceiling) And continue applying the shingles w these longer nails. I’ll post a pic once that’s done. About 1/2 of the shingles are currently up.

 

[FluffyMama]

Paint them. Or put a dab of paintable putty-like stuff and then paint them. They will still be visible but much less obvious.

Mine bothered me a lot too until I painted the ceiling for other reasons. I still had to kinda decide not to be bothered but it became a lot easier to decide that.

Yes, we may still go this route. I know painting will help make them less noticeable.

 

[FluffyMama]

Here is a picture of the coop. The openings are not there because I’m only cutting them open as im ready to work on them. I’ll post another when it’s done, likely spring.
It is 8’x4’.