Metal Roof

[buffslat]

I know many people use metal roofs on their coops. When you do do you fasten it right to the rafters or on top of some osb or plywood?
What advantage/disadvantage would there be to just fastening to the rafters?

 

[3goodeggs]

I am sure we over did it.
We put down some of that foam insulating board, then plywood, then metal. But we live in a rather hot part of our state, and we did not want to build a hot box.
Frying the eggs should be the cooks' option.
There is a picture of our coop on my BYC page.
(Don't let that smashed thumb deter you.)

 

[Ole rooster]

I put mine on lathing. That is diagonal 1X4s. They are spaced at 16 inches c/c.

 

[The Lazy L]

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Can not fasten to rafters because they are running the wrong way.

Here's are youtube video that provides a general "How To". Just pretend when they talking/show steel rafters they are talking/showing wood.

IF you going to insulate then here's another youtube video with ventilation.

 

[CountryRoosterUSA]

I used 1/2 " plywood, then metal.

 

[nwfl]

rafters, 1/2" ply, metal, hex roof screws w dab of silicone in hole

 

[Valentinesdayid]

Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud and cross the road again ?
Because he was a dirty double-crosser

 

[Barred Rocker]

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X2, you can buy the hex screws with a rubber washer to seal it from water.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Rafters, then scrap lumber run horizontal about a foot apart over the rafters, then the tin nailed with regular cheap roofing nails. Nothing fancy.

 

[chickensinwasillaAK]

guess I over did it. We had the rafters, then 1/2 OSB, then tar paper, then the metal roof. We get lots of wind, loads of snow and extreme cold so we built it to keep our girls comfey when it's -30. Snow tends to slide off so there is no large weight load, we went with a 5-12 pitch.