Pallet boards for Roofing?

[Crobinson08]

Wondering if anyone has used pallet boards as the roof on a coop and then shingled those? trying to figure out a cheaper route than having to buy two more sheets of plywood as lumber is ridiculous right now.

 

[KingD]

Wondering if anyone has used pallet boards as the roof on a coop and then shingled those? trying to figure out a cheaper route than having to buy two more sheets of plywood as lumber is ridiculous right now.

Yeh pallets are really good.
Just make sure it's water tight!

 

[perkolator]

I'd be inclined to skip the shingles and buy the plywood, then just use the pallet slats for a shake-style shingle roof

 

[3KillerBs]

There's no reason I know of why you couldn't use pallet boards to support shingles if you are careful fitting them and installing the shingles -- people used shingles before plywood was invented, after all.

A lot of people are using metal or PVC roof panels right now because of the high price of plywood and lumber.

 

[tigger19687]

YES !
I would put roofing paper on top before shingles.
If you have Craigslist near you that is active, go on the FREE section. There are usually pallets and un-used shingles on there, at least around here there is.

I like the coop to be dark from the lights outside, it will also keep it cooler inside too.

 

[aart]

Wondering if anyone has used pallet boards as the roof on a coop and then shingled those?

Would be fine as long as the framing/rafters underneath support all the pallet wood well.