Roof for our new coop (metal or asphalt?)

[willheveland]

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Sorry wynedot55 but that is backwards -- insulating the underside of the metal roof PREVENTS condensation. It is bare metal that will get condensate and drip, because it offers a cold surface on which the relatively-warmer moist air of the coop will condense out.

Pat

Yes,you want your coop with a metal roof insulated.You want the metal roof to be the same temperature as it is outside.If it is warmer under the metal it will condensate.I like metal by far over shingles.It is lighter,lasts longer,and snow slides right off.I would be afraid of mites harboring under tarpaper. Will

 

[Ga Chicken Mom]

We used fiberboard under our metal roof, it has worked great. We got the metal from a roofing company, they had scratched and dented pieces at a reasonable price. Cutting the metal can run the price up so try to design the coop to accomodate a typical size. The first picture is the coop boarded up for winter, the second is the coop in summer.