406Jen
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I'm building a coop using purchased plans from TheGardenCoop.com
I'm at the point where my purlins for the roof are painted and ready to be attached in anticipation of the roofing, but I'm second guessing the SunTuf stuff. I'm not of the school of thought that chickens need higher quality building materials than humans, so I'm willing to use tin or an alternative.
1) Have you used a less expensive substitute on the roof, and if so was weight a factor? I assume a big plus of the SunTuf is that it's lightweight. The foundation for the roof is 4 2x4s gridded with 4 2x2s. Decent weight bearing ability, but not huge. I want to use metal roofing, but if I do that will I have to put down roof decking boards, tar paper, etc? Or will a simple sheet of metal attached to some wood slats be sufficient? (I live in Montana - my area we regularly get down to -40 in the winter and over 100 in the summer)
2) I know there are quite a few people who use these plans, but I couldn't find a thread specific to them. If this question is more appropriate asked elsewhere, just let me know and I'll go there.
Thanks so much!
Jen
I'm at the point where my purlins for the roof are painted and ready to be attached in anticipation of the roofing, but I'm second guessing the SunTuf stuff. I'm not of the school of thought that chickens need higher quality building materials than humans, so I'm willing to use tin or an alternative.
1) Have you used a less expensive substitute on the roof, and if so was weight a factor? I assume a big plus of the SunTuf is that it's lightweight. The foundation for the roof is 4 2x4s gridded with 4 2x2s. Decent weight bearing ability, but not huge. I want to use metal roofing, but if I do that will I have to put down roof decking boards, tar paper, etc? Or will a simple sheet of metal attached to some wood slats be sufficient? (I live in Montana - my area we regularly get down to -40 in the winter and over 100 in the summer)
2) I know there are quite a few people who use these plans, but I couldn't find a thread specific to them. If this question is more appropriate asked elsewhere, just let me know and I'll go there.
Thanks so much!
Jen
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