USED tin roofing--pros and cons

[tammyd57]

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Indoors, whitewash should last several years. It's cheap enough to make, though, that I plan on giving it another coat whenever it starts looking grungy.
Another thing I've read about whitewash is that it has antiseptic properties from the lime. So recoating it would be just like cleaning a painted wall with an antiseptic, only it would last longer. And everyone's had a chicken poop across a whole wall as soon as it's painted. You can whitewash right over that, it will cover and disinfect at the same time.
I wanted to use whitewash on the outside too, adding ingredients that would make it more permanent, but it won't cover the bright, glued-on posters on my new coop. (It started life as a fireworks stand and I'm converting it.)
I've also been researching milk paint and blood paint, both of which have been used for hundreds of years. A lot of old barns were originally painted with blood paint---where the original 'red barn' came from. The insides of dairy barns have been traditionally painted with milk paint which also has a disinfecting quality.

 

[Kansaseq]

Tammy-didn't realize that's you with the fireworks coop. That is so cool! I am eagerly awaiting new pictures!!

 

[tammyd57]

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I have a few more pictures to add to my thread now, but I'm suddenly on dial-up internet and it takes DAYS to upload the pics, IF it doesn't time out first.

The whole roof is done now and the room dividers are framed and interior doors are built. The storage room is whitewashed. And next week DB is coming over to help with more work, so there will be more pics then too. Maybe I should go to his house to upload the pictures, hmmmm.....

 

[Tala]

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Yeah that.
Mine was also VERY used, my FIL had gotten it used before he used it, before I got it. LOL It's a year old and leaks in about 3 main places, that are 1) not over the roost and 2) not over the feeder. Guess what, it still leaks!!! But it was free, and recycling is always good, and with my open air coop design a little water leak isn't the end of the world. My chickens play in the rain anyway

 

[mississippifarmboy]

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Thank you, It's very much a work in progress. I use a pair of quality antique tin snips to cut the tin, I tried to make everything I added to fit the tin I had so there was very little cutting. A friend of mine used a circular saw with the blade turned backwards to cut his tin, but not sure how safe that is. It worked well though.

 

[FlipFlopFarmer]

CUTTING TIN.... first, investing in a new pair of snips is a must around our place, because we use ALOT of old tin. second, we use a circular saw with the blade turned backwards. Some tips for this..... Use a blade with the teeth close together, like one made for thin paneling, cut the tin on the ground and put a 4x4 post under the tin on either side of the spot u are going to cut. Have someone else stand on the other side of the cut so the tin doesnt flap around. Have someone strong hold the saw, it jumps sometimes and can be intimidating at first, partially because its SO loud. Wear jeans and boots, because the hot metal shavings from the saw burn legs and toes when ur in shorts and flip flops. Also, wear protective eyewear. This seems like alot of work, but when you have to cut 20-30 sheets, it goes amazingly faster than tin snips....... Another option is a handy electric tool from harbor frieght, it is a tin snip that works like a drill, the only problem is, it WILL NOT want to cut over the humps in the tin. If u need to cut in the direction that you wont run over the grooves, it is the best answer, but we still use the circular saw and the tin snips.
PATCHING TIN..... we dont try to line old nail holes up, we put up the tin with metal screws with washers, then take roof silicone in the tube and patch the underneath of the roof first during the day, because u can see alot of the nail holes with the help of the sun, second, we get on the roof, and seal from above, this is to make sure we got the holes that fell on top of the wood which are the most important ones to avoid rotting wood. Lastly, and because I like things to look nice and reflect the heat, I buy the WHITE roof patch in the 5 gallon buckets, it is around 75.00, i like it best, because unlike the silver, it is elastic, and doesnt crack.

Good luck..... around here, we tear down peoples sheds and old barns that they want out of the way for free lumber and tin, we are clean, quick, and use magnets to get ALL nails, and we take everything, even the unuseable parts, so we get a good reputation.

 

[7L Farm]

I live in a barnomnium & it started leaking & I needed to insulate the barn. I ran across a product that would do both insulate & seal the building. Its a polyurethane foam that you can spray on the roof. I had my barn done professionally. Very costly but its the best investment I've ever made. Keeps the barn cooler in the summer & warmer in the winter. If you google it they do sell the stuff in a kit. This is the stuff they used on the super dome in Louisiana after hurricane Rita hit there. Check it out it would work great on coops.

 

[ljg17]

Milwaukee SawzAll is the answer- What was the question?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Heck yes I reuse old tin.

Unfortunately I'm long since out of any so have had to buy new tin for the last several projects. Do you know what even the cheap, thin stuff costs nowadays?

Reuse and recycle is the way to go!

 

[tammyd57]

A.T. Hagan :

Heck yes I reuse old tin.

Unfortunately I'm long since out of any so have had to buy new tin for the last several projects. Do you know what even the cheap, thin stuff costs nowadays?

Reuse and recycle is the way to go!

I know what new ones cost. Even the crap they sell at Home Depot is too much.
Do you have a Freecycle group in your area? They are a great resource for free building materials. That's how I got most of the materials for my coops and runs. That and Craigslist. There are 4 Freecycle groups near me so lots of people giving stuff away. My last score was 8 sheets of barely used tin that is so thick it takes two people to pick one up. The only cost was gas for my truck to go pick them up.​