Roofing Pitch On A Chicken House

How to determine the right slope for your coop s roof.

Roofing pitch on a chicken house.

The picture below shows the pitch of a 7 12 roof slope meaning that for 12 of horizontal measurement roof run the vertical measurement roof rise is 7. A chicken coop roof needs to have a minimum pitch of 3 12 or 14 in most climates. The egg plant can house 7 12 chickens although is it quite expensive and difficult to build. Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.

This insulated chicken coop is a cube shape with an interesting roof. Place the roof on top of the coop. There are windows on every side of the coop up at the top to let light in. This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement.

The tools required will be a contractor s level at least 24 inches long and a tape measure. Before galvanized roofing became widely available most coops seemed to have either fancy shingle roofs or lowly tar paper roofs. As long as your piers are tall enough on the lower end of the slope you can use those to compensate for the height difference and keep the frame level. I recommend 16 400 mm cinderblocks positioned vertically for this purpose.

Chicken coop roof pitch after figuring out what material you need to build your chicken coop roof you ll need to determine the slope of your roof. You can build the garden coop on a slope fairly easily because the frame of the chicken coop rests on piers. I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details. To make a simple roof join two 40 inch 101 6 cm by 84 inch 213 4 cm pieces of plywood with some inexpensive hinges.

Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop. Asphalt shingles cedar shakes roll roofing built up roofing etc. Place the butt end of the level against the edge of the roof and extend it into the air balancing it until it becomes level. In this article you will learn everything you need to know to determine the pitch that is right for your chicken coop.

Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop.