Framing A Chicken Coop Roof

All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet.

Framing a chicken coop roof.

Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below. From the 2 x 2 inch x 8 foot board cut three lengths each 32 3 4 inches long. My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that.

Place the roof on top of the coop. Some of my early houses with nailed on purlins had their roof torn off by high winds. With your materials gathered it s time to cut the frame. This will eventually become your coop s rafters.

Cut the lumber to the following lengths. 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. The purlins should be up on edge for stiffness not laid flat and bolted to the studs with inch carriage bolts not nailed. Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop.