Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves.
Framing a chicken coop roof.
Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.
Place the roof on top of the coop.
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.
Cut the lumber to the following lengths.
Some of my early houses with nailed on purlins had their roof torn off by high winds.
You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below.
From the 2 x 4 inch x 12 foot boards cut three 31 inch lengths to form the floor frame.
My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that.
This will eventually become your coop s rafters.
All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet.
Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building.