Framing A Chicken Coop Roof

My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that.

Framing a chicken coop roof.

With your materials gathered it s time to cut the frame. You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below. Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building. Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves.

All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet. 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. Some of my early houses with nailed on purlins had their roof torn off by high winds.

This will eventually become your coop s rafters. From the 2 x 4 inch x 12 foot boards cut three 31 inch lengths to form the floor frame. From the 2 x 2 inch x 8 foot board cut three lengths each 32 3 4 inches long. Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.