Roofing Pitch On A Perdue 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.

Roofing pitch on a perdue chicken house.

I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details. A common house roof pitch is 5 by 12 which means it slopes up from the wall at 5 inches per foot. Chicken keepers who have used plastic panels for their chicken coop roof with no plywood base have said that the wind can rip them off. Before galvanized roofing became widely available most coops seemed to have either fancy shingle roofs or lowly tar paper roofs.

This measurement is best done on a bare roof because curled up roofing shingles will impair your measurement. There are some standing seam metal roofing options available from atas and other manufacturers that can be installed on a roof with pitch of 1 12. Make sure the pitch of the trusses is the pitch that you want for your new roof. You could also opt for a pvc flat roofing membrane.

Premade trusses will form the skeleton of your new roof above your old roof. Others have said their roofs have been damaged by hail the hail actually broke straight through the roof in some cases actually ripping it apart. If you live in a dry climate with very little rain or snow you could probably get away with a 2 12 pitch. If you live in a climate with heavy snow loads you ll want your roof to be a bit steeper at least 4 12.

Asphalt shingles cedar shakes roll roofing built up roofing etc. As a contracted farmer working exclusively with perdue you ll adhere to our standards just as we adhere to the standards our customers set. Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop.