Framing A Chicken Coop Roof

You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below.

Framing a chicken coop roof. Cut the lumber to the following lengths. Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building. Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop. My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that.

Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop. This will eventually become your coop s rafters. Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. Place the roof on top of the coop.

From the 2 x 4 inch x 12 foot boards cut three 31 inch lengths to form the floor frame. The purlins should be up on edge for stiffness not laid flat and bolted to the studs with inch carriage bolts not nailed. From the 2 x 2 inch x 8 foot board cut three lengths each 32 3 4 inches long. 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.