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I personally prefer metal, but I know it's gotten really expensive. :hit I have lost really well secured tarps in thunderstorms, a small tear is all it takes.

If snow isn't an issue, then you would only need to consider winds. It will need to be secured well enough to hold up in wind. And if you put it up before leaves have fallen, then the weight of those, particularly if they get wet, could be substantial. You might need to put some cross framing...

Where there is a will, there is a way! Having done, modified, redone, modified more, and redoing again, I know how much work and frustration (and sometimes expense) is involved, exspecially when you are trying to do it with birds already living in it. The better you can do it the first time...

Often, converting a shed is the most economical way to build a coop, but you do have to modify. I've attached a couple of articles, first one is very simplified, but helpful, in understanding the ventilation needs, second has pictures of an actual coop/run constructed with ventilation in mind...

I run the fan overnight, or sometimes all day when it's really hot. One of the reasons I'm putting a lot more ventilation in my new coop, for much more air exchange. I have a car battery mounted in the rafters of my covered run, with a trickle charger, it runs my automatic light, my automatic...

You are going to need to put as much ventilation in as you possibly can without causing too much structural weakness. In addition to the heat issue, which is likely to be great, the ventilation is also needed for air exchange due to the moisture they expel from respirations overnight while...