Cheapest roofing options?

[Backyard Bob]

im doing some major renovations and adding several coops and am looking for your input on cheapest roofing options! What do you use and how does it work for you?

 

[snow5164]

Is snow load a problem?are you covering the whole run?

 

[Backyard Bob]

Is snow load a problem?are you covering the whole run?

No snow is not a problem and the run will not be covered!

 

[Bryant Redhawk]

The best choices are in order of costs ( Highest to lowest ) ; shingles or metal roofing (these are about equal in cost when you figure in length of time they will last)

Rolled Roofing, this is pretty good if you seal the joints with roofing compound and give a 3-6 inch overlap instead of the normal two inch overlap.

Spreadable Rubber roofing compound (Black Jack, Ames), this last very well and will reflect heat if you get the white color instead of the black.

Roofing felt, the 30 pound is about the same price as the 15 pound and will last far better. Use roofing compound to seal nails and seams or better yet cover the whole thing, but then you are at the price of the Black Jack products or over them.

Only the metal roofing allows for a non decking installation, I always put down decking, it has several advantages including solidity and stability of the building.

If you use decking, you can use the thinner metal roofing and have good looks and long life (40-50 years) if you are not decking the roof joists then you should use the 12 gauge metal which is about a dollar a foot more expensive than the 14 gauge. For Hail, the 12 gauge will not dent up as easily as the 14 gauge.

 

[TalkALittle]

I used metal roof panels. They aren't cheap but I got my first batch at a bargain price because it was a special order that got returned. When I expanded the coop and it came time to roof it I bit the bullet and ordered more of the panels. I ordered the exact length I needed so there was no waste. They went up so easy and took virtually no time at all to install. For that reason alone they were worth the price. If you're lucky you might be able to get your hands on some salvaged panels or someone's leftovers for cheap.

 

[PapaChaz]

if you have a metal roof supplier in your area, call and ask what the price is on galvalume. They will cut it the length you need, and can supply all you need to install it with, screws any trim you might want, etc....

something else, you can ask if they have any seconds and also if you tell them you don't have to have the warranty, you can get it cheaper.

Not sure where the idea that metal and shingles is about the same cost, if you figure the whole roof cost, 1x4 perlins instead of decking, no tar paper and installation time, metal roofing is by far the least expensive way to go. I was over at our local metal place today and was talking to the guy there about a few pieces I need for a project, and he said what they sell has a 40 year warranty, Not sure how expensive 40 year shingles would be, just sayin


ok, I had to go do some math to make sure I knew what I was talking about. breaking it down like this, the metal panels come 3 ft wide, so to do even amounts of both I'm figuring 300 square feet.

Galvalume, which is just plain unpainted galvanized metal roofing, in my area, is $1.49 per linear foot, obviously a 10 ft piece would be 14.90 each. That's 30 square feet, so 10 of those would be $149

limited lifetime shingles are 24.50 a bundle, and it takes 3 bundles per 100 square feet, that works out to $220.

This is just the roof covering itself, add in for shingles you have to have decking and tar paper, and that shoots the price up even more. For a chicken coop/shed, no decking or tar paper is required, don't use pressure treated boards for the perlins and you're good to go.

Said all that to say this, in answer to the original question, the cheaper of the two would be the metal roofing.

Rolled roofing is 42.50 per hundred square feet, so 3 of those would be $127.50, but you still have to do complete decking and underlayment. 30 lb felt is $15 dollars a roll, 200 square feet, so you'll have to buy two rolls, so now that's close to the metal roofing, and depending on what you use for perlins, you're looking at almost the same cost. The rolled roofing description didn't give a warranty period, so there's that too......

I'm just sold on metal all the way, cheaper, easier to install, lasts as long or longer and my opinion looks better

 

[thomasboyle]

Ditto on what PapaChaz has said. My run is 15x15. I used 16' 2x6's for rafters on 18" centers. Then attached 1x4 purlins going across the rafters and screwed the metal roofing to the purlins. No plywood to buy which gets expensive quickly. My brother in law and I attached the metal roof in a little over an hour.