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Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

Looks a de ent length overhang but I think on certain winds you may still get rain
Could small wildbirds or even rodents get through the gaps

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

In short yes, it all depends which direction rain is coming from, my roof is the same as yours and I do mine faces west

NeilA wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:21 am

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

Looks a de ent length overhang but I think on certain winds you may still get rain
Could small wildbirds or even rodents get through the gaps

Ah, never though of that NeilA. Thought a dowelled front would be quite healthy for the birds but there are so many other things to think of.
The guy that I got the loft from was a good flyer and he just had the dowelled frontage.....?

Buster121 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:34 pm

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

In short yes, it all depends which direction rain is coming from, my roof is the same as yours and I do mine faces west

Thanks Buster - does it bother you or is it not that often that you need to worry about it.

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:27 pm

NeilA wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:21 am

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

Looks a de ent length overhang but I think on certain winds you may still get rain
Could small wildbirds or even rodents get through the gaps

Ah, never though of that NeilA. Thought a dowelled front would be quite healthy for the birds but there are so many other things to think of.
The guy that I got the loft from was a good flyer and he just had the dowelled frontage.....?

I'd wire mesh the inside to stop sparrows coming in. This is my stock loft. It has a lift up cover when raining.

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:27 pm

NeilA wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:21 am

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

Looks a de ent length overhang but I think on certain winds you may still get rain
Could small wildbirds or even rodents get through the gaps

Ah, never though of that NeilA. Thought a dowelled front would be quite healthy for the birds but there are so many other things to think of.
The guy that I got the loft from was a good flyer and he just had the dowelled frontage.....?

I would mesh it like kings photo
I would also buy the thin twin wall polycarbonate and cover the bottom half of the dowels with it so plenty of air through the top half and protection from rain on the bottom half

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:30 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:34 pm

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 7:57 am Being as the front is dowelled, am I likely to get rain driving into the loft....?

In short yes, it all depends which direction rain is coming from, my roof is the same as yours and I do mine faces west

Thanks Buster - does it bother you or is it not that often that you need to worry about it.

Most days that it rains I have to dry loft out, my loft does have doors that I have to close and cover top traps

Some good ideas getting shared on this topic, and the photos do help. Keep sharing and help other members out.

Buster121 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:00 pm

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 3:30 pm

Buster121 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:34 pm

In short yes, it all depends which direction rain is coming from, my roof is the same as yours and I do mine faces west

Thanks Buster - does it bother you or is it not that often that you need to worry about it.

Most days that it rains I have to dry loft out, my loft does have doors that I have to close and cover top traps

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I like to have a deep litter in the YB side so it would be a problem if its constantly getting wet.
I cant do anything about it anyway now, it is what it is and I shall have to adapt to whatever comes along.

Have you thought of getting some of this product. you could hang it on hooks to cover the front of the loft. You would only have to put it up when its raining., it would still let the airflow into the loft. It maybe worth
looking at Dave.


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