Quote Originally Posted by JohnTRourke View Post
Building a chicken coop (8x8), getting all teh walls framed, then figure that I'll build the roof on the ground, roof it all, then just pop it up
Great idea huh?

The roof is 8x10
Build it all, get the plywood on, put the tar paper on, put the roll roofing on.
Great
Ok honey, let's lift this up and put it over there.

OMFG, this thing must weigh 500+ lbs

got it halfway up, wife is getting squished, oh $hit
ok, run adn go get the tractor, put hte forks on it
Ok, that holds it
kinda
Now WTF are we going to do with it?
We got it moved, it's up against the garden fence
I have NOOOO idea how I'm going to lift it up onto the roof
who wants to help?
You need a crane! Seriously Brian Be very careful that you don't collapse your frame work when you attempt to push the 500lb. roof up (poles, ramps, or what have you,) That's a lot of force. One thing that might help is to secure the walls with braces and if you haven't put on the siding yet, go ahead and do it first. Hopefully the siding will reinforce the structure enough. If your not on a cement slab foundation then block and secure the bottom to the ground so it can't slide around on you. Good luck and be safe.