Sprucing up the coop

We've been thinking that we should replace the shingles on the coop roof (actually, it's just one piece of asphalt shingle material).  But now I'm thinking we might as well just do this:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/a-hedge-fund-highflier-comes-back-to-earth/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Why cheap-out, right?