Making A Green Roof On My Shed

It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed.

Making a green roof on my shed.

The spectrum and could perhaps have been a bit steeper. When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

Fasten to the side of the shed using a hammer and tacks. The slope of a green shed roof needs to be a balance between being too steep or too shallow. Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot.

Build a living roof green roof. Step 2 saw four lengths of timber to match the dimensions of your roof. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.

Green roofs are made up of several layers typically a waterproof root barrier layer to protect the roof a drainage layer water retention mat then the growing medium and vegetation. Green roof installation guide. Lay the water impermeable sheeting over the roof cutting it to size with a slight overhang. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.