Making A Green Roof On My Shed

Whereas too steep means that the growing medium slides down the roof.

Making a green roof on my shed.

Step 2 saw four lengths of timber to match the dimensions of your roof. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. The slope of a green shed roof needs to be a balance between being too steep or too shallow. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. With a sturdy roof deck to support the roof the first step is to keep out the water. When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof. It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed.

Step 1 check if it is load bearing. The spectrum and could perhaps have been a bit steeper. Green roof installation guide. 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.

Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting. Lay the water impermeable sheeting over the roof cutting it to size with a slight overhang. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.