Diy Green Roof Shed

Planting a green.

Diy green roof shed.

Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. A shallow roof pitch wont allow water to drain away. Green roofs are increasing in popularity to the number of benefits they bring especially in city areas. That original information has been taken and updated new and redrawn diagrams made and multi media items added.

This roof was towards the shallow end of the spectrum and could perhaps have been a bit steeper. This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008. Attach the frame to the roof with metal straps at each corner to prevent slippages. Green roofs of creeping plants and herbs need some sort of frame around the perimeter to hold.

Whereas too steep means that the growing medium slides down the roof. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. How to make a green roof. With the increase in extreme weather patterns green.

Step 1 check if it is load bearing. The slope of a green shed roof needs to be a balance between being too steep or too shallow. How to plant a green roof on your shed planning a green roof.