Make Living Shed Roof

How to build a green roof on your shed.

Make living shed roof.

Double check that your roofing felt is straight flush and wrinkle free before stapling it down. To ensure complete coverage make sure the bottom edge of each strip overlaps the top of the strip below it by at least. The simplicity of the shed roof design also makes it more cost effective this style uses fewer materials which cuts down on that part of the cost. Firstly make sure your roof has sufficient support to hold all the additional weight it s heavier than you think.

Fill the trenches with a 3 in. Step 2 waterproof the shed. Carefully cut the top of your compost. It s easy for roofers to build so they can complete the job faster for less labor time and there aren t any complex parts of the job to make the price skyrocket.

So after building up the shell of our structure it was time to move on to the living roof. Dig two trenches 16 in. Deep and 13 ft. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the.

Step 5 fit the frame to. Center the trenches 66 in. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. Starting at the front lowest side of the roof measure then cut a length from a decking board to fit.

I nailed five of them together since they were going to be spanning the 12 foot opening and carrying the weight of the roof. Brush into place 3. To add strength to the structure insert a. If not you will need to add extra supports in place.

This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. I took some 2 12 s and notched them so they would rest on top of the plates and frame out the proper opening for the windows. Draining and root stopping 1. Layer of gravel and compact it with a hand tamper.

Because of the weight factor i decided to build my living roof to cover approx half my roof also this will still allow me to collect water for my water butts. Pour on the bags of gravel your looking to get just a single layer cover over the entire roof 2. Step 4 build a retaining frame. Repeat this process until the trench is full.

Any large slope or flat roof that s hard to reach makes a great area for this kind of vegetation as nature will take care of itself. With an extensive green roof vegetation is thinner 1 6 to five inches thick and lighter with appropriate plants that will make them low maintenance and self sustaining. 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. Roofing felt can be used on its own as a cheap and easy surfacing solution or.

Roll over the root membrane.