Green Roof Shed

While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

Green roof shed.

This competition is now closed. The membrane i used to protect the roof deck was a 2000 gauge polythene damp proof membrane. Email to a friend. Step 1 check if it is load bearing.

I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. 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. Layers forming green shed roof. Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting.

It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. Entice more wildlife into your garden with our step by step guide on how to make a green roof on your garden shed. With a sturdy roof deck to support the roof the first step is to keep out the water.

Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. Build a living roof green roof. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. Make a green roof on a shed.

You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the structure is strong enough to support it. Make a green roof on a shed. When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof. Creating the green shed roof growing medium.