Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.
How to make a green roof shed.
The first thing to do is to make sure that the roof that you build is strong enough.
When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof.
Planning a green roof.
Layout of small lean to green roof shed.
Make a green roof on a shed.
Build a green roof.
It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed.
It has to support the weight of the growing medium that you are going to put up there and more.
Entice more wildlife into your garden with our step by step guide on how to make a green roof on your garden shed.
While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.
Adding a green roof to garden buildings such as sheds and storage areas reclaims the space they take up as well as improving air quality and encouraging wildlife into the.
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Step 1 check if it is load bearing.
A green roof can help turn the ordinary into something really unique.
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A shed roof that is not designed for this sort of load is unlikely to have the capacity.
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.
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Build a living roof green roof.
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.
I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.