Green Roof For A Shed

Make a green roof on a shed.

Green roof for a shed.

Green roof installation guide. There are a number of factors to consider before adding a green roof to your shed not the least of which is whether your shed will be strong enough. Planning a green roof 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. Green roof on shed in the garden of valerie legg and simon harding bury st edmunds suffolk.

Step 1 check if it is load bearing. When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small. Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting.

If your shed roof is flat or has a pitch of 18 degrees or less consider building a green roof on it. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. Make a green roof on a shed. 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 garden.

Green roofs green roofs can range from roof gardens with raised beds and pots to rolled out green carpets to shed roofs containing planting cells that are filled with soil or compost and planted up with low growing perennials and grasses. This improves the drainage of the green roof which helps reduce soil erosion and aerate plants. Enough to support the roof build up which comprised. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.

For this shed i used 3x2 softwood timbers at 600mm 2 ctrs which spanned 1 2m 4 with an 18mm 3 4 plywood deck. Entice more wildlife into your garden with our step by step guide on how to make a green roof on your garden shed. For plants to flourish on a green roof they will need moisture and drainage which means soil and a sturdy framework to keep it in place. It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed.

Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate.