Green Roof Garden 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.

Green roof garden shed.

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. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. Fasten to the side of the shed using a hammer and tacks. Green roofs are increasing in popularity to the number of benefits they bring especially in city areas.

It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed. Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting. Treated 2 4 s were used for slope stabilization positioned 3 4 above the roof deck allowing water to drain freely bellow the grid. The slope of a green shed roof needs to be a balance between being too steep or too shallow.

The spectrum and could perhaps have been a bit steeper. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. Screw them to the sides of the shed.

With the increase in extreme weather patterns green. Lay the water impermeable sheeting over the roof cutting it to size with a slight overhang. This allowed for the design of a structurally sufficient 7 12 roof system able to hold the weight of a fully saturated extensive green roof. Whereas too steep means that the growing medium slides down the roof.

Saw four lengths of timber to match the dimensions of your roof. The green roof was designed prior to building the garden shed.